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Coal in 'freefall' as new power plants dive by two-thirds
Green groups’ report says move to cleaner energy in China and India is discouraging the building of coal-fired units
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Ian Chappell stands by Adani mine letter despite being called 'elitist' by Coalition MP
Adani ‘categorically’ rejects letter signed by 91 prominent Australians as protesters confront Queensland premier during tour of Adani’s Indian HQ
Joshua Robertson
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Get a job with Adani and infiltrate coal project, activists urge supporters
Galilee Blockade, which opposes the $16bn Carmichael mine, urges followers to apply for jobs with the Indian company
Joshua Robertson
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Data linking death with air pollution inconclusive, says Indian minister
Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave overlooks Greenpeace research stating 1.2m Indians die each year from airborne pollutants
Michael Safi
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More than 100 natural world heritage sites degraded by human activity, says report
Forest loss worst in North America and Australia, with 63% of sites under increased pressure from infrastructure, agriculture and settlements
Michael Slezak
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Most Australians oppose government's $1bn Adani loan for coal railway line
More than half of Liberal voters also oppose plan to loan Indian company $1bn to build a rail line between proposed Carmichael coalmine and Abbot Point
Michael Slezak
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Indian firm makes carbon capture breakthrough
Carbonclean is turning planet-heating emissions into profit by converting CO2 into baking soda – and could lock up 60,000 tonnes of CO2 a year
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A birder's paradise at an Indian festival
Birdwatch Encountering a peacock in the wild is a surreal experience. Just one of the sightings among a wealth of exotic and unfamiliar birds at the Uttar Pradesh Bird Festival
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Indigenous owners launch fresh legal challenge to Adani’s Carmichael mine
Wangan and Jagalingou opponents, who say project would override native title on most of their land, dispute Queensland mining minister’s approval of leases
Joshua Robertson
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Adani's Carmichael coal rail line may not be eligible for government funding
Analysts says $1bn loan proposal shows lack of financier interest and Adani may not meet investment criteria due to position that public funding ‘not critical’
Joshua Robertson in Brisbane and Michael Safi in Delhi
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Opposition to public funding for Adani rail link outweighs support, poll finds
Poll commissioned by the Australia Institute finds 41% oppose funding the link between the coalmine and port in north Queensland while 26% support it
Paul Karp
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George Christensen backs $1bn federal loan for Adani railway line
But an analyst warns that it is not clear which part of the sprawling Indian conglomerate would receive the money
Gareth Hutchens
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Obama's dirty secret: the fossil fuel projects the US littered around the world
Through the Export-Import Bank, the Obama administration has spent nearly $34bn on dirty energy plants in countries from India to Australia to South Africa
Sonali Prasad, Jason Burke, Michael Slezak and Oliver Milman
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'It was too hot, even to leave home': stories from the world's hottest year
From drought-hit Nigeria to wine-growing Finland, we hear from people whose lives have already been changed by a warming world
Patrick Kingsley, John Vidal, Oliver Milman, Michael Slezak, Vidhi Doshi, David Crouch, Oliver Holmes, Jonathan Watts, Shaun Walker
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'Every breath is an effort': Delhi residents suffer amid smog crisis
Using the hashtags #Delhismog and #DelhiChokes, locals are voicing concern over heavy pollution shrouding the city
Bonnie Malkin
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Greenhouse gases deal will make little difference to west
HFCs deal is vital for reducing emissions but poorer countries rely on old coolant technologies and will now have to upgrade
John Vidal
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Climate change: global deal reached to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons
Global deal on HFC greenhouse gases set to bring about ‘largest temperature reduction ever achieved by single agreement’
Chris Johnston, Oliver Milman, John Vidal and agencies
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Galilee basin coal must be left in ground as a ‘priority’ – new report
Oil Change International argues there is a compelling case for six proposed Queensland projects to be axed in ‘managed decline’ of fossil fuel
Joshua Robertson
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Monsanto isn’t making life harder for smallholders – the Indian government is | Letters
Letters: Nothing assures Monsanto of a steady income stream other than offering GM products that farmers want to use at a price they decide is fair value
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Amitav Ghosh: 'climate change is like death, no one wants to talk about it'
The author’s new book on climate change questions why the arts have been largely silent on the issue and says India must do more reduce its emissions
Kavitha Rao, Bhutan
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Senate calls on Coalition to rule out financing Adani's Carmichael coalmine
Greens motion also calls on government to rule out publicly funding any of the mine’s associated infrastructure
Michael Slezak
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Linking Adani coalmine to social uplift in India ridiculous, says conservationist
Activist Debi Goenka says Indian coal market, which has swung dramatically against the viability of imported coal for power, will seal Carmichael mine’s fate
Joshua Robertson
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World weather: 2016's early record heat gives way to heavy rains
The record-breaking heat of the first six months has turned to severe seasonal flooding across Asia in one of the strongest monsoon seasons in many years
John Vidal
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Bob Katter raises funding for Galilee basin railway in talks with Turnbull
Katter says he raised the issue in negotiating his support for a possible minority Coalition government, but says it would be ‘unacceptable’ for Indian miner Adani to own it
Joshua Robertson