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How Nevada became one of America’s biggest battery storage markets

A photo of a grid-scale battery storage facility

Smart policies, abundant land, and retiring fossil fuel plants are fuelling a clean energy revolution in the state.

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Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields, study shows

A solar farm in a meadow that provides a good habitat for birds.

“We have a golden opportunity for finding multiple functions for land: generating clean energy while restoring biodiversity.”

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How China’s ‘two new’ policy aims to cut emissions and boost recycling

A recycling logo in the colours of China's flag

Among other things, the policy is aimed at ramping up recycling of old or high-emission items.

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New wastewater treatment plant uses sewage to produce climate-friendly shipping fuel

A photo of a wastewater treatment plant.

There are some 80,000 wastewater treatment plants in Europe that offer considerable potential for the new process.

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Nature-based solutions are gaining momentum across Africa

A photo of a mangrove plantation, which can help build resilience against climate change.

Between 2012 and 2023, sub-Saharan Africa saw nearly 300 new nature-based resilience projects that secured $21 billion in funding.

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Collie’s just transition: A blueprint for ​the world’s 8 million coal workers?

A coal miner working underground

The Western Australian community offers a promising example of how to survive – and even thrive in – through the energy transition.

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Three New Zealand islands to be rewilded under global biodiversity initiative

A photo of the Gibson`s Wandering Albatross, which is native to New Zealand.

The Island-Ocean Connection Challenge aims to restore and rewild 40 globally significant island-ocean ecosystems by 2030.

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How Dutch expertise is transforming Austin’s streets

A photo of a cyclist in Austin, Texas.

A cycling infrastructure upgrade led to increased spending at restaurants and shops, prompting other streets to ask for similar improvements.

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World Resources Institute: 25 ways to slash methane emissions from the agricultural sector

A photo of rice farms in Vietnam. Rice farming produces methane, which exacerbates climate change.

Livestock and rice farming are two major sources of methane, though new solutions to this problem are emerging.

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Germany explores underground caverns as seasonal heat storage sites

A photo of an abandoned coal mine, which could be used to store heat energy.

There are already thousands of geothermal energy storage systems in the Netherlands and Scandinavia. Germany is looking to follow suit.

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