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Hundreds of yoga teachers call out lululemon over coal-powered factories: Climate campaigners say pollution from multibillion-dollar clothing company’s ...
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Hundreds of yoga teachers call out lululemon over coal-powered factories
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India May Need Up to 28 GW in New Coal-fired Plants: Central Electricity Authority
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Hundreds of yoga teachers call out lululemon over coal-powered factories: Climate campaigners say pollution from multibillion-dollar clothing company’s ...
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Hundreds of yoga teachers call out lululemon over coal-powered factories
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India May Need Up to 28 GW in New Coal-fired Plants: Central Electricity Authority
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India May Need Up to 28 GW in New Coal-fired Plants: Central Electricity ...
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2023 saw highest coal power capacity additions since 2016 with China leading the race: Report
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2023 saw highest coal power capacity additions since 2016 with China ...
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Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds
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Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help ...
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The open ESG flank - Editorial - The Jakarta Post: The open ESG flank - Editorial - The Jakarta Post
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The open ESG flank - Editorial - The Jakarta Post
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Power giants fear green scheme will shut out crucial projects: Pumped hydro projects are at risk of missing out on contracts under the federal government’s green ...
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Power giants fear green scheme will shut out crucial projects
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2023 saw highest coal power capacity additions since 2016 with China leading the race: Report
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2023 saw highest coal power capacity additions since 2016 with China ...
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Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says: It could also cut 19% off per capita national incomes through 2049, the study finds.
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Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says
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Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall: The El Nino pattern has reverted to neutral while a La Nina could form after July ...
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Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall
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From colour to climate change – a scientist's journey: From the University of Auckland: In performing the role of global teachers, scientists can be ...
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From colour to climate change – a scientist's journey
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Horror scenario unfounded: Habeck: Electricity prices have fallen significantly since the nuclear power plant was shut down
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Horror scenario unfounded: Habeck: Electricity prices have fallen ...
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March sets 10th-straight monthly heat record: March marked the 10th month in a row in which Earth experienced record-high temperatures ...
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March sets 10th-straight monthly heat record
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Swiss women win landmark climate change ruling: They accused Switzerland of violating their rights by not doing enough to curb climate change.
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Swiss women win landmark climate change ruling
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Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists: Sharp increase in temperatures over past year has surprised many scientists
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Quick Glance: Global Record: Warmest March Ever
  • Last month marked the warmest March globally on record and the tenth consecutive month with new temperature records for respective months.

  • According to a report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the EU's climate monitoring service, global temperatures in March surpassed the pre-industrial average for that month from 1850 to 1900 by 1.68°C and were 0.73°C above the 1991-2020 average for March. The previous month also exceeded the previous March record by 0.10°C set in 2016.

  • The global average temperature from April 2023 to March 2024 is now the highest on record, standing at 1.58°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average.

  • In Europe, temperatures in March 2024 were 2.12°C above the 1991-2020 average for the month, with significantly above-average temperatures observed in central and eastern Europe.
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"Two years left to save the world": Top UN climate official elevates the stakes
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"Two years left to save the world": Top UN climate official ...
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Great Barrier Reef faces historic bleaching from "perfect storm of threats"
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Great Barrier Reef faces historic bleaching from "perfect storm of ...
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Study: Climate change is likely to cause the economy to shrink significantly: The global economy could shrink by a fifth due to climate change ...
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Study: Climate change is likely to cause the economy to shrink ...
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One year after the nuclear phase-out: were the concerns justified?: Power outages, imported nuclear energy, more coal: how justified were the concerns following ...
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One year after the nuclear phase-out: were the concerns justified?
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The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course: Why Britain must chart a new global course.
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The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global ...
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How Cloud Seeding Works and Why It’s Wrongly Blamed for Floods From Dubai to California
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Quick Glance: Cloud Seeding and the Record-Breaking Rains in Dubai
  • Record-breaking rainfall in the UAE has caused widespread flooding.

  • Experts speculate that cloud seeding may have contributed to this unprecedented weather event.

  • Cloud seeding is a technique where special salt flares are burned in clouds to stimulate rain.

  • While cloud seeding is practiced in many countries, some scientists remain cautious about its long-term impacts.
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Greta Thunberg arrested at climate protest in The Hague: Climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested at a climate protest in The Hague, Netherlands Saturday ...
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Greta Thunberg arrested at climate protest in The Hague
Quick Glance: Greta Thunberg protests against fossil fuels in the Netherlands
  • The demonstration was specifically targeted against the subsidies for fossil fuels in the Netherlands.

  • Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police at a demonstration in the Netherlands, after she and a group of marchers blocked a main road to protest against these subsidies.

  • Hundreds of protesters marched from The Hague’s city center to the nearby A12 arterial highway that connects the Dutch government's seat with other cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht.

  • Organized by the Extinction Rebellion (XR) environmental group, the demonstration was part of efforts to pressure the Dutch government ahead of another planned debate on subsidies for fossil fuels in June.
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Key climate group courts trouble with carbon offsets move: The Science Based Targets Initiative is mired in controversy following an April 9 announcement.
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Key climate group courts trouble with carbon offsets move
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Sydney set for giant pumped hydro project to rival Snowy 2.0: A green energy company backed by WaterNSW plans to use an abandoned coal washery as the site for a ...
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Sydney set for giant pumped hydro project to rival Snowy 2.0
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Climate Conversations Podcast: How else can an air-con nation keep cool in a heatwave?
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Climate Conversations Podcast: How else can an air-con nation keep cool in ...
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Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting: More than 100,000 people have been affected by the flooding, which has hit Tanzania’s coastal areas hard.
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Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting
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Solar topped coal in Texas for the first time ever in March: Solar topped coal in Texas for the first time in any month, sending 3.26 million MWh onto the grid ...
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Solar topped coal in Texas for the first time ever in March
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Climate Crisis Triggers Great Barrier Reef’s Worst-Ever Coral Bleaching: In Australia, conservationists warned the Great Barrier Reef could be suffering its ...
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Climate Crisis Triggers Great Barrier Reef’s Worst-Ever Coral Bleaching
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European court ruling on climate may affect pending cases, including in U.S.: Cases are currently pending before the International Court of Justice and other ...
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European court ruling on climate may affect pending cases, including in U ...
Quick Glance: Switzerland: Condemnation by ECHR Signifies 'Historic' Step
  • For the first time, an international court has ruled on the harmful effects of climate change, establishing a direct link with quality of life, health, and well-being.

  • The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned Switzerland on April 9, 2024, for climate inaction, stating that the country had not taken sufficient measures to protect its citizens from the effects of climate disruption.

  • Described as 'historic' by observers, the ruling is expected to set a precedent in the 46 member states of the Council of Europe, increasing pressure on governments to intensify their actions.

  • The Senior Women for Climate Protection, who have been fighting since 2016 to prove that heatwaves exacerbate their health problems and that Swiss climate policy is 'insufficient' to contain global warming to 1.5°C, expressed great pride in the Court recognizing their fundamental rights to a healthy climate for the first time.
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Your Coffee Is About to Change, Whether You’re Ready or Not: Ready for coffee made from chickpeas? Soon, you might not have a choice.
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Your Coffee Is About to Change, Whether You’re Ready or Not
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Researchers shine light on rapid changes in Arctic and boreal ecosystems: Arctic and boreal latitudes are warming faster than any other region on Earth ...
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Researchers shine light on rapid changes in Arctic and boreal ecosystems
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China Leads Global Coal Power Surge With New Plants, Capacity at Record: Global coal-power capacity rose to a record last year, led by a surge in new plants in ...
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China Leads Global Coal Power Surge With New Plants, Capacity at Record
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"Extremely active" hurricane season seen for the Atlantic: A coming La Niña plus record warm ocean temperatures means a blockbuster hurricane season.
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"Extremely active" hurricane season seen for the Atlantic
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26 barges break loose in Pittsburgh, travel uncontrollably down Ohio River: More than two dozen barges broke loose on the Ohio River in Pittsburgh ...
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26 barges break loose in Pittsburgh, travel uncontrollably down Ohio River
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Scotland to be hit by '42 hour snow blast' with spring freeze set next week: Temperatures will plummet to minus five degrees with snow on its way in Scotland.
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Scotland to be hit by '42 hour snow blast' with spring freeze set next ...
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How climate change could be driving ‘killer’ cold outbreaks in oceans: The same planet-warming pollution that’s driving the climate crisis is likely to blame for ...
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How climate change could be driving ‘killer’ cold outbreaks in oceans
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Hope for the Great Barrier Reef: Deeper parts of the Great Barrier Reef could survive climate change.
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Hope for the Great Barrier Reef
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Short-sighted energy policy: the nuclear phase-out is window dressing: The nuclear phase-out a year ago was wrong. Instead of new gas-fired power plants ...
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Short-sighted energy policy: the nuclear phase-out is window dressing
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Earth Day 2024: 8 ways to live more sustainably: Climate change calls for long-term, systemic solutions, but that doesn't mean we can't all strive to live more ...
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Earth Day 2024: 8 ways to live more sustainably
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Renewable Energy Shatters Records in the U.S.: The U.S. has never had as much wind, solar and hydropower. But experts say it’s not enough to meet future ...
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Renewable Energy Shatters Records in the U.S.
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Nuclear phase-out: high electricity prices - Does Germany lack nuclear power plants?
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Nuclear phase-out: high electricity prices - Does Germany lack nuclear ...
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Two countries in Europe are powered by 100% renewable energy as wind capacity soars
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Why East Germany is experiencing a green revolution: Billions are currently being invested in chip factories and green technologies in eastern Germany ...
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Why East Germany is experiencing a green revolution
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Doomspending: Why more and more people are spending their money on their heads: Shopping in a barter shop for a short feeling of happiness: Fears about the ...
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Doomspending: Why more and more people are spending their money on their ...
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The world has been its hottest on record for 10 months straight. Scientists can't fully explain why
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The world has been its hottest on record for 10 months straight ...
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Cillian Murphy will excavate another historical atrocity with Blood Runs Coal: Cillian Murphy will star and produce in Blood Runs Coal, an adaption of Mark A ...
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Cillian Murphy will excavate another historical atrocity with Blood Runs ...
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Climate change: 'Uncharted territory' fears after record hot March: Monthly hot streak continues in March with scientists struggling to explain the scale of ...
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Climate change: 'Uncharted territory' fears after record hot March
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Liquefied gas is too expensive: RWE boss: Industry will not fully recover: The move away from Russian natural gas has led to significantly higher energy costs in ...
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Liquefied gas is too expensive: RWE boss: Industry will not fully recover
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Scientists navigate the paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world: According to Copernicus Climate Change Service, February 2024 was the warmest February ...
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Scientists navigate the paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world
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The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.: A rarely used technique to upgrade old power lines could play a big role in fixing one of the ...
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The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.
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New Clark College campus at Boschma Farms designed for advanced manufacturing, renewable energy programs
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New Clark College campus at Boschma Farms designed for advanced ...
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More Americans worried about climate change, but few think Biden's climate law will help, AP-NORC poll says
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More Americans worried about climate change, but few think Biden's ...
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Commentary: Will camels be the next cows in the dairy industry?: The traits that make camels well-adapted to climate change also make them increasingly ...
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Commentary: Will camels be the next cows in the dairy industry?
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Climate Change: What Cherry Blossoms Reveal About the Climate Crisis: Plants sprout and bloom earlier and earlier in the year. This also applies to cherries ...
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Climate Change: What Cherry Blossoms Reveal About the Climate Crisis
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Finally! Tough new safety rules on silica dust are out to protect miners' lungs: Addressing a problem first identified 50 years ago, federal regulators say ...
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Finally! Tough new safety rules on silica dust are out to protect miners' ...
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Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolution
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Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding ...
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A coal-free New England is a victory for the entire country : Just as it already has in 15 states, polluting, air-poisoning coal will soon come offline in the ...
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A coal-free New England is a victory for the entire country 
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Solar energy for the socket: “Solar package” simplifies the use of home power plants
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Solar energy for the socket: “Solar package” simplifies the use of home ...
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BLUETTI expands its Solar+ program to three more states: Following a successful launch in Texas last year, BLUETTI is expanding its Solar+ program to California ...
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BLUETTI expands its Solar+ program to three more states
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Book Review: Confronting the Slow Calamity of Climate Migration: In the book “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten details how global warming could displace millions ...
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Book Review: Confronting the Slow Calamity of Climate Migration
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Southeast Asia 'woefully off track' on green investment, Bain says: South East Asia is
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Southeast Asia 'woefully off track' on green investment, Bain says
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Indigenous leaders want to protect whales by granting them legal personhood: Indigenous leaders across the Pacific have signed a treaty granting whales legal ...
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Indigenous leaders want to protect whales by granting them legal ...
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Wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S. : Two new studies show the unseen toll smoke is taking on people across the country ...
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Wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S.
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Why nuclear plant permitting may need an upgrade: Many of the U.S.'s commercial reactors were designed for a climate that no longer exists.
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Why nuclear plant permitting may need an upgrade
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US power system set to cut coal use to record lows: Utilities in the United States are on track to cut the share of coal in national power generation to record ...
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US power system set to cut coal use to record lows
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Adani begins commercial output of wafers, ingots for solar power: Adani Group has begun commercial production of wafer and ingots used for making solar power ...
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Adani begins commercial output of wafers, ingots for solar power
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Extreme temperatures are tied to more than half a million stroke deaths a year. With climate change, expect more
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Extreme temperatures are tied to more than half a million stroke deaths a ...
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Paul Hansch is the last coal dealer in Emden: Paul Hansch, the last coal dealer in Emden, shares vivid memories of his craft and the family tradition since 1925 ...
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Paul Hansch is the last coal dealer in Emden
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Cloud engineering could be more effective 'painkiller' for global warming than previously thought
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Cloud engineering could be more effective 'painkiller' for global warming ...
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Insurance trends are deciding where Americans will live as planet heats: Climate change and generations of U.S. housing and development policy are making homes ...
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Insurance trends are deciding where Americans will live as planet heats