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Indonesia to Retire Coal-Fired Power Plants While Also Adding More
Indonesia says it will begin retiring coal-fired power plants for good — while still continuing to build more than a hundred new ones, in...
Constant Tedder
Jun 11, 20216 min read
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Keystone XL Pipeline Officially Cancelled, as Developer Pulls Plug on Project
The USD$9 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline, which was proposed in 2008 to bring oil from Canada’s Western tar sands to US refiners, was...
Constant Tedder
Jun 10, 20212 min read
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Enhancing Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions Could Slow Global Warming by 30%, Study Finds
For too long, methane has often been left out of the climate conversation. In fact, it is one of the many causes of climate change, with...
Constant Tedder
Jun 7, 20213 min read
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How South Korea Can End its Dependence on Coal By 2028
In October 2020, South Korea president Moon Jae-in pledged to have the country achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. However, the country’s...
Constant Tedder
Jun 4, 20213 min read
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The Detrimental Effects of Deep-Sea Mining on Marine Ecosystems
Large-scale deep-sea mining operations will soon be undertaken on the international seabed. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has...
Constant Tedder
Jun 4, 20215 min read
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Saving the Ocean’s Invisible Forests
The ocean is at the front line of mitigating the climate crisis. Making up over 70% of the Earth’s surface, the ocean plays a crucial...
Constant Tedder
Jun 1, 20214 min read
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20 Companies Produce More Than Half of Global Plastic Waste, Report Reveals
New research has revealed that just 20 companies are responsible for producing 55% of all the single-use plastic waste in the world, with...
Constant Tedder
May 24, 20212 min read
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Implications of Rural Tourism in China On the Environment
In 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a rural revitalisation strategy during the 19th CPC National Congress and affirmed the...
Constant Tedder
May 12, 20213 min read
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EU Looks to Clamp Down on Air, Water Pollution Under Green Deal
As part of its Green Deal, the EU is looking to step up its efforts to cut water and air pollution from sectors like industry and...
Constant Tedder
May 11, 20212 min read
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Marine Microplastics Are Now Invading the Atmosphere, Study Finds
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) looks at how microplastics — plastic fragments smaller than 5...
Constant Tedder
May 7, 20214 min read
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In a Bid to Be More Sustainable, Fashion is Incorporating Regenerative Farming
Fashion makes a sizeable contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, representing about 10% of the global total per year, more than all...
Constant Tedder
May 5, 20213 min read
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US Senate Votes to Restore Obama-Era Rule Limiting Methane Leaks
On April 28, the US Senate voted to restore an Obama-era rule that cracked down on methane emissions from oil and gas industries as part...
Constant Tedder
May 3, 20212 min read
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A Landfill in Bangladesh is Leaking Huge Quantities of Methane
A landfill in Bangladesh is leaking huge quantities of methane into the atmosphere, contributing to the world’s mystery methane hotspot,...
Constant Tedder
Apr 27, 20212 min read
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Illegal Coal Mine Tunnels Threaten a Village in Sumatra
Manap says he’s worried about his garden. What he thought would be a nice retirement project after years of working in coal mines is...
Constant Tedder
Apr 23, 20214 min read
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Global Carbon Emissions Set to Soar in 2021 in Post-COVID-19 Economic Rebound
According to a new report, global carbon dioxide emissions are forecast to increase by 1.5 billion tons in 2021, the second biggest...
Constant Tedder
Apr 21, 20213 min read
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France Moves to Ban Some Short-Haul Flights as Part of Efforts to Tackle Climate Change
France has voted to ban domestic airline flights on routes that could be replaced with an existing train journey of less than...
Constant Tedder
Apr 13, 20212 min read
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Japan Will Release Radioactive Fukushima Water into the Pacific Ocean
Japan has announced that it will release over a million tons of radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi site into the ocean. The...
Constant Tedder
Apr 13, 20213 min read
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Atmospheric Methane Levels See ‘Record’ Surge
Despite COVID-19-induced lockdowns around the world, methane levels in the atmosphere saw a record surge during 2020, marking the...
Constant Tedder
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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Palm Oil Waste is Latest Item Declared Non-Hazardous by Indonesia
The Indonesia government’s decision to categorise the palm oil industry’s solid waste as non-hazardous has triggered environmental...
Constant Tedder
Apr 9, 20216 min read
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How China is Greening its Carbon-Intensive Steel Industry
China aims to hit peak emissions before 2025, and reduce them by 30% by 2030, according to a WeChat post by the China Metallurgical...
Constant Tedder
Apr 8, 20212 min read
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