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Ecology
Humans Create Carbon Emissions which Spawn Australia’s Extreme Weather – Report
Carbon emissions from human activities have driven significant changes to the climate in Australia, including about 1C of warming and an increase in extreme hot days and fire weather, according to the latest State of the Climate report released by…
Urbanization: The Historical Cause of Low Oxygen Conditions in European Lakes
A new study shows that hypoxia, i.e. low oxygen conditions, in European lakes started in 1850, becoming more widespread after 1900, long before the use of chemical fertilizers and climate change. A Canadian and European research team has identified urban…
New Ways to Finance Cities
The international community has ended the global housing conference in Quito with the ratification of common guidelines for sustainable urban development in the form of the “New Urban Agenda.” KfW attended many of the conference’s events and presented its activities…
Is Infiniti now Ready to Launch an Electric Car, After All?
Nissan’s strong commitment to electric cars has not, so far, extended to its Infiniti luxury brand. While the six-year-old Nissan Leaf is the bestselling electric car in history, the company has repeatedly postponed plans for an all-electric Infiniti model. But…
What the Ancient Carbon Dioxide Record May Mean for Future Climate Change
The last time Earth experienced both ice sheets and carbon dioxide levels within the range predicted for this century was a period of major sea level rise, melting ice sheets and upheaval of tropical forests. The repeated restructuring of tropical…
PepsiCo Launches 2025 Sustainability Agenda
PepsiCo, Inc. announced an ambitious global sustainability agenda designed to foster continued business growth in a way that responds to changing consumer and societal needs. The company’s efforts, which focus on creating a healthier relationship between people and food, include…
Climate-Friendly Transport in Chinese Cities
Traffic in China’s cities is steadily increasing. GIZ is advising the country on how to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and make the transport sector more climate friendly. Climate change mitigation is a major challenge for China’s cities – particularly as…