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Government policy, regulations, and climate laws
The president announced plans for two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, using the Defense Production Act.
Several Latin American countries crossed major milestones in the operationalisation of Article 6 markets last week, signalling a shift from years of institutional preparation towards the first wave of actual carbon transactions under the Paris Agreement.
Attorney General Letitia James leads a group of states suing the administration's move to buy back two offshore wind leases.
Mexican carbon project developers are increasingly preparing for a future in which domestic climate goals and the country’s emissions trading system (ETS) take precedence over international carbon credit exports, following fresh signals from the government that authorisations for overseas use may n…
The EC has authorised a €23bn ($26.5bn) State aid scheme from Italy intended to increase electricity generation from renewable energy sources.
What is "undone science," and how does it affect environmental policy and regulation around the world?
Climate protests, rallies, strikes, and direct action by grassroots movements and activist organizations
Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and climate activist, is probably not going to be California’s next governor.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and its Environmental Control Agency (KLH/BPLH) are drafting a climate justice law to ensure carbon trading benefits reach Indigenous peoples, local communities, and villages, rather than remaining concentrated among businesses, local media reported.
At least 15 people drowned in open water in the UK's recent heat wave, mostly children and teenagers.
Across continents, a record youth generation is driving informal, leaderless protests over inflation, inequality, climate risk and regime change.
Corporate climate action, finance, and market trends
The intersection of environmental breakdown, climate change and economic instability has emerged as a primary threat to the resilience of smallholder farmers in Indonesia, according to researchers and local entrepreneurs who spoke at a recent convention.
A CO2 removal market that only a few years ago was dominated by climate-tech experimentation and future promises is entering a more mature, execution-focused phase, with investors, buyers, and policymakers increasingly prioritising delivery, financeability, and infrastructure over ambitious announc…
FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans.
Carbon finance has become the dominant driver of investment and growth in the clean cooking sector, according to a new industry assessment that suggests companies without crediting programmes are increasingly struggling to attract capital and scale operations.
The president announced plans for two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, using the Defense Production Act.
Climate effects, extreme weather, and environmental consequences
FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans.
Global effort needed to limit effects of pollution, industrial fishing and climate crisis, World Ocean Assessment says The world’s oceans are under “severe and accelerating” pressure from human activities, with the rate of sea-level rise double that of a decade ago, according to a damning assessmen…
Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI A record-shattering drought has racked much of the US.
An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.
Peru continues to expand its biodiversity finance toolkit after WWF-Peru and a local association of microfinance institutions launched a partnership aimed at developing green microcredit products and integrating biodiversity considerations into lending decisions.
Mangrove forests have adapted over tens of millions of years to survive in harsh flooding from salty seas, while locking away vast stores of climate-warming carbon and protecting the world’s coastlines from storm surge.
Clean technology, renewables, and climate solutions
I was invited to a GM event in San Francisco on June 9th where GM made three big announcements: GM is activating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability for existing customers, with no new hardware required.
Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI A record-shattering drought has racked much of the US.
The EC has authorised a €23bn ($26.5bn) State aid scheme from Italy intended to increase electricity generation from renewable energy sources.
The carmaker will follow Tesla in making large batteries used by electric utilities, data centers and other businesses to handle fluctuations in power supply and demand.
In 2024, the Tesla Model Y was the most sold automobile in the world.
Qcells has just begun manufacturing solar cells at its new factory in Cartersville, Georgia, the company announced today.
Climate research, studies, and scientific discoveries
Over the last decade, wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone pollution across much of the contiguous United States, creating unhealthy air far from active flames.
Katharine Wilkinson has a Ph.D. in geography and the environment, is well known for being a co-author of the book Drawdown and co-founder of The All We Can Save Project.
An idea from topology explains why you can never get rid of your cowlicks—and, oddly enough, it’s critical in nuclear fusion
Sharp rise in hospital visits will in turn drive up annual healthcare costs for heat-related conditions to over $1bn People in the US are poised to endure another summer of unusually ferocious heat and there will be little respite in the years ahead, with a new study finding that the coming 15 year…
Mangrove forests have adapted over tens of millions of years to survive in harsh flooding from salty seas, while locking away vast stores of climate-warming carbon and protecting the world’s coastlines from storm surge.