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Strong policies, targeted incentives, and early charging investment can accelerate electric vehicle adoption and support a cleaner transport system.
Without proper valuation, natural assets’ scarcity remains economically invisible, leading to their exploitation for short-term gains.
Less developed countries can take advantage of increased talent flows in the region in expanding their “brain network.”
Carbon taxes and emission trading systems can help countries mobilize fiscal resources while enabling green economic recovery from COVID-19.
Adopting a digital billing system can help improve the efficiency and sustainability of water services in Cambodia.
Coordination between environment, social and economic targets, and sufficient data to monitor progress, are required to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals in Viet Nam.
In Seoul, commuters use a smart card to pay for travel on any mode of public transport.
Strengthening the environmental policy framework can lead to comprehensive and inclusive efforts to address air pollution.
Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.
Lanzhou, in the People’s Republic of China, has the world's first bus rapid transit with a split station design allowing buses in the same direction to stop on both sides of the platform, easing travel time.