The world’s second-largest oil consumer cut its use by 9 percent as the Iran war crimped supply. The drop could accelerate China’s pivot away from the fossil fuel.
Solutions
In a new memoir, author Leah Stokes takes readers behind the scenes of U.S. democracy — and shows how people can still have an outsize impact by working together.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s new carbon market rules threatened money for certain climate programs. He struck a deal to continue funding for transit and water projects.
Reducing emissions of methane – a gas primarily produced by agriculture, fossil fuels and waste management – is a powerful option for limiting global warming in the near-term.
A federal judge has struck down New York’s attempt to make fossil fuel-producing industries pay into a $75 billion fund to repair damage wrought by climate change.

The Amazon’s defenders declare a state of emergency
02 September
As governments push oil and mining expansion, thousands of Indigenous leaders and activists gathered in Ecuador to chart another path.
The outlook for storage construction keeps getting brighter, as everyone from the Trump White House to clean energy advocates to AI giants clamors for more.
A troubling trend has shown up in some communities around the U.S.: Public officials are being inundated with seemingly fake public feedback that aims to block renewable energy and promote fossil fuels.
A new study on British Members of Parliament finds a persistent gap between what lawmakers believe the public thinks about climate policy and what polls actually show. The misperception may be holding climate legislation back.

As glaciers melt, can communities be protected?
01 September
Rising temperatures are increasing the risk of floods and avalanches in mountain regions. The disaster in Nepal and Tibet shows the urgent need for solutions, and the tools that could help save lives.
Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds.
Teaming up to buy solar can get residents deep discounts. Virginia is the first to try a statewide campaign as utility bills rise and data centers stress the grid.
Heads turned wherever I went in this solar-powered electric vehicle due to go on sale later this year.
Electric cars are cleaner to drive — but their tires pose a pollution problem. Better materials could help fix the issue.
Andy Burnham urged to seek consensus over response to extreme heat and forthcoming ‘super El Niño’
A coalition of solar entrepreneurs and venture capitalists mounted a pugilistic “Revenge Tour” to show candidates eager to hamper their industry that they’ll fight back. So far, it’s working.
A sprawling London fresh produce market is producing its own power thanks to record-breaking rooftop solar.
Like in all previous COPs, it proved difficult to achieve unanimity over a legally binding all-encompassing document, especially at a time when the big powers question the mere principle of multilateralism.
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