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Countries must end the many contradictions between energy policies and goals to reduce emissions and destruction of the environment and industries that rely on clean water and air. Vikram S. Mehta, chairman of Brookings India, writes specifically about India for the Indian Express, but his recommendations apply to all nations: reduce reliance on coal, shift from subsidizing carbon-based fuels to...

Researchers in US and Europe are reporting evidence of accelerated melting and destabilization of Antarctic ice shelves. “Using satellite based and gravity measurements, the research team found that ‘a major portion of the region has, since 2009, destabilized’ and accounts for ‘a major fraction of Antarctica’s contribution to rising sea level,’” reports Chris Mooney for the Washington Post about...

Consumers are delighted by low oil prices and economists anticipate increased global growth. But the low prices are locking many industries into infrastructure that relies on fossil fuels. “High-carbon infrastructure – power plants, pipelines, factories, inefficient buildings, roads and transport vehicles – built now will last and pollute for decades to come,” writes Deepak Gopinath, a writer and...