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Report: Health of over 12 million people Brits threatened by climate change

Business Green

Blistering heatwaves and devastating flood events are set to take an ever greater toll on the UK's mental and physical health, according to the Climate Coalition. Governments must urgently recognise the threat posed by climate change and set the recovery on a green pathway that enshrines planetary and public health above all else.".

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China’s PV plants are booming, but is that good news for the fight against climate change?

Renewable Energy World

For the past decade and a half, China became the dominant player in the PV manufacturing field, after the sector received critical help from government subsidies back in 2004. Between 2006 and 2013, China’s global share of production of PV cells, the solar industry’s core technology, surged from 14 percent to 66 percent.

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Tug of War: The Impact of Climate Change on Economic Development

Unsustainable

Climate change and global warming are issues that define our times. What does this boy care about climate change? How much is to be invested for climate change? This group of stunning islands was at the forefront of the Tsunami destruction in 2004. There are millions of people like him in this world.

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There’s nothing worse than environmentalists encouraging climate inaction

Terra Infirma

One of my bugbears is the constant attempts to shift the ‘blame’ for climate change to someone else – whether it is China, Big Business or the Super-Rich. Concerned about the damage being done to its corporate reputation by the climate crisis, BP hired a public relations firm to bolster its image.

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China Can Help Supersize Global Hydrogen Economy, According to Shell

GreenTechMedia

China could have a crucial role to play in the development of a global hydrogen economy, with its massive demand for decarbonization technologies likely to drive large-scale deployments that will help cut costs around the world, according to oil major Shell. The country installed 130 GWs of solar PV in between 2010 and 2017.

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Rainfall prediction app helps Indonesias farmers

AGreenLiving

A new rainfall app is helping farmers in Indonesia’s Sumbawa Island navigate climate change. A collaboration between Bandung Institute of Technology , USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and an international development nonprofit called World Neighbors is giving farmers important data on maximizing their crops.

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“How early education in STEM helped shape my career”

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

New Energy Nexus is described as a catalytic nonprofit organization bringing together a global community of climate change accelerators and entrepreneurs. New Energy Nexus supports diverse clean energy entrepreneurs who are bringing new technologies and business models to market. What is your role? We grant $4.2