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Japan must weigh climate push with living costs, minister warns
“Achieving [Paris Agreement] targets while balancing the impact on people’s lives is a very significant challenge,” Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara said.
How twin disasters reshaped Habitat for Humanity
An Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina spurred the rapid expansion of the global housing nonprofit.
100 countries stall on climate targets ahead of COP30
Nations' failure to submit stronger carbon goals comes as President Donald Trump is pushing world leaders to abandon the climate fight.
Offshore wind seeks lifeline with Trump-connected lobbyists
The embattled industry has retained a firm founded by former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and other lobbyists close to the president.
Exxon sues California over climate disclosure laws
The oil company contends that the state's requirements violate the First Amendment.
Detroit shifts back to gas-powered cars and trucks as EV era ends
Ford and GM stocks jump as they project profits despite tariffs and the end of EV tax credits. "We expect to reduce EV losses," GM says.
If Trump cuts disaster aid, states could face their own program cuts
"What might seem small is, in fact, really impactful in the context of the state budget," a Pew analyst says in a report showing state fiscal vulnerability.
Researchers are mapping California farming region to protect workers
The effort to identify hot spots in the state's countryside comes as people are dying of illnesses related to extreme heat.
Startup aims to launch satellites for 3D wind data
The constellation of orbiters could enhance forecasts as extreme weather worsens.
Brazilian authorities say they addressed housing shortage for climate talks
The lack of available rooms for COP30 participants has cast a shadow over the talks.
Australian opposition pressure mounts against net-zero targets
The climate policy is a "scam," said a leading conservative politician.
Green groups gird for life in Trump’s crosshairs
The administration’s pursuit of its perceived enemies has compelled environmental groups to take new precautions.
Global cooling startup raises $60M to test sun-reflecting technology
The fundraising haul marks strong enthusiasm for experiments aimed at lowering temperatures, said the company. But it also raises questions about commercializing technologies with potentially damaging consequences.
Stopping shipping emissions fee was ‘all hands on deck’ effort for Trump Cabinet
Secretaries Chris Wright, Brooke Rollins, Howard Lutnick and others personally called nations to scrap a vote on the carbon levy.
Historic French ruling faults oil company for deceptive climate claims
The decision against TotalEnergies is the first to penalize a fossil fuel company under France’s greenwashing law.
Facing protest over new carbon market, EU considers slowing implementation
Many nations have "valid concerns" about energy costs, an official says, as the EU prepares to regulate emissions from cars and heating.
Republican-led states push Trump officials to skip COP30
State attorneys general said the event is anti-fossil fuel and that the United States shouldn’t attend.
Two coral species driven nearly to extinction in Florida
A 2023 marine heat wave laid waste to elkhorn and staghorn coral, which have thrived for centuries off Florida’s coast.
Trump takes aim at European climate law after killing UN shipping fee
Once again the U.S. is using its economic might to pressure other countries to back down from an effort to limit greenhouse gas pollution.
Leaders vent concerns but refrain from blowing up EU green agenda
The decision text offers only vague guidance to ministers ahead of a crunch climate target vote on Nov. 4.
