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Aug 02, 2018

17 Mass. communities awarded funds to plan for coastal storm, climate change impacts

More than $3.2 million in funding has been awarded to coastal communities in Massachusetts to support local efforts to proactively plan for and adapt to storm and climate change impacts.

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Sustainable Investment Forum North America 2019: Financing the transition to a sustainable economy

The Sustainable Investment Forum North America, held in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative, is the premier meeting space for sustainable finance professionals during Climate Week NYC. Register today.

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Man vs. mosquito: At the front lines of a public health war

Mosquito-borne illnesses are on the rise, and climate change will worsen the threat. Little-known local agencies are the main line of defense.

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Fridays for Future global climate strike updates

More than 5,000 protests are planned around the world, culminating in a New York City march led by Greta Thunberg. In Australia, young people challenged politicians to do "their jobs for once."

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Is Germany too stingy to fund the fight against climate change?

The German government is proposing a climate protection package that will cost billions of euros. The country is wealthy, but there are already concerns over how to fund the measures.

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World’s biggest meatpackers buying cattle from deforesters in Amazon

JBS, Marfrig and Frigol, among the world's biggest meat producers, have been buying cattle from ranches associated with illegal deforestation and slave labor, an investigation by Repórter Brasil has found.

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Palm oil giant Korindo silences critical report with cease-and-desist letter

Korindo, a major palm oil operator in Indonesia's Papua region, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to delay the publication of a report highlighting its various violations there.

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Deforestation increase dovetails with armed conflict in Colombia, study finds

Forested areas in Colombia that are less than 10 kilometers away from illicit crops are most likely areas to be deforested.

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From our Newsroom

Peter Dykstra: Are you ready for some good news?

It's often our duty to report bleak news on climate and the environment. But let's not skimp on the good news—like the continued momentum of clean energy

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Global renewable energy has quadrupled over past decade

With solar leading the way, clean energy capacity growth is helping the planet avoid billions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

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Peter Dykstra: Nobody does it better

17 Mass. communities awarded funds to plan for coastal storm, climate change impacts

Ikea now generates more renewable electricity than it uses

Sustainable Investment Forum North America 2019: Financing the transition to a sustainable economy

Man vs. mosquito: At the front lines of a public health war

Fridays for Future global climate strike updates

Is Germany too stingy to fund the fight against climate change?

World’s biggest meatpackers buying cattle from deforesters in Amazon

Palm oil giant Korindo silences critical report with cease-and-desist letter

Deforestation increase dovetails with armed conflict in Colombia, study finds

Op-ed: The biggest casualty of Trump’s Dorian deceit? Our common bonds

Trump ripped at a thread of our nation's social fabric—the weather.

Peter Dykstra: Are you ready for some good news?

It's often our duty to report bleak news on climate and the environment. But let's not skimp on the good news—like the continued momentum of clean energy

Peter Dykstra: Icebreaker

Long frozen out of presidential politics, CNN's seven-hour climate marathon may make global warming cool again.

Global renewable energy has quadrupled over past decade

With solar leading the way, clean energy capacity growth is helping the planet avoid billions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

Peter Dykstra: Nobody does it better

President Trump adds the environment to the long list of things he's really good at. But his loopy environmental opinions have a long history.

Heat is deadly—even in Montana. But the city of Missoula is doing something about it.

Missoula's forward thinking climate planning offers lessons for other cities and towns facing similar conditions.

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17 Mass. communities awarded funds to plan for coastal storm, climate change impacts

Trump ripped at a thread of our nation's social fabric—the weather.

It's often our duty to report bleak news on climate and the environment. But let's not skimp on the good news—like the continued momentum of clean energy

Long frozen out of presidential politics, CNN's seven-hour climate marathon may make global warming cool again.

With solar leading the way, clean energy capacity growth is helping the planet avoid billions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

President Trump adds the environment to the long list of things he's really good at. But his loopy environmental opinions have a long history.

Missoula's forward thinking climate planning offers lessons for other cities and towns facing similar conditions.

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