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Trump’s anti-green agenda could lead to 1.3 million more climate deaths
Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
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Bill McKibben on the state-led efforts to make Big Oil pay up
The New Jersey Climate Superfund Act would make oil companies pay for their past greenhouse gas emissions, possibly generating up to $50 billion for state climate relief. “This should be the easiest vote that any legislator ever makes,” McKibben says.
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Germany pledges €1 billion to Brazil's rainforest fund
Germany’s support for Brazil’s new rainforest protection fund adds momentum to a global effort that will reward forest conservation, penalize deforestation and direct resources to Indigenous and traditional communities.
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Divide over fossil fuels phaseout can be bridged, Cop30 president says
André Corrêa do Lago says rise of clean energy must be acknowledged and rich countries need to do more.
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Ontario wants to bury carbon dioxide deep underground. Here’s what that means
Bill 27 could allow for large-scale geologic carbon storage in Ontario to reduce the emissions from industrial processes like power generation and steel production, but critics say it’s not a silver bullet.
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How a billionaire's plan to export East Texas groundwater sparked a rural uprising
As fast-growing cities and suburbs scramble for new water sources, farmers in East Texas are turning to the state to keep their wells from running dry.
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COP30: Pope Leo XIV urges ‘concrete actions’ on climate change
Pope Leo XIV has warned that climate change is accelerating faster than political will, urging world leaders at COP30 to take “concrete actions” before the window to keep warming below 1.5C closes.
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