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Living on the brutal frontline of climate change, Pacific Islanders are urging the world to take urgent action at the upcoming COP31 summit in Antalya - warning that the consequences otherwise will be catastrophic.

Deb Haaland and Gregg Hull never debated face to face, but when it comes to oilfield enforcement and climate goals, there are clear differences.

A U.N. report concluded carbon capture could offset fossil fuels’ effect on climate change. Two decades later, the process has failed to meaningfully scale up, and it’s proving hard to take the promises back.
Mexico is a showroom for electric cars, with a growing fleet of sleek new vehicles from Chinese brands unknown to Americans.

New analysis suggests around £2.1bn of the funds the UK counted towards its climate target did not come from new spending — without it the UK would have fallen nearly £1bn short of its target.

Across Vermont, repeated floods are leaving residents and towns facing a precarious future.
President Donald Trump says he's “terminating” a Biden-era rule that aimed to reduce planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling.

A technological revolution is colliding with political decisions in the U.S. and Europe to weaken climate regulations on the potent gas.

Trump has taken an axe to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, stalling climate research on and response to extreme weather events.

World Health Organization member states are being urged to recognize climate disinformation as a public health threat as vested interests attempt to “sow doubt and confusion”.

Energy affordability dominated the debates, but the candidates disagreed about the causes and how to solve the crisis.
At its current rate, New Mexico won't hit its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, an environment official told lawmakers.
Activists view November’s midterm elections as crucial for curbing Trump’s fossil fuel agenda and building a foundation for renewed action.

Hurricane Florence's scars on are still healing, and the intervening years have brought clarity to what's needed to continue life on a changing coastline.

Global warming is contributing to fisheries decline and opposition to oil and gas development.

Environmental advocates are mapping out how to rebuild in anticipation of big Republican losses.

On Canada Day, parts of Ottawa were hit with a one-in-200-year storm. Nearly four months later, it’s still having an impact as the polls open for Ontario’s municipal elections.

As voters prepare to cast their ballots, those concerned about global warming may want to learn which climate-related policies their elected officials have supported or opposed.

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