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Electricity supplied to the airport will be generated across Orsted's offshore wind portfolio. Image: Bristol Airport

Bristol Airport switches to 100% renewable electricity

Shortly after announcing plans to make its own operations carbon-neutral by 2025, Bristol Airport is switching to 100% renewable electricity. Electricity supplied to the airport will be generated across Orsted’s...
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Namibia is one of the countries that the programme will target.

Southern Africa establishes a ‘climate finance facility’

The Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have established a specialised Climate Finance Facility, following a year-long process. The agreement marks the GCF’s commitment...
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Global renewable energy initiative aims to bring a billion people in from the dark

Worldwide commission aims to end energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia by driving investment in new technology    A woman runs her takeaway restaurant by candlelight during a...
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The fast track to clean energy

One of the biggest questions for policymakers, investors, and ordinary citizens is whether the development and adoption of clean-energy technologies will take place slowly or rapidly. There is ample evidence...
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Here’s how governments can achieve Universal Health Coverage

At least half the world’s population still do not have full coverage of essential health services and every year, over 100 million people are pushed into extreme poverty because they...
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Clean energy investment set to hit $2.6 trillion this decade

The global energy supply is turning greener. Investment in new renewable energy is on course to total $2.6 trillion in the years from 2010 through the end of 2019, according...
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This Boston Hospital Is Feeding Patients Through Its Rooftop Farm

Boston Medical Center Rooftop Farm – Featured Project Carrie Golden believes the only reason she’s diabetes free is because she has access to fresh, locally grown food. A few years...
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These ‘Lego’ houses take a few days to build and are completely carbon-neutral

Not much has changed when building homes in the US. Dozens of workers show up at a dirt lot. Tons of materials are delivered. Crews hammer, pour, and nail them...
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Rethinking food packaging can dent the plastic pollution crisis

Looking at the contents of the average grocery cart, it is no surprise that the World Economic Forum warns that there will be more plastic than fish by weight in oceans by 2050....
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Energy firms plan UK’s first carbon-neutral ‘industrial cluster’

Humber drive aims to shrink carbon footprint of UK’s most polluting industrial zone.  The Drax power station in North Yorkshire. Drax is part of an alliance of companies leading the...
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Seaweed Farming Could Help Battle Climate Change

Seaweed. It’s the bane of swimmers, and can ruin a nice day at the beach. But harvesting the aquatic plant could play a role in mitigating the effects of climate change....
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H&M, VF Corp. Ditch Brazilian Leather Over Amazon Rainforest Fires

The Swedish fashion retailer and the company behind brands like Vans and Timberland said they’re banning leather from Brazil over environmental concerns. As Brazil’s cattle industry comes under increased scrutiny...
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