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Nepal to generate electricity from waste

Nepal sees waste-to-energy projects as a way to meet energy demand and also manage waste.

3 May 2013 | EN

Aerosols confirmed rising over India

A new ground study confirms a trend in tiny polluting particles rising over India.

18 April 2013 | EN

Tricycle, Philippines

Philippines to launch 100,000 eco-friendly 'e-trikes'

A US$400 million project is set to replace the Philippines' tricycle taxi system with greener battery-run models.

27 December 2012 | EN

Power station

Reports point to growing risks from climate change

Greenhouse gases have hit a record high, we are heading for a much hotter planet and seas are rising faster than projected, studies show.

6 December 2012 | EN | ES

Small seaweed refineries could meet transport needs

Small-scale biorefineries that use marine algae could produce transport fuel for towns in developing countries, a study reports.

15 November 2012 | EN | ES | FR

The Maldives

Climate change mitigation 'far cheaper than inaction'

Developing a low carbon economy will be far cheaper than responding to climate change in an ad hoc fashion, says a global report.

26 October 2012 | EN | ES

'REDD+ actions can have varying impacts'

Depending on local conditions REDD+ actions can have widely varying impacts on carbon and biodiversity, says a new assessment.

19 October 2012 | EN | ES

Banana fibre can fix marine oil spills, says study

Banana stem fibre may hold the key to cheaply absorbing oil spills that threaten marine and coastal life.

11 October 2012 | EN

Pakistan set to produce diesel from coal

Pakistan is betting on a plan to convert its vast lignite deposits into diesel through underground gasification.

3 October 2012 | EN

Azza Abdel Hamid Faiad at the EU Contest for Young Scientists in 2011

Student finds new way of turning plastic into biofuel

An Egyptian teenager has devised a low-cost method for producing biofuel from plastics, and will receive assistance with progressing her idea.

29 June 2012 | EN

Solar Panels, South Atlantic

Sustainable energy budgets must increase, says report

The Global Energy Assessment, launched at Rio+20, has warned that an extra half billion dollars is required to limit global warming.

21 June 2012 | EN

Pablo Munoz at Rio+20

Launch of 'inclusive' wealth index reveals GDP limitations

A new Inclusive Wealth Indicator (IWI) index has revealed discrepancies between a nation's GDP and other types of capital.

19 June 2012 | EN | ES

A girl uses a Barefoot Power solar-powered lamp

Winning projects at clean energy awards benefit women

This year's Ashden Awards have recognised five initiatives that have a range of direct benefits for women and households.

13 June 2012 | EN | FR

Man holds washed iron ore

Rio+20 solutions too Northern, say South Asian analysts

South Asia is not equipped to make its voice heard at the upcoming Rio+20 summit, say Indian and Sri Lankan policy analysts.

11 June 2012 | EN

Biomass cooking stoves linked to depression

A new study links indoor air pollution from biomass-burning cooking stoves to depression in women.

6 June 2012 | EN

Wind turbines

Wind power 'can be cheaper' than photovoltaics, study says

Carbon reduction initiatives should be assessed on a country by country basis, according to a comparative study on alternative energy costs.

23 April 2012 | EN | ES

Traditional cookstove

Study investigates household choices on improved cookstoves

Rural communities aren't taking up cleaner, more efficient cookstoves as quickly as anticipated, a study in Pakistan has found.

19 April 2012 | EN | FR

Dirty river

Rio+20 zero draft accepts 'planetary boundaries'

The latest version of the 'zero draft' for the Rio+20 Summit has included an acknowledgement that the Earth's resources are limited.

28 March 2012 | EN | ES

African researchers in a laboratory

Northern node of Pan-African University launched in Algeria

A call for prospective lecturers and students has been issued by Algeria, host to the northern node of the Pan African University.

27 March 2012 | EN | FR

Electric jeepney

Electric jeepneys ease Philippines air pollution

Battery-powered jeepneys are being used to reduce carbon emissions from the country's mass transport system.

16 March 2012 | EN