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India's economy - and emissions - primed for big jumps in 2023

If overall industrial activity does increase as expected in 2023, then energy use and pollution from production lines and smokestack plants across India can also be expected to climb, undermining global efforts to reign in fossil fuel pollution.

Impacts

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Namibia secures $544 million in climate finance at COP27

Namibia said at the COP27 summit on Tuesday that it had secured over 540 million euros ($544 million) in climate finance from the Dutch government and European Investment Bank.

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Biden administration to declare 'forever chemicals' hazardous substances

The Biden administration said on Friday it will propose designating certain "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances under the nation's Superfund program, in a bid to spark cleanup of countless sites that have been found contaminated by the toxic industrial compounds.

Causes

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Coal industry is 'delusional', South Africa climate change official says

The executive director of South Africa's Presidential Commission on Climate Change called the country's coal industry "delusional" on Wednesday, saying the market for the fossil fuel is going to dwindle rapidly in the next decade.

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Biden unveils plans to rescue giant trees as part of Earth Day

U.S. President Joe Biden marked Earth Day on Friday with a speech promoting a new effort to protect old-growth forests as he visits the lush but fire-prone Washington state.

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U.S. farmers improving climate-friendly practices, but 'more work to do'

Farmers in the United States have adopted conservation strategies that have led to gains for climate-friendly agriculture in recent years, but the Department of Agriculture has “more work to do” as it attempts to tackle climate change, according to a new report from the agency.

Causes

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China vows new incentives to cut pollution, CO2, but says 'stability' paramount

China will introduce new incentives to cut pollution and carbon emissions this year, but flexibility and stability remain the country's top priorities as economic pressures mount.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

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India's economy - and emissions - primed for big jumps in 2023

Namibia secures $544 million in climate finance at COP27

Biden administration to declare 'forever chemicals' hazardous substances

Coal industry is 'delusional', South Africa climate change official says

Biden unveils plans to rescue giant trees as part of Earth Day

U.S. farmers improving climate-friendly practices, but 'more work to do'

China vows new incentives to cut pollution, CO2, but says 'stability' paramount

Texas boosts oil-friendly courts to safeguard industry interests

Hogan and Alsobrooks square off in critical Senate race over Maryland’s clean energy future

Innovative concrete mix combats urban floods using seashell waste

Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

South Korea's food waste recycling model turns leftovers into energy

Environmental journalism loses a hero

Upper-income households capture most Biden energy tax credits

Canada’s 2023 wildfires released more carbon than nearly all countries