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At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Indonesia is making an aggressive pitch to become a global leader in carbon trading, despite mounting criticism from environmental experts who question whether these credits deliver real climate benefits. The country has transformed…
A Mongabay investigation has uncovered how carbon credit companies exploited Indigenous communities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest through deceptive contracts that promised financial benefits but delivered nothing. In December 2022, both Brazil’s largest and smallest Indigenous territories signed identical 118-page, 10-year…
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…
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has captured international attention with ambitious environmental promises: achieving 100% renewable energy by 2035 and eliminating coal power within 15 years. These bold commitments from one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters sparked hope for…
Amid a constant stream of environmental crises, a new report offers a refreshing dose of hope. The World Economic Forum and scientific publisher Frontiers have identified ten emerging technologies that could revolutionize how we fight climate change, restore damaged ecosystems,…
A small Mississippi community’s environmental victory has been overturned, allowing British biomass giant Drax to legally increase toxic air pollution from its wood pellet manufacturing plant. In April 2025, residents of Gloster, Mississippi (population 858) celebrated when state environmental regulators…
