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Corporate budgets hold $1.3T of untapped climate capital
The World Benchmarking Alliance analyzed about 1,600 companies worldwide and found the median share of spending currently devoted to low-carbon projects is just 7 percent.
Nigeria targets $3B-a-year revenue from carbon trading
The government is seeking to tap emissions-reduction potential across the energy, agriculture, forestry, waste and industrial sectors.
How will climate change reshape the Winter Olympics?
With the Earth warming at a record rate, the list of locales that could reliably host a Winter Games will shrink substantially in the coming years, according to researchers.
Landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 13, leaves over 30 missing
Witnesses said the landslide followed several hours of intense rainfall and has cut off the main road between the major city of Goma and the provincial capital, Walikale.
Revolution Wind beats Trump in court, raising hope for other frozen projects
The offshore turbine farm's legal victory could cause problems for the administration’s arguments about wind threatening national security.
Plug-in solar gains momentum as states confront energy costs
More than a dozen states are considering legislation to support small solar energy systems that can plug directly into home outlets.
Top Colorado candidate vows to start third state carbon market
The markets are “a more efficient approach” to emissions cuts, says Democrat Michael Bennet, who is running for governor while he's in the Senate.
Republican attack on DC climate lawsuit fizzles
House lawmakers had sought to prohibit Washington from spending money on its 2020 climate lawsuit against Big Oil.
Supreme Court wary of industry ask in Louisiana coastline lawsuits
Chief Justice John Roberts questioned whether moving the cases from state to federal courts could lead to a "butterfly effect."
New Jersey’s ‘Climate Superfund Act’ is doomed (for now)
While the bill indeed looks dead for the lame-duck session, advocates feel optimistic about getting it passed next session.
California wants to mix hydrogen with gas. Critics say that poses risks.
Proponents see it as key to helping California reduce planet-warming pollution by curbing reliance on gas while integrating cleaner energy into existing infrastructure.
In Venezuela, Trump expands his anti-climate empire
The U.S. president’s fossil-fuel-powered world vision is a bet on the energy transition failing.
Nigerian city reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk
Peer-reviewed studies by Nigerian scholars conducted along a major dredging zone found water turbidity levels far above national safety standards, conditions that disrupt fish feeding, reproduction and migration.
Judge reverses Trump order halting Revolution Wind
Suspending the lease for the Orsted project off Connecticut and Rhode Island was "unreasonable," the federal judge ruled Monday.
DOE sees bigger role for climate contrarians, records show
A small team of researchers who dispute mainstream climate science may play an outsize role in the next National Climate Assessment.
States consider suing fossil fuel industry over insurance hikes
New York and Hawaii could expand the legal battlefield and seek to hold companies liable for disasters that cause premiums to rise.
Supreme Court wades into battle over Louisiana’s disappearing coast
A win for oil companies in the case could help them avoid paying billions of dollars to fund restoration.
New York sues over Trump’s offshore wind blockade
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) said the administration's stop-work order lacks reason and justification.
Trump cites national security risk to defend wind freeze in court
Offshore energy regulators have issued a 90-day construction pause on Revolution Wind and four other projects.
Poor communities with aging sewer systems see crucial aid slashed
The Trump administration eliminated grants to hundreds of projects for infrastructure and climate adaptation in underserved communities.
