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Is Europe Ready for the Rising Cost of Climate Driven Wildfires?
Europe's worst wildfire season in recent history is doing more than destroying forests, homes, and livelihoods. It is exposing a growing weakness in the...
COP31: What the Shamakhi Retreat Reveals About Global Climate Ambition
Amidst scorching temperatures and raging wildfires on the European continent, tropical storms and flash floods in the US, and severe drought in sub-Saharan Africa,...
UN Calls on AI Companies to Disclose Environmental Costs of Data Centres
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has called on major artificial intelligence companies to publicly disclose the environmental impact of their operations, warning that...
China Says Global Climate Action Will Continue Despite US Exit
China has said global efforts to combat climate change will continue despite the United States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, as governments prepare for...
Delaying Climate Action Locks in Higher Sea Levels by 2100
New research shows that the most optimistic projections for sea level rise may no longer be achievable as global warming accelerates ice loss. Historically,...
Indonesia Estimates $3 Billion Needed for Sumatra Flood Recovery
Indonesia’s Sumatra island faces a massive reconstruction challenge after deadly floods and landslides caused by cyclones killed 950 people and left 274 missing. Neighboring...
US Firms Double Down on Climate Action as Washington Pulls Back
Ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, the U.S. federal government cooled its climate commitments but American corporations moved in the opposite direction....
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...