Is a credit crisis curbing climate action by poor countries?

Climate-vulnerable countries are having to pay more to borrow cash on financial markets, new U.N. research finds.

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Is a credit crisis curbing climate action by poor countries?

3 reasons clean energy is poised to take off in developing cities

Move over, Vancouver. A full slate of cities in fast-evolving countries are ramping up renewable energy.

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Re-manufactured bikes and beyond: Circular design in action

Three ways designing for the circular economy is getting real.

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Countries flirt with maritime decarbonization deadline

The goal isn’t official, but many countries are greeting a proposal that would clean up the shipping sector within 33 years.

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Distributed solar beats coal on cost for co-ops

Market responses show rural electric co-ops and municipal utilities can save up to 30 percent of power costs with solar.

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The cost of sustainable development

Rich countries are supposed to give $100 billion to developing countries in the upcoming Paris climate talks to deal with climate change. How much has been committed and how will this work?

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How COP21 country commitments stack up

Not all climate action is created equal. A look at how fair — and how ambitious — countries are being with new national commitments.

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How COP21 country commitments stack up

Future-proof London: Redevelopment in the age of IoT

A tech entrepreneur makes the case for turning a massive redevelopment project into an exemplar of smart city thinking.

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New report shows Scandinavian countries are best-prepared for the effects of climate change

Worried about rising water levels, increased frequency and strength of storms as well as other potential natural disasters? Well, according to the latest  Global Adaptation Index  (GAIN) report, which ranks more than 175 countries based on their vulnerability to climate change and their readiness, you would be better off moving to Scandanavia—specifically Norway and Sweden.  Read the rest of New report shows Scandinavian countries are best-prepared for the effects of climate change Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Climate Change , climate change prepareness , GAIN report , Global Adaptation Index , global warming , norway , Scandanavia , University of Notre Dame , University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index

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This map reveals which countries will survive climate change (and which countries are in big trouble)

As the global climate changes , some countries are going to feel the impact of global warming more than others. Notre Dame has created an annual index showing which countries will get away with a smaller impact and which countries stand to suffer the most, and The Eco Experts have put the information together into an easy to read map. This year, the results have a few surprises and more than a little bad news. Despite having tons of vulnerable coastline, countries like Norway and New Zealand will be better off, while less developed countries like Chad and Haiti could be in big trouble. Which just goes to show that, once again, the poorest nations will suffer the consequences that the wealthy, industrial countries have caused. Read the rest of This map reveals which countries will survive climate change (and which countries are in big trouble) Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Climate Change , climate change countries , climate change impact , climate change index , global impact climate change , global impact warming , global warming , global warming countries , global warming impact , global warming index , infographics , Notre Dame climate change index , Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index , reader submissions

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