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Snapshots, hotshots and moonshots: Images of climate change in 2022
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Snapshots, hotshots and moonshots: Images of climate change in 2022

Climate change and an environment in peril were visible in many of 2022’s defining moments: record-smashing heat waves in Europe and South Asia, droughts pushing the fragile global food system to its limit and energy and food markets shaken by war in Ukraine.  Climate change also left its fingerprints on stories that didn’t make the […]
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Trump surprises oil industry with cabinet picks
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Trump surprises oil industry with cabinet picks

President-elect Donald Trump's unexpected nominations for key energy-related cabinet roles have left industry executives and lawmakers scrambling to interpret his strategy.

Ben Lefebvre and Josh Siegel report for POLITICO.

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Senator Whitehouse & climate change

Senator Whitehouse puts climate change on budget committee’s agenda

For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch.
Trump’s reelection halts EPA action on Permian Basin pollution
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Trump’s reelection halts EPA action on Permian Basin pollution

Donald Trump’s second presidential term could derailed efforts to address severe ozone pollution in New Mexico’s oil-rich Permian Basin, leaving communities exposed to harmful air quality.

Jerry Redfern reports for Capital & Main.

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Electric vehicle batteries find second life powering rural businesses

A small tailoring cooperative in southern India uses refurbished EV batteries to overcome power cuts, showcasing a model for reducing clean energy waste.

Sibi Arasu reports for The Associated Press.

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Expanding UN climate summits hinders progress, experts say

Annual climate talks have grown too large to effectively address global warming, with critics suggesting smaller, focused events could streamline decision-making.

Bob Berwyn reports for Inside Climate News.

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Efficient fertilizer use is essential to slow climate change: United Nations report
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Efficient fertilizer use is essential to slow climate change: United Nations report

Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilizer, a major driver of global warming and ozone layer destruction, must be reduced quickly to meet climate targets, a new U.N. report warns.

Georgina Gustin reports for Inside Climate News.

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Cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries are reshaping EV market
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Cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries are reshaping EV market

A new wave of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries is gaining traction in the electric vehicle industry, offering cost, safety and sustainability advantages over traditional options.

Tim Stevens reports for Canary Media.

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Leading experts push for reform in UN climate summits

Future United Nations climate conferences must prioritize action over negotiation and restrict fossil fuel influence, experts urge.

Fiona Harvey, Dharna Noor, Damian Carrington and Ajit Niranjan report for The Guardian.

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“They’ve been able to combine forces and really come forward to bring social and environmental change.”

People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

A massive push for hydrogen energy is one of the first test cases of new federal environmental justice initiatives. Communities and advocates so far give the feds a failing grade.

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What’s hampering federal environmental justice efforts in the hydrogen hub build-out?

“Organizational change in large bureaucracies takes time.”

photos of people protesting the hydrogen hub buildout

Los obstáculos para garantizar la justicia ambiental en los centros de hidrógeno federales

“El cambio organizacional en las grandes burocracias lleva tiempo”.

People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Los centros de hidrógeno ponen a prueba las nuevas normas federales de justicia ambiental

El impulso masivo a la energía del hidrógeno es la primera prueba de fuego de las nuevas iniciativas federales de justicia medioambiental. Hasta ahora, comunidades y activistas le dan una pésima calificación al gobierno federal.

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Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

His first term and recent campaigns signal massive deregulation and a reshaping of agencies.

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