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Big Tech’s data center boom poised to drive up carbon emissions

Big Tech’s data center building boom could create a huge new source of carbon emissions as the surging demand for electricity sparks a wave of fossil-fuel power plants, despite companies’ climate commitments.

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South Africa’s top court blocks Shell oil exploration off country’s Wild Coast

Justice Jody Kollapen said consulting communities isn’t just a procedural requirement, but “a process which affirms human dignity by affording a seat at the table to those whose lives are impacted by decisions.”

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Record-early champagne harvest highlights climate change impact on French vineyards

Climatic changes such as the record heat and drought endured across swathes of Europe this summer are testing the resilience of France's champagne industry.

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Rare hammerhead discovery suggests climate change could be reshaping shark habitats

A young smooth hammerhead shark discovered in northwestern Spain marks the first confirmed record of a newborn or recently born individual in Galicia and possibly the entire Iberian Peninsula.

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In South America, Chinese EVs are racing ahead

Western automakers ignored smaller markets like Argentina. But China saw potential — and that bet is paying off.

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Australia is spending billions on fuel security. What if some of that went to electric trucks?

The war in Iran has drawn attention to something invisible to most Australians — we use a lot of diesel to keep this country running. 
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After Strait of Hormuz, China looks to the promise — and peril — of the Arctic’s ‘ice silk road’

China has established the first scheduled transit through the northern sea route, but questions remain over the environmental and political risks.

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As summer heat waves intensify, North Carolina advocates push for farmworker protection

Agricultural workers and advocates gathered in Raleigh, North Carolina, last week to highlight the contributions of immigrant farmworkers and the dangers they face working in extreme heat.

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New studies portray the Amazon as surprisingly resilient, but a tipping point looms

Three 2026 studies reveal that the Amazon can regrow quickly, but deforestation and warming could trigger a system-wide tipping point in the next 15 years.
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Destroyed crops, riverbed cyclists, and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the Danube

The Guardian traveled 100 miles along the European Union’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking water.

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