Mapping the inequalities of low-carbon electricity
Analyzed scenarios of electricity system infrastructure in 2035. a Maps of electricity generation and storage capacities for the scenario of frozen generation and…
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‘Smart’ tech is coming to a city near you: Proponents say real-time sensors, data will…
If you own an internet-connected "smart" device, chances are it knows a lot about your home life.
If you raid the pantry at 2 a.m. for a snack, your smart lights can tell. That's because they track every time they're switched on and off.…
WHO launches bid to tackle inequalities behind global breast cancer threat
Each year, more than 2.3 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer, making it the most common cancer in the world affecting all adults, according to WHO.
Although a limited number of high-income countries have been able to reduce…
Gender inequalities hampering global efforts to end AIDS
The study shows how gender inequalities and harmful gender norms are blocking the end of the AIDS pandemic, with rising new infections and continuing deaths in many parts of the planet.
Last year, 650 000 people died from AIDS and 1.5…
Reflecting on COVID-19 response, Montreal says it wants to pay more attention to mental health,…
The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over yet, but that's not stopping Montreal Public Health from reflecting on the last two and a half years and pointing out what it needs to do better in the event it is faced with a new, similar threat in the…
UN analysis shows link between lack of vaccine equity and widening inequalities
In September 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) set an ambitious global target. The UN health agency called for 70 per cent of the global population to be vaccinated by mid-2022.
At that point, just over three per cent of people in…
WHO alert over childhood cancer inequalities in Europe
The new WHO report sets out for the first time the scale of childhood cancer inequalities in the European Region and examines the patterns that emerge at national and regional levels surrounding the disease.
“Childhood cancer inequalities…
WEF report warns of Covid inequalities fueling social tensions across the globe
Demonstrators holds a banner with 'Covid slave ticket' written while they protest against the compulsory vaccination campaign against SARSCoV2, Belgium.Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesNew research from the organizers of…
World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics unless leaders tackle inequalities, UNAIDS warns
In an urgent call to action ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, the agency focused on ending the disease as a public health threat by 2030, said that if transformative measures are not taken, the world will stay trapped in the COVID-19…
India launches online dashboard to assess equity in climate action, inequalities in emissions
NEW DELHI :
As world leaders prepared to gather for the UN climate change conference, COP26, in Glasgow in the UK, India on Sunday launched an online dashboard - the 'Climate Equity Monitor' to assess equity in…