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In 2022, the burning of fossil fuels provided 82% of the world’s energy. In 2000, it was 87%. Even as renewables have undergone tremendous growth, they’ve been offset by increased demand for energy.

Canadian PM Trudeau's allegation of Indian agents' involvement in killing of Canadian citizen led to strained Indo-Canadian relations. India declared Nijjar a terrorist, accused Canada of providing safe haven for Khalistani supporters. India suspended visa services, expelled Canadian diplomat, postponed trade mission. Canada imports medicaments, diamond, jewellery, linen from India;…

Critics decry lack of political will in Serbian capital to clean polluted air that residents say they can ‘feel and taste’

EPA argues existing Alabama regime for handling coal ash ponds risks water supply pollution

From wood burning to driving, there are things people can do – but industries such as shipping and agriculture bear most of the responsibility

In early 2023, the German village of Lützerath was the site of violent clashes between thousands of protesters and police who wanted to clear the village so it could be swallowed up by Garzweiler II, a huge opencast coal mine. In small groups, police forces charged into groups of protesters,…

Green steel uses waste materials as alternatives to coke and coal.

Kristen Michal says clean air is ‘human right’ and breathing ‘should not make us sick’ after revelations about Europe’s toxic air

The state is awarding offshore leases to oil and gas companies that hope to bury heat-trapping carbon dioxide deep beneath the seafloor. But critics worry about leakage and the lackluster record of carbon capture facilities onshore.