Stuttgart – a Livable City: The global Agenda 2030 at a local level Baseline study depicting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [PDF]
, 2019 The United Nations adopted the Agenda 2030 in 2015. This was a basis for the transition to a world in which economic efficiency, ecological compatibility and social justice can be in accord with one another.
Bunk, Bettina +3 more
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Outlook for modern cooking energy access in Central America [PDF]
, 2018 he Central American nations of Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua are among the poorest in the Americas. While the fraction of population dependent on solid fuels has declined in these nations over the last 25 years, the number of people using them has ...
Cameron, C., Pachauri, S., Rao, N.
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Energy Strategy ReviewsBattery electric vehicles (BEVs) are surging worldwide due to technology improvements in lithium-based batteries and rising petroleum prices. India’s EV30@30 campaign aggressively penetrate the Electric vehicle and target share by 30% in 2030. Sarcastically, from the Indian context, the availability of Li-source is limited and subsequently, there has ...
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Using smart pumps to help deliver universal access to safe and affordable drinking water [PDF]
, 2017 It is estimated that broken water pumps impact 62 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the last 20 years, broken handpumps have represented US$1·2–1·5 billion of lost investment in this region, with 30–40% of rural water systems failing prematurely.
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Private Sector Investment and Sustainable Development: The Current and Potential Role of Institutional Investors, Companies, Banks and Foundations in Sustainable Development [PDF]
, 2015 This paper seeks to provide the Financing for Development process with a perspective on the role institutional investors, companies, and foundations can play in the design and implementation of a financing strategy for global sustainability.
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Sanitation in the Circular Economy: Transformation to a Commercially Valuable, Self-sustaining, Biological System [PDF]
, 2016 In 2016 the Toilet Board Coalition ran a Feasibility Study to explore the potential role of Sanitation in the Circular Economy. The following questions were at the centre of our inquiry:- Are there products or materials of value being upcycled from ...
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Workshop Report: Earth and Environmental Science for Sustainable Development (Dar es Salaam, September 2017) [PDF]
, 2017 This report describes the outcomes of a two-day interactive workshop in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), conducted in September 2017. We gathered 17 delegates from 12 organisations in Tanzania to determine sustainable development priorities and consider the ...
Gill, J.C., Mankelow, J.
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Will 5G See its Blind Side? Evolving 5G for Universal Internet Access [PDF]
, 2016 Internet has shown itself to be a catalyst for economic growth and social equity but its potency is thwarted by the fact that the Internet is off limits for the vast majority of human beings.
Imran, Muhammad Ali +3 more
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D2.3 : Proposal of EVs for selected themes [PDF]
, 2016 Report on the first proposal of EVs for selected themes. It will include description and justification of inclusion. It will collect drafts of SBA-specific EVs for Carbon (CMCC), Health and Pollution (CNR-IIA), Ecosystems (CNRISAC), Biodiversity (CNR ...
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Optimising Energy Efficiency in Offshore Buildings: Supporting SDG 7 - Clean and Affordable Energy
Maritime Park: Journal of Maritime Technology and SocietyThe offshore oil and gas sector faces significant challenges in reducing its carbon footprint while meeting global energy demand. Offshore structures consume up to 500 MW of energy per day. Despite the potential for 30-40% energy savings with efficiency technologies, only 25% of global platforms implement integrated energy management systems.
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