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Climate & Energy, Social Development

Group-buying schemes are slashing solar installation costs for households in the UK

In Liverpool, average installation costs were reduced by 26%.

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How Finland won the war on homelessness (mostly)

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What we can learn from the world’s happiest countries

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How India is providing a lifeline to struggling farmers amid its solar push

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How this entrepreneur is slashing grocery costs and waste in South Africa’s townships

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Western Australia’s new solar redistribution policy

Climate & Energy, Social Development

No rooftop? No problem: Inside Germany’s ‘balcony solar’ boom

More than 400,000 households across the country have installed mini solar systems on their balconies.

Climate & Energy, Social Development

The invisible power of ‘nudging’ is leading diners to cut back on meat

Nudges can change food habits without getting bogged down in culture-war debates or political polarisation.

Climate & Energy, Social Development

How this household halved its electricity bill using a dynamic pricing plan

"The agile tariff makes you think about how and when to use your energy."

Climate & Energy, Social Development

US government to fund solar installations for nearly 1 million low-income households

The scheme will save low-income households $350 million a year and create 200,000 jobs, the EPA says.

Climate & Energy, Social Development

European Parliament approves law requiring solar installations on buildings

Buildings are responsible for 40% of the EU's energy consumption and 36% of the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions.