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Indian coal growth has slowed since 2015
After rising at an average of 6% over the preceding decade, India’s coal consumption has risen at 2.2% a year since 2015, analysis from Greenpeace Energydesk shows
Coal lobby threatens to sue over EU clean air rules
Euracoal accuses the European Commission of using air pollution legislation to implement climate policy, in breach of procedural rules
‘Issue for the left’: how climate change can shake this tag
A new poll shows the view that climate change is mostly a left-wing concern is prevalent and problematic. It’s time to change the conversation
Farmers face water crisis in India’s Cauvery Delta
Rice growers are digging ever-deeper wells to try and beat prolonged drought, amid changing rainfall patterns
African countries urged to prepare for rise in extreme El Niño events
Early warning systems and early action funds are needed to prevent repeats of the 2015/16 famine, experts warn in response to latest science
Climate Weekly: Green India? A reality check
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India’s electric vehicle revolution faces major hurdles
High costs and a lack of public charging stations pose a challenge to bold EV target, say experts, not helped by inconsistent government policy
Paris climate deal needs to be politically, not legally, binding
Whether countries have the legal right to back out of their climate commitments is irrelevant. It’s up to defenders to make sure it hurts them politically
Kenya’s food crisis: ‘With this kind of farming, I only make a loss’
Farmers in Kenya’s Rift Valley are being forced from their farms by drought then hit by rising food prices as maize shortages bite
Kenya’s food crisis: Drought raises prices and political tensions
Opposition parties accuse the Kenyatta administration of failing to plan for poor harvests, as inflation bites ahead of an August general election
Climate threatens ‘Himalayan Viagra’ fungus, and a way of life
A valuable fungus reputed to be an aphrodisiac has been disappearing from the mountains of Nepal, taking with it a valuable source of income
Pro-Adani Australian resources minister quits over dual citizenship
Matt Canavan, who has strongly backed Adani’s Queensland mega-mine, is third senator in recent weeks to be caught out by dual citizenship rule
Solar has not beaten coal in the race to electrify India
India’s future is still tied to coal and fixing woeful inefficiency of plants will create huge new generation at a price solar cannot match
India diverts $25 billion away from clean energy fund
Revenue raised by a tax on coal was originally intended to support renewables, but a Scroll.in investigation revealed it is being spent on an unrelated policy
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Indian farmers mourn dead after debt crisis turns violent
Six protesters were killed in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh in June. Meet the bereaved families driven to despair by erratic weather and a tough market
Volvo electric vehicle push reflects China’s leadership ambition
Car giant’s move away from the internal combustion engine will fuel Chinese dominance in emerging clean technology
Indian solar sector wary of China as protectionist policy nears an end
Indian solar manufacturers are likely to go bust when a World Trade Organization ruling kicks in later this year, experts say, increasing the dominance of Chinese imports
Fiji presidency must not fail climate change victims at “Pacific COP”
Despite warm words about protecting the vulnerable, the island presidency of this year’s UN climate talks is showing no urgency on “loss and damage”
Egypt faces water insecurity as Ethiopian mega-dam rumours swirl
Farmers along the lower Nile have little information to guide them as upriver barrage threatens to compound the impacts of global warming