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Hundreds demand clean air in India's capital as pollution reaches dangerous levels, while Nigeria officially pardons executed environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight colleagues. Plus: Brazil's Lula targets climate misinformation at UN summit and Latin American communities resist water-hungry AI data centers.
Nearly three decades after their controversial execution, Nigeria has officially pardoned Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight fellow environmental activists known as the “Ogoni Nine.” The pardons, granted earlier this year, vindicate men who were executed on November 10, 1995, for crimes…
Despite President Xi Jinping’s high-profile 2020 pledge to end China’s overseas coal financing, a new study reveals that Chinese-backed coal power plants are still proliferating in Indonesia—just not in the way most people expected. The November 3 report from the…
As the world prepares for COP30, the crucial UN climate conference beginning Monday, Brazil’s diplomatic leader is delivering a stark message to developed countries: stop making excuses and start following China’s example on clean energy innovation. André Corrêa do Lago,…
The world’s most crucial climate conference is underway in Belém, Brazil, as COP30 officially kicks off with global leaders facing mounting pressure to deliver meaningful action on the climate crisis. The summit arrives at a critical juncture where scientific urgency…
In the remote village of Lukwangulo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, families still spend precious hours each day gathering wood from surrounding forests just to cook their meals. This wood often represents their only reliable energy source. While some…
Just days before world leaders gathered in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit, African environmental advocates made their voices heard from Cotonou, Benin. The 6th Climate Chance Africa 2025 Summit brought together civil society groups, local governments, and community organizations…
As the COP30 climate summit kicked off this week, the United Nations’ top climate official delivered a sobering message to world leaders: governments that fail to transition to clean energy will face severe economic and political consequences that “will never…
Electric vehicles capture nearly 10% of Australian new car sales as gas vehicles drop below 70% market share. Meanwhile, UK ministers hold dozens of meetings with developers on planning reforms while shutting out ecologists. Climate fears also drive 40% of childless Australian women to delay parenthood.
Every week seems to bring headlines about revolutionary electric vehicle battery technologies that promise to transform transportation forever. Yet when you visit a car dealership, EVs still feel remarkably similar to what was available years ago. The reality? Most battery…
