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Across Africa, 600 million people—roughly 40% of the continent’s population—lack access to basic electricity for lighting their homes, charging phones, or staying connected to the world through radio and television. Even where power exists, it’s often insufficient to support critical…
Indonesia stands at a critical crossroads in the global climate crisis, embodying one of the most striking contradictions of our time. Despite being among the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, the Southeast Asian archipelago remains the sixth-largest producer of greenhouse gas…
As the world races toward a green energy future, Zambia stands positioned to capitalize on surging global demand for copper and other critical transition minerals. However, the devastating environmental legacy of Kabwe—a central Zambian mining city left poisoned by decades…
A groundbreaking analysis presented at the COP30 climate summit offers a powerful message of hope: if world governments simply follow through on three major climate pledges they’ve already made, the planet could avoid nearly one full degree Celsius of dangerous…
New York City’s incoming mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has clean energy advocates buzzing with anticipation. The Democratic Socialist, who won his primary with strong support from environmental groups, campaigned on a promise to deliver “power to the people” – and activists…
A groundbreaking study of all-electric homes in Birmingham has delivered encouraging news for the UK’s transition to cleaner heating systems, showing that heat pump-equipped properties consume less energy and place less strain on the electrical grid than previously anticipated. The…
High above lower Manhattan, the rooftop of the International Tailoring Company Building showcases more than just sweeping views of East Village brownstones and historic music venues. The array of gleaming heat pumps and dry cooling systems represents a costly but…
Cyclone Fina could mark Australia's earliest storm landfall in 50+ years as it barrels toward Northern Territory. Meanwhile, agricultural interests push to overturn Amazon's protective soy moratorium, and Oregon officials euthanize stranded humpback whale after failed rescue efforts.
New Jersey has joined a coalition of 22 other states and Washington, D.C., in filing a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over the agency’s decision to terminate the Solar for All program, a major clean energy initiative designed to…
Australia faces mounting economic pressure to diversify away from coal exports after South Korea announced its commitment to eliminate all coal-fired power plants by 2040. The decision, revealed during the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, positions one of Australia’s largest…
