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Accelerating the transition to a global circular economy
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PACE, the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy, is pleased to announce that four new members are joining its board of directors. Coming from government, business and civil society, the new board members bring years of experience and leadership to help address the consumption challenge and speed up the transition to a circular economy.
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by Mathilde Bouyé, Delfina Grinspan and Alexander Tankou - December 20, 2019Badly designed climate action can leave people behind. Here are five ways governments can create fair policies and ensure climate justice.
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by James Anderson, Todd Gartner, Alex Mauroner and John Matthews - June 21, 2019The release of a nearly $7 billion bond, which will help the Netherlands adapt to sea level rise, was met with widespread enthusiasm from investors. It's the latest in a wave of innovations in green bonds and climate adaptation.
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by Katherine Ross - November 28, 2018World's third-largest emitter aims to achieve a climate-neutral economy by 2050.
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More than a quarter of global tree cover loss between 2001 and 2015 was associated with commodity-driven deforestation, not likely to be forested again, finds a new study published in Science.
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by Peter Gleick and Charles Iceland - August 2018This paper reviews the key drivers behind growing water risk, describes and illustrates water and security pathways, and presents approaches for reducing water related risks to global security.
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by Kitty van der Heijden and Alberto Pallecchi - July 26, 2018The Pope has called for climate action. The Church can add credence to that call by using its own financial muscle, moral suasion and real estate holdings to advance the low-carbon agenda and protect the vulnerable from climate impacts.
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by Kitty van der Heijden - July 06, 2018The Niger Delta, lush with waters from Niger River, is a veritable oasis at the edge of the Sahara. It is remote, remarkable and a reminder of the complex interplay between some some of the biggest issues facing Europe and climate change.
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by Charles Iceland, Tianyi Luo and Gennadii Donchyts - April 11, 2018Cape Town, South Africa has been in the news for its impending "Day Zero," when the city will shut off taps and start rationing water, but its reservoirs aren't the only ones shrinking. Satellite images reveal dwindling water supplies in Morocco, India, Iraq and Spain.
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by Ben Welle, Anna Bray Sharpin, Claudia Adriazola-Steil, Amit Bhatt, Saúl Alveano, Marta Obelheiro, Celal Tolga Imamoglu, Soames Job, Marc Shotten and Dipan Bose - January 2018This report presents a substantial body of evidence from 20 years’ worth of experience on how a Safe System based approach to road safety reduces deaths and serious injuries at the fastest rate.
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by Alberto Pallecchi - August 28, 2017Rome's famous fountains went dry this summer as mounting water stress took its toll. To avoid a repeat, the city must patch leaky infrastructure, incentivize efficiency and reuse wastewater.
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by Kitty van der Heijden, Alberto Pallecchi and Sam van de Snepscheut - July 07, 2017An update on the G20's progress towards their climate goals.
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First-of-its-kind analysis from Champions 12.3 finds enormous returns on investment from curbing food loss and waste.
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by Jesse Worker - December 16, 2016A recent summit in Paris brought together heads of state, government officials and civil society leaders to discuss the future of open government. Three key messages emerged.
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by David O'Connor, James Mackie, Daphne van Esveld, Hoseok Kim, Imme Scholz and Nina Weitz - August 2016This paper synthesizes a number of case studies on early experience with implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It focuses on OECD countries and how they are applying the principles of universality – an agenda for all countries and all stakeholders – and integration – the sustainable development goals and targets are interdependent and implementation strategies must be holistic and policies coherent across the agenda.
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Eight recommended actions can improve energy efficiency in buildings to unlock a “triple win” and address economic, environmental and social challenges in world’s urban areas
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 11, 2016) — A new policy roadmap from World Resources Institute, Accelerating Building Efficiency: Eight Actions for Urban Leaders, shows how city-level leaders worldwide can overcome barriers to improving building efficiency and reduce energy demand through policy and market action. WRI finds that better energy efficiency in buildings can unlock a “triple win” of economic, environmental and social benefits for cities, and taking action now can avoid locking in decades of inefficiency.
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by Sarah Parsons - May 05, 2016Less than two weeks after 175 nations signed the pivotal Paris Agreement, a question lingers: What's next? At the Going Green conference in Washington, D.C., three leaders had answers.
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by Yamide Dagnet and Elyse Myrans - November 12, 2015Three key items are important for ensuring that the new climate agreement is ambitious, fair and effective.