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Analysis: Only Eight Years Left to Reset Priorities for a Climate-Safe Future
Despite many countries announcing more ambitious political commitments to net-zero, the policies and actions announced to date fall woefully short of achieving 1.5°C. We must rapidly increase the transition to renewable energy if we’re to avert climate catastrophe
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: “Elephant in the Room”: Clean Energy’s Need for Unsustainable Minerals
Ars is taking a look at the technologies we normally cover, from cars to chipmaking, and finding out how we can boost their sustainability and minimize their climate impact.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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A $1.1 Billion Gift Launches Stanford Sustainability School
Venture capitalist John Doerr and his wife, Ann, provided the naming gift for the university’s first new school in 70 years.
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- Energy, Environment
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- North America
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The Cost of Invasive Species Bears Heavy on Indian Economy, Finds Study
India has lost $127.3 billion (Rs. 8.3 trillion) in the last 60 years to invasive alien species, second to the U.S.
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- Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Germany, India Sign $10.5 Billion Green Development Deal
Germany and India signed a series of bilateral agreements Monday focused on sustainable development that will see the South Asian nation receive 10 billion euros ($10.5 billion) in aid by 2030 to boost the use of clean energy.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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How Canadian Clothing Entrepreneurs Are Disrupting ‘Fast Fashion’
They co-founded Thriftsome, an online thrift store that allows Canadians to make more sustainable fashion choices.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Opinion: If The US Is Serious About Climate Change, USAID Should Be Too
USAID, by failing to include a commitment to carbon neutrality in its programming, has missed an opportunity to seize the moment and mirror the Biden administration’s commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Press Release: DFC Seeks to Increase Climate Finance Partnerships on Earth Day
On Earth Day, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) hosted “Investing in a Sustainable Future – Climate Finance in Emerging Markets."
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- Environment, Finance
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- Global
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