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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…
Environmental Group Calls for Electric Car Infrastructure
Members of environmental groups and electric car owners gathered at The Peacock Inn in Princeton on Monday to call for increased electric car infrastructure in New Jersey. They also touted a study with 50 steps toward a carbon-free transportation system.…
Petrol Cars Allowed to Exceed Pollution Limits by 50% Under Draft EU Laws
New European cars with petrol engines will be allowed to overshoot a limit on toxic particulates emissions by 50% under a draft EU regulation backed by the UK and most other EU states. Campaigners say that a simple €25 (£22)…
Oslo Introduces First-of-its-Kind “Climate Budget” to Cut Emissions in Half by 2020
When Oslo’s city government launches its budget in 2017, the city will no longer simply count money, but it will also track carbon emissions. For a long time, Oslo has had ambitious emission reduction targets, yet emissions have increased by…
New Source Solar Panels Pull Clean Drinking Water from the Air
A new kind of solar panel is being tested in water scarce regions of Ecuador, Jordan, and Mexico where the device, called Source, pulls moisture from the atmosphere to provide clean drinking water. Developed by the Arizona-based startup Zero Mass…
Air Pollution more Deadly in Africa than Malnutrition or Dirty Water, Study Warns
Africa’s air pollution is causing more premature deaths than unsafe water or childhood malnutrition, and could develop into a health and climate crisis reminiscent of those seen in China and India, a study by a global policy forum has found.…
Shipping ‘Progressives’ Call for Industry Carbon Emission Cuts
Many of the world’s biggest shipowners and charterers have called on heads of state to take swift action to force carbon emission cuts on their industry which is the only sector in the world not now bound by climate change…