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The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a combined $295 million in grants and concessional loans to support a $6 billion water desalination project in Jordan.

Green Climate Fund commits funding to water desalination project in Jordan

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The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a combined $295 million in grants and concessional loans to support a $6…

Some 91% of individuals in Europe and the United States say that they are concerned about extreme weather phenomena in their region, while 85% believe that their region needs to improve efforts to help communities prepare for floods, a new study by Kemira has found.

Concerns over extreme weather, flood defences rank high in survey

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Some 91% of individuals in Europe and the United States say that they are concerned about extreme weather phenomena in…

Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that while the volume of raw sewage discharged daily in Ireland from wastewater plants has halved since the start of last year, close to three fifths (59%) of water discharged from said plans failed to consistently meet EPA standards.

Many wastewater plants in Ireland still ‘poorly managed’, says EPA

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Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that while the volume of raw sewage discharged daily in Ireland from wastewater…

TotalEnergies has announced the acquisition of Shell's onshore renewables business in Europe, which comprises 4GW worth of renewable energy assets.

TotalEnergies, Veolia sign agreement to advance energy transition efforts

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TotalEnergies and Veolia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate their existing partnership in areas related to the…

A SATO home in Finland [Image: SATO Corporation]

Sustainability a key driver of housing choices in Finland

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Sustainability is playing an increasingly important role for Finns when it comes to choosing where and how they live, a…

A Grain of Sand’s Chris Hines on why the time is right for ‘intelligent activism’

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For Chris Hines, owner of the A Grain of Sand consultancy and co-founder of activist group Surfers Against Sewage, the…

hydroponic lettuce growing in a vertical farm, created with generative ai

Sustainability of vertical farming evaluated in new study

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Is vertical farming really a sustainable alternative to field-grown crops? That’s the subject of a new study led by the…

A 'power-first' approach to investment and planning of data centre growth in the Asia Pacific region can spearhead cleaner, more resilient and more affordable energy systems, rather than being an environmental and infrastructural burden, a new report from Deloitte has suggested.

Data centre sector faces ‘significant sustainability challenges’

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The data centre sector faces ‘significant sustainability challenges’ that require ‘immediate strategic action’ to ensure long-term viability, a new whitepaper…

Single-use plastic bottles eliminated from golf’s Irish Open

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The Amgen Irish Open 2025 golf tournament, which runs from 4 to 7 September at the K Club in County…

PepsiCo has reported progress across its sustainability and nutrition goals in 2024, with the snack giant reporting that it has now introduced regenerative, restorative and protective agriculture practices to some 3.5 million acres of its production landscape.

PepsiCo ‘making progress’ against sustainability goals

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PepsiCo has reported progress across its sustainability and nutrition goals in 2024, with the snack giant reporting that it has…