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How a Non-Proliferation Treaty Could Save Lamu’s World Heritage Site from the Destruction of Fossil Fuels

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Tags: Save Lamu Centum Gulf Energy coal plant Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty UNESCO World Heritage Site Covering Climate Now Read time: 9 mins This story is a part of Covering Climate Now’s week of coverage focused on Climate Solutions, to mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

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Canada Steps Up Surveillance of Indigenous Peoples To Push Fossil Fuel Pipelines Forward

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In terms of international law and domestic law, ratification of an international treaty is basically as formal as it gets.”. Earlier this year, Trans Mountain said the price tag could reach C$21.4 Since then, costs have exploded to new heights.

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Who Is Going to Clean Up the Scrap Heap in the North Sea?

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Under a regional environmental treaty, the Netherlands has committed to removing their 150 gas and oil platforms from the Dutch part of the North Sea. Credit: Margaux Tjoeng/Follow the Money Hoondert Services is one of perhaps two shipyards in the Netherlands capable of dismantling multi-hundred tonne offshore platforms.