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Biden administration taps $366M to fund clean energy for Native American tribes and rural areas
The federal government will fund 17 projects across the U.S. to expand access to renewable energy on Native American reservations and in other...
EU legislature backs a major plan to better protect nature and meet climate goals
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Union’s legislature on Tuesday approved a watered-down plan to better protect nature and fight climate change in...
Labour, environment groups make plea for sustainable jobs bill to pass
OTTAWA — Environmental groups and labour organizations are pleading with the federal government to end a political stalemate over its forthcoming sustainable jobs...
Germany plans to enable underground storage of carbon dioxide at offshore sites
BERLIN (AP) — Germany plans to enable underground carbon storage at offshore sites, pushing ahead with a much-discussed technology in an acknowledgement that...
Tanzania switches on first turbine of hydro plant in World Heritage Site
By Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania has switched on the first turbine of a new hydroelectric plant set to double...
EU carbon border tax will do little to cut emissions, ADB study says
SINGAPORE – A European Union plan to impose tariffs on high-carbon imports could hurt developing countries in Asia but is unlikely to lead...
UN member states are meeting to plan how to tackle the world’s environmental crises
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world’s top decision-making body on the environment is meeting in Kenya’s capital on Monday to discuss how countries...
Tractor protests threaten to drive EU green farming policies into ditch
Major European cities blocked by agricultural machinery as demands made to reverse climate change measures.
