Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens
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The idea began in California’s Sierra Nevada, a towering spine of rock and ice where rising temperatures and the decline of snowpack are transforming ecosystems, sometimes with catastrophic consequences for wildlife.
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Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center
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The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Global coal demand hit record high this year but is set to decline by 2030
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Global coal demand reached a record high in 2025 but is expected to decline by 2030 as renewables, nuclear power and abundant natural gas squeeze its dominance in power generation.
Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’
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Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say.
Canada unveils new rules to lower oil and gas methane emissions
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Canada announced long-promised rules on Tuesday aimed at dramatically reducing methane emissions from the country's oil and gas sector.
The vanishing pharmacy. How climate change is reshaping traditional medicine
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Environmental stress from extreme weather is altering the chemical composition of medicinal plants, changing their therapeutic properties and making traditional remedies less predictable or effective.
France updates its 2050 carbon neutrality roadmap
Wed 17 Dec 2025
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, France released a revamped climate plan promising to phase out oil and gas and sharply increase electricity use.
This is another ‘ozone layer’ moment. Now, we must urgently target methane
Wed 17 Dec 2025
COMMENT: The oil and gas industry must be legally bound to cut methane emissions. With climate tipping points approaching, time is running out.
US demands EU exempt its gas from methane emissions law, document shows
Wed 17 Dec 2025
The US has demanded that the European Union exempt its oil and gas from obligations under the bloc's methane emissions law on fuel imports until 2035, a US government document seen by Reuters showed.
EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035
Wed 17 Dec 2025
The European Commission has watered down its plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035.
