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Beekeeping relieves land degradation in Kyrgyzstan
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From naïve to Evian
The “bottle-isation” of world water presents serious environmental and ethical challenges that transcend national boundaries.
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Greening a giant: Shrinking the footprint of Japan’s building sector
Building sector emissions are now 39% higher than in 1990, so Japan has the issue in its CO2-cutting sights.
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Bangladesh tackles its carbon footprint
Bangladesh certainly faces serious impacts brought by climate change, but the country has become a hotbed of adaptation strategies and experimentation.
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Let’s generate electricity by walking!
Kohei Hayamizu has a bold vision for the future: a city that is in itself an electric power station.
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Measuring eco-innovation
Eco-innovation is likely to be an important driver for economic development across the globe as we respond to today's challenges.
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Closing the awareness-action gap
A recent study examines the gap between the percentage of people with an awareness of climate change and those taking action to solve the problem.
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Innovation and climate change
At the UNU G8 Symposium on Innovation and Climate Change, we caught several experts on video as they shared their ideas for solutions.
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Scale of the climate and energy challenge
Climate change and energy policy are set to be the toughest economic issues in the next few decades. But there is a way out, if we begin to act now.
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Cool United Nations
"Cool UN" aims to reduce the use of air conditioning at UN Headquarters in New York to cut greenhouse gas emissions and save money.
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Yokohama, an environmentally friendly city
Cities around the world must take leadership in solving global environment problems. Yokohama takes this role very seriously.
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Outcome from the Toyako Summit
It appears that substantively not much was achieved at the G8 Toyako Summit, especially in relation to climate change.
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Follow the leaders in Hokkaido, Japan
Discussion at this week's G8 Toyako Summit should focus on the need for a long-term target for CO2 emission reduction.
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Japan as a Low Carbon Society
Japan should lead a "CO2 reduction revolution", said Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda as he announced plans to cut CO2 by 60-80%.
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Africa and climate change
For the depth and breadth of climate challenges that Africa faces, the country needs frontier science and entrepreneurship.
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Nagoya’s waste revolution
Thanks to dramatic action, Nagoya has the lowest per capita waste generation and highest per capita recycling rate of Japan's big cities.
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Indonesian drought, Kenyan flooding
When a drought hits Indonesia, there could be flooding later in Kenya, due to a phenomenon called the Indian Ocean Dipole.
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