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Politics

Microsoft's changes to Xbox console leave Republicans outraged

Microsoft has changed some settings on game consoles to make them more eco-friendly. Some Republicans say this means the "woke brigade" is after your Xbox.

Indigenous leaders urge businesses and banks to stop supporting deforestation

Indigenous leaders from the Amazon have implored major western brands and banks to stop supporting the ongoing destruction of the vital rainforest through mining, oil drilling and logging, warning that the ecosystem is on the brink of a disastrous collapse.

Impacts

How Seattle is building weather-predicting tech to spot heat waves

Seattle weather was in the sunny 70s in mid-July when weather forecasters saw the heat wave that has driven 90-degree highs this week was on its way. That’s a change from decades past, when heat could hit or miss by surprise.

Politics

Corporations pledge to buy 'green' at Davos gathering

A global buyers’ club of more than 50 companies, including Microsoft and Ford Motor, say they will buy “green” steel, aluminum and other commodities by 2030.
Solutions

There’s a hidden, huge source of emissions companies are ignoring: their banking

Companies haven’t been focused on their financial footprints, but a new report highlights how their cash and investments fund fossil fuels, adding to their total emissions.
Solutions

Microsoft, General Mills, PepsiCo lead climate change plan

A consortium of some of the world’s most prominent design-led companies and institutions is joining forces to combat the climate crisis.

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Microsoft’s pursuit of climate goals runs into headwinds

Microsoft has an ambitious plan to cut its carbon emissions. But on Thursday, the company reported a big increase in the greenhouse gases emanating from its operations and its products, a reminder of the challenges that companies face as they try to clean up their businesses.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

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Department of Energy allocates $134 million for fusion funding

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Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

CLIMATE
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Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

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Wright and Burgum urge Europe to rethink methane curbs