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Analysis: Monthly drop hints that China’s CO2 emissions may have peaked in 2023

Analysis: A 2023 peak in China’s CO2 emissions is possible if the buildout of clean energy sources is kept at the record levels...

Researchers said interventions to reduce exposure to air pollution, such as low emissions zones, could potentially improve mental health (Yui Mok/PA)
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‘Low emission zones could reduce mental health problems’

Babies who are exposed to air pollution while in the womb may be more likely to have mental health problems when they are...

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Introducing auctioning to China’s emissions trading system: IEA

The International Energy Agency examines how introducing auctioning to China's emissions trading system could make it more effective and accelerate progress.

Rising sea levels are threatening Normandy landing heritage sites (AFP)
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France’s historic D-Day beaches of Normandy threatened by rising sea levels

The sea from which 150,000 Allied troops conducted the largest seaborne invasion in history threatens its heritage sites. Rising sea levels are eroding...

An aerial view of a mangrove recovered from deforestation in the Guapimirim environmental protection area on Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Four years ago, the Mar Urbano NGO planted 30,000 mangrove trees in the deforested area, that today reach up to 4 meters high. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
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Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves’ power to mitigate climate disasters

Mangroves slow sea water's advance into riverbeds during storm surges by soaking it up, and protects the land by stabilizing soil that otherwise...

FILE PHOTO: OPEC logo is seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
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What is OPEC+ and how does it affect oil prices?

There have been some challenges to OPEC's influence over the years, often resulting in internal divisions. More recently, the global push towards cleaner...

FILE PHOTO: A general view of molten copper at Anglo American's smelter in Chagres, Chile, obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2024. Anglo American/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Analysis: Battle for Anglo’s copper assets tests BHP’s resolve

BHP's resolve will be tested by Anglo American investors' demands for a simpler offer for the whole company or a cash sweetener

A woman wades through floodwaters in Garissa, Kenya earlier this month (AFP)
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El Nino not responsible for East Africa floods, say scientists

The El Nino weather pattern did not have "any influence" on widespread flooding in East Africa this year, an expert group of scientists...

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve in Palo Alto, Calif., June 19, 2023. Biden talked about climate change, clean energy jobs and protecting the environment. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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‘Green blitz’: As election nears, Biden pushes rules on environment

The limits on emissions from fossil-fueled electric stations are Biden's most ambitious effort yet to roll back pollution

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Will government investment make green hydrogen a reality in Australia?

The Conversation Australia: Making commercially viable green hydrogen at scale will be essential if we are to get to net zero. But without...

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