SDSN Networks in Action 2020
<p>SDSN’s National and Regional Networks promote the localization and implementation of the SDGs, develop long-term transformation pathways, provide education for sustainable development, and launch
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Trillion-euro shortfall facing EU energy sector - Lords Committee
Europe needs to adopt clearer policies on energy to encourage investors, says a House of Lords report Investment totalling a trillion euros (£846bn) is required before the end of this decade if the
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EU car emissions plummet due to diesel and economic downturn
The average car sold in the EU in 2012 was 9% more fuel-efficient than the average three years before, according to a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). According to provisional data
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UK lawmakers call for ban on pesticides linked to bees' death
The government must suspend the use of dangerous pesticides linked to the death of bees, a committee of MPs said on Friday. The Environmental Audit Committee said in a report that the government was
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UK lawmakers call for ban on pesticides linked to bees' death
The government must suspend the use of dangerous pesticides linked to the death of bees, a committee of MPs said on Friday. The Environmental Audit Committee said in a report that the government was
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EU capped carbon emissions fell 1.4 percent in 2012
Emissions from power plants and factories covered by the European Union's carbon market fell by 1.4 percent last year, preliminary like-for-like data showed on Tuesday, helping keep the EU on track to
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Asia starts to lead way on clean energy
Australia's neighbours in Asia - especially China - are emerging as the countries best placed to prosper from moves to cut greenhouse gas emissions, an international study has found. In their second
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Eight member states breach EU air quality rules: data
Fewer European countries could face fines for breaching air pollution limits after recession slowed industrial activity and limits on sulfur emissions kicked in. Eight EU states, including France and
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France Unveils Measures to Decrease Energy Use
Even after the election of François Hollande as President of France, an energy conservation measure of the previous government will be implemented. The Sarkozy government wanted to require shops and
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Politics hamper bid to unlock French coal mine gas riches
After slamming the door on developing shale gas over environmental concerns, France has discovered there could be at least five years worth of another cheap-to-produce gas in the former coal mining region
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Reformed U.N. formula for making planet greener to get first test
A new United Nations plan to involve all nations in marshalling science to fix environmental problems ranging from toxic chemicals to climate change will be put to the test from Monday at talks in Nairobi.