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$10 trillion in green investments counter Trump’s climate backlash

The landmark Paris Agreement triggered a wave of climate commitments. A decade later, Bloomberg examined seven key categories to chart progress amid a new era of attacks on global warming science and action.
www.bloomberg.com
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Climate change ‘is the new liberal arts’: Colleges build environmental lessons into degrees

The University of California, San Diego, is among a growing number of colleges requiring all undergraduates to take courses on climate change, reflecting a shift in higher education toward preparing students in every field to understand and respond to the global climate crisis.

hechingerreport.org
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The global race to slash emissions — in nine charts

The pressure is on for leaders attending the 30th UN Climate Change Conference to prevent global warming from accelerating further. Where are countries making strides?
www.dw.com
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Solar geoengineering in wrong hands could wreak climate havoc, scientists warn

Blocking the sun may reduce global heating – but ‘rogue actor’ could cause drought or more hurricanes, report finds
www.theguardian.com
A person wearing blue gloves soldering wire onto a lithium-ion battery

The EV battery tech that’s worth the hype, according to experts

Major battery breakthroughs seemingly happen every day, but only some of that tech ever leaves the lab. WIRED breaks down what’s actually going to change EVs and what’s just a dream.
www.wired.com
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, appears before the London Assembly in the chamber of City Hall

Mayors pledge coordinated climate action ahead of UN conference in Brazil

Three hundred mayors have gathered in Rio de Janeiro to pledge coordinated climate action in their cities.
apnews.com
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Amazon oil drilling undermines Brazil’s climate credibility before COP30

Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.
www.nytimes.com
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Brazil dismantles hundreds of illegal dredges in Amazon mining crackdown

Brazilian police with support from Interpol have destroyed 277 dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River in one of the largest coordinated crackdowns in the Amazon.
apnews.com
President Joe Biden speaking while holding a microphone

Slow rollout throttled Biden’s big clean energy ambitions, former staffers say

An “executive branch machinery that defaulted to caution, process, and reactive strategies” undercut the ex-president’s massive energy and infrastructure programs, a report by his former staffers details.
www.politico.com
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EV charging networks are expanding, but drivers still worry about range

A new poll finds that many Americans remain hesitant to buy electric vehicles. The AP-NORC/EPIC poll found only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be highly likely to buy one the next time they purchase a new vehicle.
apnews.com
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Western states brace for a uranium boom as the nation looks to recharge its nuclear power industry

After years of federal efforts to revive nuclear power, old mines are stirring again in Wyoming, Texas and Arizona, while new ones line up for permitting expedited by a Trump executive order.
insideclimatenews.org
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Growth and climate action can coexist, says data scientist Hannah Ritchie

Oxford data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that the world is decarbonizing faster than most realize — and that belief, not technology, is now the biggest barrier to a cleaner, more prosperous future.

www.vox.com
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Ex-EPA head urges US to resist Trump attacks on climate action: ‘We won’t become numb’

Expanded climate action from cities and states could slash planet-heating pollution despite Trump's opposition.

www.theguardian.com
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Meet the coal miner who just started a geothermal drilling business

A Colorado entrepreneur is going all in on a renewable energy source that will keep him digging — and could be a model for other miners looking beyond coal.

www.canarymedia.com
A green trash bag holding remains of a melon

The climate solution sitting in America’s trash

Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
sentientmedia.org
Rainforest with green fronds and orange flowers

Carbon offsets are failing. Can a new plan save the rainforests?

Brazil is set to unveil an ambitious international plan that would provide up to $4 billion a year to countries that protect their tropical forests. Proponents see it as a potential game-changer for forest conservation, but some ecologists and economists are raising concerns.
e360.yale.edu
Electric vehicle plugged into charging station

Making EVs takes big energy, but after 2 years, they’re cleaner than gas-fueled cars, study finds

Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric.
apnews.com
Electric car battery. Lithium-ion cell pack.

The quest to make American EV batteries without destructive mining

Mining is the dirty side of the “green” transition to electric vehicles. Battery recycling could give the U.S. a cleaner, domestic source of critical minerals.
www.washingtonpost.com
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