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- UNEP chief: Polluters should pay for environmental destruction, not taxpayers Fri, 22 Sep 17, 12:37amCompanies often profit from environmental destruction, leaving taxpayers to pick up the cleanup bill. That shouldn't be the case, according to Erik Solheim, executive director for the United Nations Environment Program. At...
- Locals accuse Pakistan of doing the dirty by turning to coal to meet energy needs Mon, 27 Feb 17, 6:00pmAs Pakistan seeks to address its power crisis by mining coal, villagers in the Thar desert are fighting to prevent state acquisition of their ancestral land
- Lack of electricity locks people in poverty – low-carbon energy is the key | Mafalda Duarte Fri, 2 Oct 15, 11:44pmFunding geothermal and solar energy projects can help to provide clean, reliable, renewable power to people, boosting green growth and reducing poverty
- Live Q&A: water, public good or private commodity? Mon, 1 Sep 14, 9:10pmDoes a focus on access and affordability detract from the question of rights? Join our debate 4 September, 1-3pm BST
- Britain’s Green Investment Bank Loans $1 Billion in First Months of Business Tue, 14 May 13, 3:30amPhoto via Shutterstock In order to help reduce carbon emissions by 2020, the UK government recently opened the Green Investment Bank (GIB) in Edinburgh, making it the first bank in the world focused entirely on lending to...
- Red light for green energy in Latin America and the Caribbean Fri, 8 Jun 12, 4:00pmLack of private investment in the natural resources of region means its vast potential to provide renewable power is untappedLea este artículo en españolLatin America and the Caribbean are failing to attract private capital...
- Luz roja para la energía verde en Latinoamérica y el Caribe Fri, 8 Jun 12, 4:00pmLa falta de inversiones privadas en los recursos naturales de la región significa que su vasto potencial para proveer energía renovable quedará sin explotarRead this article in EnglishLatinoamérica y el Caribe están...
- Is environmentally sustainable water, energy and land for all possible? | Liz Ford Fri, 18 May 12, 12:13amLowering consumption in the developed world, renewables, ending land grabs, a price for natural resources, private sector investment – what's the answer?How do you ensure access to safe water, energy and land in a way that...
- Water policy needs 'radical' change to protect people and environment Wed, 16 May 12, 10:00pmAhead of Rio+20, a report is calling for a joined-up approach to managing the world's water, land and energy demandsThe international community needs to "radically transform" the way it manages water, energy and land to ensure...