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![Emissions come from a coal-fired power plant]()
Net-zero targets are more popular than ever, but less than 5% are credible
New report finds country-level climate plans aren’t matched with reliable pledges from states and businesses.
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![A group of people protest at COP27, the climate change conference held in Egypt in 2022]()
![A group of people protest at COP27, the climate change conference held in Egypt in 2022]()
Study: US owes $80 trillion in climate reparations
Major polluting countries could be responsible for a collective $170 trillion for overshooting their fair share of carbon emissions.
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![A school of silvery fish swims in clear blue water.]()
![A school of silvery fish swims in clear blue water.]()
As ocean oxygen levels dip, fish face an uncertain future
Global warming not only increases ocean temperatures — it triggers a cascade of effects that are stripping the seas of oxygen. Fish are already moving to new waters in search of oxygen, and scientists are warning of the long-term threat to fish species and marine ecosystems.
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![Plastic bottles in a sculpture, with building in background]()
The global plastics treaty can fight climate change — if it reduces plastic production
A new report says a 75 percent cut in plastics is needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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![Sunrun employee Gonzalo Najera carries a solar panel before installation at a home in Alamo, Calif., on Monday, May 17, 2021.]()
![Sunrun employee Gonzalo Najera carries a solar panel before installation at a home in Alamo, Calif., on Monday, May 17, 2021.]()
HUD takes on climate crisis with a new retrofit program
The federal initiative will reach only hundreds out of the 24,000 properties that need upgrades.
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Environmental groups slam ‘poison pills’ in debt ceiling bill
The proposal would push forward a 303-mile pipeline and weaken a bedrock environmental law.
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Should we pull carbon out of the air with trees, or machines?
It’s not as simple as it sounds.
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![HVAC worker kneeling to install a heat pump]()
![HVAC worker kneeling to install a heat pump]()
Ithaca bets on heat pumps in mobile homes
The upstate New York city would be one of the first in the country to tackle the energy woes of affordable housing.
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![A city employee tosses an assortment of plastic containers into a curbside recycling truck in Houston, Texas.]()
![A city employee tosses an assortment of plastic containers into a curbside recycling truck in Houston, Texas.]()
New research defends curbside recycling as an effective climate tool
The study finds that, despite their cost and other drawbacks, such programs can help small cities reach their climate goals.
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![New York skyline]()
New York’s public housing is sinking — literally
The city is spending billions to protect Manhattan. Other boroughs, not so much.
