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These 10 countries are phasing out coal the fastest

Phasing out coal power from 36% of global electricity in 2022 to 4% by 2030 and 0% by 2040 is crucial to limiting...

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World Resources Institute: Lessons From the Coal Boom That Didn’t Happen

It’s clear that growth in coal power is slowing down, meaning the worst-case scenario has not come to pass. But slower growth is...

A drone view shows fishing boats being moored at a port as Typhoon Gaemi approaches, in Lianjiang county of Fuzhou, Fujian province, China July 23, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS
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Climate change causing more change in rainfall, fiercer typhoons, scientists say

Climate change is driving more extreme weather patterns, intensifying tropical storms, and causing wider fluctuations in rainfall.

People watcing the sunrise at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside on what became the UK’s hottest day on record (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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UN chief warns of harms from ‘crippling heat’ amid record temperatures

UN Secretary-General Guterres warns of "crippling heat" amid record-breaking global temperatures, urging urgent action on climate change and protection for vulnerable populations.

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A student takes part in a global protest against climate change in Mumbai, India, March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
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BASIC bloc slams ‘leadership void’ on climate change, finance

Ministers from the bloc countries expressed concern that industrialised nations were "backtracking" on their climate pledges.

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Oil and gas exploration is surging to pre-Covid levels despite COP28 agreement

Oil and gas exploration is thriving even though countries agreed at COP28 to shift away from fossil fuels, says new analysis from the...

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Airlines urge governments to save floundering green jet fuel industry

A UK initiative to promote green jet fuel will need to be taken up around the world if the technology is to have...

Restoring forests has massive potential to help limit rising global temperatures as trees absorb heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere (AFP)
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Natural forest regrowth can be better than planting trees: study

Countries pledged to plant billions of trees to tackle climate change, but natural forest regeneration could be a better option, study shows

Negative wholesale electricity prices are becoming more common as more wind and solar polar comes on line and doesn't always reduce output when demand falls (AFP)
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Renewables overproduction turns electricity prices negative

While consumers enjoy negative electricity prices, the renewables industry fears it will foster 'dangerous rhetoric' about the future of green energy.

Bathers cool off in the water while others sunbathe on a Barcelona beach, Spain, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Several regions of Spain are under alert for high temperatures. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Monday breaks the record for the hottest ever day on Earth

Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, sparking calls to 'immediately change course' of climate change

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