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Climate change influencer once chums with Greta Thunberg now calls the movement a 'scam'
Just the News
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June 30, 2025
A decade ago, Lucy Biggers was like many people in their 20s. She believed that climate change posed an immediate and catastrophic risk to mankind, that we should rapidly eliminate fossil fuels to address the problem, that renewables are up to...
Kenya, France reaffirm commitment to climate goals, regional security
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 1, 2025
Speaking from Seville at a high-level forum on global cooperation, President Macron emphasized his common vision with President William Ruto: no country should be forced to choose between economic progress and environmental protection. French...
Offshore wind will grow jobs, clean our air, mitigate climate change and meet state goals
Indybay - California
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June 30, 2025
Reports show deploying 25 GW of OSW can create thousands of jobs, supply 15-20 percent of the state’s new clean energy, offer ratepayers affordable, reliable clean power, drive economies of scale, and generate enough competitively priced...
Climate experts push for just energy transition ahead of COP30
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
Climate leaders and renewable energy experts are calling for sustainable, long-lasting solutions to move countries away from fossil fuels and toward equitable renewable energy models. To meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C by 2030,...
PNG PM Marape Announces End to New Forestry Licences, Calls for Climate Action
One Papua New Guinea
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July 1, 2025
PNG Prime Minister James Marape has declared that no new forestry licences will be issued in Papua New Guinea after September 16, reinforcing his government’s commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development. Speaking at the 42nd...
GIZ Training in Mary: Assessing Climate Risks and Adapting to Climate Change in Turkmenistan
News Central Asia
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July 1, 2025
A three-day training session on assessing climate risks in Murghab river bassin and adapting to climate change was held in Mary at the end of June. The event was organized as part of the collaboration between the Ministry of Environmental...
As climate change leads to more extreme weather, experts detail how to protect museum artifacts
KJZZ - Arizona
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June 30, 2025
While wildfires were burning in and around LA earlier this year, evacuation notices prompted many residents to leave their homes. Priceless artwork at the Getty Center, though, stayed put. That’s because the museum was designed and built to...
Fast-tracking SME sustainability could accelerate global climate targets, unlock economic value
Eco-Business
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July 1, 2025
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent 90 per cent of businesses globally and account for 40 per cent-60 per cent of business-sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, yet they remain one of the most under-supported segments in the...
How carbon credits could help and hurt the climate
The Week Magazine
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July 1, 2025
The European Commission is set to permit countries to use carbon credits to "outsource a portion of their climate efforts to poorer countries from 2036," said Politico. These credits will also count toward the Commission's 2040 climate target....
China’s shadow over U.S. climate lawsuits threatens energy supremacy
Natural News
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June 30, 2025
China’s shadow over U.S. climate lawsuits threatens energy supremacy Over 2,666 global climate litigation cases exist, with the U.S. leading with 1,745, catalyzing debate over foreign influence. Chinese-funded groups like the Energy Foundation...
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Our climate models are failing because we do not mon...
Envirotech Online
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The Earth is heating faster than many climate models predicted. According to a new study from CICERO, models with low climate sensitivity simply can’t reproduce the observed trend in Earth’s energy imbalance (EEI) over the past two decades. In...
York receives environmental body's top grade for third year running
The Press
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The CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) gave York an 'A' grade for the third consecutive year - making the city among only 112 cities worldwide to have the CDP's top ranking. City of York Council's executive member for environment and...
Faith leaders say taxing rich will bring down energy bills, help environment
Christian Today
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July 1, 2025
(Photo: Getty/iStock) More than 20 faith leaders have written an open letter to the government, urging an increase in taxation for the wealthy in order to deal with climate change. The letter calls for a direct tax on assets over £10 million,...
Climate Change Is Making Droughts Worse
Earthjustice
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June 30, 2025
Droughts in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world have become more severe and long-lasting thanks to climate change. Higher temperatures lead to drier conditions. When global temperatures rise, moisture evaporates from waterbodies and soil. In fact,...
Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes More Intense
Earthjustice
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June 30, 2025
Hurricanes are growing more powerful as global temperatures rise, because these storm systems draw their energy from warm ocean water. In September 2024, Hurricane Helene caused historic flooding across the Southeast United States, killing at...
Climate Change Is Making Wildfires Burn Longer and Wider
Earthjustice
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June 30, 2025
Wildfires have always been a natural part of life in the western United States and Canada. However, as this region grows hotter and drier, wildfires are growing in size, ferocity, and speed. The hazardous air pollution that wildfire smoke creates...
Climate Change Is Making Extreme Heat Worse
Earthjustice
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June 30, 2025
As global temperatures rise, the hottest temperatures — and the number of areas impacted by extreme heat — are also rising. That means more scorching hot days in more places. In California’s Death Valley in July 2023, thermometers neared the...
Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Rainfall
Earthjustice
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June 30, 2025
Warmer air increases evaporation, which means that our atmosphere contains an increasing amount of water vapor for storms to sweep up and turn into rain or snow. Just as drier areas are likely to get drier with rising global temperatures, those...
Climate Change Is Causing Sea Level Rise and Flooding
Earthjustice
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June 30, 2025
As the planet warms, ocean waters are also warming — and expanding. At the same time, warmer temperatures are causing land ice — think glaciers and ice caps — to melt, which is adding water to the world’s oceans. As a result, average global sea...
After Trump cuts, Michigan helps pay for remainder of climate work program
Interlochen Public Radio - Michigan
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June 30, 2025
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Lucas Roff met his then-girlfriend when he was going to college at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie. After...