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UN Environment and Google announce ground-breaking partnership to protect our planet
UN Environment and Google announced today a global partnership that promises to change the way we see our planet. Combining environmental science, big data...
EU-China Summit: Deepening the strategic global partnership
The 20th Summit between the European Union and the People's Republic of China held today in Beijing has underlined that this partnership has reached...
UN forum spotlights cities, where struggle for sustainability ‘will be won or lost’
Although cities are often characterized by stark socioeconomic inequalities and poor environmental conditions, they also offer growth and development potential – making them central...
Beijing joining the ranks of the world’s most liveable cities
Every year, people all over the world tune in to see which cities make it onto the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) list of the...
The importance of real-world policy packages to drive energy transitions
Authors: Anita Hafner, Peter Janoska and Caroline Lee.
Last December, China announced a roadmap for establishing the largest carbon market in the world: an emissions...
China’s trash ban lifts lid on global recycling woes but also offers opportunity
China’s decision to ban imports of foreign waste, including some plastics, has reverberated around the world, with recycling operations in other countries struggling to...
Oman : A reality from a world of fantasy
Oman is one of the most biodiverse-rich countries in Western Asia with its mountain ranges, valleys, plains, cliffs, rocky hills and coastal areas. Â It...
Rising sea-levels: How to stop a city from sinking
When William Buco, father of five, moved to Dar-es-Salaam thirty years ago the coastline was unrecognizable to today. He could sit on the beaches...
Nuclear Power beyond Electricity: Towards Greater Efficiency in Energy Production and Water Management
Non-electric applications powered by nuclear energy offer increased energy efficiency and represent sustainable solutions for a number of energy challenges current and future generations...
Bringing environmental sustainability to the fore-front of the CPEC agenda
For all the hope and excitement being generated by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), it is easy to lose sight of why and what...