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Small island states are leading the charge against the climate crisis. Leaders of nine low-lying island nations have won a historic case at the UN’s maritime court. The group sought to hold …
Small island states win legal case, forcing rich nations to slash climate-wrecking carbon emissions Read More
The Colorado River Indian Tribes now have the ability to lease their water rights off-reservation, a move that could ease pressures on communities facing the effects of climate change through …
Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard? Read More
The overwhelming majority of the world’s clean energy technologies — from solar panels to heat pumps — are manufactured in China. The Biden administration, as well as several European countries, are …
Chart: Global clean energy manufacturing, by the numbers Read More
Some sectors, such as livestock farming and heavy industry, are viewed as particularly hard to decarbonise. This is due, in part, to a perceived lack of cheap technological solutions. Any “residual …
Major emitters ‘may retain or expand’ fossil fuels despite net-zero plans Read More
An international agreement to end plastic pollution is due to be sealed this year in Busan, South Korea. At the penultimate round of negotiations, held in Ottawa, Canada, Rwanda and …
A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modelling shows Read More
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, issued a warning in January at the World Economic Forum in Davos: the artificial intelligence (AI) industry is about to cause an …
Why data centers want to have their own nuclear reactors Read More
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst the …
Climate change and extreme weather impacts hit Asia hard Read More
Ilham Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan — the host of the U.N.’s next climate talks — used a major address Friday to send Europe a pointed message: you need our gas. …
Azerbaijan president: COP29 won’t stop us investing in ‘god-given’ gas Read More
Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet, according to a new report from the federal government. The industry releases about four times …
Plastics industry heats world 4 times as much as air travel, report finds Read More
The Bolívar 1 Organoponic Garden is a two-acre plot in the center of Caracas. Wedged between concrete high-rises, this flagship garden produces a variety of food crops using Cuban-inspired methods …
Urban Agriculture in the Heart of Caracas: A Conversation with Glenda Vivas Read More