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Transmission impossible: Are Democrats punting on permitting reform?
Experts say we can't adopt clean energy without more long-distance power lines. But congressional gridlock is getting in the way.
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![Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a press conference standing at a podium with his fish in the air and a crown behind him]()
![Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a press conference standing at a podium with his fish in the air and a crown behind him]()
In Brazil, Lula vows to halt deforestation — but it won’t be easy
The president-elect faces deep political division, and Bolsonaro still has two more months in power.
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Democrats passed a major climate bill. Why aren’t more political ads touting it?
Environmental groups think it could be a ‘super-motivator’ for 2 million voters.
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Tax the rich for climate action? Protect towns from floods? It’s on state ballots this November.
Two major climate initiatives in New York and California, and many more to watch at the local level.
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![Joe Biden and climate envoy John Kerry at podiums]()
The US is finally ready to discuss climate reparations. But is it ready to act?
Loss and damage advocates say the U.S. is muddying the waters with “linguistic acrobatics” and diversionary tactics ahead of COP27.
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Rishi Sunak is ‘better news than Truss’ on climate change, but by how much?
Britain's new prime minister has a mixed record on environment, energy, and climate policy.
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![Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and climate activist Vanessa Nakate speak during the Global Climate Action event on November 11, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.]()
![Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and climate activist Vanessa Nakate speak during the Global Climate Action event on November 11, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.]()
‘A moral responsibility’: Scotland calls for climate reparations ahead of COP27
“People in the Global South and emerging economies are already paying the price of climate change every single day."
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UN countries adopt ‘aspirational’ net-zero goal for aviation
A new framework will require countries to buy carbon offsets if their air travel emissions keep growing.
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![Collage: Shape of Egypt with photo of flooding in Bangladesh; 100 dollar US bill; 500 Euro bill; the United Nations logo]()
Climate reparations are on the agenda at COP27 — whether wealthy nations like it or not
“A bunch of countries and corporations are responsible for the mess. They have to bloody clean it up. As simple as that.”
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What’s protected under the Clean Water Act? The Supreme Court is about to decide.
Sackett v. EPA could roll back protections for more than 50 percent of the nation’s wetlands.
