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How 'frugal innovation' could aid Africa's green development
Green solutions are available if Africa's leaders embrace opportunities and innovations, entrepreneurs told the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
Laurie Goering
Laurie Goering edits AlertNet Climate, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s news website on the humanitarian and development impacts of climate change.
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China
China's new 5-year plan: Shifting investment from coal to green tech
As part of it's new 5-year plan, China is expected to reduce its role as a major financier of coal-fired power plants, in favour of green tech investments.
Climate Change
The impact of local climate adaptation - and why it is important for all of us
Climate change risks in one place can impact on others around the globe. Improving efforts to adapt locally can bring shared benefits to all, according to a climate adaptation expert.
Climate Change
With COP26 postponed, these young activists have decided to have their own climate conference
Young climate activists have organized an alternative to the postponed COP26 talks, which they hope will yield a formal outcome and get their views taken seriously.
Climate Change
SUV和私人飞机：占全球人口1%的最富有人群排放的碳比占50%的最贫穷人群要多
研究人员称，在过去的25年里，占全球人口10%的最富有人群所排放的温室气体是占全球50%的贫穷人口排放量的两倍，原因在于他们经常乘坐飞机，热衷于驾驶SUV，而且消费数额巨大。
Climate Change
SUVs and private flights: Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 50%
A report by Oxfam found that these emissions were likely produced by excessive spending as well as the growing popularity of SUVs and private flights.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
The incredibly simple solution to saving lives during a heatwave
Giving heatwaves names could help people understand the threat they pose, a move which could save lives, according to heat experts.
Sustainable Development
COVID-19: How a green recovery could create millions of jobs
From adopting smarter farming to slashing fossil fuel subsidies and rethinking urban land use, green investment could create 395 million jobs and $10 trillion in new business opportunitie...
COVID-19
What COVID-19 can teach us about tackling climate change
From fossil fuel taxes to public transport and home working, this is how we can rebuild the economy and battle the climate crisis, with lessons from COVID-19.
COVID-19
Can virus stimulus vaccinate the poor against future crises?
Aid experts say the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for global investment to help vulnerable communities prepare for crises.
Migration
People are more likely to be displaced by cyclones, floods or fires than by conflicts, Oxfam says
Seven of the top 10 countries with the highest displacement by proportion of their population were developing island states, largely in the Pacific and the Caribbean, the report found.
Digital Economy and New Value Creation
How the Red Cross is using blockchain to help disaster-prone communities
"Those kind of loops are what economies are built on. If they're not there, you end up with the chronic cycle of the Red Cross giving aid every three years because it's not building commu...
Climate Change
Wealthy nations promise $9.8 billion to help poorer nations adapt to climate change
The Green Climate Fund so far has allocated about $5.2 billion to 111 projects in 99 countries.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Flood damage is now a mental health threat in Britain
A study shows that people whose homes are damaged by disasters are 50% more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety.
Africa
High-tech innovation could shape the future of Africa's farming landscape
With farmers in the country already embracing tech to help with small-scale, agricultural tasks, drones and other small robots could soon be the future of Africa's farming