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A Kenyan delegation has inked a $2bn deal with Chinese company Power Global to finance a new coal plant adjacent to a Unesco world heritage site.The deal...

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Cop25: What was achieved and where to next?

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UN committee urges Australia to rethink support for Adani coal mine

A UN committee has urged Australia to review its support for expanded coal production, just as Malcolm Turnbull’s government considers loaning Indian company Adani almost $1bn...

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On Sunday, Climate Home ran a story on the need for governments to plan for the end of the coal industry now, or condemn mining communities to generations...

Electric cars will not stop rising oil demand, says energy agency chief

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Lake Chad not shrinking, but climate is fuelling terror groups: report

Satellite analysis shows 'vanishing' lake has grown since 1990s, but climate instability is driving communities into the arms of Boko Haram and Islamic State The...

Climate Weekly: Shipping climate deal, ahoy!

This week’s top climate change stories. Sign up to have our newsletter sent to your inbox The post Climate Weekly: Shipping climate deal, ahoy! appeared first on...

World is well placed to stay under 2C – if we have carbon capture

Last year we found that the growth in global fossil fuel emissions have stalled over the past three years. But does this mean we...

Bitcoin reforms proposed to curb soaring carbon footprint

Bitcoin’s carbon footprint is soaring along with its value, raising concerns about the digital currency’s environmental sustainability. With reform, though, experts told Climate Home News exchanging...

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