Cop26: Extinction Rebellion starts 24-hour vigil outside JP Morgan – day eight as it happened
by Oliver Holmes (now), Bibi van der Zee and Chris Mi from on (#5RP90)
UK's chief science adviser says lifestyle changes needed to have chance of 1.5C
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India's indigenous Adivasi people have denounced Narendra Modi for hypocrisy, saying he proclaimed his green credentials at Cop26 while planning to massively expand coal mining on their lands.
The India prime minister's plan to open 55 new coal mines, expand 193 existing ones and produce 1 billion tonnes of coal a year would destroy the land and livelihood of many Adivasi people, they said, noting that 80% of the new mines will be on Adivasi land.
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