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Draft COP27 agreement fails to call for ‘phase-down’ of all fossil fuels
The document will provide basis for negotiations over coming days and is likely to be significantly reworked.
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![A nativity scene in front of a sign showing pollution and saying]()
Pew poll: 42% of religious Americans pray for the environment
But that concern for the planet doesn't always include climate change.
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![A man harvests mustard greens in a field in India]()
Creatively tackling India’s climate challenges through the food supply chain
A compostable plate embedded with seeds reduces agricultural air pollution and helps feed children at the same time.
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What is Mastodon and what does it mean for ‘Climate Twitter’?
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has scientists and activists signing up for the decentralized social network
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![Collage: canyon hills and water reflecting the sky, with watercolor sky and an orange sun; water droplet shapes have been cut out of the water]()
Tribes in the Colorado River Basin are fighting for their water. States wish they wouldn’t.
Indigenous nations have significant water rights, but many lack the infrastructure to take advantage of them.
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![Floodwater surrounds a farm near Craig, Missouri.]()
![Floodwater surrounds a farm near Craig, Missouri.]()
9 in 10 US counties have experienced a climate disaster in the last decade, report finds
Climate change is here and “all taxpayers are paying for it.”
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![A black and white cow stares ahead while other cows stand behind it]()
![A black and white cow stares ahead while other cows stand behind it]()
These 15 meat and dairy companies emit almost as much methane as the EU
Tyson, Nestlé, JBS Foods and other food giants should have stricter emissions tracking, experts say
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Herschel Walker on the environment: America needs its ‘gas-guzzling cars’
The Republican Senate candidate insisted that cars in the U.S. "got the good emissions."
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It’s not just Coca-Cola: Corporations have co-opted the UN climate talks
COP27 is covered with logos. But that's just the start of companies' influence.
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![German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks on stage at COP27.]()
![German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks on stage at COP27.]()
Facing a call for climate reparations, wealthy nations propose an insurance scheme
A group of countries led by Germany announced a climate insurance scheme called the Global Shield at COP27 on Monday.
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![Two people lift blocks of plastic on top of a pyramid made of trash]()
![Two people lift blocks of plastic on top of a pyramid made of trash]()
Experts say COP27’s ‘plastic waste pyramid’ is focusing on the wrong solution
Some call it a missed opportunity to push for plastic production cuts.
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![Solar panels in Laudun L'ardoise, France]()
![Solar panels in Laudun L'ardoise, France]()
France to require all large parking lots to be covered by solar panels
The move could generate enough energy to power over 8 million homes.
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