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India's capital bets on more e-buses, solar energy to curb pollution

India's New Delhi, the world's most polluted capital, is betting on expanding its fleet of electric buses and using more solar power in the next three years to improve the city's air quality, its finance minister said on Wednesday.
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Health systems urged to develop green cure for fast-rising emissions

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities worldwide can prepare better for both climate change and future pandemics by adopting green technology and cutting planet-heating emissions from their operations and supply chains, health experts say.

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Feeling the heat? Scientists warn of climate shocks to global health

Heat-related deaths are surging around the world, particularly among older people, scientists said on Thursday, warning of growing pressure on health systems hit hard by COVID-19.

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Heatwaves caused record deaths as Britain struggled with coronavirus: Study

Heatwaves caused a record 2,556 excess deaths in Britain this summer as the country was struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic, according to a government estimate published on Thursday.
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NHS targets net zero emissions by 2040

Britain's National Health Service pledged on Thursday to become the world's first healthcare system to cut carbon emissions to net zero, hoping to achieve that by 2040 with measures from electric ambulances to energy-efficient hospitals.
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