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Farmers burn stubble in a rice field at a village in Karnal in the northern state of Haryana, India.
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Indian farmers, short on time, burn crop waste despite toxic smog

In Punjab, Indian farmers struggle with crop waste disposal, resorting to burning amid the air quality crisis.

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Carbon Brief on COP29: Six key reasons why international climate finance is a ‘wild west’

Carbon Brief: Climate finance has long been plagued by accusations of poor transparency. Much stems from a lack of consensus on what counts.

Activists holding signs participate in a demonstration for transforming food systems at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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At UN climate talks, farmers argue for a share of money dedicated to fighting climate change

Small farmers receive less than 1% of climate finance, yet they feed millions and face growing threats from climate change.

Activists holding signs reading 'Pay Up' demand action on climate funding.
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Negotiators seek to break COP29 impasse after G20 ‘marching orders’

Negotiators push to resolve deadlock at U.N. climate talks after G20 backs trillions of dollars for poorer nations.

Yalchin Rafiyev, Azerbaijan's COP29 lead negotiator, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. Nations are finding ways to raise it

Rich nations at COP29 face pressure to boost climate finance, balancing loans, grants, and leverage amid fears of debt for poorer nations.

Workers pluck tea leaves using cutters at a tea estate in Nilgiris district, India, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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In southern India’s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests

Environmentalists and Indigenous communities restore Nilgiris' native forests, battling tea farms and climate change to revive biodiversity.

There are plans to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030 (PA)
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UK govt launches competition to find AI solutions to boost clean energy

A competition to find innovative new solutions to how artificial intelligence can be used to help boost clean energy has been opened by...

Liberty Oilfield Services CEO Chris Wright is pictured in Denver, Jan. 17, 2018. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP)
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What to know about Chris Wright, Trump’s choice to run the Energy Department

Trump’s Energy Secretary pick, Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright, backs fossil fuels, fracking, and plans to reverse Biden’s climate policies.

A Nuclear Waste Management Organization senior transportation engineer explains transportation signage for waste uranium during a tour of NWMO's facility in Oakville, Ont., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gu
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Northern Ontario First Nation says yes in referendum on possible nuclear waste site

The town council of Ignace voted in favour earlier this year, and its counterpart Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has now also voted yes.

Earth's oceans, forests and soil absorb carbon dioxide, meaning they play a crucial role in efforts to fight climate change (AFP)
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‘Vague’ net zero rules threaten climate targets, scientists warn

Scientists urge nations to exclude natural carbon sinks in net-zero plans to avoid exceeding warming targets, risking over 1.5°C.

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