Bangladesh

Extreme heat emergency: More than a billion people facing heat risks without improved access to cooling

Climate change

Extreme heat emergency: More than a billion people facing heat risks without improved access to cooling

New report suggests investment in suppotrt of the UN Sustainable Development Goals could protect 450 million people by 2030

clock 17 May 2022 • 3 min read
Brazil unveils ambitious carbon reduction plan ahead of Paris climate talks

Politics

Brazil unveils ambitious carbon reduction plan ahead of Paris climate talks

Country will cut emissions by 43 per cent by 2030 against a 2005 baseline in latest wave of climate action plans

clock 28 September 2015 •

Buildings

Green buildings spring up in Asia and Latin America

Report finds huge growth in 'eco-friendly' housing and commercial property in emerging markets such as Pakistan, Mexico and Bangladesh

clock 13 August 2014 •

Facilities

China's Huawei to supply solar-powered base stations to Bangladesh

Rural mobile coverage to be provided by off-grid telecom towers

clock 19 August 2009 •

Energy

Bangladesh launches $29m refinance scheme for renewable energy projects

Central bank to guarantee small-scale loans for solar and biogas projects

clock 13 August 2009 •

Facilities

Bangladesh receives $130m World Bank loan for rural solar project

Renewable energy scheme to provide power to 300,000 rural households

clock 03 August 2009 •

Facilities

Bangladesh court threatens to close polluting factories and tanneries

Firms ordered to install effluent treatment plants to combat river pollution

clock 29 June 2009 •
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