Chile cracks open gates of national parks for citizens' 'well-being'

Chile said on Thursday it would start reopening its national parks next week to give people a "well-being alternative" after weeks of coronavirus lockdowns.

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Belgium blames France after finding tonnes of dead fish in river

The Belgian region of Wallonia said on Thursday that tonnes of fish were killed in a river by pollution that flowed across the border from France and accused the French authorities of being too slow to issue a warning.

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Alone but together under lockdown, New York Girl Scouts embark on bird count project

When the COVID-19 crisis hit, a Girl Scout troop in central New York thought it might have to scrap its group bird-counting trip altogether.

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Winter pollution raises coronavirus threat for murky Chilean cities

Cases of the coronavirus are set to peak in South America as winter approaches, bringing with it not just cold weather but more pollution that could multiply death rates, according to air quality experts and medics.

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EU court adviser advocates broader definition of vehicle defeat devices

Technologies used by Volkswagen to rig vehicle emissions tests should be considered illegal, an adviser to the EU's top court said, advocating a broad definition that lawyers said could open the group to more legal challenges.

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Transition to low-carbon energy may accelerate after crisis: Shell

The ongoing transition to low-carbon energy sources may accelerate as economies recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis, the head of oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday.

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Portugal plans new hydrogen plant in post-coronavirus 'green' future

Looking to a more environmentally-friendly future after the coronavirus, Portugal is preparing a handful of multi-billion projects including a new hydrogen plant and will revive a delayed solar auction in June, a minister said.

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Coronavirus will trigger biggest ever plunge in energy demand, emissions: IEA

Economic lockdowns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic look set to cut global energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions by record amounts, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday.

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Coronavirus lockdowns set to slash energy demand, emissions by record amounts: IEA

Economic lockdowns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic look set to cut global energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions by record amounts, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday.

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European lockdowns could avert 11,300 air pollution deaths: report

Improved air quality in Europe due to lockdowns to combat the coronavirus pandemic has delivered health benefits equivalent to avoiding 11,300 premature deaths, according to a study published on Thursday.

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Brazil to deploy troops to protect Amazon as deforestation surges

Brazil plans to deploy its armed forces to fight deforestation and fires in the Amazon jungle, Vice President Hamilton Mourão said on Wednesday, in an effort protect the world's largest rainforest where destruction has surged since last year.

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Brazil to send military to fight Amazon deforestation, fires

Brazil intends to activate the military to fight Amazon deforestation and fires, the country's vice president said on Wednesday, as part of wider plans to protect the world's largest rainforest where destruction surged last year.

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Brazil plans to activate military to fight Amazon deforestation, fires: VP

Brazil intends to activate the military to fight Amazon deforestation and fires, the country's vice president said on Wednesday, as part of wider plans to protect the world's largest rainforest where destruction surged last year.

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