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Flat-packed cities: wooden skyscrapers sprout over concrete concernsWith concrete a major source of climate-changing emissions, cities around the world are looking at high-rise wooden buildings instead. -
The future of flight is electricThis is how technology could transform our trips in the skies and our life on the ground.
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US revealed to be the biggest driver of the world's waste crisisA new study identifies the main culprits of the world’s waste crisis and points to new challenges as countries move to ban imports of discarded goods. But waste trade aside, Southeast Asian nations are not faring well on recycling either. -
GE’s multi-billion dollar mistakeA new report says the industrial giant misread the tea leaves on clean energy — and should serve as a warning to businesses worldwide.
Opinion
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What the China-US trade war means for corporate sustainability– For Chinese companies, 40 years of hard fought market gains are at risk as the trade war with the US intensifies. Here's how sustainability can help. -
Serious about sustainability? Some progress, but not yet persuaded by BlackRock's effortsPolicy & Finance
Serious about sustainability? Some progress, but not yet persuaded by BlackRock's efforts
– Although the world's largest asset management firm has seen an increase in sustainable investment funds in the past year, sustainability has yet to be mainstreamed into its core business practices, say experts from the World Resources Institute. -
Towards a global green new deal– Though the 2008 financial crisis created an impetus to reinvigorate multilateralism, global paeans to cooperation ultimately did not lead to lasting solutions. Now that uneven economic recovery is combining with deteriorating environmental conditions to threaten humanity itself, world leaders must finish what they started.
Videos
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Meet RoboFly, the mechanical insect that could fly climate-saving missions– Researchers have invented a tiny, laser-powered bug that takes off, lands and aspires to hover wirelessly.
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Suddenly, solar energy plus storage is giving conventional fuels a run for their money– The increasingly competitive dynamic duo of solar photovoltaic plus battery storage is taking energy markets by storm.
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Rising temperatures imperil winter sports industry– Declining snowfall threatens billions in lost revenue.
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EVs abroad, pickups at home– Automakers are touting overseas investments in electric vehicles, even as they lobby for lower fuel standards in the United States.
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