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The environmental components of the 13th Five-Year Plan.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210528
ISSN: 2633-304X
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In Amazonia, deforestation increased by 25% year-on-year in the first half of 2020. The situation has led large institutional investors, corporations and foreign governments to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256215
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Bolsonaro's claims have further increased global concerns about the future of the Amazon rainforest, and international ire over his suggestion that NGOs were seeking revenge…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245963
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Output remains well below peak levels seen under former President Lenin Moreno (2017-21), and indigenous and environmental concerns look set to hinder the industry's development…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273527
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Canada’s oil sands are some of the biggest oil deposits in the world, holding hundreds of billions of barrels, but face an uncertain future. Dogged by high costs and environmental…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224470
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Governments are formulating their environmental policies in line with the Paris climate agreement and falling costs make renewables the cheapest option for new generating…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258475
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Several Australian and international banks have declined to provide the Carmichael project with financing, and Adani is seeking a loan of 1 billion Australian dollars (743.5…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216580
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Meanwhile, the National Energy Board (NEB) is preparing final approval of two large pipeline projects -- Energy East and Trans Mountain -- to carry Alberta and Saskatchewan crude…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209589
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The poor, and small farmers, are the worst hit. Conflicts over the precious resource are impacting the mining and agricultural sectors. Agriculture represents 72% of water use…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256990
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The high seas, or international waters, account for around 60% of the world’s oceans. They have, until now, been a largely ungoverned space, exposed to unrestricted shipping…