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![A man in a blue shirt with embroidered red lining shakes hands with a man in a dark blue suit. They're in a yellow ballroom.]()
![A man in a blue shirt with embroidered red lining shakes hands with a man in a dark blue suit. They're in a yellow ballroom.]()
Report: Climate is central to truth and reconciliation for the Sámi in Finland
As Finland reckons with its historic mistreatment of the Indigenous Sámi people, climate change complicates the path forward.
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![A display of shoes with a neon sign that reads 'You deserve new shoes' in the shop window of a New Look fashion retail store on November 10, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.]()
![A display of shoes with a neon sign that reads 'You deserve new shoes' in the shop window of a New Look fashion retail store on November 10, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.]()
What your cheap clothes cost the planet
A global supply chain built for speed is leaving behind waste, toxins, and a trail of environmental wreckage.
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![Side-by-side photos of Trump turned away and a group photo of smiling representatives at COP30]()
![Side-by-side photos of Trump turned away and a group photo of smiling representatives at COP30]()
2025: The year the US gave up on climate, and the world gave up on us
While the U.S. sits in self-imposed isolation, the rest of the world, led by China, raced ahead to invest in renewables and commit to climate action.
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![An illustration of a man sitting in a clinic or hospital with dialysis machines. His face is not visible but he is looking out a window showing an orange heatwave scene. The room scene is visible through an archway with intricate blue and white tile and a sign in a different language. The scene is set in Nepal.]()
![An illustration of a man sitting in a clinic or hospital with dialysis machines. His face is not visible but he is looking out a window showing an orange heatwave scene. The room scene is visible through an archway with intricate blue and white tile and a sign in a different language. The scene is set in Nepal.]()
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.
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![Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a speech during the General Plenary of Leaders in the framework of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on November 6, 2025.]()
![Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a speech during the General Plenary of Leaders in the framework of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on November 6, 2025.]()
10 years after the Paris Agreement, world leaders are letting go of its most famous goal
This year's U.N. climate negotiations crashed out on a hard truth: It’s all about the money.
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![A worker cutting sugarcane in a plantation]()
COP30’s biofuel gamble could cost the global food supply — and the planet
What was once considered a climate holy grail comes with serious tradeoffs. The world wants more of it anyway.
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![Diplomats discuss climate policy at COP30 in Brazil.]()
![Diplomats discuss climate policy at COP30 in Brazil.]()
At COP30 in Brazil, countries plan to armor themselves against a warming world
In the eyes of many leaders of developing countries, the success of COP30 hinges on the billions of dollars they need to prepare for climate disasters.
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![A rural neighborhood with flood and destroyed homes and greenhouses in St. Elizabeth parish, Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa]()
![A rural neighborhood with flood and destroyed homes and greenhouses in St. Elizabeth parish, Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa]()
What will it take to rebuild Jamaica’s food system after Hurricane Melissa?
For farmers in the nation’s breadbasket, surviving this storm is no guarantee against the next one.
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![Collage of squares containing photos of raised hands. All the squares are yellow, except for one blue square.]()
![Collage of squares containing photos of raised hands. All the squares are yellow, except for one blue square.]()
UN climate talks are built on consensus. That’s part of the problem.
At COP, the requirement that countries find consensus before taking action has stalled climate progress for decades. Experts say there's a better way.
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![People sitting down next to each other]()
‘We are not here for theater’: Can the ‘most Indigenous COP’ live up to the hype?
Brazil’s push to spotlight Indigenous voices at COP30 could redefine what inclusion looks like — or expose how shallow it’s been.
