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• Berlin climate referendum falls short 26/03/2023 18:27
  Berliners voted in a referendum on a proposal to make the German capital climate neutral 15 years earlier than planned. However, not enough voted 'yes' in order for it to pass.
• Outcome of Berlin climate referendum on a knife-edge 26/03/2023 17:28
  Berliners voted in a referendum on a proposal to make the German capital climate neutral 15 years earlier than planned.
• Angry Greens upset at German government allies 24/03/2023 16:38
  The Green Party is accusing its partners in the German coalition government of dragging their feet on climate protection policy. Now the Greens' parliamentary group has rallied the troops.
• Seawing automated kite system to be installed on the CORONA CITRUS 24/03/2023 09:55
  Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. have decided to install the “Seawing,” an automated kite system using wind power, on CORONA CITRUS, an 88 000 DWT-type special coal carrier for J-POWER.
• Berlin votes on climate neutrality by 2030 23/03/2023 16:32
  Berliners will go to the polls yet again on Sunday to vote in a referendum to make the German capital climate neutral 15 years earlier than planned. Critics deride the proposal as too costly and completely unrealistic.
• CONSOL Energy releases 2022 corporate sustainability report 23/03/2023 11:01
  CONSOL Energy Inc. has announced the release of its 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report: ‘Forward Progress: From Our Mines to the World.’
• UN warns of 'imminent' global water crisis 22/03/2023 07:00
  The UN has released the World Water Development Report 2023, which paints a grim picture of rising global water scarcity. The report says that seasonal scarcity will continue to increase due to climate change.
• RECOMMENDED — Slowing climate change is a global challenge, but individual actions can help too: Here's 7 ways to help 21/03/2023 17:48
  With time running out to avert climate disaster, the UN has called on world leaders to act now. Individual carbon footprints may be dwarfed by global fossil fuel companies, but we can still make a difference.
• Israelis, Palestinians and Arabs join forces to tackle climate change 21/03/2023 17:18
  A new US-led initiative brings together Palestinians, Israelis and Arab states to address climate change in the region. Building trust and funding joint projects remain challenges.
• US: Joe Biden uses veto for first time 20/03/2023 17:42
  The US president has overturned a Republican bill that would have prevented investment fund managers from taking factors like climate change into account.
• UN: Climate action needs "quantum leap" to save 1.5C goal 20/03/2023 14:14
  The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a stark reminder that time is running out to change course. But it confirms the tools are there to make it happen.
• UN climate report sounds alarm, but offers hope 20/03/2023 13:15
  The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a stark reminder that time is running out to change course. But it confirms the tools are there to make it happen.
• Australia: Authorities rush to remove millions of rotting fish clogging river 20/03/2023 09:21
  Experts say the drop in oxygen levels in the water after the recent floods receded likely caused the mass death, as well as hot temperatures due to climate change.
• India: How water crisis is haunting Sundarban residents 17/03/2023 14:18
  People residing in and around the Sundarbans — the world's largest mangrove forest — are being forced to spend their meager incomes on buying drinking water as climate change and local policies exhaust their options.
• Colombia: Coal mine explosion death toll rises to 21 16/03/2023 17:50
  Colombian President Gustavo Petro said the gas build-up that caused the explosion at a coal mine in central Colombia had killed 21 people. Search and resuce efforts were called off as 10 missing miners were found dead.
• Colombia: Coal mine blast kills at least 11 15/03/2023 19:33
  A powerful explosion in a coal mine in central Colombia has claimed at least 11 lives and left 10 more workers trapped in the mine.
• DRC dilemma: Generate oil wealth or combat climate change? 15/03/2023 15:05
  The Democratic Republic of Congo wants more money for climate projects. Otherwise, oil drilling could replace fishermen in the world's largest peat bog. And that could spell devastation for the environment.
• American Resources expands Carnegie 2 production 15/03/2023 11:02
  American Resources has announced that it has expanded production at its Carnegie 2 metallurgical carbon mine in Pike County, Kentucky, by adding a second operating section.
• Biden-Harris Administration proposes stronger limits on water pollution from power plants 13/03/2023 10:24
  The Biden-Harris Administration has announced that it is proposing to strengthen wastewater discharge standards that apply to coal-fired power plants.
• RWE suspects sabotage of Garzweiler coal mine power pylon 12/03/2023 00:46
  The Garzweiler coal mine has been a flashpoint for climate action in Germany after activists occupied the deserted village of Lützerath to block an expansion of the mine.