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It is aiming to be a net-zero asset owner by 2050 and for all of its managers to have sustainability-linked KPIs by 2026.

After record arrivals in parts of Europe in 2023, efforts to deter migration will be high on the agenda from the UK to Italy.

After COP28 climate summit agreed a deal to move away from fossil fuel energy, the focus is on how to avoid social disruption.

Off-grid solar systems present a valuable alternative for Nigerians affected by frequent blackouts.

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Given the escalating climate crisis, multilateral lenders must urgently adopt an approach to development aid that emphasises prevention. By incorporating structural vulnerabilities into their allocation formulas, the World Bank and others can strengthen poor countries' resilience and increase fairness, efficiency, and transparency. By Abdoul Salam Bello, Patrick Guillaumont and Arnaud Buissé

Most informal settlements, commonly known as "slums", are located in tropical Asia and Africa, where residents have limited data and options to adapt to growing heat-related health risks. By Emma Ramsay

Climate change is expected to displace tens of millions of people by mid-century, especially in the Global South. By enhancing international cooperation, we could improve the lives and livelihoods of the displaced and develop sustainable solutions that enable affected communities to rebuild. By Sameh Shoukry and Amy E. Pope

Leaders from all quarters must collaborate to remove the barriers to affordable clean energy, such as insufficient and expensive battery energy storage systems. Doing so could ignite demand, stimulate innovation and trigger a market transformation. By Ravi Venkatesan

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Dr Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering study of chimpanzees nearly 60 years ago in Tanzania, continues her work to conserve nature in Africa by joining an expedition to protect the continent’s highest peak.

A freezer running on electricity generated by an off-grid solar system

EB Studio In line with the Sustainable Development Goals' aim to eradicate poverty, a Japanese multinational electronics firm is providing power supply stations, solar storage and products to countries with little or no access to electricity.

Yolk Station, a South Korean solar energy company, has installed a renewable energy solution in a remote Kenyan town that can also tackle the problem of child labour.

Particularly for women, access to clean water creates education and economic opportunities.

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"We are already at 1.1°C of warming – a matter of life and death for the Global South", says Professor Winston Chow, the recently appointed co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's working group on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.

The Singapore scientist, recently elected to the UN's top climate body, tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the precarious state of climate adaptation in developing Asia. The region is not well-prepared to manage the cascading risks of extreme climate events, he says.

Green School students visit a school in Bali, Indonesia

Most schools only teach the science of climate change. Green School gives the skills needed to live in a warming world. Eco-Business asked Green School's Leslie Medema how to be real with children about climate change without scaring them.

The clean energy sector’s poor human rights performance places its legitimacy at risk. Jessie Cato of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre sheds light on how the industry can avoid labour abuse, land grabs and other violations.

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