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First Day of The Marrakesh Climate Change Summit – As it Happened
Welcome to the Monday, 7 November 2016 edition of the Daily Planet’s COP22 live blog! Today marks the first day of the COP22 climate change summit in Marrakesh The official themes at the conference today are Youth and Capacity Building Meanwhile, Europe’s Climate Innovation Summit is scheduled for tomorrow Catch up with the Monday edition...
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Germany Calls For End of Combustion Engine: The 16 Biggest Climate Stories This Week
Things are moving quickly as our planet makes the transition to a new, clean economy. You want to stay in the loop – but you’re busy, that’s why we keep an eye on the headlines for you! Welcome to the 11 October 2016 edition of the Daily Planet’s weekly State Of The Planet. Don’t hesitate...
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27 Low-Carbon Business Stories From 2016’s First Half
We’re already halfway through 2016, and the historic Paris climate summit was over six months ago. Time to take a look at what has happened! We’ve put together a small selection of the business-related climate change stories that made headlines in the first half of 2016. Also check out our State of the Planet for...
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A systems perspective is key to tackling the health effects of pollution
The Lancet Planetary Health released the report, “Pollution and health: A progress update,” on 17 May 2022. The report finds that pollution is responsible for approximately nine million deaths per year, corresponding to one in six deaths worldwide, making it the world’s largest environmental risk factor for disease and premature death. As human health, pollution,...
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How EIT Climate-KIC’s work supports the future European citizens want
“An unprecedented exercise of transnational democracy entailing the participation of randomly selected citizens,” the Conference on the Future of Europe was set up in 2021 to give European citizens a platform to discuss and contribute to the debate about the future of Europe. On 9 May 2022, a report on the final outcome of the...
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This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 8 March
Which cities are at the top of new green finance rankings? How could big investments in cryptocurrency help the energy sector? And is tackling agricultural emissions the cheapest way to tackle climate change? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Paris, and Frankfurt top new green finance rankings The...
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This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 15 February
What carbon-cutting technology might replace delivery trucks? What could the sidewalks of the future be paved with? And, what’s the world’s toughest energy standard? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Express delivery: Use drones not trucks to cut carbon emissions, experts say Greenhouse gas emissions from the transport of...
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This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 4 January
How can real estate developers stay ahead of climate change? How might aviation look in the coming years? And, how much money can company car drivers save by going electric? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. ‘It’s shocking, it’s horrendous’: Ellen MacArthur’s fight against plastic She broke the solo...
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This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 23 November
What kind of biofuel will soon fill up London’s double-deckers? How can we help reduce electronics waste? And, what might Germany’s ecological modernisation look like? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. This prefab Escape Pod rotates to catch the sun’s rays UK-based firm Podmakers designed and crafted the Escape...
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Water Power’s Bright Future And 17 Other Key Stories
Things are moving quickly as our planet makes the transition to a new, clean economy. You want to stay in the loop – but you’re busy, that’s why we keep an eye on the headlines for you! Welcome to the 2 August 2016 edition of the Daily Planet’s weekly State Of The Planet. Don’t hesitate...
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