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Huge acceleration of clean energy innovation needed to meet net zero target: IEA

A global goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will not be met without a huge acceleration in clean energy innovation, the International Energy Agency says.

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Microsoft aims to erase its carbon footprint from atmosphere
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Microsoft aims to erase its carbon footprint from atmosphere

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it aims to remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits by 2030 and that by 2050, it hopes to have taken out enough to account for all the direct emissions the company has ever made.

Most US states have cut environmental budgets and staffing since 2008: Study
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Most US states have cut environmental budgets and staffing since 2008: Study

Most U.S. states have cut funding and staffing at their environmental agencies over the past decade, according to a study by a green advocacy group, raising questions about the Trump administration's policy to shift more enforcement of federal environmental laws to states.

BP faces climate protests at investor meeting, Shell gets boost

BP faces climate protests at investor meeting, Shell gets boost

Activists disrupted BP's annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday shouting "this is a crime scene" in the latest climate protest against the oil and gas group, while rival Royal Dutch Shell got some rare praise from investors on its emissions policies.

As groundwater runs short, water battles grow in parched Chennai

As groundwater runs short, water battles grow in parched Chennai

When the thousands of water lorry drivers who shore up parched Chennai's overtaxed water delivery system went on strike for three days last month, to protest a ruling restricting their access to groundwater, a water crisis ensued.

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Warmer-than-normal temperatures to continue in Europe

Warmer-than-normal temperatures to continue in Europe

Above average temperatures are set to continue in most of Europe during the September to November period, forecasts by The Weather Company showed on Tuesday.
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Study hikes Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria death toll to 4,645

Study hikes Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria death toll to 4,645

Hurricane Maria claimed the lives of 4,645 people in Puerto Rico last year and not the 64 long pegged by the island's government as the official death toll, according to a survey of thousands of residents by a research team led by Harvard University.

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