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![A tractor drives along a farm, with a large coal-fired power plant in the background]()
![A tractor drives along a farm, with a large coal-fired power plant in the background]()
New research shows the world isn’t doing nearly enough to fix its food problem
Emissions from agriculture are trending up, but experts say progress must continue even as we blow past global deadlines.
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Solar buoyed Europe’s grid amid record-breaking heat and drought this summer
The season of extreme weather holds lessons for how the continent can climate-proof its energy systems.
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![Four men wading through ankle-deep water transplant rice seedling in a rice paddy in Kashmir, India]()
![Four men wading through ankle-deep water transplant rice seedling in a rice paddy in Kashmir, India]()
Why rice crops could be in for a weird year
Researchers explain how El Niño and global warming are combining to create "the haves and the have-nots."
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![Black-and-white photo of the chimneys at a refinery emitting thick white smoke under a cloudy sky]()
![Black-and-white photo of the chimneys at a refinery emitting thick white smoke under a cloudy sky]()
The EU might weaken its landmark climate law — the ‘most impactful’ in the world
Lawmakers in Europe have proposed rolling back the bloc's cap-and-trade program, long considered the gold standard for reducing companies' carbon emissions.
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![A neon-vested technician walks among solar panels in China]()
![A neon-vested technician walks among solar panels in China]()
China’s solar industry is losing money. The country is doubling down anyway.
Brutal price wars among manufacturers have caused solar panel prices to plummet, making renewable energy cheaper than ever.
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Indigenous leaders give the UN a roadmap for protecting their peoples
A new 12-point plan calls for stronger protections for Indigenous rights, lands, and voices as climate change, conflict, and other threats intensify.
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How war in Myanmar is driving a deadly rare earth mining boom
Decades of conflict have left Myanmar vulnerable to a secretive industry that is polluting communities and endangering workers.
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![Aerial view showing timber logs near the city of Humaitá, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, on September 4, 2024. Deforestation -- which helps reduce global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide -- is on the wane in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has pledged to put a stop to illegal deforestation of the Amazon by 2030.]()
![Aerial view showing timber logs near the city of Humaitá, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, on September 4, 2024. Deforestation -- which helps reduce global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide -- is on the wane in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has pledged to put a stop to illegal deforestation of the Amazon by 2030.]()
Without stronger government action, Brazil’s low deforestation in the Amazon is unlikely to last
Researchers say that the rainforest is at risk of losing the equivalent of about 2 million soccer fields over the next 10 years.
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![an orange ship in front of a forested tropical island sihoette sits in front of a port area. its hull says Anuanua Moana in white paint and capital letters.]()
![an orange ship in front of a forested tropical island sihoette sits in front of a port area. its hull says Anuanua Moana in white paint and capital letters.]()
A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by 3 Pacific nations
As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.
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For Puerto Rico’s fishers, climate change isn’t the only challenge — being left to adapt alone is another
Even as Puerto Rico's fisherfolk navigate rising seas and monster storms, a maze of bureaucracy is proving to be their biggest obstacle.
