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Refugees wading through floodwaters

‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster

Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30.

www.theguardian.com
Flags of various nations fly on building

As U.S. and E.U. retreat on climate, China takes the leadership role

As U.N. talks get underway, China is emerging as a key leader in international climate efforts. It is empowering the global energy transition, and along with India and Brazil, is becoming the driving force in climate diplomacy and filling a vacuum left by the world’s rich nations. 
e360.yale.edu
Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaking at CPAC

One year after Trump’s election, this group is celebrating their sway over U.S. energy policy

At the America First Policy Institute’s Global Energy Summit, speakers derided climate action and heralded their efforts to reverse key environmental initiatives.
insideclimatenews.org
An illustration of a healthy earth on the left and a warming earth on the right

Governments and billionaires retreat ahead of COP30 climate talks

With the U.S. under Trump reversing clean-energy efforts and Brazil allowing new oil exploration, the sense of urgency around a warming planet has given way to weary resignation.

www.newyorker.com
visualization of big data digital data streams in a data center

Inside the data-center energy race with Google and Microsoft

Hyperscalers are investing in new clean-energy tech and rethinking how they run data centers.

www.canarymedia.com
Offshore drilling platform off foggy California coast

Trump officials consider opening California to offshore oil drilling

A draft five-year plan for offshore oil development proposes selling leases on the West Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska.
www.washingtonpost.com
Fracking well pad in Marcellus shale formation rural Pennsylvania

Pipeline project breaks through in once-resistant Northeast

A gas pipeline championed by President Donald Trump cleared permitting hurdles in New York and New Jersey, reflecting a political shift.
www.eenews.net
A home on stilts on the edge of an encroaching ocean

Are we all living in Florida now? The rise of 'don't say climate' politics

With the return of Trump-era climate denial and Democrats avoiding the term altogether, the U.S. is quietly adapting to a warming planet without naming the cause.

grist.org
A black man walking on a solar panel installed on a roof

What does the just energy transition mean for Africa?

With around 600 million Africans still without electricity, leaders and communities are weighing how to expand affordable power while avoiding deeper dependence on fossil fuels.

news.mongabay.com
Blue cranes placing coal onto large piles

Rise in Chinese off-grid coal plants in Indonesia belies pledge to end fossil fuel support

A surge in the supply of Chinese-backed coal-fired power plants built to supply electricity to Indonesia’s fast-growing nickel mining and processing sector is undermining Beijing’s efforts to dial back support for fossil fuels, a study has found.

news.mongabay.com
Statsminister Jonas Gahr: Speaker at COP30

COP30: 'Climate conference of truth' in Brazil?

At COP30, the international community again will try to agree on targets to limit catastrophic global temperature rise. But many barriers remain before steep greenhouse gas cuts are realized.
www.dw.com
A rocky island in the middle of the ocean viewed from above

The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive 'burp'

Even if humans cut emissions enough to reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.
grist.org
Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Fatih Birol, IEA Executive Director,

Why everyone wants to meet the ‘world’s most boring man’

Politicians, oil giants and climate activists hang on his every word. The Trump administration has blasted him. How did Fatih Birol get so big?
www.nytimes.com
21st session of the UN Conference on Climate Change Paris 2015

In 10 years since Paris climate agreement, progress on warming but not nearly enough

The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago. Scientists say Earth's warming has outpaced efforts to reduce fossil fuel pollution that came out of the 2015 accord.
apnews.com
white and blue boat on brown sand under blue sky during daytime.

California’s drying Salton Sea harms the lungs of people living nearby, say researchers

Experts suspect that dust from the sea contains endotoxic bacteria membranes caused by fertilizer runoff.

www.theguardian.com
a close up of a mosquito on a human's skin.

A disease-carrying mosquito has landed in the Rocky Mountains where it historically couldn’t survive

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.
insideclimatenews.org
A small house on the edge of the water with mountains in the background

Climate threats could cost Alaska billions. After October's storm, advocates say it’s time to act

Following a powerful storm that displaced entire Indigenous villages, advocates say Alaska must move beyond studies and reports to fund real protections against worsening climate threats.

alaskabeacon.com
Tropical forest with hills and fog in the background

COP30: Could Brazil’s ambitious new ‘Tropical Forests Forever’ fund help curb deforestation?

With over $5.5 billion in initial pledges and a goal of $125 billion, the Tropical Forests Forever Facility initiative aims to reshape global forest economics while drawing both praise and criticism.

www.euronews.com
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