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Brazil could increase carbon emissions by up to 21 percent until 2030 and still meet its pledge under the 2015 Paris climate agreement to fight global warming, according to a study released on Tuesday. ...more |
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![Airlines urge governments to sign up for global aviation emission deal Airlines urge governments to sign up for global aviation emission deal](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8c4a97a7-2b81-4be3-bea9-d99ca1cb1025_.jpeg) |
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Airlines on Tuesday called on governments to voluntarily sign up to a global deal designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from aviation, saying they would have preferred a "more ambitious" timeline. ...more |
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![UN: Native people's rights violated in name of conservation UN: Native people's rights violated in name of conservation](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7c1e790f-c89c-4368-abdd-9a97b0f6e21f_.jpg) |
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Some of the world's leading conservation groups are violating the rights of indigenous people by backing projects that oust them from their ancestral homes in the name of environmental preservation, a top UN expert said this week. ...more |
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![Global coal power plans fall in 2016 led by China and India Global coal power plans fall in 2016 led by China and India](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_70cade1d-a0c0-46c6-9154-6fa05579740f_.jpg) |
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The amount of coal-fired power generation under development worldwide has shrunk by 14 percent this year, driven down by China as it struggles with oversupply and tries to promote cleaner energy, a study showed on Wednesday. ...more |
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![Solar rooftop panels could power 50 schools in Dubai Solar rooftop panels could power 50 schools in Dubai](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_02142718-c45f-429d-8cc9-a2b2ba100c66_.jpg) |
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Dubai Solar Schools, a new green-energy initiative rolled out on Monday, is targeting 50 schools as potential hosts for rooftop solar panels as part of the Shams Dubai Initiative to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. ...more |
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![The giant panda is no longer an endangered species The giant panda is no longer an endangered species](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_23f9a35f-93c3-4498-a6e3-1b6f1f80bc41_.jpg) |
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Thanks to an increase in available habitat, the population of the giant panda rose 17% from 2004 to 2014, leading the IUCN to downgrade it from endangered to vulnerable. ...more |
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![The UK will ban microbeads in cosmetics by the end of 2017 The UK will ban microbeads in cosmetics by the end of 2017](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_1a0ed8e9-9bcd-4f65-98ea-8147ed162bdc_.jpg) |
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Microbead beauty products will soon be a thing of the past in the UK, as the government just officially announced plans to ban them by the end of 2017. ...more |
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![Global warming disrupts oceans, seen lingering in the depths Global warming disrupts oceans, seen lingering in the depths](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5b355afa-0171-495a-80cd-37fc12ca3224_.jpg) |
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Global warming is disrupting ocean life from plankton to whales and the heat may linger in the depths for centuries even if man-made greenhouse gas emissions are halted, an international study said on Monday. ...more |
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![Drivers fume as Paris turns right bank of Seine into park Drivers fume as Paris turns right bank of Seine into park](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9f754d14-a1dd-4f55-9bb1-c069871eeb24_.jpg) |
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Paris plans to turn a stretch of highway on the right bank of the river Seine into a pedestrian zone in an attempt to reduce pollution despite protests from drivers. ...more |
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![Dubai Police to use new hybrid cars Dubai Police to use new hybrid cars](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_599a0ca1-c1a6-4a2e-b8d8-4effa4b6f110_.jpg) |
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Dubai Police took possession of 10 hybrid vehicles, handed over by Al Futtaim Motors on Sunday, as part of ongoing efforts towards greener transport and environment sustainability. ...more |
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