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Canada has opened a call for organizations to help transit operators prepare zero-emission bus projects. Up to C$15 million supports planning and advice, with fleet procurement and supporting infrastructure subject to separate capital decisions.
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East Hampshire has resumed decisions on planning applications in its constrained water-supply area.
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The Dutch cabinet has proposed lower energy-performance fees for highly efficient rental homes as net metering ends in 2027.
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Windsor and Tecumseh are set to receive up to C$84.4 million for infrastructure alongside three-year development-charge reductions.
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India has approved more than 193,000 additional homes under PMAY Urban 2.0, taking the program’s sanctioned total to 2.08 million.
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ADB has approved US$100 million for collateral-free housing microfinance in Bangladesh.
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A US$165.9 million World Bank grant will combine cash transfers, drought-responsive finance, climate-smart public works, jobs support and modernized delivery systems across Malawi.
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Three World Bank approvals connect a port city's roads and drainage, climate-resilient highways in the Mekong Delta and modernized fishing ports.
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APEC has released a cooperative framework for zero- and near-zero-carbon cities, linking clean urban energy, intelligent development, energy-carbon accounting and a network for practical exchange across member economies.
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Auckland Council estimates that 50,000 to 60,000 homes in unanticipated developments could impose about NZ$3 billion in council infrastructure costs, prompting a proposed change in who pays and which services receive priority.
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