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March 24, 2021: World TB Day

A research project at Masdar Institute aims to mitigate the undesired consequences of the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHI) -- where city air and surface temperatures can be can be higher than those of nearby rural areas by 2 to 3 Celsius --…

Iglo CEO Elio Leoni Sceti explores the principle of a circular economy to redefine efforts to end food waste. Consumers need top quality, great tasting, nutritious food that is responsibly sourced and avoids waste. By developing and…

Panelists in this webinar review energy access work that is underway in Ghana using low-carbon solutions and off-grid renewable technologies. The webinar emphasizes opportunities for business. The panelistsrepresenting government, private…

Two expert panelist speakers present during the webinar:Dr. Hans-Martin Henning, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and Juan Pablo Carvallo, Energy & Resources Group (ERG), University of California, Berkley. The webinar…

If President Moon Jae-in's actions are any indication, the days of nuclear power in the Republic of Korea may be numbered.

Subscribe to our channel in South Korea are developing a farming system that could allow food to be grown in any climate, a project that becomes increasingly pressing as the world's population reaches new heights. The scientists practice…

- In what could be the start of an emerging national trend towards a commitment to renewable energy, A growing number of cities are committing to 100% green energy use within the next few years. Our readers also searched for PLAYERS IN…

Subscribe to our channel from more than 150 countries are holding a series of meetings on a new global climate treaty which they hope will become an official agreement in Copenhagen in December to replace the Kyoto Protocol that expires in…

Today, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and it is getting more urgent to turn the ship around. Australia has embarked on the transition to a low carbon economy, with an increase in activity across the economy to improve…

The session identify and probe key challenges to building inclusive innovation in resilient systems. Moderator: Stephanie Strom, Journalist, New York TimesSpeakers: Ruth Nankabirwa, Minister of State for Agriculture, In charge of…

Subscribe to France 24 now: 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 Climate Conference: are we heading towards "an unambitious deal"? As we enter the 2nd and final week of the COP21 Climate Conference, environmentalists are worried…

Mr Martin Hiller, Director General of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), during the session 'Employment and Growth Benefits of a Green Economy' at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit the summit, Mr Martin…

On the final day of the 2nd SE4All Forum in New York (21 May 2015), the Global Energy Ministerial Dialogue convened together on the theme Future of Energy: Leadership Actions and President Ernesto Macias highlighted ARE's actions and…

Support the show, consider donating: 3CdLCDLSg5XdrzZyHkXemFjiC5f6jeFa7P ()Amidst all the discussion of alternative uses of blockchains, it is often forgotten that the very first fork of Bitcoin, Namecoin, pursued a daring vision for a…

On the occasion of European Forest Week and Mets2013 Joint session of the ECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry and the FAO European Forestry Commission, this video highlights the importance of sustainable forestry for the future…

At this year's Intersolar trade fair in Munich, one of the world's biggest for the solar industry, ABB has been showing off its range of dedicated solar products. And since the acquisition of Power One, a major supplier of solar inverters,…

On his four day tour to Japan Narendra Modi took an hour ride in the bay area to acquaint himself with the working of Kobe port which is known for rising from the debris within two years after disastrous earthquake in 1995. Narendra Modi…

Around the country and the world, cities are changing themselves to become more welcoming to pedestrians and cyclists. This entertaining and visually compelling talk discusses the General Theory of Walkability -- what it takes to get people…

Climate change is arguably the worst threat to human development, ever. According to the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change, the global temperature will increase by 3 degrees per decade this century under a business-as-usual…