During a recent speech to the World Trade Organization, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced that sustainable development will be the United Nations’ top priority during his second ...

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development highlights the role of academia in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and considers universities and colleges as valuable ...

“The problem appears to be that sustainable chemistry and green chemistry are sometimes used interchangeably, but can and do mean very different things depending on the point of view of the person ...

With only five years until the 2030 deadline for achieving the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new international ...

The San Diego Planning Department is proposing a new definition to replace "transit priority areas," where the city aims to focus its future growth, after complaints from anti-density homeowners who ...

Toxic chemicals – which pop up in everything from household cleaners and appliances to medical devices, paints, packaging and more – are all around. The February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment ...

The Party and State continue to define infrastructure development as one of the three strategic breakthroughs, with priority ...

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs' (defined by the Brundtland Commission and ...