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![An activist at COP28 calls for climate action on food systems.]()
![An activist at COP28 calls for climate action on food systems.]()
The world now has a roadmap for food and climate. But it’s missing a few things.
For one, the U.N.'s proposal barely mentions fossil fuels.
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What abandoning fossil fuels could look like in the Arab world
The researcher Hamza Hamouchene outlines a path toward a clean energy future without "green colonialism."
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![Youth climate activists waving pickets join a demonstration in New York City demanding climate action.]()
![Youth climate activists waving pickets join a demonstration in New York City demanding climate action.]()
The latest youth climate lawsuit tries a novel argument: The unique environmental vulnerability of children
Eighteen California children say the EPA fails to recognize the unique physical and mental impacts climate change has on kids.
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![Participants attend day thirteen of the COP28 climate conference on December 13, 2023 in Dubai. The conference went into an extra day as delegations continue to negotiated over the wording of the final agreement.]()
![Participants attend day thirteen of the COP28 climate conference on December 13, 2023 in Dubai. The conference went into an extra day as delegations continue to negotiated over the wording of the final agreement.]()
How an oil executive led the world to an agreement to ditch fossil fuels
After weeks of debate at COP28, countries decide to “transition away” from oil and gas — while stopping short of a “phaseout.”
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How to describe 2023 in two words? Global boiling.
Forget "rizz." These 10 words defined the hottest year ever.
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In EPA’s new methane rule, an innovative way to stop ‘super emitters’
Satellites and aircraft will help oil-and-gas watchdogs find and report large leaks.
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![Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, speaks at a forum on increasing global renewable energies capacity and efficiency during day two of the high-level segment of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 02, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.]()
![Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, speaks at a forum on increasing global renewable energies capacity and efficiency during day two of the high-level segment of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 02, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.]()
At COP28, Trump and GOP threaten Biden’s climate promises
Grist shadowed a top White House official as she navigated the high-stakes conference — and Republican hijinks.
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A more collaborative approach to conservation
The longtime logging town of Darrington, Washington is showing how local communities re-engage with the federal forests that surround them.
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![An aerial view shows muddy floodwaters surrounding a home and submerging cars in Stanwood, Washington on December 6, 2023 .]()
![An aerial view shows muddy floodwaters surrounding a home and submerging cars in Stanwood, Washington on December 6, 2023 .]()
The billion-dollar industry between you and FEMA’s flood insurance
Cutting payments to brokers, or selling policies directly to consumers, could save millions. FEMA and insurance companies say it’s not quite that straightforward.
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An EPA rule dramatically reduced smog pollution — in states that haven’t sued to stop it
Dozens of legal challenges have blocked the regulation in 12 states.
