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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.

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.

Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit.
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COP29: As talks in Baku cross the halfway point, nations are no closer to a goal on cash for climate action

Week one at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan saw little progress on climate funding, but more is expected in week two.

A photo of women in traditional Baku attire serving tea.
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Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it’s not immune to climate change

Agreements might not yet be brewing amongst negotiators at COP29 climate talks, but tea certainly is.

COP29, Baku, November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as finance talks lag

The U.N. urges G20 leaders to back global climate finance at Rio, aiming to boost progress for COP29 talks.

North Dakota Public Service Commissioners, from left, Sherri Haugen-Hoffart, Randy Christmann, center and Administrative Law Judge Tim Dawson meet Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Bismarck, N.D., where they voted to approve the route permit for the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)
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Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline

North Dakota regulators approved Summit Carbon Solutions' 333-mile pipeline route, a step forward for its $8B CO2 project despite landowner concerns and regional...

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Uranium prices jump after Russia restricts exports to US

Uranium prices gained on Friday after Russia imposed temporary restrictions on the export of enriched uranium to the United States.

Former US vice president Al Gore told AFP fossil fuel industry representatives should go through a 'test' to be allowed to attend UN climate talks (AFP)
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Al Gore says ‘absurd’ to hold UN climate talks in petrostates

US vice president Al Gore told AFP Friday it was "absurd" for petrostates such as Azerbaijan to host UN climate talks, saying the...

A flare burns off excess gas from a gas plant in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
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Countries, companies lag in response to tackle methane emissions, UN says

Many countries signed a global pledge three years ago to cut methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030. 

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.

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