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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

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

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

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

News / Policy & Finance

Global land rush enters "more dangerous stage", says anti-poverty group

...ting claims due to insecure land tenure for vast swathes of territory often lead to conflicts between investors and local residents that can turn violent. Last year, 185 land rights activists were kil...

27 Sep 2016

Global land rush enters "more dangerous stage", says anti-poverty group

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Some agricultural sectors can't just adapt to climate change—they must transform

...to avoid concentrating power and further marginalising them • Develop pathways of adaptation actions that show the way from the current situation to one that better fits anticipated climate conditions...

9 Nov 2017

Some agricultural sectors can't just adapt to climate change—they must transform

Press Releases / Plant Warrior

Two entrepreneurs create world's healthiest protein

...the formula was to create a protein which mixes plant-based proteins together, to balance the nutritional profile so the protein can be easily digested. Whilst ensuring that the powder still contains ...

30 Nov 2016

Two entrepreneurs create world's healthiest protein

News / Carbon & Climate

Food shortages due to climate change could fuel violence, unrest - research

...that won't just put the coasts under water, but as something that could cause food riots in some parts of the world," said study co-author Bear Braumoeller from The Ohio State University. The last tim...

16 Jun 2017

Food shortages due to climate change could fuel violence, unrest - research

Press Releases / 3M Singapore

3M Named 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company®

...t at: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/businessconduct/bcmain/ The full list of the 2017 World’s Most Ethical Companies can be found at: http://worldsmostethicalcompanies.ethisphere....

21 Mar 2017

3M Named 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company®

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Victory against climate change is within reach

...titute (RMI) shows that both outcomes are possible, and that, together, the impact can “positively” disrupt the trajectory of climate change. According to our analysis, there are pathways for the futu...

6 Oct 2017

Victory against climate change is within reach

News / Food & Agriculture

The fight over meatless meat is starting to bite

...t sector, clean meat is not something that sits comfortably on the palate. But there also appears to be little agreement on how best to respond to the phenomenon. The US Cattleman’s Association petiti...

16 May 2018

The fight over meatless meat is starting to bite

Press Releases / Empowered by Light

Solar energy empowers villagers and saves wildlife in Nepal

...to stay in touch with park authorities and power spotlights that help protect them at night. On a previous visit, Empowered by Light also helped install solar power at tourist towers that allow visit...

8 Jun 2017

Solar energy empowers villagers and saves wildlife in Nepal

News / Waste

Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban

...the worst-hit exporters of plastic waste are based in the United States and Britain - leaving those two countries scrambling to find alternative places to take their rubbish. "The industry was not pre...

17 Jan 2018

Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban

News / Manufacturing

Is your T-shirt clean of slavery? Science may soon be able to tell

...to ascertain the true identity of a natural commodity was to use the DNA that nature gave that commodity or to mark it with a manufactured DNA. This could allow the cotton to be traced to where it was...

30 Nov 2016

Is your T-shirt clean of slavery? Science may soon be able to tell

News / Energy

Australian firm looks to bring cheap, green energy to the poor

...t that within the next five to ten years, Carnegie will deliver some of the largest micro-grids and utility scale batteries ever developed in Australia and replicate these types of projects throughout...

6 Jul 2017

Australian firm looks to bring cheap, green energy to the poor

Former United Nations Environment Programme executive director Achim Steiner is now running Oxford Martin School.

News / Policy & Finance

Sustainability is the forgotten half of globalisation, says Achim Steiner

...think that the private sector will step in where government has stepped back on sustainable development? There is always room to step up to the plate, but one must be careful with the assumption that ...

2 Mar 2017

Sustainability is the forgotten half of globalisation, says Achim Steiner

Barack Obama on lessening climate impacts of food production

News / Food & Agriculture

Climate change talks should focus on food despite resistance - Obama

...ther the United States will stay in or leave the accord until after a G7 summit of wealthy countries this weekend. This story was published with permission from Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charita...

30 May 2017

Climate change talks should focus on food despite resistance - Obama

Texas National Guard soldiers arrive in Houston to aid with relief efforts after Hurricane Harvey battered the Texas city

Opinion / Cities

Amid tragedy, an opportunity for smart recovery

...t's clear that those least able to withstand climate impacts have the highest risk of exposure to them. The full impact of an extreme weather event like a hurricane is not just about the strength of t...

21 Sep 2017

Amid tragedy, an opportunity for smart recovery

Commuters exit the gates of a BTS Skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand.

Opinion / Cities

Reducing risks in urban centres: think 'local, local, local'

...te statistics for nations' urban populations that show (for instance) high infant, child and maternal mortality rates. The dangers particularly affect low-income populations living in informal settlem...

8 May 2017

Reducing risks in urban centres: think 'local, local, local'

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