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“Hot Blocks” Thermal Energy Storage Startup Nails Down $550 Million More To Chase Fossil Fuels Away
Antora Energy secured $550 million in new funding to scale its thermal energy storage technology, which uses carbon blocks to store and release heat f…
Aviation’s $4 Trillion Footprint Does Not Prove Every Flight Adds Growth
The aviation industry contributes roughly $4 trillion to global economic activity, but this figure masks a critical problem: not every flight generate…
World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report
A draft United Nations report finds that the world will miss 22 of 23 biodiversity targets set for 2030 unless countries dramatically escalate conserv…
Q&A: Europe’s May and June heatwave deaths – and how they were counted
Europe's May and June heatwaves killed thousands, but counting those deaths remains contentious among public health authorities and climate scientists…
Interview: COP31 president says electrification is ‘surest way to protect citizens’
Murat Kurum, president-designate of COP31, has positioned electrification as the central strategy for climate action and public safety in the coming d…
Guest post: France’s June heatwave caused more than 2,700 heat-related deaths
France documented 2,700 heat-related deaths during a record-breaking heatwave in June 2026, marking one of Europe's deadliest temperature extremes on …
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