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Report: The 3 Essential Elements for the Circular Jobs of the Future
How big is the opportunity for circular jobs? Some wildly ambitious, multi-trillion-dollar projections that made headlines several years ago have been picked apart for failing to take into account the increasing automation of labor as well as import and export flows.
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- Energy, Environment
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Press Release: Indian Leaders Call for Improvement in Rural Healthcare via Solarization of Clinics
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has highlighted several existing systemic gaps in services, especially to the rural poor. Inadequate healthcare infrastructure is one of them.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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Will The Low Oil Price Dent The Prospects For Renewables?
There are a number of reasons why this time may be different to previous oil slumps.
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- Energy
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- renewable energy
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Can Emerging Economies Afford a “Green” Recovery From COVID-19?
The dramatic slowdown in industrial production, energy demand and transport activity in the first quarter of 2020 has led to significantly lower levels of air pollution, sparking debate over whether the coronavirus outbreak will lead to long-term shifts in consumer and industrial behaviours that could reorient economic policy towards sustainable development goals.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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Report: Renewable Energy Can Support Resilient and Equitable Recovery
The Global Renewables Outlook examines building blocks of an energy system along with investment strategies and policy frameworks needed to manage the transition. It explores ways to cut global CO2 emissions by at least 70 per cent by 2050. Furthermore, a new perspective on deeper decarbonisation shows a path towards net-zero and zero emissions. Building on five technology pillars, particularly green hydrogen and extended end-use electrification could help replace fossil-fuels and slash emissions in heavy industry and hard-to-decarbonise sectors.
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- Energy
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African Cleantech Deals Stand Over Regular VC Funding Like A Familiar Solar Tower
In a report released last November, the International Energy Agency predicted a sun-enabled boom in countries across the continent. This forecast could provide hundreds of millions of African homes with clean electricity for the first time.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Southeast Asia’s Renewable Energy Transition Likely to Take Hit From COVID-19: Experts
Southeast Asian nations already struggling to meet climate change targets will find those goals further from reach, with the unprecedented health emergency becoming the principal priority and a major economic burden.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: Power in a Pandemic – Why Energy Access Matters During Coronavirus
Reliable, affordable electricity is needed to keep people connected at home and to run life-saving equipment in hospitals.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access
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