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Analysis: Energy needs drive deforestation in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

<img data-attachment-id="14035" data-permalink="https://agreenerlifeagreenerworld.net/2023/09/06/analysis-energy-needs-drive-deforestation-in-pakistan-administered-kashmir/dav/" data-orig-file="https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/pakistan-deforestation-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1800,1350" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"RNE-L21","caption":"dav","created_timestamp":"1579436807","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.81","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.000506","title":"dav","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="dav" data-image-description data-image-caption=" dav ” data-medium-file=”https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/pakistan-deforestation-1.jpg?w=300″ data-large-file=”https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/pakistan-deforestation-1.jpg?w=829″ src=”https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/pakistan-deforestation-1.jpg?w=1024″ alt class=”wp-image-14035″ srcset=”https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/pakistan-deforestation-1.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/pakistan-deforestation-1.jpg?w=150 150w, https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/pakistan-deforestation-1.jpg?w=300 300w, https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/pakistan-deforestation-1.jpg?w=768 768w, https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/pakistan-deforestation-1.jpg 1800w” sizes=”(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px”>Under pressure from local needs, Kashmir’s rich forests are dwindling. Photo credit: Sajid Mir. By Sajid Mir Lacking alternatives, the region’s rural inhabitants have long turned to the forest for […]

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Analysis: The UK governments love-letter to the fossil fuel industry

The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pictured at a gas plant in Aberdeen. Photo credit: 10 Downing Street, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via FLICKR. By Anders Lorenzen Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government are intensifying their support for the fossil fuel industry, and they have thus distanced themselves further from climate action previously pursued by successive UK governments. The government […]

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Analysis: Argentina targets huge expansion of renewable energy by 2030

<img data-attachment-id="13940" data-permalink="https://agreenerlifeagreenerworld.net/2023/08/02/analysis-argentina-targets-huge-expansion-of-renewable-energy-by-2030/agua-de-toro-dam-mendoza-province-argentina/" data-orig-file="https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/agua-de-toro-dam_alamy_2pgt0yy-1800×1198-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1800,1198" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Alamy Stock Photo","camera":"","caption":"2PGT0YY Agua de Toro Dam, Mendoza Province, Argentina","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Credit: Fernando Quevedo de Oliveira \/ Alamy Stock Photo","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Agua de Toro Dam, Mendoza Province, Argentina","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Agua de Toro Dam, Mendoza Province, Argentina" data-image-description data-image-caption=" 2PGT0YY Agua de Toro Dam, Mendoza Province, Argentina ” data-medium-file=”https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/agua-de-toro-dam_alamy_2pgt0yy-1800×1198-1.jpg?w=300″ data-large-file=”https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/agua-de-toro-dam_alamy_2pgt0yy-1800×1198-1.jpg?w=829″ src=”https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/agua-de-toro-dam_alamy_2pgt0yy-1800×1198-1.jpg?w=1024″ alt class=”wp-image-13940″ srcset=”https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/agua-de-toro-dam_alamy_2pgt0yy-1800×1198-1.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/agua-de-toro-dam_alamy_2pgt0yy-1800×1198-1.jpg?w=150 150w, https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/agua-de-toro-dam_alamy_2pgt0yy-1800×1198-1.jpg?w=300 300w, https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/agua-de-toro-dam_alamy_2pgt0yy-1800×1198-1.jpg?w=768 […]

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Analysis: Leading scientist accuse Guardian of misinformation as Danish researchers highlight concerns over potential collapse of the AMOC current system

A proposed tipping cascade where the AMOC would mediate a connection between the other tipping elements. Graphic credit: Nico Wunderling, Jonathan F. Donges, Jürgen Kurths, and Ricarda Winkelmann – Earth System Dynamics paper – Interacting tipping elements increase risk of climate domino effects under global warming, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen In a recent study, Danish researchers […]

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Analysis: Colombia’s offshore wind power plans spark hope and caution

An offshore wind farm in Europe. Colombia’s Caribbean coast has great potential for offshore wind power projects but is also home to protected areas of ecological importance. Photo credit: Tho Ge / Pixabay. By Daniela Quintero Díaz Government seeks to accelerate offshore projects with an upcoming auction, as experts say regulations and safeguards still need fine-tuning. The wind and the strength of […]

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Analysis: Ambitious solar project to join a string of coal plants in Pakistan’s Thar district

An open-pit coal mine in the Thar Desert, Sindh province, Pakistan, in February 2023. Photo credit: Alamy. By Zofeen Ebrahim UK-based Oracle Power is behind a new solar project in the Thar Desert, where the company is already exploring coal, as locals express scepticism about tall promises. Millions of solar panels are set to be mounted upon swathes of soil […]

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

<img data-attachment-id="13827" data-permalink="https://agreenerlifeagreenerworld.net/2023/06/28/analysis-green-jobs-take-off-in-china/qingdao-china-may-4-2022-technicians-inspect-a-rooftop-photovoltaic-power-generation-project-at-an-enterprise-in-qingdao-east-chinas-shandong-province-may-4-2022-in-recent-years-shandong/" data-orig-file="https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/06/a-rooftop-photovoltaic-power-generation-project-at-an-enterprise-in-qingdao-shandong_2j6tj38.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1533" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Alamy Stock Photo","camera":"","caption":"2J6TJ38 QINGDAO, CHINA – MAY 4, 2022 – Technicians inspect a rooftop photovoltaic power generation project at an enterprise in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, May 4, 2022. In recent years, shandong Qingdao cieme area actively encourage enterprises to promote rooftop photovoltaic power generation projects, help enterprise reasonable use production workshop roof […]

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Analysis: India’s heat action plans overlook the vulnerable

<img data-attachment-id="13769" data-permalink="https://agreenerlifeagreenerworld.net/2023/06/11/analysis-indias-heat-action-plans-overlook-the-vulnerable/prayagraj-india-20-05-2023-an-indian-devotee-braves-heat-waves-during-a-hot-summer-day-at-the-bank-of-sangamconfluence-of-holy-river-ganges-yamuna-and-mythical-saraswati-in-prayagraj-india-cr/" data-orig-file="https://agreenerlifeagreenerworldsite.files.wordpress.com/2023/06/2r2m17c_south-asia-heatwave-man-pushing-bicycle-1024×692-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,692" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Alamy Stock Photo","camera":"","caption":"2R2M17C Prayagraj, India. 20\/05\/2023, An Indian devotee braves heat waves during a hot summer day at the bank of Sangam(Confluence of holy river Ganges, Yamuna and Mythical Saraswati) in Prayagraj, India. Credit: Anil Shakya Credit: Anil Shakya\/Alamy Live News","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Credit: Anil Shakya \/ Alamy Stock Photo","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Prayagraj, India. 20\/05\/2023, An Indian devotee braves heat […]

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Analysis: Small solar projects help to power Argentina’s energy transition

Solar panels on the rooftop and car park of a secondary school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Many such projects allow users to generate their own electricity and sell the surplus back to the grid. Photo credit: Energe. By Javier Lewkowicz Distributed generation and local actors are boosting renewables, democratising energy and reducing bills. A small town generating its own power, […]

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Analysis: Germany completes nuclear phaseout with big climate costs

A pro-nuclear demonstration in Berlin, Germany. Photo credit: Reuters / Nadja Wohlleben. By Anders Lorenzen It has been on the cards for a long time and earlier this month it became official – Germany’s nuclear phase-out is complete. The decision to close down this low-carbon source of energy comes at a time when energy security and the climate crisis are […]

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