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  • Solar-powered cold storage empowers smallholder farmers

    November 14, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India

    Solar-powered cold storage units operated through Farmer Producer Organizations in India have reduced post-harvest losses from as high as one-third of crops to minimal levels. This enables smallholder farmers to save on storage and transportation costs while gaining control over when to sell their produce at better prices.

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  • This Walkable Gathering Space Has Transformed a City's Main Street

    October 27, 2025 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    The city of Lancaster invested nearly $12 million to create a walkable mixed-use development area along a main thoroughfare, with nine blocks of businesses and community spaces such as a library and a museum. The development has generated more than $270 million in economic output and residents say the area is now welcoming and encourages a sense of community.

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  • America's Rye Whiskey Resurgence Could Help the Climate, But Not By Itself

    October 25, 2025 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    The Rye Resurgence Project planted 4,000 acres of rye in Colorado's San Luis Valley, leading to a 30% reduction in soil nitrogen leaching, dramatically improved water infiltration, and reduced soil erosion and dust storms, while providing farmers with profitable markets that incentivize soil-protecting practices.

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  • Mapping a fairer future: The open-source movement that's mobilising for climate resilience

    October 21, 2025 |

    Pioneers Post |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) trains local communities to create and use open-source maps with low-cost tools like drones and mobile apps, enabling them to prepare for and respond to climate disasters. Firefighters used the maps to prevent casualties during a 2021 wildfire in Argentina, and in Kenya maps were used to secure World Bank funding for flood infrastructure improvements.

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  • How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill

    October 17, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology allows electric vehicles to send stored battery power back to utilities during peak demand periods. Early pilot programs in Maryland and California have demonstrated reduced grid stress, lower electricity costs, and the potential to transform millions of parked EVs into a distributed energy storage network.

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  • This Nigerian Lab is Farming Without Soil to Rethink Food Security

    October 14, 2025 |

    Triple Pundit |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Osun

    Soilless Farm Lab, a Nigerian agricultural technology hub, has trained over 10,000 youth in hydroponic farming since 2019, leading to employment opportunities and demonstrating a climate-resilient approach that uses 90% less water while producing food year-round in a country facing severe food insecurity and land degradation.

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  • Inside the Colorado factory where AtmosZero is electrifying steam

    October 14, 2025 |

    Canary Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

    AtmosZero's modular electric heat pump technology replaces gas-fired industrial boilers to produce steam at up to 165°C, demonstrated at New Belgium brewery where it provides 30-40% of steam needs with 200% efficiency, though at higher installation costs and lower efficiency than waste-heat systems.

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  • Denver's Food Forests Provide Free Fruit While Greening the Environment

    September 29, 2025 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Denver Urban Gardens transformed vacant urban lots into 26 food forests containing over 1,200 fruit trees and berry bushes, providing free fresh produce to communities while reducing local temperatures by 5-15 degrees and increasing tree canopy coverage in one of America's least forested cities.

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  • Transforming life in cities

    September 23, 2025 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    In an area long-known for poverty and poor health outcomes, residents in Mumbai are joining forces to lead a community-building initiative that works to create shared community spaces, such as libraries, workshops and designated areas for rest and play, specifically with women and children in mind, as city planning historically overlooks these needs and groups.

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  • Where is the shade when the sun is overhead?

    September 16, 2025 |

    Teyit |

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    Response Location: Turkey

    Cities are implementing comprehensive heat mitigation strategies including urban greening, cooling centers, heat response teams, and reflective surfaces. Evidence shows measurable temperature reductions and improved access to relief for vulnerable populations.

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