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Seeking justice against palm oil firms, victims call out Dutch banks behind themIndividuals from Indonesia and Liberia embroiled in land disputes with oil palm plantations have visited the Netherlands to call on banks facilitating these companies’ operations to take action. But Dutch banks ABN AMRO and Rabobank say there is little they can do to influence the companies. -
Climate summit pledges fall short, as big emitters skip 'honest appraisal'Despite new pledges, UN gathering aimed at accelerating action on climate change produced few surprises from the richest nations.
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Carbon capture struggles to accelerate in race to avert climate crashCatching and storing climate-changing emissions is seen as key to many plans to stave off a worsening climate crisis—but it's way behind schedule, experts say. -
Are decentralised communities the way forward for sustainable cities?More countries are realising the limits of a take-make-waste model and coming round to the concept of a circular economy. What could cities and buildings of the future look like?
Opinion
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European Investment Bank makes a big shift away from oil and gas– In a new draft policy, the bank pledges to ditch the funding of fossil infrastructure projects by the end of next year. -
The fork is mightier than the wall– Migration is a complex issue that should be addressed beginning with a broken global food system, and not simply through stricter immigration laws, argues Danielle Nierenberg. -
How to bring the wisdom of the public to bear on the climate emergency– Countries in Europe are commissioning citizen assemblies to deliberate on solutions to fix the climate crisis. Can this growing form of participatory politics break political deadlocks on climate and make a real difference to climate policy?
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Is the future of power transmission beaming electricity with diamonds?– Diamonds aren't just for engagement rings and cutting tools—they can bring light to dark places.
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This anti-palm oil ad for a British supermarket just got banned– The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK's ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, 'we are anti-deforestation.'
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Denmark’s biggest energy company turns its back on fossil fuels– DONG Energy’s shift to 100 per cent renewable energy marks another important step in the global transition away from fossil fuels.
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UN chief urges European Parliament to approve process on Paris Agreement ratification
Policy & Finance
UN chief urges European Parliament to approve process on Paris Agreement ratification
– Together it stands, divided it falls. EU, through its environment ministers, had agreed to ratify the Paris Agreement through a process that would enable individual countries to send their instruments of ratification directly to the UN.
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