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For urban planners, data and technology are valuable tools in the drive to improve administration and services. But while these innovations are making urban environments more livable, they come with a hidden cost: the potential to deepen inequality among digitally marginalized groups.
More government and funding support for research and development of potentially revolutionary technologies could lead to big wins for sustainable development. Volans executive chairman John Elkington makes the case for an International Office of Technology Assessment.
Technological progress could help mitigate climate change where climate negotiations and targets have failed, says Jeffrey Sachs.
Manufacturing industries present society with a dilemma. A healthy manufacturing sector helps an economy to grow, thereby raising …
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Singapore’s polluter-pays scheme faces further delay amid concern over industry stalling tactics
独家 The city-state's beverage container return scheme has been pushed back beyond its launch date – the latest in … -
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As Indonesia's capital is slowly claimed by the Java Sea, thousands of people are losing their homes and … -
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Philippine government split on joining coalition to cut plastic production: UN treaty participants
The Philippines' environment agency wants to be part of a group that supports plastic production cuts, but the … -
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As COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev outlined climate plans for the upcoming talks, Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev said at … -
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Key asks include looking into having two new nature parks, along with explicit safeguards for the airspace above … -
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Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a …
