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Despite Pledges to Cut Emissions, China Goes on a Coal Spree

Yale E360

China is building large numbers of coal-fired power plants to drive its post-pandemic economy. The government has promised a CO2 emissions peak by 2030, but the new coal binge jeopardizes both China’s decarbonization plans and global efforts to tackle climate change. Read more on E360 ?.

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Purifying drinking water with tree branches

Successful Green

MIT engineers have succeeded in making filters from tree branches to purify drinking water. Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option. The interiors of nonflowering trees such as pine... The post Purifying drinking water with tree branches appeared first on successful GREEN.

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Native Land Information System and Food-System Transition Index: Supporting Sustainable Land Planning on US Native Land Through GIS Innovation

HumanNature

Guest post by Aude Chesnais, Senior Researcher for the Native Lands Advocacy Project and SoGES Visiting Fellow Since colonization, 200 years of institutional efforts to commodify land and agriculture on US Native lands have profoundly reshaped indigenous livelihoods. By treaty law, Native nations are sovereign, but in practice, much land management is still controlled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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