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![John Podesta, senior ddvisor to President Joe Biden, departs from a House Democrat caucus meeting at the Capitol in May 202.]()
![John Podesta, senior ddvisor to President Joe Biden, departs from a House Democrat caucus meeting at the Capitol in May 202.]()
John Podesta is a DC veteran. Can he make climate deals on the world stage?
Podesta takes over for John Kerry at a critical moment for global climate diplomacy.
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![Construction crews move sand to build a sand motor on the coast of Benin, in West Africa. The country is facing rapid erosion as a result of sea level rise.]()
![Construction crews move sand to build a sand motor on the coast of Benin, in West Africa. The country is facing rapid erosion as a result of sea level rise.]()
Can the ‘sand motor’ save West Africa’s eroding coast?
As sea levels rise, engineers are using massive Dutch-inspired sand sculptures to protect shorefront settlements.
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Renewables are booming — but not enough to meet COP28 goals
The world agreed to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030. A new IEA report finds we’re currently off track.
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![A young man peers into a pile of rubble in a neighborhood leveled by an Israeli bombardment of Gaza.]()
![A young man peers into a pile of rubble in a neighborhood leveled by an Israeli bombardment of Gaza.]()
The war zone in Gaza will leave a legacy of hidden health risks
A toxic mix of dust, ash, and other material from 15 million tons of rubble now blankets the territory and all who live there.
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![Smoke plumes from burning piles of clothing in sand dunes]()
![Smoke plumes from burning piles of clothing in sand dunes]()
A mountain of used clothes appeared in Chile’s desert. Then it went up in flames.
A mountain of used clothes appeared in Chile’s desert. Then it went up in flames.
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![Collage of climate imagery and snippets of a calendar]()
24 Climate Predictions for 2024
Plastics, taxes, and expensive desserts: Grist reporters weigh in on the climate trends that will shape the year ahead.
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![Climate activists protest outside the World Bank headquarters]()
![Climate activists protest outside the World Bank headquarters]()
The World Bank is running the first-ever climate reparations fund. Nobody is happy about it.
The U.S.-dominated institution has a track record of harming the very nations it purports to help.
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![a woman stands near a large pink flag. A crowd gathers around her]()
Climate reparations are becoming a reality. Here’s what they could look like.
Grist asked 10 countries how they would use the long-awaited “loss and damage” fund launched at COP28.
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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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![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.”
