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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

Despite a significant uptake of renewable energy, India still relies on coal plants for more than half of its installed electricity supply. By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments.

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The Stream, September 14, 2022: How China’s Drought May Give Us a Glimpse Into the Future

Circle of Blue

In China, drought shut down factories and disrupted international supply chains. India and Bangladesh signed several major agreements last week, including a renewed commitment to share the waters of the Kushiyara River. In South Africa, a flood caused a mine dam wall to collapse, killing one person and injuring dozens more.

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Analysis: What’s at stake for India and South Asia at COP26?

A Greener Life

March for Climate Justice in Kolkata, India, in September 2019. The UNFCCC secretariat pushed for this by asking all countries to update their NDCs. Climate groups in South Asia and across the world are demanding urgent climate action at COP26. Photo credit: Pacific Press Media Production Corp. By Lou Del Bello. The net-zero debate.

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Analysis: India’s heat action plans overlook the vulnerable

A Greener Life

A baking hot day in Prayagraj, India, in May 2023. By Joydeep Gupta As climate change makes heatwaves more frequent and severe in South Asia, India’s heat action plans offer pathways for adaptation, but experts say they lack the necessary focus on vulnerable populations. Photo credit: Anil Shakya / Alamy.

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Illuminating a Path to a Cleaner and More Resilient Energy System in Cuba

Law Columbia

Cuba has worked with India, the Indian-based International Solar Alliance, and China to develop renewable energy projects. and international partners for more than 20 years to strengthen and expand scientific exchange and environmental cooperation. policy also has a significant impact on Cuba’s energy sector.

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What’s Up With Water – June 14, 2021

Circle of Blue

In science news, an international research team published findings from its investigation of a destructive landslide that happened in northern India last winter. Transcript. The disaster took place in February in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. It was triggered by a massive chunk of bedrock breaking apart from a high mountain peak.

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Science takes centre stage at COP26

Physics World

Meanwhile, the UK, India, Germany, Canada and the UAE have agreed to disclose the embodied carbon in major public construction projects by 2025, as part of the Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative. These five nations have also committed to net zero steel and concrete by 2050 for major projects.