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How Can We Get Hydrocarbon-Rich Nations To Board the Electric Vehicle Wagon?
As the fourth largest source of carbon emissions, global transport must decarbonize.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: The VELUX Group and WWF Embark On Historic Forest Project in Uganda
The first VELUX funded forest project in its 21-year partnership with WWF International has now officially commenced. The 'Natural Forest Regeneration for Enhanced Carbon Stocks in the Albertine Rift' (FRECAR) project will be led by WWF-Uganda in partnership with the National Forestry Authority of Uganda.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Could Bangladesh’s ‘Eco-Bricks’ Do More Harm Than Good?
The switch from polluting clay-fired bricks to concrete-based ‘alternative bricks’ is presented as an environmentally friendly policy, but experts say it overlooks carbon emissions in the supply chain and destruction of riverine ecosystems
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- Environment
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- Global
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Report: Clothing Production Killing Africa Rivers as Water Scarcity Surges
Production of clothing, including for high street brands in Europe, the UK and the US is killing Africa’s rivers through polluting discharges of untreated industrial wastewater, a new report reveals.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- pollution, sanitation, sustainability, WASH, water
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Nesta Challenges Is Launching the Afri-Plastics Challenge to Reduce Plastic Pollution at Sea in Sub-Saharan Africa
The competition will allow non-governmental organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises to present innovative solutions to plastic waste management in marine areas.
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- Environment, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- environment, pollution, small business, SMEs, WASH
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Analysis: Is Sustainability the Key to Unlocking Togo’s Textile Industry Potential?
The global textiles industry is one of the major contributors to climate change as it is the second-largest industrial polluter, second only to the oil and gas industry.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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Coca-Cola Partners with PBSP, PLAF to Collect, Recycle Plastic Packaging
Plastic waste pollution continues to be a growing problem in the Philippines and the world as millions of tons of plastic end up in our oceans, endangering marine life and contributing to climate change.
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- WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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- environment, oceans, pollution, recycling, social impact, WASH
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Press Release: Fiera Capital Invests in World Bank Sustainable Development Bonds and Raises Awareness for the Importance of Water and Ocean Resources
This bond is the latest example of the World Bank’s engagement with investors around specific development challenges and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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- Environment, Investing, WASH
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- Global
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