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Missing Climate Goals, Dutch Mull Closing Coal Plants
November 24, 2015
With the Netherlands on track to miss its climate goals for 2020, the Dutch government is coming under pressure to order the closure of the nation's coal plants.
Millions of Children Exposed to Climate Change Impacts: UN
November 24, 2015
Governments meeting in Paris next week must agree a strong new deal to curb global warming because they owe it to the world's children, with hundreds of millions highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, the U.N. children's agency said.
Why climate change negotiators should look to cities
November 12, 2015
Next month, the discussion in the United Nations climate meetings in Paris — also known as COP21 — will mostly focus on countrywide policies. But city climate issues should also inform and be supported by actions at the negotiating table.
Resilience? It's all about the people
November 12, 2015
How can resilience be applied in practice across sectors to achieve scale?
Govt to Build Two Dams to Control Floods in Jakarta
November 12, 2015
The government will build two dams in West Java as part of its efforts to control floods in Jakarta, Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono stated.
Invasive Marine Species Benefit from Rising CO2 Levels
November 12, 2015
Ocean acidification may well be helping invasive species of algae, jellyfish, crabs and shellfish to move to new areas of the planet with damaging consequences, according to the findings of a new report.
Haze Emergency Status Revoked in Riau
November 01, 2015
The Riau Environment Agency revoked the haze emergency status due to land and forest fires in the Province, as the air pollution standard index stood at “healthy” level.
BMKG Finds 27 Hotspots in South Kalimantan
November 01, 2015
The Syamsudin Noor Station of the Banjarmasin Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency announced on Sunday, November 01, 2015 that the number of hotspots rose to 27 in South Kalimantan by afternoon.
Climate Curbs Will Slow Temperature Rise; More Needed for 2C Goal
November 01, 2015
Plans by about 150 countries to curb greenhouse gas emissions will slow climate change this century but they need to do more to limit rising global temperatures to two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit), the United Nations said on Friday.
Indonesia, Foreign Team Focus on Extinguishing Fires in Sumatra
October 14, 2015
The joint Indonesian-foreign team kept the focus on extinguishing land and forest fires in Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) district, South Sumatra Province.