DEC 2024 |
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Renewables Race to Fill Resource Gap as Demand for Clean Energy Is Outpacing Supply |

Demand growth is a rising tide that lifts all boats, and it especially lifted renewable ones in 2024. .... read more
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Over 100 Countries Back Plastic Treaty Caps as Talks Reach Fierce Finish |

With just a few hours remaining for scheduled talks and consensus seemingly out of reach, some negotiators and observers fear the talks could collapse or be extended to another session. .... read more
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Whale Makes Epic Migration, Astonishing Scientists |

A humpback whale has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, possibly driven by climate change, scientists say. .... read more
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Negotiators Fail to Agree on Global Plastic Treaty as Talks Postponed to Next Year |

Over 3,300 delegates representing more than 170 nations and 440 organizations met in Busan, South Korea, last week to agree on a legally binding instrument to tackle plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. .... read more
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Climate Change Led to 41 Additional Days of Extreme Heat in 2024 |

The year 2024 became the hottest year on record, with global temperatures reaching 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, highlighting the urgent need for climate action. .... read more
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COP29 in Baku: Oil and Money Stain Climate Talks |

The adoption of the clause was a major achievement at Dubai’s COP28 last year, but Saudi Arabia and other oil producers seemed to have the last laugh at Baku. .... read more
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The Crucial but Ignored Dynamic in Climate Talks |
Imposing limitations on the carbon emissions of poor countries is widely seen as a covert means of preserving the economic and geopolitical disparities of the last 200 years. .... read more
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Sustainable Mining Practices and Innovations |

In order to strengthen the mine closure and repurposing activities collaboration with World Bank and GIZ is being done to implement global best practices. .... read more
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Drive Mode! New Models Rev Up EV Sales Again in November |

Electric car sales in India surged by 18% in November, driven by new model launches such as Tata Motors Curvv EV, Kia’s EV9, and Mahindra & Mahindra BE 6e and XEV 9e. .... read more
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Global South Not Responsible for Global Environmental Damage: Piyush Goyal |

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that the Global South is not responsible for global environmental damage, attributing it instead to developed countries with high energy consumption. .... read more
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How Land Degradation Is Threatening Earth’s Capacity to Sustain Humanity? |

According to UNCCD, land degradation is “the reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of rainfed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest and woodlands resulting from a combination of pressures, including land use and management practices.” .... read more
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India Can’t Afford Another Round of ‘greenwashing’ |

About two decades ago, the market for carbon ‘offsets’ seemed to be thriving. Under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol, companies concerned about their emissions could earn credits for investing in projects that conserved energy or built renewable capacity elsewhere. .... read more
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