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EU backs nuclear power ahead of COP29
A push for low-emission energy appears to have swayed ministers on the politically divisive power source.
EU leaders at the CERN nuclear research facility. Pool/File Photo/Reuters
Inside a Chinese battery giant’s plan to become ‘more European’
In Germany, EV battery company CATL is reducing its Chinese headcount, straying from Mandarin as the lingua franca, and expanding cultural trainings, officials told Semafor.
The International Motor Show in Germany. IMAGO/Manfred Segerer
The US’ most important climate elections this fall are local
Arizona could see its state legislative majority flip for the first time in decades, putting climate action back on the table.
Courtesy John McLean
More Americans are moving to areas with higher climate risks
Migration to southern, higher-risk states has sped up since the COVID-19 pandemic, as house prices and remote-working opportunities have increased.
Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters
World nears new ‘age of electricity,’ led by China
The demand for fossil fuels looks set to peak by the end of the decade, the global energy watchdog said in its annual report.
China Daily China Daily Informat/File Photo/Reuters
It’s a golden age for climate PR firms
Climate comms shops are trying to help their clients avoid greenwashing, but fossil fuels remain an elephant in the spin room.
Bing Guan/File Photo/Reuters
Hurricanes’ multibillion-dollar insurance bill presents a ‘reckoning’ for US lawmakers, businesses
The toll could affect the entire country’s economy through the end of 2024, Federal Reserve officials warned.
Clean energy needs new strategies to survive climate change
Hurricane Helene exposed how vulnerable the clean energy system is to extreme weather.
Hurricanes, floods, and droughts: The impact of extreme weather is being felt around the world
As hurricanes batter the US, Latin America battles drought, and some African regions experience record floods.
Brazil plans to dredge the Amazon River. Scientists say the consequences may be devastating.
Experts believe dredging could unearth buried mercury deposits, which would harm the Amazon’s fragile ecosystem.
Solar boom in China turns electricity prices negative
China is building twice as much wind and solar as the rest of the world combined.
A London lawsuit could amp up environmental pressure on big businesses
The unusual case underlines how the prospect of hefty financial returns is enticing deep-pocketed investors to fund novel class-actions.
Britain becomes first G7 country to phase out coal
The UK’s energy mix will be coal-free for the first time in nearly 150 years.
The data center boom is giving clean energy a jolt
Rather than derailing the energy transition, the AI power rush is driving it forward.
2024 could be the beginning of a global decline in emissions
The global economy is greening fast, with 14 of the world’s biggest banks expanding backing for nuclear energy projects.
‘Burning Man for the climate geeks’: Business, world leaders gather for NYC Climate Week
Now in its 25th year, the event may offer a preview of the United Nations’ upcoming COP29 conference, which takes place in November in Azerbaijan.
Western democracies aren’t immune from climate violence
Rising temperatures are straining defense budgets and putting troops’ lives at risk.
Coming winter may prove ‘sternest of tests’ for Ukraine’s battered power grid
The International Energy Agency warned that energy and heat shortages would pose significant additional security risks for Ukraine as Russia increasingly targets the country’s grid.