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2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor

Scientists say the period being lived through right now is likely the warmest the Earth has been for the last 125,000 years.

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Jet zero? Why net zero in aviation can’t get off the ground

Jet zero councils strive for aviation sustainability but risk failure due to incremental goals, industry bias, and limited innovation.

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Collaboration on steel and cement emissions standards is crucial for global markets

For industry, interoperable standards can provide a common language to facilitate global markets and help accelerate the energy transition.

Red needles seen on a balsam fir are shown in this handout image from New Brunswick. During a drive down a highway in the spring of 2018, a University of New Brunswick professor's wife pointed out clumps of bright red-coloured trees. Anthony Taylor of the faculty of forestry recognized them as dead balsam firs, which launched his research into how climate change is threatening the tree’s survival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Dr. Anthony R. Taylor *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Drought, heat threaten future of balsam firs popular as Christmas trees

The balsam fir accounts for about 20% of all trees in New Brunswick and is commonly associated with Christmas.

A person takes shelter under an umbrella as they cross the Sean O’Casey Bridge in Dublin’s city centre (Brian Lawless/PA)
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Thousands without power and trains cancelled as Storm Darragh hits Britain

Gusts of up to 92mph have been recorded overnight in Capel Curig in North Wales.

Solar panels pictured at the Michichi Solar project near Drumheller, Alta., Tuesday, July 11, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta releases new rules and no-go zones on wind and solar projects

Alberta has released new wind and solar development rules it says are needed to protect the environment, food security and the province's scenery.

FILE - Pump jacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., April 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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New Mexico seeks record $47.8M fine for excess air pollution by natural gas processor

New Mexico fines Targa Resources $47.8M for alleged air pollution, issuing cease order at gas plant near Texas border.

Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam, fourth from right, opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact, at the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Closely-watched international climate case in the Hague wraps up its first week of testimony

International climate case at UN court debates obligations to combat climate change, aid vulnerable nations, and cut emissions.

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As climate focus shifts to states, US East Coast partnership offers model for multi-state collaboration

A trailblazing 11-state regional greenhouse gas partnership on the U.S. East Coast is considering possible changes or expansion.

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