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A Different Kind of Pipeline Project Scrambles Midwest Politics
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Plans that would bury carbon underground rather than release it in the air have stoked debate over climate and property rights, creating unlikely alliances and stirring memories of fierce battles over oil.
What I Saw as the Country’s First National Climate Adviser
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In Pivotal Climate Case, UN Panel Says Australia Violated Islanders’ Human Rights
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Committee asks the Canberra government to compensate Torres Strait Islanders for harm from rising seas and to take steps to protect them.
Denmark becomes first country to pledge ‘loss and damage’ finance
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Senate Ratifies Pact to Curb a Broad Category of Potent Greenhouse Gases
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In a bipartisan vote, lawmakers voted to join an international agreement to phase out the hydrofluorocarbons commonly found in refrigerators and air-conditioners.
The Great Green Investment Investigation
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European investors are pouring trillions into promises of green growth. Where does that money end up?
How Belize Cut Its Debt by Fighting Global Warming
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Developing nations are reducing their debt by pledging to protect their resources in financial deals that could give them a bigger role in the fight against climate change.
He Sold a Message of Climate Doom. He Has Regrets.
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For Justin Trudeau’s climate minister, changing tactics has come at a price.
Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years
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Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says
How China, the world’s top polluter, avoids paying for climate damage
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United Nations still considers China, now the world’s second-largest economy and biggest annual polluter, a developing country
How Putin and Friends Stalled Climate Progress
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A handful of powerful world leaders rallied around Russia and undercut global cooperation.
U.N. Climate Talks End With a Deal to Pay Poor Nations for Damage
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Nations reached a landmark deal to compensate developing nations for climate harm. But some leaders said the summit didn’t go far enough in addressing the root causes of global warming.
308 tons of CO2 emissions from government flights
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It was only two weeks ago that Chancellor Scholz and members of the German government committed to the 1.5-degree target of the Paris climate agreement at the climate summit in Egypt. However, their CO2 footprint from traveling to and from the summit by plane was enormous.
The Texas Group Waging a National Crusade Against Climate Action
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The Texas Public Policy Foundation is shaping laws, running influence campaigns and taking legal action in a bid to promote fossil fuels.
Meet the ‘Closer’ Who Finds the Right Words When Climate Talks Hit a Wall
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Sue Biniaz is considered one of the most innovative American legal minds when it comes to climate negotiations. She once rescued a collapsing deal by using quotation marks.
Countries Made Bold Climate Promises Last Year. How Are They Doing?
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At last year’s U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, world leaders pledged to halt deforestation, phase out fossil fuel subsidies and offer up more climate aid. Following through has been tough.
Why the midterms have made climate activists hopeful for the future
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Even with Republicans controlling the House, Democrats retained enough control at the federal level to defend the Inflation Reduction Act while making inroads in crucial local elections.
How Environmentally Conscious Investing Became a Target of Conservatives
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The business world has been pulled into partisan politics, with Republicans bringing their battle against socially conscious investing to Congress.
Nations Agree to Curb Emissions From Flying by 2050
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The agreement, years in the making, is a milestone in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes worldwide.
How Republicans Are ‘Weaponizing’ Public Office Against Climate Action
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Timeline: The struggle over ‘loss and damage’ in UN climate talks
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Data Centres and Data Transmission Networks
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Demand for digital services is growing rapidly. Since 2010, the number of internet users worldwide has more than doubled, while global internet traffic has expanded 20-fold. Rapid improvements in energy efficiency have, however, helped moderate growth in energy demand from data centres and data transmission networks, which each account for 1-1.5% of global electricity use. Significant additional government and industry efforts on energy efficiency, RD&D, and decarbonising electricity supply and supply chains are necessary to curb energy demand and reduce emissions rapidly over the coming decade to align with the Net Zero by 2050 Scenario.
20 Nations at High Risk From Global Warming Might Halt Debt Payments
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The countries want their collective $685 billion in debts forgiven so the money can be invested in climate projects.
UN sees climate targets a long way off
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According to UN calculations, the world is still a long way from achieving the Paris climate targets. Ahead of the next world climate conference in Egypt, there are now discussions about compensation for countries that have been particularly affected.