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China’s climate action plan is pushing Brazil and other big developing countries to step up
Brazil is now the first major developing country to pledge absolute reductions in emissions -- and for that, you can thank China.
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Climate change is making prisons even hotter and more dangerous
As the climate heats up, so do unconstitutional (and sometimes deadly) conditions in overcrowded prisons.
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What’s next after Keystone? Fighting fossil fuel extraction on public lands
With the battle against the Keystone XL pipeline expected to be over soon, climate activists are pivoting to their next campaign.
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![President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China walk on the grounds of the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, Calif.]()
![President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China walk on the grounds of the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, Calif.]()
Obama and Xi unveil shiny new U.S.-China climate deal
It includes a Chinese cap-and-trade system, funding for poorer countries, and a new shared vision for progress in Paris.
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Here are 17 things we need to do to fix the world
There aren't that many Sustainable Development Goals, but they sure will be hard to achieve.
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Pope Francis warns that environmental destruction could wipe out humanity
In a U.N. address, the pope said we need to pay attention to the "right of the environment."
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![Republican presidential candidate George Pataki speaks at the SiriusXM presidential candidate forum during the Republican National Committee (RNC) summer meeting in Cleveland, Ohio August 5, 2015.]()
![Republican presidential candidate George Pataki speaks at the SiriusXM presidential candidate forum during the Republican National Committee (RNC) summer meeting in Cleveland, Ohio August 5, 2015.]()
Interview: Republican candidate George Pataki says it’s time to talk about climate change
The former governor of New York chats with Grist about innovation, cleantech, the pope, and how to get his party engaged on climate change.
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Can game theory predict what will happen at the U.N. climate negotiations?
A team of researchers is trying to call the outcome of the Paris climate talks using complex economic models.
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Pope Francis didn’t even say “climate change” in his address to Congress
The pope's environmental message in his speech at the Capitol was much more muted than his White House remarks.
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![Cargill Chief Executive David MacLennan addressed the Climate Summit at the U.N. in 2014, after making a major commitment to end deforestation.]()
![Cargill Chief Executive David MacLennan addressed the Climate Summit at the U.N. in 2014, after making a major commitment to end deforestation.]()
Is Cargill backsliding on its promise to end deforestation?
Some environmental activists say yes. Cargill says actions speak louder than words.
