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What is carbon capture and why does it keep coming up at UN climate summit?
The future of fossil fuels that are warming the planet are at the core of negotiations at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai.
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Scientists say November is 6th straight month to set heat record; 2023 a cinch as hottest year
November was nearly a third of a degree Celsius (0.57 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than the previous hottest November, the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced early Wednesday.
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World carbon dioxide emissions increase from year before: ‘Clearly not going in the right direction'
A team of scientists reported that the world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India.
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Far more fossil fuel employees present at UN climate talks in Dubai than year before, report finds
At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests registered to attend this year’s United Nations climate talks in Dubai.
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Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health
With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks have turned their focus on contagious effects on human health.
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US targets oil and natural gas industry's role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions
The United States has taken action to reduce methane emissions from oil and natural gas production.
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UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead
The U.N. weather agency says 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, and warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the future.
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New study shows liquefied natural gas might be worse for climate change than coal
The findings have major implications for global climate goals and for the United States, which became the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas earlier this year
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Biden administration moves to protect wolverines as climate change threatens extinction
The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal.
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Iceberg 3X the size of New York City drifts beyond Antarctic waters
The British Antarctic Survey says that one of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters after being grounded for more than three decades.
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Buyers worldwide go for bigger cars, erasing gains from cleaner tech. EVs would help
The energy used by cars and their CO2 emissions could have dropped by over 30% in the past decade if not for the world’s growing taste for SUVs, a new report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative suggests.
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Climate change is hurting coral worldwide. But reefs off the Texas coast are thriving
Far off the Texas coast there is a beautiful surprise in the Gulf of Mexico that draws divers from around the world.
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This US city is having a record-breaking 2023 with rainfall. See where it is and how much rain fell
Fort Lauderdale, Florida would be America’s wettest city of 2023, if the year ended today. See how much rainfall the city has seen this year.
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In fight to curb climate change, a grim report shows world is struggling to get on track
A new international report says the world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming in 41 of 42 important measurements and is even heading in the wrong direction in six crucial ways.
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Greta Thunberg brushes off interruption at massive Dutch climate march days before election
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been briefly interrupted by a man who approached her on stage after she invited a Palestinian and an Afghan woman to speak at a climate protest in the Dutch capital.
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Climate change is impacting hops and barley crops, forcing beer industry to adjust
In the face of human-caused climate change impacting water access and weather patterns in the Willamette Valley — a region known for hops growing — farmers are using all the new strategies they can get to stay afloat and provide for large and small breweries alike. Climate change is anticipated to only further the challenges producers are already s... -
U.S., already hit by 25 disasters of $1 billion each, could see more flooding this year
NASA said parts of the country could get more flooding this winter if a strong El Niño develops, adding to what has already been a year of destructive extreme weather.
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Last 12 months on Earth were the hottest ever recorded, analysis finds
The 12 months ending in October were the hottest ever recorded on Earth and likely the planet’s hottest 12-month period ever recorded, according to a report from the nonprofit science research group Climate Central.
