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 In the Final Hours of the Climate Talks, a 1.5 Degrees C Target Is Still on the Table—but Is That a Good Thing?

(Originally published here) In exchange for including the ambitious target in the final text, developing nations are being pressured to never again mention “loss and damage.”   Entering the closing 48 hours of the global climate negotiations, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that “we will not leave the most vulnerable nations…

A family using solar energy in generating power in Tarialan soum, Uvs Aimag (Uvs Province).

In remote soums many people live without electricity due to remoteness, vast distances and scattered nomadic way of life.


These photographs depict the families working in the sea buckthorn field and shows their living conditions in a ger (Mongolian traditional tent).

Loans or grants for climate finance?

(Article originally published here) As we approach the Paris climate summit in December the topic of climate finance is becoming more pressing. It was a major topic of the recent IMF meeting in Lima, Peru and will require the involvement of ministers of finance rather than environment to make decisions. The good news is that…

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Electronic Waste: The Story of Bangladesh

(This article was originally published here) The vision 2021 of becoming “Digital Bangladesh” aims to make our nation stronger through effective use of modern technology on important sectors and areas like education, health, communication and alleviation of poverty levels. This clearly predicates the wider usage of electrical and electronic products throughout the country. Domestic policies…

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Bangladesh powers ahead on off-grid solar

(This article was originally published by SciDev.Net’s South Asia Desk here) Eight million Bangladeshis now depend on reliable power from small solar units Women technicians handle service and after-sales warranty of home units Bangladesh plans to be generating 220 megawatts of solar energy by 2017 [DHAKA] More than the technology it is the advocacy that…