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Biden Admin Set to Proceed With Largest Offshore Oil & Gas Lease Sale in U.S History

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NZ offers to tax farmers for livestock emissions

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Taxing greenhouse gasses that farm animals make

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UN launches new methane detecting satellite

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London to Expand Vehicle Pollution Zone

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Australia sets goals for biggest polluters to 2030

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Reform of the EU’s Emissions Trading System

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EU: stricter rules to reduce industrial emissions

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EU calls for 90-95% emissions cut by 2040

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Japan to cut greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2035

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Microsoft inks world’s largest carbon-sucking deal

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