Sustainable living
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Beyond fire: how to achieve electric cooking
This report provides an overview of the main technological pathways to fundamentally transform the cooking sector in developing countries to sustainable sources.
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Trade in environmentally sound technologies: implications for developing countries
This report aims to enhance understanding of the implications, capacity needs and enabling conditions for trade liberalization of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs), with focus on developing countries. It focuses its analysis on five ESTs, namely solar photovoltaic cells (PVs), water filters, waste incinerators, gas filtering machinery, hemp and flax fibers.
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Greening suburban travel: interim report on (sub)urban travel demand analysis
From the end of World War Two, the use of public transport in Australian cities declined as the automobile industry grew and car ownership increased rapidly. Over time the car has evolved beyond being a means of transportation into being a subject of interest and a cherished part of their lifestyle for many people. In...
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Waste not, want not: reducing food loss and waste in North America through life cycle-based approaches
This report examines ways in which life cycle thinking and related tools, such as life cycle assessment, can be used to inform effective policymaking, aimed at reducing food loss and waste.
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Playing for the planet: how video games can deliver for people and the environment
This report summarizes recent, relevant, global developments in the video games sector, perspectives from over 50 thought leaders from the industry, and stand-out examples of world-class games. It extracts recommendations for how the video game industry, gamers, policymakers and UN Environment can together ‘Play for the Planet’.