What we learned this week

The Third Pole describes some important intersectional research into the effects of heatwaves on pregnant women and unborn babies in Pakistan. (The ‘third pole’ is the Himalayan glaciers.)

One for the Madagascar watchers: the government has announced a substantial solar strategy to bring electricity to the two thirds of the country still without reliable power.

How to run a car on waste plastic. Low Tech Magazine tells the story of a Dutch engineer who runs an old Volvo on plastic, and a...