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This Might Be the Climate Wake-Up Call We’ve Been Waiting For
Teaching summer school in humid New York City in July, when many of my friends and relatives are Instagramming from the beach, I stave off…
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Why I want the EU to pause the AI Act — as a climate advocate
“There is no stop the clock. There is no grace period. There is no pause.” So said Thomas Regnier, a spokesman for the European…
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Maritime, aviation sectors can learn from each other in tackling conflict risks, climate change: transport leaders
The maritime and aviation sectors can work together to tackle shared global risks such as geopolitical conflict and climate change, said…
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‘Magical thinking’ to believe UK’s AI boom won’t derail climate goals, report warns
A new report from the University of Cambridge has warned that the UK’s push to lead in AI risks derailing its climate targets — unless…
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Trump policies aren’t stopping VCs from plowing big money into climate tech
It’s not an easy time to run a climate tech company in the U.S. But data from the first half of the year shows something surprising:…
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Climate Disasters Are Catnip for Cynical Republicans
Days after flooding in the Texas Hill Country killed 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic—just a portion of the more than 100 already…
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World’s biggest climate fund ramps up investment plans
The world’s biggest multilateral climate fund said it will make its largest ever series of investments and speed up dealmaking as it looks…
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What carbon capture is and why it may be the wrong way to fight climate change
Power plants and industrial facilities that emit carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global warming, are hopeful that Congress will keep…
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What is ‘precipitation whiplash’? The new accelerating, climate change weather danger
In recent decades, California residents have experienced a “whiplash” of weather conditions. After a few years of severe drought, heavy…
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Tuvalu: One in three citizens apply for climate change visa
More than a third of Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently migrate…
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Senate Republicans are about to pass a bill that will destroy the climate and spike your energy bills. It’s time to fight back
As record heat waves hit much of the U.S., the Senate is about to pass a bill that will decimate clean energy—and cripple our best shot at…
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Heat pumps and EVs making progress, UK climate advisers say
Mark Poynting Climate reporter, BBC News More people are buying electric cars and installing heat pumps than ever before, but those…
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How Emmy Contenders Like ‘Hacks,’ ‘Life Below Zero,’ ‘The Americas’ and ‘Shark Tank’ Are Tackling the Climate Crisis
Keep an eye peeled during Emmy nominations for shows that are managing to include important messages of climate crisis — and how to…
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The $1 Trillion Climate Problem Republicans Are Ignoring
For all the panic in Washington about inflation, the federal deficit, and the mounting cost of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the…
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Schwarzenegger: Hey, stop whining, do something on climate change
Actor and activist Arnold Schwarzenegger has told the BBC people should "stop whining" about US President Donald Trump's approach to…
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Trump’s Attacks on Climate Policy Are Even Hitting Exxon
Republicans’ tax bill would, however, severely limit a provision making it much easier for smaller firms to take advantage of the tax…
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Singapore’s climate strategy stands firm amid global setbacks on emissions
As major economies scale back climate commitments and global momentum stalls, Singapore stands out for its steadfast approach to climate…
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OCBC stays the course on climate commitment
THE global effort to combat climate change has faced significant headwinds in recent years. Under the Trump administration, the US…
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House panel probes climate change crackdown on businesses by Biden's Justice Department, EPA
The chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee's federal law enforcement panel has opened an investigation into the Biden…
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Managers rethink ecological scenarios as threats rise amid climate change
In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California, trees that have persisted through rain and shine for thousands of years are now…
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Glacier melt, driven by climate change, buries 90% of this Swiss village
Swiss residents were struggling on Thursday to absorb the scale of devastation caused by a huge chunk of glacier that has buried most of…
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The secret to scaling climate solutions? Don’t sell climate
In 2006, as the modern sustainability movement gained momentum, I launched The Lazy Environmentalist on Sirius Satellite Radio. The show’s…
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Three takeaways about AI’s energy use and climate impacts
We found that the same exact query, with the same exact energy demand, will have a very different climate impact depending on what the…
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Fires cause record loss of tropical forests in climate threat
Mark Poynting and Esme Stallard BBC Climate & Science The world's tropical forests, which provide a crucial buffer against climate change,…