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UN countries adopt ‘aspirational’ net-zero goal for aviation
A new framework will require countries to buy carbon offsets if their air travel emissions keep growing.
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![Collage: Shape of Egypt with photo of flooding in Bangladesh; 100 dollar US bill; 500 Euro bill; the United Nations logo]()
![Collage: Shape of Egypt with photo of flooding in Bangladesh; 100 dollar US bill; 500 Euro bill; the United Nations logo]()
Climate reparations are on the agenda at COP27 — whether wealthy nations like it or not
“A bunch of countries and corporations are responsible for the mess. They have to bloody clean it up. As simple as that.”
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![women sit on a bench in front of flags depicting support for Lula and Bolsonaro]()
In Brazil’s presidential election, the fate of the Amazon is at stake
Polls show left-wing former president Lula ousting incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on October 2.
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![the United States Capital building is washed in sunlight against a blue sky]()
The Senate just approved an international climate treaty, with bipartisan support
The Kigali Amendment sets a timeline for the world to phase down the use of powerful greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons.
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Is climate change to blame for the Pakistan floods? Here’s what we know.
New research finds it intensified rains by 50 percent but was hardly the only factor.
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Historic famine looms as drought grips East Africa
Four failed rainy seasons and supply chain disruptions threaten millions with food insecurity.
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Mining is necessary for a clean energy future. It also destroys forests.
A first-of-its-kind study measures the impact of industrial mining on global tropical forest loss
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![Two Maori fishermen landing a swordfish off New Zealand, circa 1935.]()
![Two Maori fishermen landing a swordfish off New Zealand, circa 1935.]()
For New Zealand Māori, an uncertain future as fish move away
As the climate warms, animals are heading for new areas. The Indigenous Māori’s experience handling the shift offers a warning — and lessons — for people around the world.
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![People use a raft to move along a waterlogged street in a residential area after a heavy monsoon rainfall in Hyderabad City in Pakistan]()
![People use a raft to move along a waterlogged street in a residential area after a heavy monsoon rainfall in Hyderabad City in Pakistan]()
The ‘climate dystopia’ displacing millions of Pakistanis
Parts of the country have received 5 times more rainfall this August than average.
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As drought dries up the Yangtze river, China loses hydropower
No rain and a 70-day heat wave spur crop failures, power cuts, and dangerously-low reservoirs across parts of China.
