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Mercury is still an environmental threat
The heavy metal is poisoning Indigenous peoples' environment and health, but no one can agree on how or when to get rid of it.
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![Fatih Birol, IEA executive director, speaks at a podium.]()
![Fatih Birol, IEA executive director, speaks at a podium.]()
New IEA outlook: With renewable energy ‘unstoppable,’ fossil fuels will peak by 2030
The International Energy Agency also warns of a natural gas glut that could threaten the world’s ability to meet Paris Agreement targets.
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The pope leads 1.4 billion Catholics. Getting them to care about the climate is harder than he thought.
Pope Francis is among the most significant religious leaders in the world. But even he can’t bend the emissions curve on his own.
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![Women activists protest and demand a Loss and Damage fund during the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Egypt on November 17, 2022.]()
![Women activists protest and demand a Loss and Damage fund during the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Egypt on November 17, 2022.]()
UN countries agreed to support climate reparations. Now they’re deadlocked on the details.
The celebrated “loss and damage” fund is stalled over disagreements about who should pay in, who should receive funds, and the role of the World Bank.
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Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil with smoke
The blazes come on top of a drought that has left some river communities stranded.
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Pope Francis calls for rapid decarbonization, ‘abandonment of fossil fuels’
The pontiff's latest decree urges Western countries to do more to avert climate disaster.
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![Young Portuguese citizens address media outside the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) after a hearing in a climate change case involving themselves against 32 countries, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 27, 2023.]()
![Young Portuguese citizens address media outside the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) after a hearing in a climate change case involving themselves against 32 countries, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 27, 2023.]()
Young people take European governments to court over climate inaction
The European Court of Human Rights is hearing one of the most ambitious legal efforts yet to force action on climate change. If successful, it could be legally binding.
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New battery recycling rules could be a game-changer in the EU’s search for EV minerals
The regulations could ease demand for mining and jump-start battery recycling worldwide.
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How climate change contributed to the staggering flood death toll in Libya
Political unrest and crumbling infrastructure were also factors in the disaster.
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![A small boat sails over the tranquil waters of the Black Sea at sunset.]()
![A small boat sails over the tranquil waters of the Black Sea at sunset.]()
A look inside the plan to store carbon at the bottom of the Black Sea
The Black Sea is almost devoid of oxygen. That could make it a great place to stash carbon.
