China’s first vertical forest is rising in Nanjing

The two towers at 656 feet and 354 feet tall will rise above the Nanjing Pukou District and could provide the city with a breath of fresh air, producing...

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China's solar power capacity more than doubles in 2016

China's installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity more than doubled last year, turning the country into the world's biggest producer of solar energy by capacity, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said...

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ADFD $90m Loan to Complete Hydroelectric Power Plant

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) attended the official opening of the Upper Atbara and Setit Dam Complex’s 320 megawatt hydroelectric power plant in Eastern Sudan. ADFD’s $90...

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Norway Launch a $400 Million Fund in Davos to Stop Deforestation and Boost Farming

Norway announces fund that will raise $400 million by 2020 and could lead to over $1.6 billion in deforestation-free agriculture investments Fund will protect 5 million...

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China dominate the global market in climate-friendly infrastructure investment

China issued 255 billion yuan (US$36.9bn) worth of green bonds in 2016, dominating the global market in climate-friendly infrastructure investment.

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Solar Could Become the Cheapest Power on Earth

Solar power is now cheaper than coal in some parts of the world. In less than a decade, it’s likely to be the lowest-cost option almost everywhere. In 2016, countries...

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Chinese firm signs contract to build road in Afghanistan

A Chinese construction firm signed a contract on Sunday to build a key road in central Afghanistan. Afghan Minister of Public Works Mahmuod Baligh and Vice Chairman of China Road...

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Costa Rica use over 98% of renewable energy

Renewables supplied about 98.1 percent of Costa Rica's electricity for the year, the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) said in mid-December. Fossil fuels provided the remaining 1.9 percent. The country...

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World first plant to turn CO2 into valuable chemicals

A £3m industrial plant is capturing the CO2 emissions from a coal boiler and using the CO2 to make valuable chemicals. It is a world first. And just 100km away...

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World Air Quality Map 2015

An estimated 92% of the world’s population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds safety limits, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has released

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