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Could Water Solve the Renewable Energy Storage Challenge?

Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS), an already established yet infrequently used technology, could be an affordable and sustainable solution to store energy and water on an annual scale, according to...
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These Wild Seed Hunters Go on Perilous ‘Indiana Jones’ Adventures to Secure the Food of Our Future

Climate change poses a major risk to global food supplies. A team of researchers travelled the world to find wild relatives of 28 important crops, in an effort to increase...
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Why Silicon Valley Is Taking a Big Interest in Trees

From the set of investors in Pachama’s $4.1 million seed round, which closed earlier this year, you wouldn’t think it’s a company that specializes in analyzing forests. The lead backer...
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The Most Successful Air Pollution Treaty You’ve Never Heard Of

International consensus on cross-border environmental issues has been difficult to achieve, but the 40-year-old Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air-Pollution (or LRTAP as it is known to development professionals) has enjoyed...
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These Are the 15 Fastest-Growing Cities in the World

The 15 fastest-growing cities in the world are all in Africa, and are set to double in size by 2035. The world’s 15 fastest-growing cities – based on UN population...
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Meet Denmark’s School Where Education Is All About Sustainability

A dozen children are sitting in a circle when the bell rings. Instead of rushing to their next class, the children close their eyes. “Raise your hand when you can...
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5 Ways Businesses Can Exercise Sustainability Practices

As climate change causes worldwide concern and prompts calls for governmental action, consumers are putting the onus on businesses to step up their sustainability standards and practices. A Nielsen survey, for example,...
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Focus on Food Would Help Solve Climate Change, Says Study

A paper released today by the journal Nature Food presents a new global food system approach to climate-change research that brings together agricultural production, supply chains and consumption. When these activities are...
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Iberdrola and Heineken Sign PPA Enabling Company to Brew Its Beers Using Renewable Energy Only

A long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) signed by Iberdrola and Heineken will help to bring into operation a new solar PV plant being constructed in Andévalo in 2020, thereby helping...
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Designing Artificial Brains Can Help Us Learn More About Real Ones

Despite billions of dollars spent and decades of research, computation in the human brain remains largely a mystery. Meanwhile, we have made great strides in the development of artificial neural...
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Procter & Gamble Signs Deal for Recycled Plastic Supply

Procter & Gamble signed a five-year contract to purchase recycled plastic from a supplier the UK. The consumer goods corporation plans to use the recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) for its...
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New Studies Explore How Knowledge Drives Action in Climate Change Decision-Making

In several new studies, University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science researcher Katharine Mach and colleagues explore the importance of learning and knowledge in environmental decision-making...
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