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Tacloban city in the Philippines after the destruction wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013

Typhoon season in Asia is an annual, grim reminder of the need for more resilient infrastructure as the impact of climate change intensifies. Arcadis’ John Batten III talks about how cities can prepare themselves for worse weather.

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A wind farm beside a river in China

China is establishing itself as a renewables leader in richer nations but is still pushing polluting coal technology in Asia and Africa.

To avoid 2 degrees of climate change, global carbon emissions will need to be reduced by at least …

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