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![U.S. Representative August Pfluger of Texas, pictured in Washington, DC, in March 2024.]()
![U.S. Representative August Pfluger of Texas, pictured in Washington, DC, in March 2024.]()
Trump’s GOP at UN climate talks: We’re in charge now
In a swaggering press conference at COP29, House Republicans delivered an aggressive message in support of oil, gas, and coal — but kept their options open.
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![A helicopter sprays a liquid over a forest engulfed by smoke]()
It’s not normal for the East Coast to be on fire
Here's why the November wildfires in New York and New Jersey are so alarming.
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![Photo of a man in a blue suit gesturing in front of a microphone in front of the Capitol]()
How Republicans (sometimes) get on board with climate action
Getting anything accomplished under President-elect Trump might seem far-fetched. But it’s happened before.
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![Participants walk by an entrance of COP29, UN Climate Change Conference venue, an event held by UNFCCC in Baku Olympic Stadium.]()
![Participants walk by an entrance of COP29, UN Climate Change Conference venue, an event held by UNFCCC in Baku Olympic Stadium.]()
The question bringing COP29 to a halt: Who’s rich enough to pay for climate change?
Trillions of dollars depend on whether major emerging economies like China will have to step up climate aid.
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![A visitor to COP29 is seen in silhouette against an illuminated globe of the world in the Zero Waste pavillion at the COP meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan.]()
![A visitor to COP29 is seen in silhouette against an illuminated globe of the world in the Zero Waste pavillion at the COP meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan.]()
Introducing ‘anti-COP’: A climate summit for activists who are fed up
Activists rallied around a shared feeling of exclusion from the formal COP process, and concerns that the solutions that come out of it are harming their communities.
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Trump’s second term is already derailing food talks at COP29
At the U.N. climate summit, agricultural emissions are being sidelined — again.
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![Illustration of hourglass and puzzle pieces combining to create a dollar bill]()
Can you solve the world’s trillion-dollar climate finance puzzle?
As countries deadlock at COP29, take Grist’s quiz to find out whose side you’re on.
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![People walk past the logotype at the venue for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024.]()
![People walk past the logotype at the venue for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024.]()
Biden wants to triple nuclear energy generation. Trump will make the call.
At this year's U.N. climate talks, the Biden team hopes a push for one of the most controversial forms of zero-emissions power will be palatable to the president's successor.
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‘Net-zero’ banks raised $1 trillion for fossil fuel giants
Taken together, the projects being financed would produce almost seven times the annual emissions of the United States.
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![Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin stand side by side at lecterns]()
![Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin stand side by side at lecterns]()
Trump picked Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA. What will that mean for environmental policy?
What to expect: deregulation justified as boosts for the economy, and platitudes about the importance of clean air and water.
