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Indonesia’s pipeline of coal plants undermines pledge to only build renewables

A Greener Life

More is needed to produce the same amount of energy compared with higher calorific coal, requiring more land for mining, and creating more air pollution per unit of energy produced. The impact of emissions is high, but not much energy is produced,” said Pius Ginting, executive coordinator of AEER.

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What should cities of the future look like?

Our Environment

With the effects of Climate Change an imminent threat to the world and with cities contributing to more than 60% of Global Greenhouse Gas emissions (United Nations, 2021), future cities will also need to secure sustainable development. What are the effects on health of transport-related air pollution. Foster, 2020.Urban

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Throws Oil and Coal Industries in a Tailspin

Edouard Stenger

Will the local Communist Party increase its efforts on renewables to counter the downturn and the air pollution? Will developed economies bring back some of their industries to fight the recession and increase resiliency? Hopefully, this will prompt people to demand cleaner air as a more permanent feature of their lives.

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

As the graph shows, policies on land-use, agriculture, and renewable energy hold a lot of potential for net GHG emissions reduction. Businesses Should Prioritize Climate-resilience & Environmental Thinking NOW.

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It is the time for nature: World Environment Day 2020

Manning Law

During the lockdowns, we saw air pollution clear and nature coming out of hiding – from penguins wandering the streets of Cape Town to kangaroos bouncing through Adelaide. These agreements form the only viable global roadmap to protecting the natural world that sustains us and lifting billions of people out of poverty.

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California Adopts CEQA Guidelines Aimed at Improving Consideration of GHG Emissions and Climate Change Impacts in Environmental Reviews

Law Columbia

Finally, the new subdivision cautions that the energy impact analysis is subject to the rule of reason and should focus on energy demand caused by the project. Transportation and Vehicle Emissions. New section 15064.3

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Indoor air (pollution) : coming under OSHA rather than EPA, there are laws in place to ensure that employees work in a clean and safe environment with good ventilation. Indoor air is anything contained with a building. The first and most visible way in which the public is aware of and engaged with environmental law is pollution.