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Balkans are gambling on coal as EU utilities opt out
EU utilities lobby group Eurelectric last week released a statement that its members would not build new coal plants after 2020.This pledge simply describes the...
Azerbaijan president: gas pipeline to EU will not be stopped
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G7 fails to agree Paris climate statement as US turns spoiler
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Indonesia calls EU palm oil fuel ban ‘discrimatory’, ‘protectionist’
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Dutch coal plant lost €800m in value last year
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After floods, Peru has an opportunity to rebuild smarter
In the wake of powerful rains that led to devastating floods and mudslides, Peru’s president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski says the country should expect more such devastating weather...
UK is in no position to lecture Saudis on oil dependence
UK prime minister Theresa May visited Riyadh in early April with the intent of “deepening a true strategic partnership” and “helping to wean Saudi...
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The mood was sour in Songdo on Thursday as a meeting of the Green Climate Fund board ended abruptly at 6pm.While the UN’s flagship climate finance...
Mumbai highway project threatens new air pollution crisis
Mumbai risks becoming India’s new air pollution problem child with construction about begin on a new $2.38bn coastal highway that will send exhaust fumes wafting across the island...
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