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![A lake in the shape of an airplane in the middle of untouched nature, illustrating the issue of sustainable travel]()
![A lake in the shape of an airplane in the middle of untouched nature, illustrating the issue of sustainable travel]()
Planning your 2023 travel? Skip these places in order to save them.
With environmental and cultural strains, places like Lake Tahoe could use a break
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![Collage: world map ripping in half in the middle; United States and European Union flags; 100 U.S. dollar bill and Euro bill; COP27 logo]()
![Collage: world map ripping in half in the middle; United States and European Union flags; 100 U.S. dollar bill and Euro bill; COP27 logo]()
Inside the COP27 fight to get wealthy nations to pay climate reparations
How developing countries' 30-year battle for "loss and damage" funding culminated in a new agreement in Egypt.
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![A panel of activists discussing climate justice for disabled persons at COP27 in Egypt]()
![A panel of activists discussing climate justice for disabled persons at COP27 in Egypt]()
How people with disabilities fought for formal recognition at COP27
Disabled people are pushing for the U.N. to acknowledge their unique vulnerabilities to climate change.
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![protestors hold up signs calling for wealthy countries to pay for loss and damage]()
![protestors hold up signs calling for wealthy countries to pay for loss and damage]()
Developing countries need trillions for climate action. Where will it come from?
At COP 27, negotiators have been haggling over how to pay for the mounting costs of climate change.
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![A Syncrude oil sands mining facility near Fort McKay, Alberta]()
![A Syncrude oil sands mining facility near Fort McKay, Alberta]()
Draft COP27 agreement fails to call for ‘phase-down’ of all fossil fuels
The document will provide basis for negotiations over coming days and is likely to be significantly reworked.
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![German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks on stage at COP27.]()
![German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks on stage at COP27.]()
Facing a call for climate reparations, wealthy nations propose an insurance scheme
A group of countries led by Germany announced a climate insurance scheme called the Global Shield at COP27 on Monday.
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![John Kerry giving a speech]()
![John Kerry giving a speech]()
Can carbon offsets kill coal? John Kerry wants to try it.
Kerry’s plan is light on details, but corporate carbon markets don't have a track record of success.
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![COP27 president Sameh Shoukry speaks on stage in front of crowd.]()
![COP27 president Sameh Shoukry speaks on stage in front of crowd.]()
It’s official: Climate reparations are on the agenda at this year’s UN climate conference
After dodging the issue for more than 30 years, wealthy nations face calls to address the “loss and damage” created by climate change at COP27.
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![Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a press conference standing at a podium with his fish in the air and a crown behind him]()
![Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a press conference standing at a podium with his fish in the air and a crown behind him]()
In Brazil, Lula vows to halt deforestation — but it won’t be easy
The president-elect faces deep political division, and Bolsonaro still has two more months in power.
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![The Giza Pyramids rise above the buildings of Giza on September]()
![The Giza Pyramids rise above the buildings of Giza on September]()
Report: Global climate ambitions still fall short ahead of COP27
Last year's Glasgow Climate Pact urged countries to increase their ambition. Few have.
