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Pollution
DTE Coverage: Just transition in petrochemicals
Down To Earth reports from Gujarat's Bharuch district
Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej near Bharuch is Asia’s richest industrial zone. But what of its local fisherfolk
Industrial pollution has destroyed local fisheries in the Gujarat port, with fisherfolk forced to seek work in the units they sold their lands to
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Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej’s industries proving to be major obstacles for climate targets
Petrochemicals, including plastics, emit large amounts of greenhouse gases during the process of manufacture — from start till end
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Just transition in petrochemicals: Bharuch’s industrial cluster is negatively impacting its ‘white gold’, cotton
The proliferation of petrochemicals units in Bharuch district has led to smoke plumes and chemicals leaks; cotton farms are dying consequently
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Just transition in petrochemicals: Bhadbhut barrage coming up on the Narmada estuary in Bharuch, is killing a way of life
The Sardar Sarovar Dam had already reduced freshwater flows to the lower Narmada; the Bhadbhut barrage will kill what is left of the river, say local fishers
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