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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

Wealthy nations criticized for limiting climate protests despite promoting rights globally

Biden may leave several environmental and health regulations unfinished

Marathon oil refinery fire in Louisiana leaves residents worried, company claims no harm

A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding

Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

Op-ed: We mobilized to defend the EPA in Trump's first term. This time the stakes are even higher.

Webinar: Science and policy for energy and infrastructure justice

LISTEN: Elijah Hutchinson on New York City’s push for climate justice