"The World Bank has approved a loan of US$750 million (RM3.54 billion) to Colombia, to help the country become more resilient in the face of climate change by buoying up renewable energy efforts and reducing carbon emissions, the bank said yesterday."
That follows a December 2022 loan of US$1 billion.
Articles like this make the lender look good but almost never disclose the terms. Is it aid, or is it rent seeking?
Huge debt costs mean climate spending could make emerging nations insolvent
"Emerging countries will pay a record $400 billion to service external #debt this year, and 47 of them cannot spend the money they need for #ClimateAdaptation and #SustainableDevelopment without risking default in the next five years, according to a report released on the eve of IMF/World Bank spring meetings."
Bilyonaryo Ramon S. Ang’s San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has taken a groundbreaking step towards #SustainableDevelopment with the inauguration of “Saribuhay sa Dampalit.”
So pleased there are night trains into #Germany from #Sweden, the network is growing! There's a certain romanticism that has never left the #NightTrain, often economic benefits, and SO. MUCH. LESS. CO2 compared to flying!
I look forward to making the most of them next year 😊
"...In recent decades serious environmental issues have threatened our lands. We’ve experienced polluted waters and forests from mining, depletion of fish from hydro dams, ...
Development should be sustainable and socially responsible. It should not disrupt our ability to continue harvesting and practising our cultures. ..."
South Australia is going a long way to shifting steel making from a very carbon creating process to creating Green steel
Using excess renewable energy during the day to create hydrogen that will be used to power peaking plants when the renewable supply falls
Tom Koutsontonis, the energy minister is across the details in a refreshing way and continues his leadership for SA to have a modern renewable powered, manufacturing industry https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-takes-another-bold-leap-into-deep-green-energy-future/
As world leaders gather in NYC for the #SDGSummit2023 check out this new book edited by my
colleagues Mariz Tadros, Phil Mader & Kathryn Cheeseman on how religious inequality hinders sustainable development & how freedom of religion & belief is a blindspot in development
The world needs to shift to a plant-based diet by 2030 to avoid a climate catastrophe, according to a new report. This would require reducing meat consumption by 90% and dairy by 60%, as animal agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. The report also urges governments to invest in clean energy, green infrastructure, and circular economy to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
grades 8-12
There so many ways to create energy beyond fossil fuels.
Students investigate the thermal storage properties of some common materials: sand, salt, water and shredded paper. Students then evaluate the usefulness of each material as a thermal storage material to be used as the thermal mass in a passive solar building.