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Greta Thunberg has arrived at the U.N. climate meeting in Turkey, emphasizing the need to prioritize people and the planet over profits.
President Trump refused to send an American delegation to the United Nations climate summit in Turkey.
Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030.

The transition to electric vehicles should be moving apace, but it is not. And why? Incompetence, expedience, and cowardice, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot.

The National Academies, in a new report, call for more clarity around how effective the massive effort has been and what it ultimately can achieve.
Experts warn that a drop in emissions partly driven by conflict and trade disruptions is not sustainable in the long term.
A federal appeals court says forcing corporations to disclose their biggest sources of climate pollution is likely unconstitutional.
Bill Gates owns a dominant stake in Republic Services, America’s second-largest landfill operator, but he’s failed to make the company live up to his own climate principles, ProPublica has found.

Missed opportunities, industry influence, and political maneuvering are behind the lack of progress in slowing global warming.

From Electric Vehicles and electric buses on the road, heat pumps warming homes, and solar panels powering appliances, the shift to electrifying technology is already in full swing. But what exactly does "electrification" mean?

Outdated power grids are a major hurdle in the transition to renewable energy, since older systems often can’t absorb all the electricity from new, cleaner sources.

Presentations about vital and vulnerable N.C. Highway 12, collapsing homes, the national park, and life on the Outer Banks during the Coastal Resources Commission’s recent meeting in New Bern illustrate a sobering challenge.

New EU rules have put strict conditions on offset-based green claims. Caroline Garland speaks to Dan Morrell, who helped put ‘carbon neutral’ into the dictionary – and he says good riddance – but warns brands not to fall silent
The Senate is moving forward with bipartisan legislation to speed up permitting for data centers and infrastructure projects.
The heat is on Australia as chief negotiator at the COP31 UN climate conference to forge a path away from coal and gas, and to protect Pacific neighbors facing rising sea levels.
As Türkiye prepares to host the UN climate summit, one critic describes the country's climate targets and policies as “critically insufficient”.

Droughts, floods, and extreme heat are upping the pressure on countries to move beyond pledges and take concrete action.

Although the world is unlikely to achieve some climate goals, electrification and the renewable energy rollout is accelerating.

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