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These Finnish Supermarkets Have a ‘Happy Hour’ to Stop Food Waste

Finland is one of the 10 most expensive European countries to live in. But for one hour every day, people around the country can buy food for dramatically less than the...
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Tokyo’s Plan to Make 2020 the ‘Green Olympics’

Innovations such as roads that reflect heat and water-absorbing pavements that will help the Olympic Games in Tokyo be a carbon neutral event, could also be adopted by other cities...
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The New Labeling Scheme Designed to Help Companies Go Carbon Neutral

There’s an easy solution for consumers who are concerned about the environmental damage wrought by pesticides: Buy organic. Things are not so simple for climate-conscious shoppers. They can avoid well-known...
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How the Cleanest U.S. Cities Are Progressing Toward Zero Carbon

Our cleanest cities provide powerful lessons in how to transition to clean energy, while growing a city economy and providing better services to citizens. All of these cities improved their...
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship Can Cut Waste and Deliver the Circular Economy 

My five year old daughter asked me recently if could take a bag and her gardening gloves to school. I said yes, of course – but why? She replied that...
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Restoring Earth’s Natural Defenders

It’s no secret that the forests of the world are under severe pressure from human activities. We tend to think of tropical forests, and in particular the Amazon, as bearing...
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Eco-Resort in Finland Charges Guests Based on Their Carbon Emissions

A Finnish hotel is changing the tourism industry by showing that sustainability can really pay off. When guests consume less energy, attend ecological activities and make sustainable dietary choices during...
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Renewable Energy to Expand by 50% in Next Five Years – Report

Global supplies of renewable electricity are growing faster than expected and could expand by 50% in the next five years, powered by a resurgence in solar energy. The International Energy...
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It’s Official: The First Sustainability Standard for Professional Services

After five years in the making, the first sustainability standard for the professional services sector has been published. Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of celebrating the launch of...
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How to Have a Plastic-Free Halloween

Reducing plastic waste in a world that seems to be wrapped in it is no easy task, and that challenge is multiplied when it comes to holidays. From gift giving...
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Liter of Light by Luke Duggleby

7 Smart Innovations from Southeast Asia to Speed up the Energy Transition

(Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/Climate Heroes) Southeast Asia is a region that is developing rapidly at an unfortunate period in human history.As the climate change clock ticks, the region of 641...
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Central Banks Tune in to Climate Change

The past week has been Kristalina Georgieva’s “debut” party: as the newly installed managing director of the IMF, she has presided over her inaugural annual meeting of the fund which concludes...
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