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Non-fossil fuel energy sources such as wind, nuclear, solar and hydropower may make up half of China's total power generation capacity by the end of 2022, for the first time ever, the country's electricity council has forecast. ...more |
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Singapore on Thursday recommended supermarkets start charging for disposable carrier bags, a move aimed at slashing carbon emissions in a tiny nation that produces enough annual waste to fill hundreds of Olympic-sized swimming pools. ...more |
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![Australia PM promises $700 mln more to protect Great Barrier Reef Australia PM promises $700 mln more to protect Great Barrier Reef](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3999086f-c6a4-4917-8397-3de99303c930_.jpeg) |
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday promised a further A$1 billion ($703 million) to protect the Great Barrier Reef to support thousands of tourism jobs, just months out from a federal election. ...more |
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![Olympics-Shell starts China green hydrogen plant at Winter Games host city Olympics-Shell starts China green hydrogen plant at Winter Games host city](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3290e316-56f4-42eb-902b-20b0d4061e1b_.jpeg) |
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Shell said on Friday it has started production at its 20 megawatt (MW) zero-carbon hydrogen project in Zhangjiakou, a northern Chinese city co-hosting what President Xi Jinping has vowed will be the “green” 2022 Winter Olympics. ...more |
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![Researchers achieve milestone on path toward nuclear fusion energy Researchers achieve milestone on path toward nuclear fusion energy](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b9cd5fcb-8fcc-4d3b-9713-d9a90bf84b0b_.jpeg) |
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U.S. government scientists said on Wednesday they have taken an important step in the long trek toward making nuclear fusion - the very process that powers stars - a viable energy source for humankind. ...more |
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![EU Commissioner rules out big changes to green finance proposal EU Commissioner rules out big changes to green finance proposal](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7426f010-ef32-48be-bd39-c57518401c6b_.jpeg) |
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The European Commission will not make any fundamental revisions to proposals that classify nuclear power and gas as sustainable, Financial Markets Commissioner Mairead McGuinness said on Wednesday, despite objections from some European Union states. ...more |
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![Key crops face major shifts as world warms Key crops face major shifts as world warms](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9c6ffb57-6fb1-4b7c-a1cf-83fabf0379c6_.jpeg) |
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The parts of the world suitable for growing coffee, cashews and avocados will change dramatically as the world heats up, according to a new study. ...more |
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![EU tapped renewables for nearly two-fifths of power in 2020 - Eurostat EU tapped renewables for nearly two-fifths of power in 2020 - Eurostat](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5d683d70-01bf-4e7c-949d-f426f4c3c5d7_.jpeg) |
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Nearly two-fifths of electricity consumed in the European Union in 2020 came from renewable sources, the bloc's statistics office said on Wednesday, though its progress remained dwarfed by that of its Nordic neighbours Iceland and Norway. ...more |
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![Breath of fresh air: lockdown pollution slump may have saved 800 lives, study says Breath of fresh air: lockdown pollution slump may have saved 800 lives, study says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4271abab-7d1b-48ee-8cc1-bf246b908728_.jpeg) |
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More than 800 deaths may have been avoided thanks to better air quality during Europe's first coronavirus lockdown, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (CAMS) said on Wednesday. ...more |
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EARTHDAY.ORG, the global organizer of Earth Day, today announced that the theme for Earth Day 2022 will be “Invest In Our Planet.” ...more |
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