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‘Phaseout’ or ‘phasedown’? Why UN climate negotiators obsess over language

Expect heated debates over single words — and even commas — at COP28.

Akielly Hu COP28 November 29, 2023

Climate change has toppled some civilizations but not others. Why?

The link between environmental disasters and societal collapse, explained.

Kate Yoder Culture October 16, 2023

Forget eco-activists: This climate novel stars an oil industry shill

Lydia Kiesling’s ‘Mobility’ follows Bunny Glenn, a millennial who ends up on the dark side.

Jake Bittle Culture September 1, 2023

A group of women and children dressed for cold weather hold signs against truck pollution in front of a stationary blue-colored semi truck on December 20, 2022.

The US has a new pollution rule for heavy-duty trucks for the first time in 2 decades

Cleaner trucks will mean better air and health for overburdened communities.

Brett Marsh Regulation December 22, 2022

A huge wind turbine sticks out behind a yellow house with red terracotta roof tiles.

Portugal just ran on 100 percent renewables for 6 days in a row

For nearly a week, the country of 10 million met customer needs with wind, hydro, and solar — a test run for operating the grid without fossil fuels.

Julian Spector, Canary Media Energy November 26, 2023

A collage of black and white images of hands and electrical transmission towers

Utility regulators take millions from industries they oversee. What could go wrong?

A Floodlight analysis in nine of the 10 states that elect public utility commissioners found that more than a third of their contributions of $250 and up are from fossil fuel and electric utility interests — more than $13.5 million in all.

Mario Alejandro Ariza, Floodlight, Miranda Green, & Pam Radtke, Floodlight Accountability November 3, 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks on stage at COP27.

Facing a call for climate reparations, wealthy nations propose an insurance scheme

A group of countries led by Germany announced a climate insurance scheme called the Global Shield at COP27 on Monday.

Naveena Sadasivam International November 14, 2022

A view of a muddy sandbank with a tanker on a river in the background.

The climate crisis is on track to push one-third of humanity out of its most livable environment

As conditions that best support life shift toward the poles, more than 600 million people are already living outside of a crucial “climate niche,” facing more extreme heat, rising food scarcity and higher death rates.

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica Climate June 19, 2023

A recycling symbol with one arrow pointing down and a robot toy dog on top of it

Discarded toys are creating an e-waste disaster. Here’s how to stop it.

Toys that move, make noise, and light up are winding up in landfills — but they could be recycled, with better policies.

Maddie Stone Accountability November 21, 2023

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