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The UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil, is grappling with serious logistical problems that threaten to overshadow the critical climate negotiations taking place. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has formally requested that Brazilian officials address mounting complaints…
A groundbreaking study reveals the stark consequences of delaying global climate action: every five years we postpone reaching net zero emissions will result in more intense, longer-lasting, and frequent heatwaves that will persist for over 1,000 years. Researchers from Australia’s…
The upcoming COP30 climate summit represents a pivotal moment in the global fight against climate change, as world leaders grapple with one of the most challenging yet essential questions of our time: how to transition away from fossil fuels that…
Colombian indigenous communities face foreign mining companies seeking critical metals beneath ancestral lands, while Brazilian agricultural interests mount pressure to eliminate Amazon soy restrictions. Meanwhile, Storm Claudia batters Britain as flooding becomes the dangerous new normal.
Storm Claudia has delivered a stark reminder that flooding is becoming Britain’s new normal – and we’re dangerously unprepared for it. The storm battered England, Wales, and Ireland over the weekend, with the Welsh border town of Monmouth bearing the…
Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva is making a compelling case for international climate leadership ahead of COP30, urging nations worldwide to demonstrate courage by creating comprehensive roadmaps for phasing out fossil fuels. Silva characterizes this ambitious undertaking as an “ethical…
On a sunny Chicago morning, cycling down Logan Boulevard feels like traveling through an urban oasis. Ancient maples create a natural canopy, filtering sunlight into dancing patterns while joggers, dog walkers, and families navigate wide sidewalks separated from traffic by…
In Australia’s increasingly polarized political landscape, a concerning trend has emerged: despite mounting evidence that climate action can drive economic growth, fossil fuel interests continue to successfully convince voters that environmental policies harm the economy. This messaging disconnect raises critical…
A leading glaciologist is raising urgent concerns at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil about the accelerating collapse of Earth’s frozen regions, warning that rapidly melting glaciers worldwide are setting the stage for devastating floods, rising sea levels, and massive…
British High Court opens door to $47 billion in damages from catastrophic dam collapse that killed 19, while Indigenous groups in Colombia confront new copper mining threats. Meanwhile, glaciologists warn of accelerating ice collapse at COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
