Environment and Climate Change

How can the world achieve inclusive economic growth while combating climate change and other natural resource challenges?

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Great Green Wall
How a Great Green Wall could help Africa combat climate change
weforum.org - Elvis Paul Tangem
The Great Green Wall initiative is a reforestation project that aims to transform the lives of millions living on the frontline of the climate …
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Urbanism
8 cities rewilding their urban spaces
weforum.org - Linnea Harris
In the midst of a massive, global loss of nature, cities around the world are finding ways to protect and expand open spaces and "rewild" their …
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Air Pollution
Lessons from London: How the city is tackling air pollution
weforum.org - Anne Maassen
Half a century ago, a lethal haze of smoke and fog, otherwise known as the Great Smog of 1952, covered London and killed as many as 12,000 people. …
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Climate
What needs to happen before COP26? The UN’s climate chief explains
weforum.org - Beh Lih Yi
The United Nations climate chief said on June 17 a “significant amount of work” remains to be done ahead of November’s COP26 summit in Britain, with …
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India
Innovative investments could decarbonize transport in India. Here’s how
weforum.org - Ankit Singhvi
India is home to 14 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world. Decarbonization of the public transport system can help improve the air quality in …
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Clean Energy
Why clean energy transitions must be for the many, not the few
weforum.org - Fatih Birol
All the evidence points in one direction: countries around the world must urgently accelerate their transitions to clean energy. This is critical to …
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Blockchain
How blockchain and cryptocurrencies can help build a greener future
weforum.org - Stephen Stonberg
As with the feverish debate around Bitcoin and its carbon footprint, there has been no shortage of discussion surrounding cryptocurrencies and the …
2 days ago
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Sustainability
These 12 innovations are helping to grow Africa’s next natural wonder
weforum.org - Gianluca Gygax
Africa’s Great Green Wall Initiative is a bold movement launched by the African Union to restore degraded lands in the Sahel by 2030. The aim is to …
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Carbon
How we can use carbon to our advantage in the fight against climate change
weforum.org - Sebastian Cox
For trees, anthropogenic climate change is a mixed blessing. If they were capable of rational thought, they would surely be enjoying the extra CO2 in …
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Ecosystems
5 places where ecosystems are being restored around the world
weforum.org - Will Anderson
The world’s ecosystems are under threat. Fires are turning biodiverse forests in California and wetlands in Argentina and Brazil into charred …
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Energy
This chart shows the energy milestones we need to reach by 2050 if we are to achieve net-zero carbon emissions
weforum.org - Sean Fleming
Despite all the pledges by governments to tackle the climate crisis, CO2 emissions from energy and industry have increased by 60% since 1992, when …
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