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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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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

This is defined as the ability or desire to sustain a resource at a certain level and based on three scientific principles: increased dependence on renewable energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling. Risks to such species include overhunting/overfishing or gathering, toxic waste, a changing environment, deforestation and so on.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson withdrew his lawsuit against the lead author and publisher of an article that critiqued an article by Jacobson and others on grid reliability and renewable energy. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. 1:18 -cv-00271 (D.D.C., filed Feb. Future Generations v.

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Special Policy News #7: The Transition

ESA

The taskforce will “coordinate work across the [Interior] Department, including accelerating renewable energy development and identifying actions to foster investments in energy communities.”. Senate confirms Brenda Mallory as Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Scientific Community. Justice Dept.

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