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![Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and climate activist Vanessa Nakate speak during the Global Climate Action event on November 11, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.]()
![Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and climate activist Vanessa Nakate speak during the Global Climate Action event on November 11, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.]()
‘A moral responsibility’: Scotland calls for climate reparations ahead of COP27
“People in the Global South and emerging economies are already paying the price of climate change every single day."
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![A photo of rancher Schuler Wight at one of the 100 abandoned wells on his property.]()
![A photo of rancher Schuler Wight at one of the 100 abandoned wells on his property.]()
Abandoned Texas oil wells are blowing out. The state won’t fix them.
Without state or federal funds, farmers, ranchers, and local governments are struggling to fix the environmental damage left from decades of drilling.
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Inside the industry push to label your yogurt cup ‘recyclable’
A network of groups backed by the plastics industry claims polypropylene containers are “widely recyclable,” despite ample evidence to the contrary.
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![a man in a wet blue shirt gets water poured over his head by a man in a uniform]()
![a man in a wet blue shirt gets water poured over his head by a man in a uniform]()
Report: Extreme heat will hit urban poor the hardest, worsening inequality
The good news is that prevention is possible.
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Hurricane Julia leaves a path of destruction through Central America
The region is still recovering from a particularly intense hurricane season in 2020.
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![Two Maasai people wearing brightly colored clothing walking on a field with mountains rising in the distance]()
![Two Maasai people wearing brightly colored clothing walking on a field with mountains rising in the distance]()
UN: Conservation shouldn’t cost Indigenous lives
A new report says expanding biodiversity protections are a threat to human rights.
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UN countries adopt ‘aspirational’ net-zero goal for aviation
A new framework will require countries to buy carbon offsets if their air travel emissions keep growing.
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![Camelback Mountain is visible through hazy, hot air at sunset on June 15, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona.]()
![Camelback Mountain is visible through hazy, hot air at sunset on June 15, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona.]()
Phoenix could see deadliest year for heat deaths after sweltering summer
After 22 days hitting 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, suspected heat deaths in the Arizona capital topped 450.
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![Collage: Shape of Egypt with photo of flooding in Bangladesh; 100 dollar US bill; 500 Euro bill; the United Nations logo]()
![Collage: Shape of Egypt with photo of flooding in Bangladesh; 100 dollar US bill; 500 Euro bill; the United Nations logo]()
Climate reparations are on the agenda at COP27 — whether wealthy nations like it or not
“A bunch of countries and corporations are responsible for the mess. They have to bloody clean it up. As simple as that.”
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Report: World Bank invested nearly $15 billion in fossil fuel projects despite climate commitment
A new report alleges the international finance institution has failed on its promise to align more closely with the Paris agreement.
