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Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, recently released a report highlighting Africa’s electricity challenges. Power shortages can hamper socioeconomic development, but they also have implications for health and education. The Conversation Africa’s energy and environment e

Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Featured , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 03/26/2016

Coal is parching the planet as well as cooking it, says new report

John McGarrity A new report outlines how coal use is the number one threat to water supplies The burning of coal isn’t just cooking the planet through climate change, the fossil fuel is using large amounts of water in parts of the world where supplies of the most precious of natural resources

Climate , Education , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 03/20/2016

Can low-income housing be energy efficient and affordable?

Sophia V. Schweitzer Residents of low-income housing need energy efficiency more than others, but are less likely to be able to afford it. How to escape the Catch-22? In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the local housing commission is completing floor-by-floor renovations in the five-story Baker Commons public

Disasters , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 03/06/2016

Is nuclear power our energy future — or a dinosaur in a death spiral?

Dave Levitan Identical data yield drastically different conclusions about the role nuclear will play in meeting climate goals. Nuclear power is dead. Long live nuclear power. Nuclear power is the only way forward. Nuclear power is a red herring. Nuclear power is too dangerous. Nuclear power is the s

Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 03/04/2016

Climate change adaptation in global megacities protects wealth – not people

Lucien Georgeson and Mark Maslin Cities across the world are increasingly at risk from climate change. People living in extreme poverty are especially vulnerable, both because global warming will tend to hit developing countries the hardest, and because they have less money to throw at the p

Business , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Sustainable Development , Water / 03/04/2016

Award winning activist killed in Honduras

Honduras human rights activist , Berta Cacares assassinated for fighting against a dam project that will usurp the Lenca people from their home. Berta Cacares who won the 2015 Goldman Prize for her enduring activism against the Agua Zarca dam was killed on 3rd March after assailants broke into Cac

Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Transport / 02/17/2016

The global bike sharing boom – why cities love a cycling scheme

Alexandros Nikitas The benefits of bike sharing schemes include transport flexibility, reductions to vehicle emissions, health benefits, reduced congestion and fuel consumption, and financial savings for individuals. As urbanisation and modernisation reach unprecedented levels, road congestion has b

Biodiversity , Climate , Disasters , Energy , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 01/20/2016

Five trends that will define the world’s forests in 2016

Bill Laurance The past year has been a momentous time for the world’s forests, with both good and bad news. Fasten your seat belts, because 2016 promises to be another roller-coaster ride. Here I highlight five factors that could have a big impact on forests this year. For further discussio

Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions / 01/03/2016

Abu Dhabi device harvests untapped solar power

Rehab Abd Almohsen Researchers in Abu Dhabi have created a low-cost device that can make solar cells panels more efficient by splitting sunlight into its constituent colours. The plastic device both concentrates and separates sunlight into its key spectral components: all the visible colours of the

Business , Energy , Environment , Resources , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 12/26/2015

Are energy-saving settings bad for the environment?

Peter Fairley “Eco modes” ostensibly reduce environmental impact — but only if people use them. Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported l

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