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Who is investing in energy around the world, and who is financing it?

Commentary from the IEA: To understand the prospects for a rise in capital investment in the energy sector, one must understand who is...

Sea-level rise occurs when ice melting outpaces the formation of new ice (AFP)
AnalysisClimateReports

Antarctic faces melting ‘tipping point’ as oceans warm: study

Ice loss has been systematically underestimated, according to a new study. (AFP)

While extra resources have been poured into improving firefighting in recent years, experts said the same was not true for planning and preparing for such disasters (AFP)
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World not ready for climate change-fuelled wildfires: experts

Extra resources have been poured into improving firefighting but experts say more planning is needed.

This photo released by Vinfast shows Vinfast electric car VF3 at an event in Las Vegas on Jan. 9, 2024. Vietnamese automaker VinFast just can’t sell enough cars, so it's hoping its tiniest and cheapest car yet — a roughly 10-foot-long mini-SUV priced at $9,200 and called the VF3 — will become Vietnam's “national car" and win over consumers in Asian markets. (Vinfast Handout)
AnalysisElectric Vehicles (EVs)

Vietnam’s VinFast looks to tiny EV, priced at less than $10,000, to change its fortunes

Vinfast is hoping to win over consumers in Asian markets with its tiniest and cheapest car yet.

FILE - Republican presidential candidate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks during a debate, Sept. 27, 2023, in Simi Valley, Calif. Burgum is one of Donald Trump’s most visible and vocal backers, sprinting around the country to drum up support while auditioning to be his running mate. Meanwhile, Burgum is wrestling with a mammoth carbon dioxide pipeline project in his home state. The $5.5 billion venture has split North Dakota and left him straddling an awkward political divide as Trump and President Joe Biden offer voters starkly different visions of America. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
AnalysisCarbon ManagementClimateOilPolitics

A potential Trump VP pick backs a controversial CO2 pipeline favored by the Biden White House

Doug Burgum has championed the pipeline, calling it a great business opportunity.

Volunteers toss sandbags into the bucket of a loader that will take them to be used to reinforce a berm on the northeast side of Jefferson, South Dakota, Sunday, June 23, 2024. The sandbag effort is an attempt to keep floodwaters from the Big Sioux River from inundating the town. (Tim Hynds/Sioux City Journal via AP)
AnalysisClimateIn-DepthTopicsWeather

What’s causing the devastating flooding in the Midwest?

Flooding is a big change for a part of the country that has endured drought in recent years.

Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics promised to halve the Games' emissions compared with previous editions (AFP)
AnalysisClimateEmissions

Paris Olympics promise climate action, experts remain sceptical

Organisers have dropped a pledge to set a hard limit on overall carbon costs. (AFP)

Power transmission lines are seen with the Rocky Mountains in the background near Pincher Creek, Alta., Thursday, June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
AnalysisClimateEmissionsNatural GasOilSolarTrade

Canada’s missing navigation tool in the push to lower emissions

Canada is making slow progress with its sustainability standards.

Extinction Rebellion demonstrators march in Westminster, London, last year (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
AnalysisClimateEnvironmentIn-DepthOpinion

Scientist warns of ‘very scary’ nature decline as green groups unite to protest

The rate of nature decline is “very scary”, a conservation scientist has warned as green groups prepare to unite for a major protest...

The personal belongings of migrants abandoned on the banks of the Rio Bravo, a natural border with the United States (AFP)
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Extreme heat is new danger stalking US-bound migrants

Migrants from Latin America already face many risks while attempting to make their way to to the United States. The heat is proving...

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