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Correcting climate ‘misperceptions’ may not boost climate action
Research challenges a common assumption in climate communication: that correcting public misperceptions about climate action will drive behavioral cha…
Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires
Climate sceptics and rightwing commentators have circulated misleading charts on social media claiming Europe is experiencing its quietest year for wi…
‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
Carbon capture and storage projects are proliferating across rural America, with dozens in development despite mounting concerns from residents and en…
These psychedelic images reveal what your weather app isn’t telling you
Grist deployed thermal imaging technology across Portland, Oregon to map the city's temperature variations and expose hidden heat inequalities that st…
4 things to know about cyclospora and climate change
Climate change is expanding the geographic range and seasonal intensity of cyclospora, a parasitic infection that contaminates fresh produce and cause…
Climate change is driving a ‘shift’ in childhood malaria risk across Africa
Rising temperatures are reshaping malaria risk patterns across sub-Saharan Africa, creating zones of newly vulnerable populations while reducing trans…
Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ for renewables mean for climate change?
China's government unveiled its 15th five-year plan for renewable energy development, setting ambitious targets for wind and solar expansion through 2…
Bird flu has reached Victoria and more wildlife deaths loom. How bad could it get?
H5 avian influenza has established local transmission in Victoria's bird populations, marking a critical escalation in Australia's outbreak response. …
Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires
Three Greek firefighters died while battling wildfires on Crete and mainland Greece as southern Europe grapples with a cascade of uncontrolled blazes …
Spain faces ‘complex’ three days with risks of heatwave and strong winds reigniting some fires – as it happened
Spain braced for a three-day weather window that threatens to undo weeks of firefighting progress in its largest active wildfire zones. Temperatures i…
Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate
European heatwaves have transformed air conditioning into a lightning rod in climate debates, with advocates and critics clashing over its role in bot…
Families Want Lower Costs & Less Pollution: Public Interest Groups Push Washington’s Largest Utility to Lower Rate Increases and Meet Clean Energy Laws
Climate and environmental organizations filed testimony with Washington's Utilities and Transportation Commission opposing Puget Sound Energy's propos…
Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens
A life-cycle assessment study finds that switching the UK's entire egg production to organic free-range systems would roughly double greenhouse gas em…
The case for making polluters pay has moved into the mainstream
Fossil fuel companies are poised to report record profits while Europe faces intensifying heatwaves and wildfires, reigniting mainstream debate over w…
Will new UK PM’s green measures at home cause climate finance pain overseas?
Andy Burnham's UK government has launched domestic climate measures including reduced bus fares and a household electricity tax cut. However, the fund…
Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action?
The World Bank has scrapped its 2025 target requiring 45% of financing to developing countries serve climate purposes, a retreat that threatens fundin…
US environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacenters
Seventeen environmental groups have filed formal comments with the EPA opposing Chemours' bid to fast-track approval of a new per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons
Extreme rainfall across Asia has triggered devastating floods and typhoons from Afghanistan to Taiwan, with residents reporting precipitation patterns…
‘Climate hushing’ has swept the Democratic Party. New polling suggests it’s a mistake.
Democratic strategists have largely abandoned climate messaging in recent election cycles, a shift driven by concerns that the issue ranks lower than …
As climate change threatens their lands, Indigenous nations demand more power at the UN
Indigenous nations across the globe are pushing for expanded decision-making authority at United Nations climate negotiations, arguing that their excl…
Trump Blames Canada For Smoke From A Climate America Created
President Trump has blamed Canada for wildfire smoke crossing U.S. borders, demanding Prime Minister Mark Carney control the fires, seek compensation,…
Pedro Sánchez says Spain is suffering effects of climate crisis as firefighters battle wildfires in France
Spain's prime minister invoked the climate crisis as firefighters across the Iberian peninsula battled widespread wildfires. Pedro Sánchez attributed …
Evacuated villagers in Cairngorms allowed home after wildfire threat lifts
A major wildfire in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park forced the evacuation of Nethy Bridge before crews contained the threat, allowing residents to…
Locals fear for their children’s quality of life if the biggest coalmine extension in NSW is approved
New South Wales residents opposing a major coalmine expansion worry the project will degrade their children's future despite the state government's cl…
Rising seas magnify the dangers of coastal Georgia’s industrial past
Georgia's coast faces a compounding threat as rising seas accelerate the release of buried industrial toxins. The University of Georgia established th…
Q&A: What the EU’s carbon market review means for climate action
The European Commission released revised plans for the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) that delay deeper carbon cuts. Starting in 2031, the bloc's c…
28 quotes from new UK leader Andy Burnham on climate, net-zero and fossil fuels
Andy Burnham has taken office as UK prime minister with a climate record that remains largely opaque to public scrutiny. During his leadership campaig…
‘Scandalous, irrational and irresponsible’: French beekeepers’ fury at lifting of pesticides ban
France's parliament has reauthorized two neonicotinoid pesticides despite scientific evidence linking them to bee poisoning, sparking fierce backlash …
France and Spain race to control wildfires as more than 250,000 evacuated – as it happened
France and Spain deployed emergency resources across multiple regions as wildfires forced the evacuation of over 250,000 people, with blazes spreading…
New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea
Equipment dropped from an offshore rig at the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea could delay production at Britain's largest undeveloped oil and gas s…
New Analysis Evaluates Major U.S. Investors’ Record on Key Climate Shareholder Votes
The Center for Active Stewardship released a new analysis tracking how major U.S. asset managers vote on climate-related shareholder proposals. The or…
Indigenous leaders give the UN a roadmap for protecting their peoples
Indigenous leaders delivered a 12-point action plan to the United Nations outlining concrete steps to protect their communities, territories, and deci…
A strong El Niño spells more climate pain for the Philippines
A strong El Niño event will intensify extreme weather across the Philippines, compounding climate impacts on a nation already battered by successive d…
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