World added far more solar than fossil fuel power generating capacity in 2017
UN Environment, Paris / Nairobi China leads with more than half of world’s new solar capacity; global solar investment jumps […]
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Worsening worldwide land degradation now ‘critical,’ undermining well-being of 3.2 billion people
IPBES, Bonn 26 March, 2018 Main cause of species loss; driver of the migration of millions of people by 2050
IPBES: Biodiversity and nature’s contributions continue dangerous decline, scientists warn
IPBES, Bonn 23 March 2018 Human well-being at risk; Landmark reports highlight options to protect and restore nature and its vital
New EU ‘urban mining’ tools map valuable resources in e-waste, scrap vehicles, mine waste
Project ProSUM, Brussels Standardized, consolidated data helps to identify recovery potential of secondary raw materials worth € billions wasted annually
World e-waste rises 8 percent by weight in 2 years as incomes rise, prices fall: UN
UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY, Bonn / INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION, Geneva / INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION, Vienna E-waste per capita rises 5
UN-backed report: Record new renewable power capacity added worldwide at lower cost
UN Environment, Paris / Nairobi Global investment of $241.6 billion (excluding large hydro), 23 percent less than 2015, brought 138.5GW
E-waste in East and Southeast Asia jumps 63 percent in 5 years
UN University, Sustainable Cycles Programme — Bonn, Germany Per capita consumption of gadgets, appliances, other products with a cord or battery,
Experts warn booming seaweed industry
United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Beyond sushi wrap: Expanding number of valuable uses
Heatwaves, typhoons, floods, landslides: Researchers detail rising health risks of disasters
UNU Int’l Institute Global Health, Kuala Lumpur 18 July 2016 Assembled by UNU-IIGH, six papers underline the value of applying science, technology
Galapagos: Wind turbines replace millions of liters of diesel since 2007, meet 30% of energy needs
Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal World’s top utilities hand over project keys, chart path for Ecuador’s famously biodiverse archipelago to