Indonesia Forest Loss Jumps 66% Under Prabowo Policies
Forest loss in Indonesia surged by 66% in 2025, reaching its highest level in eight years, according to a report by environmental think tank...
Pakistan Tops Global Pollution Rankings as Air Crisis Deepens
Pakistan has been ranked the most polluted country in 2025, according to new data from IQAir. The report highlights dangerously high levels of PM2.5,...
Old-Economy Demands Could Slow Emerging Market Decarbonization
While the U.S. and Europe are rapidly modernizing their energy systems to power AI, data centers, and high-tech industries, many emerging markets remain anchored...
How Critical Minerals Became the New Oil
The green transition was meant to be the great moral project of this generation. Instead, it is quietly hardening into a new arena of...
EU Agrees to 90% Emissions Cut by 2040-A Landmark Deal
EU lawmakers have struck a legally binding climate agreement that commits the bloc to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 compared to...
2025 Set to Be Second- or Third-Hottest Year on Record, EU Scientists Warn
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reports that 2025 is likely to be the world’s second- or third-warmest year on record, following...
Applause Abroad, Resistance at Home: Marina Silva’s Amazon Challenge
Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva returned from the COP30 climate summit in Belem to widespread international praise. Her emotional reception delegates applauding for minutes...
Brazil Bets on Forest Economy Ahead of COP30
Belem, the host of COP30, is trying to show that the Amazon can generate jobs without clearing trees. Para state has launched a new...
Turkey to Host COP31, Australia to Lead Climate Negotiations
Turkey will host next year’s UN climate summit, COP31, while Australia will chair negotiations among governments, according to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The...
Wealthy Nations Retreat from Global Aid, Study Warns of Fallout
Two dozen of the world’s richest countries, including the United States and Japan, are reducing their contributions to global development, a study published Thursday...