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The administration will end large-scale logging of old-growth trees in “America’s Amazon" as part of its effort to fight global climate change.
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The long read: The effects of ‘weird weather’ were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom
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Climate change has pushed the region into “megadrought” territory.
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Reducing emissions in a few of the world’s most populous cities could have an outsized impact on climate change.
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A jet fuel made from food waste has the potential to reduce emissions from flying, scientists say.
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Systems are designed to handle spikes in demand, but the wild and unpredictable weather linked to global warming will very likely push grids beyond their limits.
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1000 Cities Adapt Now initiative will focus on tackling water issues - from stormwater to drought – and using natural systems to protect urban areas from climate change impacts
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A survey carried out after the November election found that 66 percent of respondents said that developing sources of clean energy should be a high or very high priority.
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The latest Biden-Harris team's latest cabinet picks, for both the energy and transportation departments, show an eye on climate change and climate justice.
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A sweeping health and climate change report was published in medical journal The Lancet. The report outlines the ways in which global warming has already led to a rise in heat-related deaths and risks from climate-related disasters.
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Reengineering Life is a series from Future Human about the astonishing ways genetic technology is changing humanity and the world around us. If we want to survive as the planet gets hotter, the…
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Passing aggressive climate laws will be highly difficult without Democratic control of the Senate. But there are other ways the next administration could make progress.
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To the extent that climate change is another weapon of mass destruction, we might consider borrowing some tools of the past.
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The proposals, expected Wednesday, are likely to be more ambitious and specific than other countries’ efforts to fight climate change and may include a border tax on imports deemed to be polluting.
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Yes, planting new trees can help. But intact wild areas are much better. The world needs to treat warming and biodiversity loss as two parts of the same problem, a new report warns.
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World faces ‘abrupt jump’ in pace of ice loss around 2060 unless emissions reduced to meet Paris agreement goals, study warns
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The two countries said they would treat global warming “with the seriousness and urgency that it demands.”
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When Donald Trump was elected, scientists worried that vital information about climate change and the environment would disappear from government websites. These scientists came to the rescue, and their work isn’t over yet.
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The US president's latest climate orders direct agencies to buy clean vehicles and electricity, and prioritize climate in national security plans.
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Among his plans for fighting climate change, President Biden wants to pay farmers to use agricultural methods that lock carbon in the soil. But can climate-friendly farming practices make a dent in global warming?
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From record-breaking wildfires to devastating hurricanes, human-driven climate change keeps killing us.
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Climate change is propelling enormous human migrations, transforming global agriculture and remaking the world order — and no country stands to gain more than Russia.
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To make a real impact on mitigating climate change, companies must look beyond their operations and purchased electricity and begin to analyze their supply chain emissions, experts say.
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The climate change portion of the president-elect’s transition plan also recommends research and development funding for batteries, renewable hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
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Demand for environmentally friendly beef, milk and wool has buoyed businesses racing to lower the levels of methane released by livestock.
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