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The UN’s COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, concluded with mixed results—avoiding a complete breakdown of international climate cooperation while failing to deliver the urgent breakthroughs scientists say are needed. The final agreement fell short on three critical fronts: it…
A groundbreaking Wales conservation report identifies thousands of species at extinction risk due to geographic restrictions, while the COP30 climate summit in Brazil concludes without concrete fossil fuel phase-out plans or essential climate breakthroughs scientists demand.
Brazil’s groundbreaking Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) secured only $6.7 billion in initial funding at COP30 in Belém—far below the $25 billion needed to launch the ambitious forest conservation program at full capacity. The shortfall highlights ongoing tensions between developing…
The 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil narrowly avoided complete failure after Saudi Arabia made a surprise last-minute decision to support a groundbreaking agreement that puts unprecedented pressure on fossil fuel companies. The deal represents a significant shift…
In a surprising twist to the climate change story, researchers have discovered that mature Amazon rainforest trees are literally getting “fatter” as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reach record highs. A new study published in Nature Plants reveals that tree trunk…
A new report reveals that the United Kingdom could generate 5,400 jobs and strengthen its economy by closing a regulatory loophole that currently makes it cheaper to export plastic waste than to recycle it domestically. The research suggests that by…
The Philippines stands as a stark example of climate injustice—contributing minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions yet bearing some of the heaviest consequences of our warming planet. This archipelago nation of over 7,000 islands faces an escalating environmental crisis that…
French oil and gas corporation TotalEnergies is facing serious criminal allegations in its home country related to its massive natural gas project in Mozambique. The Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) has filed a complaint with France’s…
The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Brazil this week amid sharp criticism that the final agreement fails to adequately address the role of fossil fuels in driving global warming. Climate advocate Genevieve Guenther, founding director of End…
A new type of wildfire is haunting Canada’s northern forests—one that refuses to die even in the depths of winter. These “zombie fires” smolder beneath the snow for months before rising from the permafrost to burn again, fundamentally changing how…