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Hungary's carbon tax violates EU rules, top court says

The European Union's top court says Hungary's tax on CO2 emission allowances, introduced in 2023, is against EU law, as it removes the operators' incentive to invest in measures to cut emissions.

www.reuters.com
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How ‘national security’ became the new justification for drilling

What’s happening to the public lands and oceans we thought were protected?
atmos.earth
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World's first fossil fuel phase-out conference puts ocean in its sights

Across 11 frontier regions, 19% of Marine Protected Areas are already overlapped by active fossil fuel oil and gas blocks.
oceanographicmagazine.com
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Two Indigenous rights advocates remain behind bars in Russia

The UN’s biggest Indigenous gathering is happening next week, but a key climate advocate will be missing.
grist.org
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The man whom Exxon tried to drill

After years of using shareholder votes to pressure oil giants on climate, one activist triggered a corporate backlash that is reshaping the limits of investor power.
www.levernews.com
A row of solar panels in the snow with the setting sun in the background

‘A ray of hope’: EU governments gathering to plan way out of fossil fuel reliance

Energy crises could be a thing of the past if reliable, cheap, and abundant clean energy is given precedence over fossil fuels.

www.euronews.com
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Solar power in Morocco's desert: bold vision, mixed results

A massive solar tower in the Moroccan desert is the beacon of an ambitious push for a clean energy future. But fossil fuels and grid constraints stand in the way.
www.dw.com
North Atlantic erosion eating away at the coastline jeopardizing structures

Critical Atlantic Ocean current significantly more likely to collapse than thought

Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

www.theguardian.com
Elevated Outer Banks beach house threatened by rising sea levels

Analysis: Despite Trump's actions, the most dangerous climate argument today isn’t denial — it’s delay

Belief in climate change is rising, but action stalls. New research reveals how subtle narratives are slowing policy — and how to fight back.

www.desmog.com
Siberian taiga and the river Tunguska fall from a helicopter. Larch taiga in September on the banks of the river and in Evenkia. Krasnoyarsk region Russia

Rusting rivers: Alarm grows over uptick in acidic Arctic waters

Climate change has thawed permafrost and increased rainfall in the Far North, producing sulfuric acid that is turning rivers and lakes yellow or rusty orange. Scientists are scrambling to parse the impacts on wildlife, fish, and the drinking water of Indigenous communities.
e360.yale.edu
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Farmers sue US EPA over dismantling of climate policy

New York farmers say the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollback of greenhouse gas regulations will make it harder for them to grow food.

civileats.com
Two farmers crouching in a field reviewing the soil

Farmers struggle to rebuild soil after Hurricane Helene’s devastating floods

After Hurricane Helene washed away or buried vital topsoil across the Southeast, farmers are facing years-long efforts to restore the foundation of their livelihoods.

grist.org
An ethanol plant with green fields in the foreground

Iowa moves to shield farmers, ethanol plants, from lawsuits over emissions

Climate lawsuits are a largely nonexistent threat to farmers in the state of Iowa, but ethanol producers could benefit from the law.

insideclimatenews.org
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Carbon removal industry reels as Microsoft retreats

Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on.
www.nytimes.com
Trucks for transporting cranberries off to a processing plant drive along the edge of the vibrant red berry filled bog

Cranberry bog data project shows how to turn farms into wetlands

The largest restored wetlands in Massachusetts now cover hundreds of acres of what used to be cranberry farms.
apnews.com
A person holding a pile of organic soil in his hands

Deep soils could hold keys to climate resilience

A new research center is investigating how ancient soils could help farmers adapt to climate change and a warmer future.
civileats.com
A person holding a level on a solar panel

Hosting solar can be a lifeline for farmers, but overcoming local opposition is tough

Local opposition to solar has long been an obstacle for green energy developers in the United States, but some communities are working to reverse local restrictions.
apnews.com
Renewable energy in the Cuban countryside with small white domicile and an oxcart

Cuba could beat US energy blockade with $8B investment in renewables, says think tank

Report by Common Wealth argues rest of the world should pay for country’s transition as reparative climate finance.

www.theguardian.com
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