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What will the cities of the future be like?

What will the cities of the future be like?

UN-Habitat's World Cities Report 2022 warns that urban areas are responsible for 70% of greenhouse gas emissions. Because of that, cities must be leaders in climate action to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius target set by the Paris Agreement. The new UN report says that...

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Organic waste management and recovery

Organic waste management and recovery

Organic waste goes unnoticed because it is more natural than other waste, but when it is mixed in landfills and other types of waste, the degradation process takes up to 12 years. During this time it emits enormous and fatal quantities of greenhouse gases such as...

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Emissions will hit new record levels in 2023

Emissions will hit new record levels in 2023

Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are likely to rise to record levels in 2023 and the following years as investments in green technology drop due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to forecasts released by the International Energy Agency. The COVID-19 crisis in...

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