Chile steps up.
Chile, which presided over the last round of climate talks, has joined only a handful of nations by publishing a more ambitious climate action plan for coming years.
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Pandemic worsens outlook for U.S. coal.
Add U.S. coal to the list of industries threatened by the novel coronavirus. Part of its problem is conditions that precede the pandemic. U.S. coal plants are an aging bunch. Weak electricity demand has only intensified competition with gas and renewables.
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An existential moment for oil companies around the world.
Usually it’s the world’s major oil-producing countries that step in when a big drop in prices roils the oil market. But these are not normal times.
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Florida Power wants out of the biggest coal plant in the U.S.
Florida Power & Light Co. no longer wants to own part of the nation’s largest operating coal-fired power plant.
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Schools challenged to teach climate change as students join Greta strikes.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Dozens of students packed onto a boat docked in a flood-prone area of Bangladesh listen closely to a lesson highlighting the natural life of the rivers around them.
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'It's positively alpine!': Disbelief in big cities as air pollution falls.
Delhi is one of many capitals enjoying improved air quality since restrictions were introduced due to the coronavirus
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Brazil Bolsonaro Hits the Streets to Defy COVID-19 Guidelines.
Bolsonaro’s popularity has fallen during the coronavirus crisis, with a growing number of Brazilians angered by his stance toward a disease he calls a “little cold. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets of Brasilia on Friday, drawing crowds and greeting followers in his
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How the spread of coronavirus is testing Africa.
Africa has passed the grim milestone of 10,000 reported cases of coronavirus, along with more than 500 deaths, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC).
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Will we learn lessons for tackling climate change from our current crisis?
Crises tend to bring out some of the best and the worst in us. We have watched in awe and admiration as health care professionals have responded with superhuman dedication to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Democratic senators urge Trump administration to halt environmental rollbacks during pandemic.
Senate Democrats are urging the Trump administration to pause non-critical work like overhauling environmental policies during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Top weather society honors Mann for children's book on climate change.
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Carbon emissions from fossil fuels could fall by 2.5bn tonnes in 2020.
Reduction of 5% would represent biggest drop in demand for industry on record
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Nearly half of global coal plants will be unprofitable this year, study shows.
‘Digging up coal is making less and less business sense, but it’s awful impact on the planet will only decrease if it’s fully consigned to history,’ says Friends of the Earth.
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High winds kill thousands of migrating birds in 'disaster' over Greece.
Thousands of swallows and swifts migrating from Africa to Europe have been left dead by high winds battering Greece, bird watchers say.
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Coronavirus: World Bank predicts sub-Saharan Africa recession.
Sub-Saharan Africa will this year suffer its first recession for 25 years as a consequence of the coronavirus outbreak, a World Bank report predicts. In a grim assessment, the bank says that the region's economy could shrink by as much as 5.1%.
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The climate crisis is still here.
As workers battle on the frontlines of COVID-19, a devastating Cyclone and Big Oil's latest moves show why we need a Just Recovery that builds climate resilience
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California Gets Another 100MW Battery Project, as Competition with Gas Peakers Heats Up.
Developer sPower will build a huge battery facility in Los Angeles County for Clean Power Alliance, a community choice aggregator.
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JOB VACANCIES: deadline 30 April 2020 / Research Scientist in Climate Data Quality Control, BSC – CNS
Climate Change Job Vacancy: Research Scientist in Climate Data Quality Control, BSC – CNS Organization:Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC - CNS)
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JOB VACANCIES: deadline 15 April 2020 / Programme Management Officer, CTCN
Climate Change Job Vacancy: Programme Management Officer, CTCN Organization:UN Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) Position:Programme Management Officer Duty Station:Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand
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JOB VACANCIES: deadline 20 April 2020 / Independent consultants
Organization:SustainCERT Position:Roster of Experts Duty Station:Home-based Deadline for Application: 20 April 2020 Term:Part time and as-needed
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