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• Indonesia’s new coal plan: it pollutes land and air, so why not the sea too?
  Environmental activists have lambasted a plan by the Indonesian government to use bricks made from coal ash as building blocks for coral transplant projects.
• Why India is neglecting its methane problem
  The world’s third largest emitter of the potent greenhouse gas, India is hesitant to join global phasedown efforts.
• Jane Goodall: If young people lose hope, that’s the end of humanity
  Instead of the well-known phrase ‘think globally, act locally’, Jane Goodall urges youths to reverse that and first take action locally.
• Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions see first quarterly fall since post-lockdown surge
  China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by around 0.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2021 compared to a year earlier, new analysis for Carbon Brief shows.
• ‘Great mining migration’: power-hungry Bitcoin leaves China
  Responsibility for addressing the cryptocurrency’s rising energy appetite is now shifting to countries like the US, Canada and Kazakhstan.
• Like 'smoking 20 cigarettes in a day': India's Supreme Court declares Delhi smog an emergency
  The air quality index measurement in Delhi has reached levels between 400 and 500 in almost every part of the city. A measurement above 50 is considered harmful to human health.
• China and India ramp up coal production to counter energy supply crunch
  The two nations are doubling down on a slower coal exit. At the COP26 summit, India, backed by China, had intervened at the last minute to change the language of the decision text, leading to a weaker declaration on a coal phase-out.
• Planning the route to net zero
  In the run-up to COP26, companies trumpeted their commitment to addressing climate change, often citing pledges to achieve goals decades in the future. But meeting these distant objectives requires near-term action.
• With coal off the menu, can China export its renewables model?
  Having said it will stop building coal power plants overseas, could China instead export its renewable energy model to developing nations?
• The promises and pitfalls of India’s plan for a global grid
  Last week at COP26 in Glasgow, the Green Grids Initiative-One Sun One World One Grid project was launched by India in partnership with the UK. Will this be the start of a global system to trade clean energy across borders?
• Look beyond COP26 summit to real world for climate action, says top UK scientist
  Real action to stem potentially "unmanageable" climate threats is coming from outside the UN climate change negotiations, says David King.
• No one-size-fits-all solution for food systems: key to remain within planetary boundaries by 2050
  Government and industry should consider a “blend of solutions” and welcome innovation to ensure Earth's survival, said sustainability leaders at Ecosperity Week 2021.
• COP26 draft text criticised for lack of commitment to fossil fuel phase-out
  Environmentalists are worried about the “exceptionally weak” wording in the document. COP26 president Alok Sharma says that “big gaps” remain on vital issues between nations in climate negotiations.
• Getting cities to net zero emissions
  Net-zero cities are key to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. At the recent Cities: Possibilities 2021 forum organised by Eco-Business, delegates outlined pathways to them.
• Stronger climate action urged at COP26 to avoid 'unimaginable' health risks
  From extreme heat to hunger, climate change is bringing growing health threats — but bringing together emissions cuts and adaptation efforts could help.
• COP26: Coal, cash and trees on the agenda as Glasgow talks kick off
  The first week of COP26 in Glasgow has seen a plethora of initiatives, pledges and pacts, but finance and credible policy is still lacking.
• Net zero is not zero
  Recent carbon-neutrality pledges may seem ambitious, but merely serve to promote a new set of false climate solutions under a different guise. Such pledges may persuade many people, but the climate isn’t buying it.
• Climate clock reset shows the world is one year closer to 1.5 C warming threshold
  Global carbon dioxide emissions are expected to increase to almost 2019 levels this year, upending last year's unprecedented drop caused by Covid-19 lockdowns. This means that emissions are trending upwards again, when they should be in rapid decline if we are to meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels.
• Asian Development Bank announces plans at COP26 to partner with investors to buy and retire coal power plants
  The ADB unveiled at the climate summit its Energy Transition Mechanism, a private sector-led initiative to retire existing coal power plants. But climate groups call the scheme “premature and unclear.”
• All eyes on India as COP26 summit starts
  The world awaits Narendra Modi’s announcements at the World Leaders Summit, but finance, equity and justice will remain issues to be thrashed out over the next two weeks.