Global Electricity Review 2025
<p>In a world of higher electricity demand growth, clean electricity is stepping up to the challenge. Spearheaded by exponential solar expansion, clean power is set to grow faster than demand, marking
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Deforestation-free commodities represent a major investment opportunity: Report
It’s estimated that about 10 per cent of global emissions comes from deforestation — meaning we could make considerable progress toward halting climate change simply by keeping what remains of the world’s
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7 things to know about managing climate risk through social protection
This document looks at how social protection can be a tool to manage climate risk, with examples from Brazil, Kenya and Lesotho. It discusses how social protection can help bridge the gap between humanitarian
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Conserving the world’s megafauna and biodiversity: The fierce urgency of now
<p>In our recent perspective article, we noted that most (approximately 60 percent) terrestrial large carnivore and large herbivore species are now threatened with extinction, and we offered a 13-point
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Mosquito-disseminated insecticide for citywide vector control and its potential to block arbovirus epidemics: Entomological observations and modeling results from Amazonian Brazil
<p>Mosquito-borne viruses threaten public health worldwide. When the ratio of competent vectors to susceptible humans is low enough, the virus’s basic reproductive number (R0) falls below 1.0 (each
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Economic development and forest cover: Evidence from satellite data
<p>Ongoing deforestation is a pressing, global environmental issue with direct impacts on climate change, carbon emissions, and biodiversity. There is an intuitive link between economic development and
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Global progress and backsliding on gasoline taxes and subsidies
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades, many governments will have to reform their energy policies. These policies are difficult to measure with any precision. As a result, it is unclear
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Identifying species threat hotspots from global supply chains
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/wild_bio_17.jpg" style="width: 280px; height: 210px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />A new study published in the journal Nature
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Priority-setting for novel drug regimens to treat tuberculosis: An epidemiologic model
<p>Novel drug regimens are needed for tuberculosis (TB) treatment. New regimens aim to improve on characteristics such as duration, efficacy, and safety profile, but no single regimen is likely to be ideal
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Use of antibiotics in children younger than two years in eight countries: a prospective cohort study
<p>The objective of the study is to describe the frequency and factors associated with antibiotic use in early childhood, and estimate the proportion of diarrhoea and respiratory illnesses episodes treated
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Governance of inclusive transit-oriented development in Brazil
Transit-oriented development (TOD)—a planning strategy focused on building compact, mixed-use neighborhoods with access to high-quality public transport and mobility options—is key to sustainable urbanization.