Planetary boundary pioneer Johan Rockström awarded 2024 Tyler Prize
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The 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement has gone to Johan Rockström who led the team of international researchers who originated the planetary boundary framework in 2009 ..read more
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Hyundai ends aluminum deal with Adaro Minerals following K-pop protest
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2d ago
JAKARTA — South Korean automobile giant Hyundai has ended an agreement with Adaro Minerals, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s second-largest coal miner, PT Adaro Energy, to procure aluminum for its electric ..read more
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Biomass-burning coal plants leave the air even dirtier, Java communities say
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INDRAMAYU, Indonesia — A veil of smog lurks over Surono and Umroh’s home as relatives and neighbors file inside to greet the couple. Umroh welcomes the new arrivals over lunch ..read more
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Indonesian nickel project harms environment and human rights, report says
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JAKARTA — A massive nickel mining and processing project on the Indonesian island of Halmahera has cleared thousands of hectares of forest, forcefully displaced local people, and polluted the rivers ..read more
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Indonesians uprooted by mining industry call for a fairer future amid presidential vote
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SIDOARJO, Indonesia — On the eve of Indonesia’s presidential election on Feb. 14, a group of people from across the country gathered at an impromptu art exhibition by the side ..read more
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Indonesia to offer tax perks to companies investing in reforestation of its new capital city
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BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan — As the Indonesian government embarks on a massive push to reforest the area around the country’s new capital city in Borneo, it is turning to the ..read more
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Indonesian utility PLN ordered to disclose coal plants’ emissions data
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JAKARTA — The Indonesian government’s freedom-of-information clearinghouse has ordered state-owned electricity utility PLN to disclose emissions data for some of the country’s biggest coal-fired power plants. The decision by the ..read more
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Reports allege abuses by Glencore in Peru and Colombia, and the banks funding them
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Mining giant Glencore’s operations in Peru and Colombia continue to threaten Indigenous communities and cause extensive environmental damage despite the company’s public pledges to mitigate harms, according to three new ..read more
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COP28 ‘breakthrough’ elevates litigation as vital route to climate action
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4M ago
Negotiators at the UN climate summit in Dubai have agreed to "transitioning away from fossil fuels," but the deal isn't legally binding and can't force nations to act. Environmental lawyers around the globe are working to force countries to follow through ..read more
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Beyond Climate: Fossil fuels rapidly eroding Earth’s ‘safe operating space’
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4M ago
This story is the second in a three-part mini-series surveying the range of impacts by the fossil fuel industry on the global environment. Part one and part two review harm ..read more
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