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Government officials issue dire warning that the US could experience 100-fold increase in blackouts — here's what homeowners need to know
Susan Elizabeth Turek, Yahoo Entertainment
Myriad factors can cause blackouts.
Nov 25, 2025, 7:00 AM
UN climate negotiations burned up and then fizzled out
Justine Calma, The Verge
"It's a wrap … Don't forget to buy an 'i survived Belém' shirt," reads the opening line of an email I got Saturday, the final day of highly anticipated United Nations climate negotiations in Belém, Brazil. The email was sent from Shravya Jain-Conti, the US cl…
Nov 24, 2025, 11:57 PM
COP30 keeps climate cooperation alive but hanging by a thread
Alec Luhn, New Scientist
The 194 countries still taking part in UN climate negotiations reaffirmed the Paris Agreement following the US withdrawal, even if they agreed on little else
Nov 24, 2025, 11:02 AM
G20 summit boycotted by US closes in South Africa
BBC News
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a "renewed commitment to multilateral co-operation".
Nov 23, 2025, 5:07 PM
In Outrageous Omission, New Cop30 Deal Fails to Restrict Fossil Fuels
Alexia Underwood, The New Republic
Cop30, the U.N.’s annual climate summit that the U.S. failed to send a delegate to this year, nonetheless achieved something President Donald Trump would celebrate.Delegates in Brazil reported that they had reached a tentative deal on Saturday, and while some…
Nov 22, 2025, 9:06 PM
South Africa seeks to prioritise developing world at historic G20 summit
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The host country's agenda focuses on more help for poor countries against climate crisis and to reduce debt burden.
Nov 22, 2025, 10:04 AM
Countries sharply split on fossil fuels on COP30 climate summit final day
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Brazil's new draft proposal does not contain a roadmap for a transition, nor mention 'fossil fuels' at all.
Nov 21, 2025, 8:21 AM
Students 'anxious but hopeful' at mock COP30 talks
BBC News
Students played the roles of different countries, made speeches, and "negotiated" to strike deals.
Nov 21, 2025, 6:12 AM
India's delayed action plan raises eyebrows at COP30 climate summit
BBC News
India says it has met a key target of its previous climate action plan, but many say it needs to do more.
Nov 21, 2025, 1:17 AM
WATCH: Pope Leo calls for world leaders to take urgent climate action
ABC News
Pope Leo XIV urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate, saying God’s creation "is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat.”
Nov 18, 2025, 12:41 PM
How Fossil-Fuel Companies Are Driving Plastic Production and Pollution
Beth Gardiner, Scientific American
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products
Nov 18, 2025, 10:00 AM
Bill Gates’s climate comments are a dangerous distraction
Michael E. Mann, Nature.com
People do not have to dismiss or exaggerate the climate threat to justify concerted action.
Nov 18, 2025, 12:00 AM
Trump Wants to Mine Near the Marianas Trench—Some of the Deepest Waters on Earth
Anita Hofschneider, Grist, Gizmodo.com
Efforts to expand deep-sea mining are alarming scientists and Indigenous leaders, who worry mining risks fisheries and food security.
Nov 17, 2025, 5:10 PM
The birth of the climate doula
Jessica Kutz, The 19th, 19thnews.org
In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat — addressing a growing climate and maternal health crisis.
Nov 16, 2025, 2:00 PM
A 'Peak Oil' Prediction Surprise From the International Energy Agency
EditorDavid, Slashdot.org
"The International Energy Agency's latest outlook signals that oil demand could keep growing through to the middle of the century," reports CNBC, "reflecting a sharp tonal shift from the world's energy watchdog and raising further questions about the future o…
Nov 15, 2025, 3:34 PM
Global internet freedoms deteriorated (again) in 2025 - Germany, Georgia & US lost ground
chiara.castro@futurenet.com (Chiara Castro) , Chiara Castro, TechRadar
According to Freedom House, the internet is more controlled and manipulated than ever before. And democracies aren't immune.
Nov 15, 2025, 6:00 AM
Three years in, Patagonia says its radical ownership model is paying off for the planet
Adele Peters, Fast Company
Three years ago, Patagonia’s founder Yvon Chouinard made an unprecedented move: he and his family gave away the company. Instead of selling the multibillion-dollar retailer or taking it public, they created a new trust and nonprofit that would use the company…
Nov 14, 2025, 9:00 AM
ASEAN can’t let Trump’s America set the pace on climate action
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Al Jazeera English
As US President Donald Trump retreats on climate, Southeast Asia must lead where the US won’t.
Nov 13, 2025, 4:04 PM
Trump Is Kneecapping Some of the Boldest Plans to Beat Climate Change
Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone
Donald Trump's assault on climate innovation is also affecting scientists researching geoengineering methods like carbon dioxide removal.
Nov 13, 2025, 1:00 PM
Where Wokeness Went Wrong
Susan Neiman, The New York Review of Books
Symbolic struggles cannot be a force of resistance to the Trump administration.
Nov 13, 2025, 1:00 PM
The Third Sovereign
Robert Sullivan, The New York Review of Books
If there is hope for the earth, it will depend in part on acknowledging indigenous sovereignty in the face of insatiable resource extraction.
Nov 13, 2025, 1:00 PM
Why home insurance is unaffordable, even in places without wildfires or hurricanes
Rebecca Hersher, NPR
Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.
Nov 13, 2025, 10:30 AM
Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action
Lyndal Rowlands, Al Jazeera English
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
Nov 12, 2025, 4:16 AM
California’s Gavin Newsom slams Trump absence at COP30 climate conference
Allison Griner, Al Jazeera English
The Democratic governor accused President Trump of having 'abandoned any sense of duty' by not showing up to COP30.
Nov 12, 2025, 2:12 AM