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Using solar power for pumping water is estimated to help farmers save $875m annually in diesel fuel costs

The project will focus on reducing emissions from vehicles, improving the management of solid waste and strengthening the air and climate decision-making system in Greater Cairo

Nearly half of the global population lack the ability to cook efficiently or cleanly, says the World Bank

It is a collaboration between ministers and directors of the Governments of Germany and Luxembourg together with the World Bank, European Investment Bank and the Global Covenant of Mayors

The country is one of the world’s 10 largest importers and consumers of ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons

With 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions coming from cooling, new solutions are critically needed to address the climate footprint of growing demand

The financing will support the establishment of an anaerobic biodigester to produce renewable energy from animal waste that will be sold to the grid

It says ‘extremely strong demand’ from global investors for the USD benchmark led to an order book of more than $6bn

Russia, Iraq, the US and Iran are the four biggest flarers and account for almost half of global gas flaring, according to a new report

More than two thirds of households in rural areas rely on candles, kerosene, low quality batteries and diesel generators to meet their power needs