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An affordable housing development in Spain that's energy efficient.

Catalonia’s housing revolution: Where affordability meets sustainability

An alternative housing system is emerging across the region and it could create a global blueprint.

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How Finland won the war on homelessness (mostly)

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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

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A rooftop solar system

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.
Rooftop solar panels on a house in the countryside.

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.
A pile of colourful linen. France is moving to make the textile and fashion industry more sustainable.

France’s pioneering plan to create a more sustainable fashion industry

Fast-fashion labels will essentially subsidise more sustainable brands.
A large rooftop solar installation in the US for community members.

How America’s commercial property industry is facilitating a community solar revolution

The US Department of Energy wants the community solar industry to triple capacity to 20GW by the end of 2025.
A Gcwalisa kiosk in a township in South Africa

How this South African entrepreneur is slashing grocery costs and waste in the country’s townships

Miles Kubheka's shipping container-based shops operate on a "weigh and pay" model.
A product being repaired, rather than thrown away

Inside the EU’s new directive granting consumers a ‘right to repair’ their products

"With the agreement reached today, Europe makes a clear choice for repair instead of disposal."
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