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![U.S. Representative August Pfluger of Texas, pictured in Washington, DC, in March 2024.]()
![U.S. Representative August Pfluger of Texas, pictured in Washington, DC, in March 2024.]()
Trump’s GOP at UN climate talks: We’re in charge now
In a swaggering press conference at COP29, House Republicans delivered an aggressive message in support of oil, gas, and coal — but kept their options open.
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![Photo of a man in a blue suit gesturing in front of a microphone in front of the Capitol]()
![Photo of a man in a blue suit gesturing in front of a microphone in front of the Capitol]()
How Republicans (sometimes) get on board with climate action
Getting anything accomplished under President-elect Trump might seem far-fetched. But it’s happened before.
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![A group of people walk in front a banner that reads:]()
Trump’s second term is already derailing food talks at COP29
At the U.N. climate summit, agricultural emissions are being sidelined — again.
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![People walk past the logotype at the venue for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024.]()
![People walk past the logotype at the venue for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024.]()
Biden wants to triple nuclear energy generation. Trump will make the call.
At this year's U.N. climate talks, the Biden team hopes a push for one of the most controversial forms of zero-emissions power will be palatable to the president's successor.
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![Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin stand side by side at lecterns]()
![Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin stand side by side at lecterns]()
Trump picked Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA. What will that mean for environmental policy?
What to expect: deregulation justified as boosts for the economy, and platitudes about the importance of clean air and water.
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![John Podesta, the U.S. Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, speaks to the media on the opening day of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 11, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.]()
![John Podesta, the U.S. Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, speaks to the media on the opening day of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 11, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.]()
‘We may have less to offer’: US negotiators confront diminished standing at COP29
The Biden administration tried to project confidence in the early days of the U.N. climate conference, but all signs point to a reduced U.S. role.
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![Two workers hand a solar panel to another worker on the roof a house.]()
![Two workers hand a solar panel to another worker on the roof a house.]()
He’ll try, but Trump can’t stop the clean energy revolution
The cost of renewables is plummeting, heat pumps are selling like crazy, and red states are raking in cash from the IRA.
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![Citizens walks near a sign for COP29 near the Baku Olympic Stadium, the venue of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference on October 23, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.]()
![Citizens walks near a sign for COP29 near the Baku Olympic Stadium, the venue of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference on October 23, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.]()
Here are the 5 issues to watch at COP29
With U.S. climate commitments in question, the United Nations is forging ahead at this year’s COP29 conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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![digital collage of wind turbine, ballot, and transmission tower]()
These downballot elections may slow the shift to clean energy
Republicans won, or are leading, in closely watched utility commission races in Arizona, Montana, and Louisiana.
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![View of trees in a forest, with dark shadows at the bottom and dark blue sky above.]()
![View of trees in a forest, with dark shadows at the bottom and dark blue sky above.]()
The 5 states where environmental ballot initiatives triumphed
Across the country, voters approved spending billions of dollars on climate resilience and conservation.
