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New US climate envoy wants China to speed up coal transition
China should speed up its transition from coal, the new chief US climate negotiator John Podesta said Thursday, while pledging to maintain open...
Brazil revs up for jolt of hybrid car investments
Brazil is charging up for a hybrid revolution as global car manufacturers race to pump billions of dollars into the development of green...
Adagio in sea: Coral larvae ‘settle near sounds of healthy reefs’
Audio recordings of healthy reefs – an underwater chorus of fish songs and crackles from snapping shrimp – may help efforts to restore...
Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA
Planet-heating methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to near record highs in 2023 despite technology available to curb this pollution at...
Smog and sick kids: Thai pupils endure air pollution
Hundreds of Thai children strain to sing the national anthem, reedy voices and fragile lungs competing against eight lanes of belching traffic next...
EU must adapt to warming continent: officials
EU countries need to step up preparedness for global warming after 2023 burned its way into history books as the hottest year on...
Britain vows to build new gas power stations
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government pledged Tuesday to build new gas-fired power stations to boost energy security, drawing criticism over his climate...
Colombia’s Caribbean jewel slowly sinking as sea waters rise
A skeleton lies exposed to the elements as turquoise Caribbean waters lap the shores near a shattered tomb – a grisly reminder that...
France drops renewables targets, prioritises nuclear in new energy bill
Critics are deriding as a step backward a new French energy bill that favours the further development of nuclear power and avoids setting...
