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Analysis: After Trump cut funding for energy transitions overseas, could China step in?

A Greener Life

Analysis: Coal extraction in Indonesia is driving deforestation Priority coal decommissioning projects under Indonesia’s JETP programme include the 660-megawatt Cirebon-1 plant and Pelabuhan Ratu. There is also uncertainty around the remaining 97.4% The China-Africa Development Fund states that as of the end of 2024 it had committed to USD 7.6

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Analysis: Brazil plans to continue investing in coal-fired power despite global shifts

A Greener Life

In 2020, coal producers received 670 million reais in subsidies and, as laid out under the 2002 energy management law , the CDE should continue to subsidise them until 2027. Who will want to invest if in 2027 the transfer [of subsidies] will not continue?”. Going against the grain.

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Space for all: here are some of the huge commercial opportunities away from Earth

Physics World

In fact, the market is expected to grow from $886m in 2020 to $2.5bn in 2027, according to the firm Marketwatch. Sent up by universities, governments and start-ups, they do everything from monitoring deforestation to tracking radio-tagged endangered animals. Richard Branson also blasted off on a Virgin Galactic test flight in 2021.

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

A Greener Life

According to India’s 2023 National Electricity Plan, the country’s 2026-2027 domestic coal requirement will be an estimated 866.4 On-the-ground research in states like West Bengal suggests that weak regulation and enforcement mechanisms allow deforestation to continue apace – in contrast to the rosy picture painted by the government.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

Rob Portman (R-OH) reauthorizes the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Act through FY 2027 and authorizes $20 million a year for the program. Global deforestation pledge will be missed without urgent action, say researchers – The Guardian. Another amendment from Sen. Scientific Community.