The following are three short news pieces from Nexus Media. A Million Years Of Mud: Climate Change Will Make Monsoons Worse Climate change will likely worsen monsoons affecting one-fifth of the world’s population, new research suggests. The study, published Friday in Science Advances, assessing data from the past million years, supports … [continued]
A new OECD report has found outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths a year by 2060, and cost 1% of the global GDP. The new report, The Economic Consequences of Air Pollution, published this week by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, “provides a comprehensive … [continued]
Originally published on PlanetSave. According to the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA), poor households in Asia and Africa saved some $3.4 billion based on the rapid uptake of solar lighting. GOGLA has released its Social Impact Report, which addresses a significant increase in solar lighting products in off-grid locales. The impact of … [continued]
GTM Research’s quarterly Solar Executive Briefing lays out several noteworthy trends to watch for in the solar industry this year. The US solar industry had an impressive 2015, allowing its marked hockey-stick growth to continue — and that growth is only expected to continue through 2016. According to GTM Research, … [continued]
India has announced to set up a fund to assist South Asian countries to adapt to the challenges of the changing climate. The 16th South Asian Association on Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held at Thimphu, Bhutan had the theme ‘Towards a Green and Happy South Asia’. Heads of governments of eight South … [continued]
