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Analysis: China is not only powering the shift to clean energy, but becoming a driving force in climate diplomacy, filling a vacuum left by the U.S. and E.U.
As U.N. climate negotiations get underway, China is staking its claim to the leadership role.
As U.N. climate negotiations get underway, China is staking its claim to the leadership role.
As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role
As U.N. talks get underway, China is emerging as a key leader in international climate efforts. It is empowering the global energy transition, and along with India and Brazil, is becoming the driving ...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Analysis: China is not only powering the shift to clean energy, but becoming a driving force in climate diplomacy, filling a vacuum left by the U.S. and E.U.
As U.N. climate negotiations get underway, China is staking its claim to the leadership role.
As U.N. climate negotiations get underway, China is staking its claim to the leadership role.
A new study reveals how a tiny desert shrub manages to thrive in the searing heat of Death Valley, California.
The findings could help scientists engineer more heat-resistant crops.
The findings could help scientists engineer more heat-resistant crops.
In a Death Valley Shrub, a Blueprint for Heat-Proof Crops
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November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A new study reveals how a tiny desert shrub manages to thrive in the searing heat of Death Valley, California.
The findings could help scientists engineer more heat-resistant crops.
The findings could help scientists engineer more heat-resistant crops.
For the fourth year in a row, the world is projected to add a record amount of wind and solar.
Countries appear on track to reach an international goal to triple global renewable capacity by 2030, analysts say.
Countries appear on track to reach an international goal to triple global renewable capacity by 2030, analysts say.
World Appears on Track to Triple Renewable Capacity by 2030
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November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
For the fourth year in a row, the world is projected to add a record amount of wind and solar.
Countries appear on track to reach an international goal to triple global renewable capacity by 2030, analysts say.
Countries appear on track to reach an international goal to triple global renewable capacity by 2030, analysts say.
Last year Brazil saw its biggest drop in emissions in 15 years, new data show.
Analysts credit the decline to a crackdown on the illegal clearing of forest.
Analysts credit the decline to a crackdown on the illegal clearing of forest.
As Brazil Cracks Down on Forest Clearing, Emissions Fall
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November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Last year Brazil saw its biggest drop in emissions in 15 years, new data show.
Analysts credit the decline to a crackdown on the illegal clearing of forest.
Analysts credit the decline to a crackdown on the illegal clearing of forest.
Russian attacks have produced more than a billion tons of debris across Ukraine.
Efforts are underway to recover concrete, metal, bricks, and wood from the rubble and reuse these materials in new buildings and roads.
Efforts are underway to recover concrete, metal, bricks, and wood from the rubble and reuse these materials in new buildings and roads.
From Ruins to Reuse: How Ukrainians Are Repurposing War Waste
Russian bombardments have generated more than a billion tons of debris across Ukraine since 2022. Now, local and international efforts are meticulously sorting the bricks, concrete, metal, and wood, p...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Russian attacks have produced more than a billion tons of debris across Ukraine.
Efforts are underway to recover concrete, metal, bricks, and wood from the rubble and reuse these materials in new buildings and roads.
Efforts are underway to recover concrete, metal, bricks, and wood from the rubble and reuse these materials in new buildings and roads.
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The climate outlook has improved dramatically in the decade since the Paris Agreement, a report finds.
Still, the world remains far off track from its goal of keeping warming under 2 degrees C.
Still, the world remains far off track from its goal of keeping warming under 2 degrees C.
In Decade Since Paris Agreement, Climate Outlook Has Improved Dramatically
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November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The climate outlook has improved dramatically in the decade since the Paris Agreement, a report finds.
Still, the world remains far off track from its goal of keeping warming under 2 degrees C.
Still, the world remains far off track from its goal of keeping warming under 2 degrees C.
One of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, Hurricane Melissa has killed dozens of people and inflicted billions of dollars in damage.
Warming made the deadly hurricane four times more likely, a new analysis finds.
Warming made the deadly hurricane four times more likely, a new analysis finds.
Warming Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely
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October 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
One of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, Hurricane Melissa has killed dozens of people and inflicted billions of dollars in damage.
Warming made the deadly hurricane four times more likely, a new analysis finds.
Warming made the deadly hurricane four times more likely, a new analysis finds.
Brazil is set to unveil an investment fund that would channel billions of dollars yearly to countries that safeguard tropical forests.
Proponents see a game-changer for conservation, but critics say the plan will benefit investors first, rather than forests and the countries that host them.
Proponents see a game-changer for conservation, but critics say the plan will benefit investors first, rather than forests and the countries that host them.
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 f...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Brazil is set to unveil an investment fund that would channel billions of dollars yearly to countries that safeguard tropical forests.
Proponents see a game-changer for conservation, but critics say the plan will benefit investors first, rather than forests and the countries that host them.
Proponents see a game-changer for conservation, but critics say the plan will benefit investors first, rather than forests and the countries that host them.
Glowing scale worms and a “death ball” sponge are among the dozens of new creatures discovered in the Southern Ocean.
'Death-Ball' Sponge and Glowing Worms Among Creatures Discovered in Southern Ocean
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October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Glowing scale worms and a “death ball” sponge are among the dozens of new creatures discovered in the Southern Ocean.
Since 1990, China has added more than 170 million acres of forest, an area roughly the size of Texas, according to a new U.N. report.
China Has Added Forest the Size of Texas Since 1990
While the world is continuing to lose huge areas of forest, mostly in the tropics, woodlands are making a comeback in some countries. Since 1990, China has added more than 170 million acres of forest, an area roughly the size of Texas, according to a new U.N. report.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Since 1990, China has added more than 170 million acres of forest, an area roughly the size of Texas, according to a new U.N. report.
With lawmakers still at an impasse over spending, the U.S. government remains shut down.
Researchers warn that during the last shutdown, pollution from coal power plants spiked in the absence of federal oversight.
Researchers warn that during the last shutdown, pollution from coal power plants spiked in the absence of federal oversight.
During the Last Government Shutdown, Coal Pollution Spiked
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October 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
With lawmakers still at an impasse over spending, the U.S. government remains shut down.
Researchers warn that during the last shutdown, pollution from coal power plants spiked in the absence of federal oversight.
Researchers warn that during the last shutdown, pollution from coal power plants spiked in the absence of federal oversight.
Clean tech firms have scrapped $24 billion in planned projects across the U.S. this year, from solar farms to battery plants to EV factories.
The canceled projects would have created more than 20,000 jobs, most of them in Republican districts.
The canceled projects would have created more than 20,000 jobs, most of them in Republican districts.
Dozens of Clean Tech Projects Cancelled in U.S. This Year, Costing More Than 20,000 Jobs
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October 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Clean tech firms have scrapped $24 billion in planned projects across the U.S. this year, from solar farms to battery plants to EV factories.
The canceled projects would have created more than 20,000 jobs, most of them in Republican districts.
The canceled projects would have created more than 20,000 jobs, most of them in Republican districts.
Offshore wind had been poised to take off on the East Coast, with about 30 large farms planned.
But as the Trump administration pulls support for the industry, most of those projects have been abandoned.
But as the Trump administration pulls support for the industry, most of those projects have been abandoned.
Facing a Hostile Administration, U.S. Offshore Wind Is in Retreat
Offshore wind had been poised to take off along the East Coast, with about 30 utility-scale farms planned. But the Trump administration’s opposition to wind power has caused most of those projects to ...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Offshore wind had been poised to take off on the East Coast, with about 30 large farms planned.
But as the Trump administration pulls support for the industry, most of those projects have been abandoned.
But as the Trump administration pulls support for the industry, most of those projects have been abandoned.
The five biggest meat and dairy producers are generating more methane than the largest oil and gas firms, according to a new report.
Biggest Meat Producers Unleashing More Methane Than Biggest Oil Firms
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The five biggest meat and dairy producers are generating more methane than the largest oil and gas firms, according to a new report.
Iceland, one of the last places on Earth to be mosquito-free, recorded its first sighting this month.
Scientists say warming is making the country more hospitable to the insects.
Scientists say warming is making the country more hospitable to the insects.
Mosquitoes Found in Iceland for the First Time
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October 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Iceland, one of the last places on Earth to be mosquito-free, recorded its first sighting this month.
Scientists say warming is making the country more hospitable to the insects.
Scientists say warming is making the country more hospitable to the insects.
Warming made the devastating L.A. wildfires twice as likely and 25 times larger, according to a new report.
Warming Made L.A. Wildfires 25 Times Larger
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October 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Warming made the devastating L.A. wildfires twice as likely and 25 times larger, according to a new report.
In Southeast Asia, heavy pollution is suppressing rainfall over land while intensifying it over the ocean.
When Pollution Spikes in Southeast Asia, Rainfall Shifts from Land to Sea
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October 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
In Southeast Asia, heavy pollution is suppressing rainfall over land while intensifying it over the ocean.
As a tenuous ceasefire takes hold in the Gaza Strip, an analysis of satellite imagery reveals 95 percent of cropland has been damaged in the course of the war.
In Gaza, 95 Percent of Farmland Is in Ruins
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October 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
As a tenuous ceasefire takes hold in the Gaza Strip, an analysis of satellite imagery reveals 95 percent of cropland has been damaged in the course of the war.
Jaguars are recovering in Mexico and could soon return to the Southwest.
But work on the border wall may stop the big cats from making a comeback in the U.S.
But work on the border wall may stop the big cats from making a comeback in the U.S.
As Jaguars Recover, Will the Border Wall Block Their U.S. Return?
Decades of conservation efforts in Central and South America are starting to pay off, with increased protections for jaguars and the corridors that connect them. But the construction of the border wal...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Jaguars are recovering in Mexico and could soon return to the Southwest.
But work on the border wall may stop the big cats from making a comeback in the U.S.
But work on the border wall may stop the big cats from making a comeback in the U.S.
Despite an international pledge to halt the destruction of forests by 2030, the world continues to lose around 20 million acres a year, an area roughly the size of Ireland.
A new report warns that forests globally "remain in crisis."
A new report warns that forests globally "remain in crisis."
The World Is Failing to Slow the Loss of Its Forests
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October 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Despite an international pledge to halt the destruction of forests by 2030, the world continues to lose around 20 million acres a year, an area roughly the size of Ireland.
A new report warns that forests globally "remain in crisis."
A new report warns that forests globally "remain in crisis."
Scientists say that warming has breached a critical threshold for coral reefs, threatening catastrophic losses in the years ahead.
World Reaches Climate 'Tipping Point,' Imperiling Coral Reefs
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October 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Scientists say that warming has breached a critical threshold for coral reefs, threatening catastrophic losses in the years ahead.
The E.U. is mandating the treatment of micropollutants in wastewater, with the cost to be borne by polluters.
But the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, which are responsible for most of those contaminants, are pushing back.
But the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, which are responsible for most of those contaminants, are pushing back.
An E.U. Plan to Slash Micropollutants in Wastewater Is Under Attack
Earlier this year, a European Union directive mandated advanced treatment of micropollutants in wastewater, with the cost to be borne by polluters. But the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, whi...
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October 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The E.U. is mandating the treatment of micropollutants in wastewater, with the cost to be borne by polluters.
But the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, which are responsible for most of those contaminants, are pushing back.
But the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, which are responsible for most of those contaminants, are pushing back.
African nations have made little progress on the "Great Green Wall," a 5,000-mile-long band of trees aimed at halting the advance of the Sahara Desert.
Even where communities are planting new trees, few seedlings actually survive, new research shows.
Even where communities are planting new trees, few seedlings actually survive, new research shows.
Progress on Africa's 'Great Green Wall' Stalls as Seedlings Die Off
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October 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
African nations have made little progress on the "Great Green Wall," a 5,000-mile-long band of trees aimed at halting the advance of the Sahara Desert.
Even where communities are planting new trees, few seedlings actually survive, new research shows.
Even where communities are planting new trees, few seedlings actually survive, new research shows.
For the first time, renewables are generating more power globally than coal.
But in the U.S., where the Trump administration is dismantling support for clean energy, renewables are expected to grow half as fast as previously thought.
But in the U.S., where the Trump administration is dismantling support for clean energy, renewables are expected to grow half as fast as previously thought.
In a Global First, Renewables Overtake Coal
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October 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
For the first time, renewables are generating more power globally than coal.
But in the U.S., where the Trump administration is dismantling support for clean energy, renewables are expected to grow half as fast as previously thought.
But in the U.S., where the Trump administration is dismantling support for clean energy, renewables are expected to grow half as fast as previously thought.