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EU carbon market's free handouts are impeding climate action, auditors say
The European Union should change the way it hands out free pollution permits in the bloc's carbon market, which is failing to bring about deep cuts in emissions.
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Japan's climate change efforts hindered by biased business lobby: study
Japan's powerful business lobby Keidanren pushes national policies that favor coal and hinders attempts to combat climate change.
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U.S. court allows Dakota Access oil pipeline to stay open, but permit status unclear
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said that the Dakota Access Pipeline does not have to be shut and drained per a lower court order.
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Portugal selects multi-billion post-coronavirus hydrogen projects - Reuters
Portugal's government has selected more than 30 multi-billion euro hydrogen projects interested in building production units of so-called "green" energy in the country after the coronavirus pandemic.
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India's top court rejects power companies' bid to extend emissions deadline
India's Supreme Court rejected a request by power producers to extend a deadline to install equipment to cut emissions by two years to 2024.
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Transition to low-carbon energy may accelerate after crisis: Shell
The ongoing transition to low-carbon energy sources may accelerate as economies recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis, the head of oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday.
Drought-hit Argentina faces water worries amid coronavirus pandemic
With deforestation surging in Brazil, as President Jair Bolsonaro encourages development of the Amazon, water is expected to become in increasingly shorter supply in the region.
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