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FILE PHOTO: View of monitor screens displaying the smog situation at the Smog Cell at the Environment Protection and Climate Change Department in Lahore, Pakistan November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Nida Mehboob/File Photo
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Pakistan’s Punjab sets up ‘smog war room’ to combat hazardous air, shuts schools

Punjab's "smog war room" tackles Lahore's extreme pollution with cross-department coordination, closures, and advisories.

Mount Fuji's snowcap begins forming on October 2 on average (AFP)
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Snow seen on Mount Fuji after record time without

Mount Fuji has finally received its first snow of the season, which usually appears around early October.

FILE PHOTO: Smoke and steam billows from Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest coal-fired power plant operated by PGE Group, near Belchatow, Poland November 28, 2018. Picture taken November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
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Decarbonising by 2050 could boost Poland’s economy by 4%, World Bank says

Poland's $450B decarbonization goal for 2050 could boost GDP by four per cent, reduce pollution, and improve health, per World Bank report.

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Enserva’s 2024-2025 Fall State of the Industry Report forecasts oil and gas prices and demand to remain steady

Insights on the Canadian economy and the North American and global energy sectors discussed during expert panel, hosted by Enserva CALGARY, Alberta, Nov....

A Bill described as an ‘admission of failure’ over cliamte change targets has been passed by Holyrood. (Garth Fuller/PA)
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Holyrood passes Climate Change Bill branded Scottish govt’s ‘admission of failure’

Scottish climate bill branded an “admission of failure” passes, moving targets to a five-year cycle after missed goals.

FILE - Mount Fuji in the early morning sunlight is seen from Lake Kawaguchi, Japan, on Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Mount Fuji is still without its iconic snowcap for the first time in 130 years

The lack of snow on Mt. Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, as of Tuesday breaks the previous record set on Oct. 26,...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo
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China wants talks on trade measures at COP29 climate summit, document shows

China has called for talks on carbon border taxes and other restrictive trade measures at next week's COP29 climate summit.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen at their headquarters in downtown Santiago, Chile March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Chile’s Codelco seeks permit for $650 million Andina water project

Chile's Codelco seeks environmental permit for $650M project that makes water use at its Andina mine more sustainable.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo
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US green power demand expected to grow regardless of election outcome

Demand for green power in the U.S. will rise regardless of the next president, say wind energy leaders Vestas and Orsted.

Baard Gundersen at the wheel of his electric BMW iX in Baerum, Oslo (AFP)
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Norway speeds ahead of EU in race for fossil-free roads

Electric cars make up 96.4% of new car sales in Norway, which aims to be fossil fuel-free by next year.

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