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a group of people walking down a tree lined path in a park

Urban greenery is making some cities hotter, study finds

As urban planners look to expand green spaces to help cool cities, a new study finds that, in arid regions, grassy areas can actually have a warming effect.

e360.yale.edu
raw meat in clear plastic packs

The carbon cost of your burger: How much would a meat tax cost the average EU household?

Scientists have put forward the “first step” in tackling meat-related emissions without sending food prices skyrocketing.
www.euronews.com
The interior of the New Mexico capitol building

Six years on, New Mexico still hasn’t codified governor’s climate goals

As the legislative session opens, lawmakers again will weigh a pledge to reduce emissions. Last year, two Democrats joined the GOP to sink it.
capitalandmain.com
September 2008 New York NY; New York Stock Exchange with Wall street sign in front

How Wall Street turned its back on climate change

Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed.
www.nytimes.com
A research ship with computers and crew

High Seas Treaty takes effect, giving the open ocean real protection

The high seas used to be the wild west of the ocean, but a new treaty could finally bring oversight.
www.vox.com
Illustration depicting pumpjacks vs solar panels & wind turbines

Talking about energy dominance? Solar would like to have a word.

We are in the solar-powered century, although some are taking their time to figure this out.
insideclimatenews.org
off shore wind farm against setting sun

Judge allows New York offshore wind project to resume construction

A federal judge has cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction. It’s a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days.
apnews.com
a snow covered street lined with small houses

These Finnish homes are being heated by a surprising source: Bitcoin

Can the reuse of crypto mining’s waste heat redeem its carbon footprint?
grist.org
A red sailboat in the water near icebergs

Why Greenland matters for a warming world

The fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet, because as the climate warms, Greenland is losing ice. That has consequences.
www.nytimes.com
a gas station lit up at night time.

Climate activist shareholder group pushes BP, Shell on plans for declining oil demand

Climate activist shareholder group Follow This and more than 20 other investors have filed resolutions calling on BP and Shell to disclose how they will create value if global demand for oil and gas declines, the group said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
three person climbing on ladder doing home construction.

Opinion: We must completely change the way we build homes to stay below 2°C

Construction generates between 10 and 20 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, but cities can slash their climate impact by designing buildings in a more efficient way.

www.newscientist.com
Researchers - one female, one male - studying tree bark in a forest

Tree bark microbes play a role in eliminating greenhouse gases, study finds

Tiny, gas-eating microbes hidden in the bark of trees offer scientists a crucial clue in the fight against global warming. 
www.abc.net.au
Manure digester for producing methane biogas

Groups petition USDA to block factory farm manure digesters from clean energy funds

More than 30 food, health and environmental organizations are urging the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to disqualify digesters that turn animal waste into gas from a federal renewable energy grant program, alleging that such funding causes pollution and benefits large factory farms. 
www.thenewlede.org
An offshore oil drilling platform near Rio de Janeiro.

Legal tests await Trump’s offshore energy agenda in 2026

Federal courts are grappling with the administration's power to curtail wind development and bolster oil and gas drilling off U.S. coasts.
www.eenews.net
An aerial view of a set of wind turbines atop forested hills

Photos capture the breathtaking scale of China's wind and solar buildout

Aerial photos reveal China’s rapid landscape transformation as wind and solar projects spread from cities to remote deserts.

e360.yale.edu
Fire fighters setting a prescribed burn in a field

After one year of Trump, is anything left of the American Climate Corps?

The federal program shut down before Biden left office, but a handful of state efforts are carrying on with a lower profile.

grist.org
Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaking at CPAC

Trump cuts to energy projects in blue states were unlawful, judge rules

The Energy Department canceled $7.5 billion in Biden-era energy spending, largely in Democratic-led states, during last year’s government shutdown.
www.nytimes.com
Yellow and white wind turbine towers waiting to be installed

Judge reverses Trump order halting Revolution Wind

Suspending the lease for the Orsted project off Connecticut and Rhode Island was "unreasonable," the federal judge ruled Monday.
www.politico.com
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