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News / Cities

Invest in farmers to curb migration to urban slums, cities told

...tting up contracts for them to supply urban school canteens. "There are many mayors and city authorities thinking maybe they must begin to invest in rural development ... They don't want to have a lot...

25 Oct 2016

Invest in farmers to curb migration to urban slums, cities told

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

'I am not buying things': why some people see 'dumpster diving' as the ethical way to eat

...tivations: to reduce waste; to create a sense of community; and because they did not want to support unsustainable food markets. Understanding dumpster diving Food waste is estimated to cost the Austr...

28 Nov 2017

'I am not buying things': why some people see 'dumpster diving' as the ethical way to eat

News / Policy & Finance

Indian textile firms fail to investigate abuse complaints - activists

...ty to investigate abuse allegations, activists said on Thursday. Big textile companies are legally required to form committees to look into sexual harassment complaints but the vast majority haven't d...

6 Feb 2017

Indian textile firms fail to investigate abuse complaints - activists

News / Carbon & Climate

Coffee lovers and farmers will be hurt by warming planet - researchers

...ts production - most of them are rural and poor, said Taylor Ricketts, co-author of the study and director of the Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont. "There's more at stake he...

12 Sep 2017

Coffee lovers and farmers will be hurt by warming planet - researchers

News / Lifestyle

50 shades of green: A guide to ecosex

...traception. But unfortunately, the technique with the lowest environmental footprint—the withdrawal method—is also the least effective. Assuming that the man pulls out at exactly the right time, coupl...

6 Mar 2018

50 shades of green: A guide to ecosex

News / Food & Agriculture

Development or destruction? An inside look at APP's mega paper mill

...ted. Tinhout points out that APP’s peat-based plantations are not only at high risk from fire, but also threaten the environment near them. The drainage canals that run through the plantations leach w...

14 Nov 2017

Development or destruction? An inside look at APP's mega paper mill

SHANGHAI HONGQIAO SOLAR ROOF INSTALLATION

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

China's climate leadership: 3 signs to watch in the year ahead

...the void left by the US administration, China has a unique opportunity to step forward on the global stage. The big question is whether China takes on this role and if it steers the world to achieve t...

23 Nov 2017

China's climate leadership: 3 signs to watch in the year ahead

News / Food & Agriculture

World hunger on the rise again due to conflict and climate - UN

...t that the United States will not turn its back. It will stand strong," he said. This story was published with permission from Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that c...

4 Jul 2017

World hunger on the rise again due to conflict and climate - UN

News / Transport

Factcheck: How electric vehicles help to tackle climate change

...t of the production impact…This implies that production location and/or electricity mix has great potential to impact the results.” This is an important factor to consider when estimating battery emis...

14 May 2019

Factcheck: How electric vehicles help to tackle climate change

pay-as-you-go solar powered home in Uttar Pradesh

News / Energy

For city economies to prosper, poor need clean power

...the report said. Some governments don't want to provide infrastructure that could legitimise informal settlements, while lack of tenure and illegal electricity tapping are a hurdle for utilities, it n...

8 Sep 2017

For city economies to prosper, poor need clean power

In a rousing keynote address during the Singapore International Water Week’s Water Leaders Summit, former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon called for more global partnerships to tackle the world’s water problems.

News / Water

Top 10 moments from the Singapore International Water Week 2018

...ts have to cut red tape to encourage the private sector to invest in their cities’ infrastructure, including water supplies. Also at the SIWW was Ahmed Aboutaleb, mayor of Rotterdam, who said that wat...

13 Aug 2018

Top 10 moments from the Singapore International Water Week 2018

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Investing in girls' education is a bet you can't lose

...tivate them to complete their education, too. On this International Day of the Girl, Aishetu stands as proof of the difference that education can make for girls and the people around them. But the str...

17 Oct 2017

Investing in girls' education is a bet you can't lose

News / Carbon & Climate

Glitter or green? Sydney's big bash gives way to speed climate action

...their own. But if they don't want to do that, we just want them to get out of the way," she said. Political longevity The level of support for the city's green ambitions is evident in the mayor's own ...

15 May 2017

Glitter or green? Sydney's big bash gives way to speed climate action