Tag: Climate mitigation
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Tackling climate change
Now that the challenge of tackling global climate change has been universally accepted by all countries and people (with the notable exception of Mr Trump and his cronies in the White House and Federal US government) through the Paris Agreement, it is important for all countries, companies, NGOs, universities and other relevant stakeholders to share…
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Using smarter stoves to combat household air pollution
(Originally published here) When it comes to cooking indoors over open fires, the harmful health effects can be equal to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. This indoor air pollution plagues nearly nine out of every 10 Bangladeshi households, which use wood and other biofuels to cook inside. Over time, exposure to smoke from…
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Energy and climate change
(This article was originally published here) Energy is the most talked about issue these days in the context of the growing world population, climate change, and the need to reduce our carbon footprint. Increasing the renewable energy mix is the way forward for all nations. While there are fast and slow movers in the race…
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The Bangladesh 2050 energy and carbon emissions calculator- BD2050
(This article was originally published here) The western media regularly heralds reports of the latest technologies that will solve the problem of global warming — these are portrayed as miracle fixes which will reverse the damage caused by decades of industrialisation. The inconvenient truth, however, is that there is no “silver bullet.” Bangladesh being a…
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Bangladesh powers ahead on off-grid solar
(This article was originally published by SciDev.Net’s South Asia Desk here) Eight million Bangladeshis now depend on reliable power from small solar units Women technicians handle service and after-sales warranty of home units Bangladesh plans to be generating 220 megawatts of solar energy by 2017 [DHAKA] More than the technology it is the advocacy that…