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![Yalchin Rafiyev, lead negotiator for the COP29 Azerbaijan presidency, speaks during a plenary session in Baku, Azerbaijan. The presidency convened a plenary following criticism from several countries, who alleged that talks at COP29 were faltering.]()
![Yalchin Rafiyev, lead negotiator for the COP29 Azerbaijan presidency, speaks during a plenary session in Baku, Azerbaijan. The presidency convened a plenary following criticism from several countries, who alleged that talks at COP29 were faltering.]()
As a COP29 deal on fossil fuels falters, the blame game begins
With U.N. talks coming to a close, some are accusing oil-producing states of weakening the world’s commitment to the green transition.
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![Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva receive Indigenous leaders]()
![Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva receive Indigenous leaders]()
Can Lula still save the Amazon?
The power imbalance in Brazil's government keeps environmental protections and Indigenous rights under threat.
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![Activists demonstrate for climate adaptation financing on day eight at the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.]()
![Activists demonstrate for climate adaptation financing on day eight at the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.]()
How do you define climate adaptation? Here are 10,000 ways.
At COP29, a decade-long effort to realize the ambitions of the Paris Agreement could give the world a way to measure the success of climate adaptation.
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Climate change made all of 2024’s Atlantic hurricanes so much worse
A new analysis finds that the storms’ wind speeds increased by up to 28 miles per hour, boosting their destructive power.
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![View of a cattle ranch in the Jiangsu province of China]()
![View of a cattle ranch in the Jiangsu province of China]()
The World Bank has a factory-farm climate problem
Development banks sent $2.3 billion to industrial animal agriculture last year, according to a new analysis.
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![an illustration of a peach with the outline of a trail carved into the flesh]()
Meet the peach that traveled the Trail of Tears and the elders working to save it
The "Indian peach" survived genocide. Can it withstand climate change?
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Can unions save offshore wind from Trump?
Organized labor has a plan for how to keep New England’s renewable energy momentum going.
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The US no longer supports capping plastic production in UN treaty
Environmental advocates understand the announcement as a reversal, calling it “absolutely devastating.”
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![Three plastic bottles of Pepsi on a store shelf, side by side.]()
![Three plastic bottles of Pepsi on a store shelf, side by side.]()
New York’s plastic lawsuit against PepsiCo has been dismissed. What’s next?
Despite the setback, environmental attorneys think similar litigation can succeed elsewhere.
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![A maroon van sits in an empty lot in front of shipping containers]()
![A maroon van sits in an empty lot in front of shipping containers]()
A new generation of cheaper batteries is sweeping the EV industry
A form of lithium-ion battery called LFP is becoming increasingly popular among automakers due to its advantages on cost, safety, and materials.
