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The two countries set to lead this year’s COP31 have unveiled three headline goals for November’s UN climate summit — on electrification, waste, and buildings.

As the midterm elections approach, many leading Democrats are rethinking their approach to climate change.
A top Democrat said Wednesday he wanted to see more movement on renewable energy approvals. A White House official didn’t appear willing to budge.

Dentistry has a role to play in reducing environmental impact while improving the oral health of the population.

Healthcare is increasingly being asked to square a difficult circle: deliver care without contributing to the environmental pressures driving disease in the first place.

As the Trump administration undoes scores of environmental regulations and protections, some US Christian leaders are inviting their congregations to do as the Bible asks and be good stewards of the land.
Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.
The company’s Cartersville, Georgia, factory is the largest of its kind in the nation — and it just started producing the key solar panel component.

New research shows that accelerating Europe's green transition by a decade could now pay for itself — and then some.

Delaware legislators are scrambling to address concerns about data centers raising residents’ energy bills before the legislative session ends.
The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.
Most of the stadiums for this year's FIFA World Cup are now considered green buildings and the majority earned their certification in the run-up to the tournament.

Environmental advocates, doctors, and even players themselves demanding that FIFA cut ties with the fossil fuel industry, which they say is adversely impacting players' health, and threatening the future of the sport itself.

With so much sunlight, Iraq is very well-positioned to use solar power to help fix its annual summer electricity crisis. So why is it that Iraq's government has only recently started to take solar power seriously?

In this episode of The Great Simplification, Nate Hagens is joined by regenerative change practitioner Brett KenCairn for a conversation that reframes the dominant narrative about climate change.

Republican-led states growing renewable capabilities at faster rate as Texas emerges as clean-energy leader.

From the suburbs to the barrier islands, the state’s local cooperatives are using aggregated battery systems to weather outages and protect consumers’ wallets.

Hawaii imports much of its fuel — and pays the price. From solar to geothermal, the state is searching for a way out of fossil fuel dependence.

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