Big emitters could ‘fall out’ of key climate policy
Nearly a quarter of the facilities subject to the government’s flagship industrial emissions reduction program will no longer be regulated by the policy by 2035 unless the federal government makes major changes to the design of the scheme, research shows
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Beijing row highlights need for Japan to reduce cleantech dependence on China
Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan has been one of the world leaders in solar. Today, despite limited flat, open space, it gets about 10% of its electricity from solar panels — more than France, the United States, and, perhaps most surprisingly, China
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/01/18/energy/china-solar-supply-chain-issues/
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Sharks seek sea change as ocean temperature rises with climate change
Several shark species are on the move as waters warm along Australia's east coast. Here's how climate change is affecting the range of three major species
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The Women Saving America’s Climate Data
Meet the network preserving federal environmental data. But, as Trump enters his second year, how long can this effort last?
https://time.com/7344773/women-saving-federal-climate-data/
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Heavy trucks used to thunder through Alpine valleys in ever-growing numbers. That meant diesel fumes in narrow villages, summer smog trapped between steep slopes, and more accident risk on winding passes. The Alpine Initiative, approved by Swiss voters in the 1990s, pushed the country to move long-distance freight onto trains instead
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Proposed surcharge on oil would help pay for responses to climate-related disasters in Alaska
Bill introduced before the start of the legislative session would help the state pay for action to address expensive and sometimes deadly events like landslides and floods, the sponsor says
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more than 90 percent of the polluting activity occurs
Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) contribute only a sliver: roughly 1.3 million tonnes annually
Around 7-9 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide per year will need to be removed by mid-century from the atmosphere if the world is to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius Paris Agreement target
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Climate change drives hooper swans and deer into Irish cities
Climate change is reshaping Ireland’s wildlife, bringing migratory species like hooper swans to local rivers in unprecedented numbers
https://www.newstalk.com/news/climate-change-drives-hooper-swans-and-deer-into-irish-cities-2226151
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Baobab: Tree of life dying as climate change ravages Northern Ghana
In Binduri’s Bansi community, a tree that once fed families, healed the sick, and supported livelihoods is slowly disappearing as climate change tightens its grip
https://www.myjoyonline.com/baobab-tree-of-life-dying-as-climate-change-ravages-northern-ghana/
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How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed
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"I’m so certain that it’s going to get worse that I just want to put my energy, my heart and soul into trying to make certain that I can protect communities and individuals, the built environment, the natural environment from these disasters that are coming because of climate change, because I know that’s the truth.”
Professor David Bowman knows. These conditions are new, they are caused by climate change, & we need to adapt.
The unprecedented is our new normal.
Trump’s Push for Coal in Colorado Could Bring ‘Massive’ Harm to Public Lands and Rural Communities, Advocates Say
The EPA’s rejection of Colorado’s regional haze plan and orders from the Trump administration to keep coal plants online in the state have advocates worried about damage to protected areas
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The Canada Pension Plan is undermining its own sustainability by investing in climate failure
A new kind of lawsuit is holding the pension fund to account for fossil fuel investments that will harm its beneficiaries
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Judge in Virginia Hands Trump 3rd Setback This Week on Wind Farms
Construction can continue on an $11.2 billion project off the coast of Virginia, said to be more than 60 percent complete
https://archive.ph/c571d#selection-535.9-535.18
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GM CEO Mary Barra says people aren’t plugging in their plug-in hybrids. That defeats their whole purpose
Plug-in hybrid vehicles might be even less fuel efficient than gas-only cars when owners don’t plug them in, and most owners apparently don’t
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‘We’re in danger of extinction’: can Bolivia’s ‘water people’ survive a rising tide of salt and migration?
The Uru Chipaya, one of South America’s most ancient civilisations, are battling drought, salinity and an exodus of their people as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on their land
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Climate variability and long-term climate change are increasingly shaping the performance and reliability of renewable energy systems worldwide
For example, forecasts issued in early summer 2024 correctly signalled unusually high energy demand and below-average solar performance across large parts of Africa
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Trump is trying to kill clean energy. The market has other plans
The administration has done real damage to climate action, experts say. But in many ways
https://grist.org/climate-energy/trump-is-trying-to-kill-clean-energy-the-market-has-other-plans/
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Report says New Mexico faces ‘looming groundwater crisis’ from climate change, overuse
Experts recommend groundwater included, understood in regional planning
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