Environment

World’s biggest coal company Shenhua to stop exploiting groundwater in China

The Shenhua Group, the world's biggest coal producer by volume, is to stop extracting groundwater for their flagship coal-to-liquid project in Inner Mongolia’s Ordos - an area struggling with severe water shortages affecting farmers and herders.

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Public pressure tells as Procter & Gamble finally agrees to clean up its palm oil act

Procter and Gamble (P&G) has committed to a new No Deforestation policy that will remove forest destruction from its products and provide full traceability for all the palm oil and derivatives it uses. After weeks of public pressure and outcry...

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Mekong River Faces Development Challenges

A summit of four countries bordering the Mekong River has led to calls for greater cooperation managing the river's vital water resources.

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International experts focus on solutions to climate change

Greenpeace is urging governments and corporate leaders to accelerate the transition to 100% clean, safe energy as scientists and officials meet in Berlin this week to finalise the UN climate panel’s report on the solutions to climate change.

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