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A public bus outside the aquarium in Bermuda in 2011. Bermuda decided to start replacing its aging diesel-powered public bus fleet with electric buses in 2018. Now, nearly 100 per cent of daily operations are electrfied. Credit: wwing/iStock
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How Bermuda’s switch to electric buses cut emissions and costs: RMI report

Bermuda’s switch to an electric bus fleet shows how small islands can cut costs, reduce emissions and improve public health through strategic electrification.

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind wind turbines at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, off the coast of the Guerande peninsula in western France, February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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Global offshore wind industry poised to miss big targets as obstacles mount

Global offshore wind faces setbacks: rising costs, delays, and missed targets jeopardize renewable energy goals by 2030.

Francisco Vera Manzanares, 15, center, a climate activist from Colombia, listens during a forum with young activists, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
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Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope

Youth at UN climate talks grapple with lost homes and futures yet persist, pushing leaders for urgent action against climate change.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Paul Sancy
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Trump’s new energy council could mean trade opportunity for Canada: experts

Trump’s energy-focused administration may open new trade opportunities for Canada amid looming tariffs, experts suggest.

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Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

To make the most of the electric mobility revolution, sub-Saharan African countries need policies and incentives to localise production and invest in green...

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The frozen carbon of the northern permafrost is on the move – we estimated by how much

Only swift, complete cuts in human emissions can prevent permafrost thaw, avoiding a warming-driven carbon feedback loop.

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Community wealth building is a strategy for Canada’s transition to net zero

Local ownership, democratic control, and a balanced distribution of wealth can play a critical role in advancing Canada’s net-zero objectives.

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Massachusetts legislation looks to remove barriers to the state’s shift from natural gas

Massachusetts bill would give gas utilities and regulators new powers to offer customers “something else” such as heat from networked geothermal.

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COP29: Canada needs to start a real conversation about international carbon markets

Canada should seize the opportunity to join international carbon markets to lower climate mitigation costs and boost global cooperation.

Global environmental activists protest against the gas industry during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan November 15, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Analysis: COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering

COP29 in Baku faces stalled climate finance talks as global tensions, host conflicts, and Trump’s reelection shadow progress.