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![An illustration of electrical towers and lines behind a green field]()
![An illustration of electrical towers and lines behind a green field]()
‘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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![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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![Two workers hand a solar panel to another worker on the roof a house.]()
![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 photo of an oil refinery at sunset with a mountain in the background]()
![A photo of an oil refinery at sunset with a mountain in the background]()
An attempt to repeal Washington’s landmark climate law failed massively
"Every state legislator can now look to Washington and say, ‘This is a winning issue,’” Governor Jay Inslee said. “This is something you can defend and win big on."
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![A farmer in a field of cotton after a storm]()
![A farmer in a field of cotton after a storm]()
Helene and Milton upended a key part of the nation’s agriculture system
America depends on Southeastern agriculture. After two hurricanes and billions of dollars in damages, the US food supply chain faces an uncertain future.
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![A middle-aged man prepares to plug his electric vehicle into a public charger at a filling station on the Massachusetts Turnpike.]()
![A middle-aged man prepares to plug his electric vehicle into a public charger at a filling station on the Massachusetts Turnpike.]()
Public EV chargers are good for the planet. They’re also good for business.
Research shows that businesses with charging stations nearby see an economic boost.
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![Two women assemble a photovoltaic solar panel in a factory in Texas]()
![Two women assemble a photovoltaic solar panel in a factory in Texas]()
The solar supply chain runs through this flooded North Carolina town
Hurricane Helene's closure of two essential quartz mines in North Carolina reveals the precarity of the solar energy product pipeline.
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![Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, North Carolina on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.]()
![Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, North Carolina on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.]()
Hurricane Helene could cost $200 billion. Nobody knows where the money will come from.
Almost none of the storm's devastation will be paid out by insurance.
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![hurricane helene flooding in shore acres st. petersburg florida]()
![hurricane helene flooding in shore acres st. petersburg florida]()
This Florida neighborhood recovered from flood after flood. Will it survive Helene?
A record-breaking storm surge battered the Shore Acres community in St. Petersburg. Many residents say they are tired of rebuilding.
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![Firefighters try to keep flames from burning home from spreading to a neighboring apartment complex as they battle the Camp Fire on November 9, 2018 in Paradise, California.]()
![Firefighters try to keep flames from burning home from spreading to a neighboring apartment complex as they battle the Camp Fire on November 9, 2018 in Paradise, California.]()
Climate impacts put insurance commissioner races in the spotlight
As premiums skyrocket, voters are starting to pay attention to one of the most obscure positions on the ballot.
