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Canada First Nations Land Grab; Australia Coal Emissions Still Rising; China Pollution Effort Ups CO2 Emissions
Canadian government pushing First Nations to give up land rights for oil and gas profits. The Harper government is trying to win support for its pipelines and resource agenda by pushing First Nations to sideline their aboriginal rights in exchange for business opportunities, documents reveal.
Emissions from power sector still climbing as coal use rises. Carbon emissions from the country’s main electricity network continue to rise, undermining the Abbott government’s efforts to curb the global warming pollutants, according to sustainable infrastructure consultancy firm Pitt & Sherry’s latest Cedex report.
China’s ‘war’ on air pollution may release more CO2, study says. China’s efforts to improve urban air quality are often viewed as a helper for fighting climate change, but a new joint China-U.S. study says otherwise.
