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Two men attempting to salvage items inundated by floodwaters amidst submerged vehicles.

A more troubling picture of sea level rise is coming into view

Scientists have uncovered a "blind spot" in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation. Across much of the world, sea levels are higher than previously assumed and land is sinking faster.
Young woman holding sign of protest reading "DENIAL IS NOT A POLICY."

Climate change denial sees a resurgence in Trump’s Washington

A conference near the White House drew dozens of people who reject the scientific consensus on climate change. The mood was triumphant.
Offshore oil rig on a cloudy day

UK opening new oil and gas fields would imperil global climate goals, experts say

Climate diplomacy figures warn North Sea drilling would encourage fossil fuel exploitation by developing countries.

A worker in an orange jumpsuit and hardhat on an oil drill

Newcomers arrive and Amazon forests are cleared as Brazil explores for oil

Anticipation of offshore oil development is drawing thousands to a remote Amazon city, fueling rapid, unplanned growth before any economic benefits materialize.

A scuba diver hovering over a coral reef in the ocean

The future of coral reefs lies in human intervention

Current efforts to help coral evolve heat tolerance are moving too slowly to outrun global warming. Scientists propose a moon-shot level research program to engineer evolution.
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What to expect when you’re expecting the end of the world

Jem Bendell predicted that society would collapse because of climate change. Then he tried to get on with his life.
A woman charging an electric vehicle

Opinion: Why environmental policy must integrate behavioral change

Much of environmental policy rests on a familiar assumption: that if people understand the problem, they will change their behavior.

Statue of lady justice on a wooden desk with legal manuals and documents nearby

Climate science has no place in scientific reference manual for judges, attorneys general say

A chapter on climate science has been removed from a manual designed to be an independent, neutral source of scientific information for judges.
Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, speaks on climate justice during COP21.

World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns — and climate health impacts are ‘mother of all injustices’

Former UN climate chief to co-chair Lancet Commission examining how sea-level rise is reshaping health, well-being, and inequality.

Depiction of energy transition from fossil fuel to green energy

The global energy supply in a decade ‘is not a world we’re going to recognize’

With the U.S. bombing Iran and the Strait of Hormuz closed, energy experts say countries transitioning to renewables will be more resilient in the “face of the shock.”
Disassembled yellow and white wind tower and turbine.

Federal permitting obstructs clean energy deployment, survey finds

The clean energy finance platform Crux found renewable energy developers restructuring their businesses to avoid federal reviews.

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