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24 Climate Predictions for 2024
Plastics, taxes, and expensive desserts: Grist reporters weigh in on the climate trends that will shape the year ahead.
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A change in tax law has some solar providers walking on sunshine
“It’s going to enable a real scale-up of these programs, in Georgia and beyond."
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Why more than 60 Indigenous nations oppose the Line 5 oil pipeline
The 70 year-old pipeline, which just won a key permit, poses “an unacceptable risk of an oil spill into the Great Lakes.”
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Here’s how experts graded US climate progress in 2023
Climate experts give the U.S. mixed grades on its efforts to mitigate climate change — but they all agree there’s room for improvement.
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A court struck down local gas bans — so Seattle and other cities are getting creative
Amid an uncertain legal landscape, lawmakers are finding new ways to electrify buildings.
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What abandoning fossil fuels could look like in the Arab world
The researcher Hamza Hamouchene outlines a path toward a clean energy future without "green colonialism."
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![Participants attend day thirteen of the COP28 climate conference on December 13, 2023 in Dubai. The conference went into an extra day as delegations continue to negotiated over the wording of the final agreement.]()
![Participants attend day thirteen of the COP28 climate conference on December 13, 2023 in Dubai. The conference went into an extra day as delegations continue to negotiated over the wording of the final agreement.]()
How an oil executive led the world to an agreement to ditch fossil fuels
After weeks of debate at COP28, countries decide to “transition away” from oil and gas — while stopping short of a “phaseout.”
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Shifting political winds threaten progress on Europe’s green goals
Shaken by global instability and a populist backlash, European nations are retreating from plans to reduce greenhouse gases, promote sustainable farming practices, and boost biodiversity.
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Blue power: Will ocean waves be California’s new source of clean energy?
While there's "great potential" for wave-generated energy, getting projects from the pilot stage to providing commercial power remains a challenge.
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EV battery repair is dangerous. Here’s why mechanics want to do it anyway.
Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources — but challenges are holding back the industry.
