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Sharp opinion and analysis on issues that are critical to sustainable development.
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April 18
Electric Vehicles vs. Fuel-Efficient Used Cars: Which really drives sustainability?
Debates surrounding the merits of electric vehicles versus fuel-efficient used cars have typically focused on carbon emissions and energy use only—but what of the conflict implications?
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April 17
Carbon Pricing: Busting four major myths
We break down four common myths about renewable energy and carbon pricing. Feel free to use these facts next time someone tells you that coal is the future or that carbon pricing is just a hoax invented to increase your taxes.
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April 6
Healthy Lives and Well-being for Everyone: Why SDG 3 matters and how we can achieve it
Creating a sustainable world—and reaching economic, environmental and social goals—depends on having a thriving and healthy human population. We explore how Sustainable Development Goal 3 plans to achieve that.
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April 2
Asbestos: How it endangers human health and why a worldwide ban is needed
About 125 million people worldwide are exposed to asbestos at the workplace, resulting in roughly 107,000 occupational exposure deaths annually. In this guest article, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance explores how it endangers human health and why a worldwide ban is needed.
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March 21
Ensuring Access to Water and Sanitation for All: What SDG 6 wants to achieve and why it matters
This World Water Day, we take a look at Sustainable Development Goal 6 ("ensure access to water and sanitation for all") and explain what it is meant to acheive, and why it matters.
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March 16
Five Steps We Must Take to Protect Refugees in the Future
This year, a new reality, based on a new international paradigm regarding refugees futures, must emerge. Here are five steps that need to be set in motion to make this happen.
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March 8
Why We Should Foster Economic Independence for Women in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
How can the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining sector support female miners and ultimately foster their economic independence?
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March 6
Connecting the Dots: Natural resources, women and peace
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we spoke with Silja Halle of UN Environment to discuss the opportunities presented by environment and natural resources to strengthen women’s participation in peace processes.
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March 5
How Clean Innovation Is Benefitting the Mining Sector
Did you know mining companies are getting innovative to help benefit their business and the communities in which they operate? Renewable energies - such as solar, wind and geothermal - represent a significant opportunity for clean innovation for the mining sector.
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March 2
Four Ways Cities are Localizing the SDGs
Four cities in North America are working to track how well their citizens are doing against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more.
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