Eliminating contrails from flying could be incredibly cheap
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Eliminating CO2 emissions from flying is going to be expensive, regardless of the solution the world adopts.
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Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
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Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions.
Solar and wind power overtake coal as world’s biggest generator of electricity, report finds
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The authors say it's a sign that renewables can keep up the pace with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide.
UK Conservatives promise to ditch carbon pricing
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The UK’s opposition Conservative party (currently third in the polls) has pledged to cut energy prices by scrapping carbon pricing and wind subsidies.
Groups sue E.P.A. over cancelled $7 billion for solar energy
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The lawsuit accused the Environmental Protection Agency of illegally revoking the money without congressional approval.
Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records
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We focus a lot on global average temperatures, but this tends to mask the real local impacts that climate change is having. The land – where all of us live – is warming about 40% faster than the global average, and high latitude regions are warming even faster.
UN-backed climate banking alliance ceases operations
Tue 7 Oct 2025
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a UN-backed initiative seeking carbon neutral investments by banks, announced Friday its immediate shutdown -- at a time of faltering climate commitments in the United States and Europe.
What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions
Tue 7 Oct 2025
A controversial way of measuring how much methane warms the planet has stirred debate in recent years – particularly around assessing the climate impact of livestock farming.
African countries gear up for major push on climate innovation, climate financing and climate change laws
Tue 7 Oct 2025
A major topic of discussion at the summit was how to increase the money available to fund Africa’s adaptation to the new, rapidly heating climate.
Online attacks threaten major climate-friendly diet report
Tue 7 Oct 2025
A major scientific update to one of the most influential food and planetary health reports of the past decade is in the crosshairs of a pro-meat misinformation campaign.
