Backers of Lamu coal project lose court case
Backers of Kenya’s Lamu coal plant have been instructed by the courts to conduct a new environmental impact assessment and halt work on the project, in a ruling celebrated by local environmental groups.
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RSPO accused of letting palm oil firm proceed with dodgy audits in Papua
The world’s flagship certification body for the palm oil sector is undermining its own standards for plantation developments, according to a group of leading environmental and indigenous rights NGOs, who
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Double-duty device aims to generate electricity from sunlight while reducing nitrous oxide pollution
Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-layer depleting compound, and each year humans are responsible for releasing millions of tons of it into the air. Recently, an international group
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Online tool explores countries’ climate action plans
A new interactive online tool that helps countries to access and compare their priorities and ambitions related to climate action plans has been developed. The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)
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China turns to energy storage to push renewables
Energy storage could boost renewables if the country's government follows through with major power market reforms.Despite another banner year for renewables growth in China, the country’s grid is still
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Survival of nearly 10,000 orangutans in Borneo oil palm estates at stake
A new report based on a study of 2,717 plantations in Borneo provides evidence that RSPO-certified concessions lose 25 times less forest and orangutan habitat than non-certified ones. Ever since the palm
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Biomass subsidies ‘not fit for purpose’, says Chatham House
Subsidies should end for many types of biomass, a new Chatham House report argues, because they are failing to help cut greenhouse gas emissions. The report adds that policymakers should tighten up accounting
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Chinese solar storage system aims to beat Australia's blackouts
As Australia's interest in energy storage technologies grows, Chinese giant BYD has launched new battery systems that aim to help Australians cope with rising electricity prices and keep the lights on
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UK tidal project could spark global revolution
The UK is poised to exploit tidal energy, a new renewable source that is cheaper than nuclear and more reliable than wind. renewAmbitious plans have been drawn up for a network of “tidal lagoons” around
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Samba drums up opposition to factory farming
A musical protest at the Rio carnival will stress the damaging impacts of factory farming on indigenous people and on global warming. Concern about the environmental impact of industrialised farming through
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Public sector can’t deliver New Urban Agenda alone, World Economic Forum warns
Citing an infrastructure project that rendered all of New York city as a Wi-Fi hotspot, the World Economic Forum says public-private partnerships are key to implementing the United Nations’ goals to improve