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![A large cargo ship floating on the water]()
![A large cargo ship floating on the water]()
UN sets ‘wishy-washy’ climate target for global shipping industry
The agreement is to decarbonize the sector "by or around, i.e., close to 2050."
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![Ralph Regenvanu welcomes former United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres]()
![Ralph Regenvanu welcomes former United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres]()
How a small island nation is taking climate change to the world’s highest court
In an exclusive interview, Vanuatu’s climate minister Ralph Regenvanu discusses the country’s leadership on climate reparations and accountability.
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![A road cuts through the Amazon rainforest]()
![A road cuts through the Amazon rainforest]()
Tropical forest loss sped up in 2022, despite global pledge to halt deforestation
A new analysis shows the world lost 10 million acres of tropical forest last year — an area the size of Switzerland.
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![a woman holds a sign justicia para berta]()
![a woman holds a sign justicia para berta]()
How environmental conflicts hurt — and motivate — women activists
Even when governments concede to environmentalists, women are often left out of negotiations.
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![A group of people protest at COP27, the climate change conference held in Egypt in 2022]()
![A group of people protest at COP27, the climate change conference held in Egypt in 2022]()
Study: US owes $80 trillion in climate reparations
Major polluting countries could be responsible for a collective $170 trillion for overshooting their fair share of carbon emissions.
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![Plastic bottles in a sculpture, with building in background]()
![Plastic bottles in a sculpture, with building in background]()
The global plastics treaty can fight climate change — if it reduces plastic production
A new report says a 75 percent cut in plastics is needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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![Rubber duckie with skull and crossbones sign hanging on it]()
![Rubber duckie with skull and crossbones sign hanging on it]()
Experts sound the alarm on toxic chemicals ahead of plastic treaty negotiations
A quarter of the 13,000 chemicals commonly added to plastics are known to have hazardous properties.
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![The general view of the Baidoa displaced persons settlement in Baidoa, Somalia. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis arrived at the camp last year during a severe drought.]()
![The general view of the Baidoa displaced persons settlement in Baidoa, Somalia. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis arrived at the camp last year during a severe drought.]()
As drought grips the Horn of Africa, humanitarian aid is no match for climate change
Experts say the hunger crisis in Somalia and Ethiopia highlights an urgent need for adaptation funding.
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![Person and bulldozer at a landfill]()
![Person and bulldozer at a landfill]()
More than 150 countries agree to ban 3 toxic chemicals
But exemptions mean the chemicals will not completely disappear.
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![Aerial view of lithium mine evaporation ponds in the Atacama Desert (in Salar de Atacama, Chile) with mountains in the background]()
![Aerial view of lithium mine evaporation ponds in the Atacama Desert (in Salar de Atacama, Chile) with mountains in the background]()
Chile’s national lithium strategy raises questions about the environmental and social costs of EVs
Critics want the move to go beyond raising revenue and to protect ecosystems and communities from unnecessary extraction.
