Renewable energy employs 8.1 Million people worldwide, says new IRENA report

Renewable energy jobs continue to rise even as employment in the broader energy sector falls
Posted On 26 May 2016

US insurance aid props up climate-risk homes

Major insurer calls for an end to government subsidies that encourage expensive house-building schemes in areas of the US at high risk of floods and storms.
Posted On 25 May 2016

The Long-Overdue Transformation of the Construction Industry

Innovative technologies and processes are reducing costs and the environmental impact of buildings and infrastructure assets
Posted On 16 May 2016
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Cities face flash flood hazards

Scientists in Australia warn that global warming will lead to more intense and concentrated summer storms seriously testing city drainage systems already struggling to cope.
Posted On 15 May 2016
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Doing more with less. Advanced countries must act on resource scarcity and waste.

Governments can do more to preserve material resources and cut waste
Posted On 15 May 2016
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Sustainable seafood market is surging, study finds

report examines market and performance trends of the nine most prevalent seafood certification schemes
Posted On 11 May 2016

Cities Hold the Key to a Livable Future

Today, nearly 3.9 billion people-----half of the world's population-----live in urban areas. By 2050 that number is expected to nearly double.
Posted On 11 May 2016

Searing heat may spark climate exodus

Temperatures in the Middle East and North Africa could reach unbearably high levels that would make some regions uninhabitable and increase the pressures of climate refugees.
Posted On 11 May 2016
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