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![dotted line cutout of a beef cow]()
![dotted line cutout of a beef cow]()
What would happen if everyone stopped eating meat tomorrow?
Answering that question shows just how tricky it would be to drop meat altogether.
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![US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gives a press conference at the Bella Center in Copenhagen on December 17, 2009 on the 11th day of the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference.]()
![US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gives a press conference at the Bella Center in Copenhagen on December 17, 2009 on the 11th day of the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference.]()
The decade-old broken climate promise that looms over COP28
New data suggest wealthy countries may belatedly be providing a promised $100 billion in climate-related aid. But they’ve eroded trust in the process.
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![Vintage photo of a transmission line in the Mojave desert from 1941]()
![Vintage photo of a transmission line in the Mojave desert from 1941]()
As offshore wind stumbles, Biden moves to speed up solar and geothermal in the West
New clean energy projects could power the country, but they need more transmission lines to do it.
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![Women activists protest and demand a Loss and Damage fund during the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Egypt on November 17, 2022.]()
![Women activists protest and demand a Loss and Damage fund during the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Egypt on November 17, 2022.]()
UN countries agreed to support climate reparations. Now they’re deadlocked on the details.
The celebrated “loss and damage” fund is stalled over disagreements about who should pay in, who should receive funds, and the role of the World Bank.
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![Collage of corn stalks beneath a hole-filled umbrella cut from a dollar bill.]()
![Collage of corn stalks beneath a hole-filled umbrella cut from a dollar bill.]()
‘Nothing’s predictable’: Extreme weather is ruining farmers’ crops, and their finances
Natural disasters hit farmers with a $22 billion bill last year. Only half of that was covered by insurance.
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![Collage of a house protected by a square border cut from a hundred dollar bill. Outside the border are trees on a fiery red background. The edges of the border are singed.]()
![Collage of a house protected by a square border cut from a hundred dollar bill. Outside the border are trees on a fiery red background. The edges of the border are singed.]()
In wildfire-prone areas, homeowners are learning they’re uninsurable
Wildfires cause billions in home damage every year. Now, insurers no longer want to take on the risk.
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![Supreme court building with dramatic clouds above it]()
![Supreme court building with dramatic clouds above it]()
The Supreme Court rejected a Republican challenge to Biden’s climate math
The social cost of carbon quantifies the hidden price of emitting CO2, from flood damage to health effects.
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![Collage of flooded home]()
![Collage of flooded home]()
What happens when America’s flood insurance market goes underwater?
More homeowners than ever need flood insurance. Fewer than ever can afford it.
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![Collage of earth falling into a broken net made of a dollar bill]()
![Collage of earth falling into a broken net made of a dollar bill]()
As climate risks mount, the insurance safety net is collapsing
Natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick up the tab?
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![Man charging car in pink shirt]()
![Man charging car in pink shirt]()
There’s still a chance for America to reach net-zero, but it requires drastic action
That includes building more renewables, selling more electric vehicles, and fixing up more buildings.
