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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]()
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.
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![Mia Amor Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, delivers a speech during the second day of the United Nations COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mottley is among several world leaders pushing for a tax on high-emitting industries like shipping and aviation.]()
![Mia Amor Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, delivers a speech during the second day of the United Nations COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mottley is among several world leaders pushing for a tax on high-emitting industries like shipping and aviation.]()
Would you pay more for plane tickets to fund climate relief efforts?
At this year’s U.N. climate conference, world leaders are proposing a “global solidarity levy” on high-polluting industries.
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![John Podesta, the U.S. Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, speaks to the media on the opening day of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 11, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.]()
![John Podesta, the U.S. Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, speaks to the media on the opening day of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 11, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.]()
‘We may have less to offer’: US negotiators confront diminished standing at COP29
The Biden administration tried to project confidence in the early days of the U.N. climate conference, but all signs point to a reduced U.S. role.
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For farms and rural businesses, a fresh and funded harvest includes the sun
A federal initiative helps rural business owners and farmers slash expenses by funding solar and other energy innovations.
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‘Praying for rain’: How New York farmers are dealing with drought — and unexpected brush fires
The dry weather in the Hudson Valley speaks to the difficulty of growing food on a warming planet.
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Grist names Katherine Bagley as Editor-in-Chief, restructures editorial team
Bagley becomes the third editor-in-chief in the newsroom’s 25-year history. Teresa Chin and Jessica Stahl move into executive editor roles.
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![Two workers hand a solar panel to another worker on the roof a house.]()
He’ll try, but Trump can’t stop the clean energy revolution
The cost of renewables is plummeting, heat pumps are selling like crazy, and red states are raking in cash from the IRA.
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![a woman in a purple shirt uses a broom to push away debris in a street full of debris on either side. she is ankle-deep in water. There is light coming from behind her. The street is narrow.]()
![a woman in a purple shirt uses a broom to push away debris in a street full of debris on either side. she is ankle-deep in water. There is light coming from behind her. The street is narrow.]()
It’s already official: You’re living through the hottest year on record
According to the European Union's climate agency, 2024 is also the first year to breach a key climate threshold.
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‘Used like taxis’: Soaring private jet flights drive up climate-heating emissions
An analysis of 19 million flights between 2019 and 2023 reveals a 50 percent rise in emissions.
