Cash, no strings attached: New U.S. programs for pandemic poorProponents say no-strings-attached payments can boost urban development, narrow the racial wealth gap outside of emergencies too |
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Betting on bamboo: Indonesian villages struggle to source safe, green powerAs Indonesia looks to replace diesel and indoor fires with access to cleaner, healthier energy, advocates say bamboo is a viable solution, but early projects have hit teething troubles |
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COVID-19 exposes 'grim reality' of private renters, says UK housing charityMore than one in five tenants report damp, mould, condensation or excess cold at home during the previous month, Shelter poll finds |
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Brazil's promises to slash forest losses 'empty', researchers say ahead of Biden summitIn advance of President Joe Biden's international climate summit this week, Brazilian scientists say their country's forest protection promises don't add up |
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For India's poor, lockdown policing adds to pandemic hardshipsHawkers, slum dwellers, food couriers and migrant workers are being targeted by police enforcing lockdown rules, say rights campaigners and union leaders |
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Johnson to commit UK to 78% emissions cut in 14 yearsEmissions from international aviation and shipping are likely to be included in Britain's new target for a 78% reduction in carbon emissions by 2035 |
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Greta Thunberg's rise from climate activist to COVID-19 campaignerTracking the Swedish teen activist's rise from solo climate striker to global campaigner against COVID-19 |
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IEA issues 'dire warning' on CO2 emissions as it predicts 5% riseThis year's rise will likely be driven by a resurgence in coal use in the power sector, especially in Asia |
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Brazil's promises to slash forest losses 'empty', researchers say ahead of Biden summitIn advance of President Joe Biden's international climate summit this week, Brazilian scientists say their country's forest protection promises don't add up |
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U.S. Treasury names green financial adviser to new climate 'czar' postJohn Morton will head the department's new "climate hub,' to foster green finance and use tax policy to help reduce carbon emissions |
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Putin to address Biden's climate summit despite crisis in U.S.-Russia tiesPutin to "outline Russia's approaches in the context of forging broad international cooperation aimed at overcoming the negative effects of global climate change," at the summit the Kremlin says |
OPINION: Want to fight climate change? Support indigenous peopleIf leaders are serious about tackling climate change, they must invest in the best guardians of ecosystems: indigenous people |
OPINION: A tragic outcome for the world's forests is not inevitableThe data on forest loss is still grim but we know what causes deforestation - and the policy tools and market mechanisms that can stop it |
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