Our continued dependence on fossil fuels is damaging our health and pushing global temperatures to record levels. The interlinked climate calamities of the past few years – extreme weather events, food …
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The Paris climate agreement, concluded in 2015, has been instrumental in rallying countries around the world to commit to reducing greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. But setting ambitious climate targets has not …
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The leaders’ declaration that emerged from the recent G20 summit in New Delhi highlighted the urgent need for collective action on climate change and sustainable finance. Central to the group’s Green Development Pact is …
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Building Smart Cities and Utilising Data Analytics to Foster Urban Climate Solutions
by salehThe United Arab Emirates (UAE), the host of COP28 2023 is renowned for its astounding urban development projects, where cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi continuously push the boundaries of …
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China’s model of economic growth has been a resounding success. With its focus on export promotion, capital investment, and technological catch-up, it has lifted some 800 million people out of poverty over …
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The world is barreling down a perilous path. Or, as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres put it, “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator.” But …
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) measures have become undeniably mainstream when assessing business performance. Companies are facing unprecedented stakeholder interest with 90% of world’s GDP now covered by net zero …
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Driven by a combination of governmental targets and corporate mandates, the era of energy innovation and diversification is indisputably here, and with it, extensive resources poured into either mitigating CO2 …
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The recent Climate Week NYC, which convened corporate leaders, policymakers, scientists, and others to discuss climate solutions and drive progress toward decarbonization, underscored how forests have become big business. The …
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Among the multiple crises that have erupted around the world, the avoidable tragedy of growing hunger receives only fleeting mention. And any attention that it does attract is apparently not …