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FILE - In this photo provided by the U.S. Army National Guard, North Dakota National Guard soldiers and airmen work with the Department of Emergency Services to build a handline and conduct a controlled burn to prevent the further spread of a wildfire in Mandaree, N.D., Oct. 6, 2024. (Staff Sgt. Samuel J. Kroll/U.S. Army National Guard via AP)
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Natural gas flares sparked two wildfires in North Dakota, state agency says

Natural gas flares at oil wells sparked two North Dakota wildfires earlier this fall, according to reports from the North Dakota Fire Marshal's...

(FILES) A general view where a dam burst in the village of Bento Rodrigues, in Mariana, the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on November 6, 2015.   A Brazilian court on November 14, 2024, cleared mining giants BHP and Vale, and their Brazilian joint venture Samarco, of responsibility over a 2015 dam collapse that caused the country's worst ever environmental disaster. (AFP)
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BHP, Vale cleared by Brazil court over 2015 dam disaster

A Brazilian court on Thursday cleared BHP, Vale, and their Brazilian joint venture Samarco, of responsibility over the 2015 dam collapse.

New Delhi and the surrounding metropolitan area, home to more than 30 million people, consistently tops world rankings for air pollution in winter (AFP)
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New Delhi shuts all primary schools due to smog

New Delhi ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice on Thursday night due to worsening smog in the sprawling...

A deal to provide the $1 trillion a year experts say is needed by 2030 for climate action in developing countries is the top priority at COP29 (AFP)
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Climate finance: who is being asked to pay what at COP29?

Of the annual $2.4 trillion needed, an estimated $1.4 trillion will need to come from developing countries themselves.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with managers and executives during a visit to the Cameron LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) Export Facility in Hackberry, Louisiana, U.S., May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
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US energy draws up a wish list for new Trump administration

Trump has vowed to scrap offshore wind projects, roll back climate regulations, open more federal lands and waters to oil and gas drilling.

Members of Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade work to extinguish a fire rising in Amazon rainforest in Apui, Amazonas state, Brazil, August 8, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
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Brazil’s Tocantins state to offer $430 million in carbon credits

The value and number of carbon credits is contingent on the state successfully reducing deforestation.

Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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For 3rd straight year, no improvement in Earth’s projected warming

Earth remains on a path to be 2.7 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times, according to Climate Action Tracker.

Wealthy countries must ramp up climate finance to meet the Paris Agreement, experts said. (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Rich nations must double climate finance from taxpayers’ money by 2030 – experts

Currently, around $43 billion per year is flowing from developed to developing countries, according to a new analysis.

Tech ambitions include producing sustainable jet fuel out of the carbon dioxide in the air (AFP)
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Tech’s green wave hits choppy waters

Tech’s pursuit of sustainable energy solutions is captivating, but experts warn these ambitions may mislead without real change.

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