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Betting on green hydrogen in Chile, a road fraught with obstacles

Chile is in a privileged position in the world to produce green hydrogen and boost the development of the new fuel thanks to the country's optimal conditions for generating solar and wind energy, but the large investment required and the scarcity of water are two of the biggest obstacles to overcome.

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Burkina Faso: Climate change triggers rural exodus
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Burkina Faso: Climate change triggers rural exodus

The Sahel is experiencing an overall decrease in rainfall, but also a depletion of soils due to agricultural overexploitation and progressive deforestation of the original savannahs by cutting firewood, bush fires and stray animals.

Solutions
Solar tubewells suck water out of Sindh desert

Solar tubewells suck water out of Sindh desert

At the southern end of Pakistan's Sindh-Balochistan border near the Kirthar mountain range, Sindh's Kachho desert has witnessed an unprecedented surge in the use of solar-powered tubewells for groundwater extraction in agriculture.

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The new face of activism: Youth
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The new face of activism: Youth

Rather than waiting for adults to act, more young girls and boys are standing up and speaking out on the world's pressing issues.

Resilience
Making communities drought resilient
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Making communities drought resilient

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Thermal houses keep people warm in Peru's Andean highlands

Thirty families from a rural community more than 4,300 meters above sea level will have warm houses that will protect them from the freezing temperatures that each year cause deaths and diseases among children and older adults.

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Chile has medicine against desertification, but does not take it
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Chile has medicine against desertification, but does not take it

The retention of rainwater which otherwise is lost at sea could be an excellent medicine against the advance of the desert from northern to central Chile, but there is no political will to take the necessary actions, according to experts and representatives of affected communities.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
British police officers standing in front of a van with a protestor standing on top.

Record prison numbers for UK activists highlight crackdown on protests

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Big Tech's power needs leave Navajo families in the dark

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World Bank renews focus on financing controversial mega dams

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Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

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Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

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Supreme Court rulings weaken environmental protections in 2024

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E.P.A. head Michael Regan stepping down before Biden’s term ends