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A Clean, Secure Future: Reshaping Turkey’s Energy Sector
Turkey has limited fossil-fuel reserves other than coal, but has huge potential in renewable resources, including hydroelectric, solar and wind power, among others. As...
The Plight of Birds and Human Responsibility in the Sixth Mass Extinction
As birds become fewer, wildflowers vanish, butterflies disappear, and animals in the wild are threatened, extinction and a grim future haunts. How often does...
How countries can trade their way to climate resilience
In the winter of 2014, the Finistère area of Brittany in northwestern France was hit with violent storms, bringing torrential rain, heavy wind and...
In Seychelles, an innovative approach to marine protection
In February 2018 the Government of Seychelles announced the creation of two new areas for marine protection covering 16 per cent (210,000 square kilometres)...
World Oceans Day 2018: A Blue Charter for a blue planet
International concern for the plight of the global ocean is at an all-time high. In April this year, the 53 countries of the Commonwealth adopted...
How some of India’s businesses are leading on plastic pollution
India is the global host of World Environment Day, and the theme of the celebrations are be an ambitious challenge: beating plastic pollution.
It’s important to...
This entrepreneur introduced India to eco-friendly tableware
Single-use plastic products – things like water bottles, straws, polystyrene plates – have become a ubiquitous in our modern lives. Researchers estimate that 300...
Maharashtra goes electric: beating pollution through e-mobility programme
The Indian state of Maharashtra is embracing electric mobility as the next step in sustainable transport, through leasing out electric vehicles and installing chargers...
Single-use plastics: New EU rules to reduce marine litter
With the amount of harmful plastic litter in oceans and seas growing ever greater, the European Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules to target...
India Raises Curtain on Historic World Environment Day
As global hosts to World Environment Day 2018, India today launched its official countdown to June 5 with a historic slate of activities ranging...