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FILE PHOTO: Mount Baker rises behind Marathon Petroleum's refinery in Anacortes, Washington, U.S., March 9, 2022.  REUTERS/David Ryder/File Photo
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Washington state vote a harbinger for wider carbon markets

The Washington carbon market has raised more than $2 billion for transit, wildfire protection, and salmon protection since its 2023 launch.

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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China hopes US will continue climate change collaboration whoever wins election, official says

China urges the U.S. to maintain consistent climate policy post-election, with hopes for continued collaboration ahead of COP29.

Despite a historic pledge made at the COP28 climate summit, countries are still planning to expand fossil fuel production (AFP)
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‘Waiting in vain’: year on from pledge, world clings to fossil fuels

One year after COP28's fossil fuel pledge, nations push oil and gas expansions, drawing criticism ahead of COP29 climate talks.

The CHS oil refinery is silhouetted against the setting sun Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in McPherson, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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World may be merely scratching the surface on the scope of climate-changing methane emissions

GHGSat found 20K super-emitters in 2023, showing rising methane emissions from oil, gas, mining, and waste.

Net greenhouse gas emissions in the EU last year were 37 percent below 1990 levels, even though GDP grew by 68 percent over the same period, data showed (AFP)
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EU greenhouse gas emissions saw ‘huge’ drop in 2023

The EU saw an eight per cent drop in GHG emissions in 2023 due to rising renewables, but urgent action is needed to...

FILE PHOTO: The One World Trade Center building stands amid the Manhattan skyline in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
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Analysis: US companies boost social and climate reporting amid ESG backlash

U.S. firms have increased ESG reporting, with 85 per cent now disclosing emissions and 82.6 per cent sharing workforce data.

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How farmers can install solar panels in fields without damaging the rest of their operation

Combining solar energy with agriculture offers a dual solution to cut carbon emissions and boost food production sustainably.

People attend a demonstration to urge politicians to act against climate change in Marseille, France, as the COP24 is held in Poland, December 8, 2018.   REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
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World will miss Paris climate target as nitrous oxide rises, report says

Cutting nitrous oxide is crucial for the Paris goal of 1.5°C, per a major report urging action to curb emissions from fertilizers.

Cars wait in traffic in Shanghai, China March 10, 2021. Picture taken March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/ File Photo
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Inaction on emissions could cut developing Asia’s GDP by 17% by 2070, ADB says

While mitigation efforts have gained momentum, they remain insufficient to meet global targets, the ADB said in its inaugural climate report.

The UN's COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan will not include delegates from Papua New Guinea (AFP)
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Papua New Guinea to boycott ‘waste of time’ COP29

Papua New Guinea will skip COP29, calling it a "waste of time" with "empty promises" from big polluters, says Foreign Minister Tkatchenko.

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