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Costs rise as urban climate harm outpaces policymaking

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INT

Cities account for 70% of the carbon emissions from global energy use according to UN-Habitat, and more frequently are suffering increasingly visible and disruptive climate…

Ankara will remain cool on climate change

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TURKEY

Turkey's decision to postpone ratification of the Paris Agreement.

New Urban Agenda challenges developing cities

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LATIN AMERICA/INT

The UN's New Urban Agenda.

Air pollution curbs will hurt EU automobile industry

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GERMANY-EU

The target, deemed excessive by manufacturers, highlights the growing pressure on the automobile industry amid persisting concerns about air pollution.

Policy mix will fail to tackle Balkan air pollution

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BALKANS

Monitoring detected an improvement in air quality, allowing the emergency measure against smog to be withdrawn. However, atmospheric pollution is a chronic problem in the Western…

Rising living costs will hasten ‘high streets’ decline

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UNITED KINGDOM

Retail sector woes.

New plan will rebalance China's digital growth

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CHINA

It promises to be the world's most comprehensive and integrated industrial policy for the digital age, and intends not just to develop particular high-tech sectors but to use…

Rutte’s departure opens space for Dutch populists

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NETHERLANDS

Rutte wanted to lead his Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) into November’s early election, but he was forced to announce his departure due to a pending no-confidence vote. The…

COVID-19 may permanently alter long-term energy demand

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INTERNATIONAL

Policy responses to the global recession have the potential either to accelerate or retard the energy transition. Economic and social behavioural change as a result of forced…

India will press on with capital city redevelopment

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INDIA

Modi earlier this month laid the foundation stone for a new parliament complex in the precinct. The Supreme Court has ordered the government not to undertake further construction…