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UK stimulus for green jobs should also curb inequality, analysts sayUsing Covid-19 recovery cash to create climate-smart jobs could help Britain move towards its net-zero goals—and more fairness. -
Uneven efforts by world’s top waste exporters to reduce and recover waste, new study showsJapan, Germany and the United Kingdom have been able to stem the tide of plastic at home, found a study by a UK-based packaging retailer. But have their waste exports to developing countries skewed the picture?
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Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEAThere will be 43 per cent more solar output by 2040, partly due to new analysis showing that solar power is 20 to 50 per cent cheaper than thought, found the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2020. -
Cambridge University to divest from fossil fuels, as momentum to decarbonise grows among world's top collegesCarbon & Climate
Cambridge University to divest from fossil fuels, as momentum to decarbonise grows among world's top colleges
Universities in the Asia Pacific have been slower to divest despite calls by student groups, but more are making net zero-emission pledges.
Opinion
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Why palm oil firms will fail to meet their social and environmental pledges in 2020Food & Agriculture
Why palm oil firms will fail to meet their social and environmental pledges in 2020
– Although 2020 will not mark the end of deforestation for palm oil, not all hope is lost. Most supply chain actors are undertaking genuine efforts, but until those bear fruit, green groups need to maintain their watchdog function. -
How climate targets can help economic recovery– Instead of delaying updates to nationally determined climate targets while Covid-19 continues, governments should consider how these targets could be used to leverage the economic contribution of nature-based solutions. -
Not enough climate action in stimulus plans– While the amount of climate-friendly stimulus spending leaves much to be desired, some countries are making strides toward greening their economic recovery. How can countries expand their green recovery efforts?
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Want to save the planet? Move to Wales– What can you do to help quell the devastating impacts of climate change? Start life on a greener path in the countryside.
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As climate risks surge, flood barriers rise in Britain– The risks of tidal flooding are worsening across much of Britain—and that is leading to more protective barriers being put in place.
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From boxing Barbie to 'suffragette' flashmob—world to mark International Women's Day
Policy & Finance
From boxing Barbie to 'suffragette' flashmob—world to mark International Women's Day
– A study released on Wednesday shows women in every country still do far more unpaid work, like childcare and chores, than men. -
Highlights: Day one at the 1.5C conference on climate change in Oxford– More than 200 climate science and policy researchers, economists and social scientists have descended this week on Keble College in Oxford for a two-day conference entitled “1.5 degrees: Meeting the challenges of the Paris Agreement.”
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