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*In this issue:*

* More Coal Won’t Solve US Energy Woes ( #blurb1 )
* Reviving Forests in Ghana’s ‘Cocoa Belt’ ( #blurb2 )
* Clean Energy Can Supercharge Indonesia’s Economy ( #blurb3 )
* Better Meat? ( #blurb4 )

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More Coal Won’t Solve US Energy Woes ( [link removed] )
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The Trump administration announced a slew of measures in recent weeks aimed at reinvigorating the U.S. coal industry. These moves are meant to help address surging power demand and reliability concerns across the country — but more coal isn’t the answer.

U.S. coal has been declining for decades as cheaper, cleaner power sources emerged. Propping up the industry now won’t solve the country’s energy challenges. In fact, it’s already raising electricity costs.

We unpacked why coal hasn’t been economical in the U.S. for years and how the country can meet growing energy demand more safely and affordably.

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Cocoa farmer ( [link removed] )

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Cocoa Stole Ghana’s Forests. Farmers Are Bringing Them Back. ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )
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Chocolate comes at a steep cost to the world’s forests; Ghana has lost more than 13% of its tree cover to illegal cocoa farming alone. But farmers across Ghana’s Cocoa Belt are finding a better way, planting trees alongside cocoa to restore the land, enhance production and grow their incomes.

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Clean Energy Can Supercharge Indonesia’s Economy ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )
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Indonesia is pursuing ambitious economic goals that will lead to surging power demand. Meeting it with fossil fuels could spell bad news for climate change. Clean energy growth, new WRI research shows, could unlock a new era of green prosperity in the country.

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Is There Such a Thing as ‘Better’ Meat? It’s Complicated. ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )
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Meat options like organic, grass fed and free range are touted as being better for animals and the environment. And they often are. But WRI research finds they can also take a heavier toll on the climate, begging the question: Does “better” meat really exist?

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*IUCN Adopts Landmark Resolution on Nature Crime ( [link removed] )*

Chip Barber, WRI ( [link removed] )

On Oct. 9, members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) adopted a landmark resolution recognizing environmental crime as a major threat to biodiversity and human rights and calling for stronger action to address it.

“This resolution is a breakthrough because it puts action against these crimes squarely on the conservation agenda. [It] lays the groundwork for stronger global cooperation, ... aligns IUCN’s efforts with other international frameworks and fora, and builds momentum heading into the UN Crime Congress in 2026.”

*— Dr. Charles ‘Chip’ Barber
* *—* Director, Nature Crime Alliance, WRI

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Sources of US electricity generation ( [link removed] )

U.S. coal power has been in decline since the early 2000s as sources like natural gas and, later, wind and solar, became more cost effective.

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