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The year 2026 is expected to be Earth's 2nd-warmest year on record, with 2027 likely to be the warmest.

Third day of UN talks begin but leaders of many big polluting nations absentAfter a couple of hosts provide us a bit of background on Antalya (founded in 200BC, apparently) it is time to hear from António Guterres, the outgoing secretary-general of the UN, who will probably not b

​This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter. After barely three years on the road, Tesla is planning to kick the Cybertruck to the curb after flagging sales. Elon Musk announced on Friday that the company would wind down production ne

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood and Jenni Doering with U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman.  Congressional committees originate legislation and oversight investigations, and under the seniority s

FAIRFAX, Iowa—Nearly 50 people gathered at the American Legion Post on a July evening to learn about a proposed natural gas plant less than three miles from town. Seated in folding chairs, they pulled out their phones and typed responses to a simple question: How are you feeling?

Los votantes latinos están preocupados por el cambio climático y se encuentran entre los más confiados en su capacidad para generar cambios políticos.

If you’ve ever looked for a homegrown replacement for the imported olive, canola and palm oils that typically fill grocery store aisles and home kitchens, there’s a small but growing alternative. A network of sustainability enthusiasts is now making oil from a resource native to

UN-backed report finds even temporary rises above Paris agreement target could cause harm to glaciers and polar ice sheetsEarth’s icy regions face such dangerous melting that global heating should be brought back below 1C after an inevitable period of overshooting global temperat

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by producer Aynsley O’Neill with  Plastics have been widely adopted in all sorts of products from food packaging to toys to medical devices, in part because they were believ

When BaRupOn LLC, a California-based developer, bought land in East Texas for a 700-acre industrial campus in 2023, the company received a warm welcome from the state. The developer set out to build numerous data centers and rare-earth manufacturing facilities at the site, as wel

Peat fires are burning across the country, smothering one of the world's most populated countries in smoke.

The path to Trump's 'Arctic dominance' goes through this Alaskan island

The year 2026 is expected to be Earth's 2nd-warmest year on record, with 2027 likely to be the warmest.

In this week’s newsletter: what to expect of the next two weeks at the critical UN climate talks. Plus, this week’s most important reads• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe world has again convened for Cop, the annual ritual to confront humanity’s gr

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Protesters with the Sunrise Movement youth climate group push for new Senate leadership and ending the filibuster Dozens of protesters with the Sunrise Movement, a youth climate organization, were arrested after staging a sit-in inside Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer’s Washi

Decision disappoints experts hoping for world’s biggest emitter to take global lead on climate crisis China has ruled out hosting the Cop33 UN climate summit in 2028 after months of deliberations, leaving the field open for other Asian countries to hold it, the Guardian understan

ANTALYA, Turkey—Amid upbeat green-tech pep talks and notices for happy hours at the annual United Nations COP31 climate change conference on Thursday, two new reports offered a stark reminder of how far the world remains from containing global warming.  Climate Action Tracker, a

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week issued a permit for construction of four next-generation nuclear reactors at a petrochemical complex on the rural Gulf Coast of Texas.  The Long Mott Generating Station, developed by chemical giant Dow and nuclear startup X-energy, is o

Andy Burnham’s newly appointed climate adviser used report to warn of national security risk from collapsing ecosystemsThe UK government still has no plans to publish an explosive report showing the national security risk from the collapse of ecosystems around the world – even af

UK foreign secretary and COP veteran Ed Miliband spoke with Carbon Brief earlier today at COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, to… The post COP31: How Ed Miliband answered Carbon Brief readers’ questions appeared first on Carbon Brief.

Swedish activist criticised world governments for their failure to prevent environmental breakdown The planet is “not dying, it is being killed and we know by who”, said Greta Thunberg, who excoriated world governments for their failure to prevent environmental breakdown in her f

Data center developers had a rough election, losing 40 of 41 ballot measures nationwide. The volunteers behind one of those measures celebrated this week at Big Walnut Grill in Sunbury, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. These were the 20 or so people who gathered signatures, delivered