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The Challenges of Cleaning Up Cooking
Khushboo Kushwaha has a few years before she will have to squat in front of a filthy, smoking open stove three times a day to cook meals for her family, as her older sister and cousins do now.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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Vancouver-Based Social Enterprise Plastic Bank Wins Big at COP21
Vancouver-based social enterprise Plastic Bank won the Sustania award at the COP21 Paris climate talks in Paris. The award is based on 10 top sustainability solutions and projects from around the world, from which one winner is selected.
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- Environment
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- solar
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WHO Calls for Public Health Agenda at Paris Climate Talks
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for a strong agreement to curb global emissions at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris this week.
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- Environment, Health Care
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New Microfinance Initiative to Bring First ‘Lease to Purchase’ Sustainable Energy Product to Somalia
Dahabshiil Group showcase sustainable 'green microfinancing' initiatives to foster economic and social development across Somali region.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- microfinance, solar
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Solar Solution for Saltwater Stress
MENA is the most water-stressed region in the world. The top sixteen countries in the world facing shortages of renewable water supplies are those between Morocco and Oman, according to 2011 data from risk advisory firm MapleCroft.
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- Environment
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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- solar
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Elon Musk: Only a Carbon Tax Will Accelerate the World’s Exit from Fossil Fuels
His message: only a carbon tax—not innovation, conservation, or renewable energy—will accelerate the transition from carbon-producing fossil fuels to sustainable energy.
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- Energy, Environment
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Lives Depend on Climate Deal as Islands Bear Brunt of Impact
Small islands that bear the brunt of rising sea levels also face the greatest risk of diseases linked to a warmer planet, health leaders said on Saturday, as 13 million medical professionals added to the calls for a global climate pact.
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- Environment, Health Care
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World Leaders Urged to Cut Air Pollution to Save Lives in Poor Countries
World governments have been urged to tackle air pollution in poorer countries by greening cities, reducing traffic and adopting better diets, and told that this will also rein in climate change, which global health specialists estimate will cause at least 250,000 additional deaths a year by 2030.
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- Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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- climate change
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