[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Jake Cline is a writer and editor in Miami whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic and other national outlets. He was a member of the team that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service for the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s coverage of …
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[ad_1] CNN — When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted in January 2022, it sent shockwaves around the world. Not only did it trigger widespread tsunami waves, but it also belched an enormous amount of climate-warming water vapor into the Earth’s stratosphere. Now researchers in a new report have unveiled …
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[ad_1] CNN — From a small island in Polynesia to the white-sand beaches of Florida, the planet experienced a dizzying number of climate and extreme weather disasters in 2022. Blistering summer heat broke records in drought-stricken China, threatening lives and food production. In the United States, drought and sea level …
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[ad_1] Workers photographed on top of a train loaded with coal in China. Global use of coal is projected to increase by 1.2% this year and hit a record high, according to the International Energy Agency. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Global coal use is on course …
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[ad_1] An Orange-Bellied Parrot perched on the edge of a feeding bowl. The species is listed as being critically endangered. Margot Kiesskalt | Istock | Getty Images Plans for a major new wind farm in Australia were given the thumbs up this month — on the provision its turbines go …
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[ad_1] The BP logo displayed outside a gas station in England on August 15, 2022. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images BP said it is investing 20 million Australian dollars ($13.53 million) in Australian renewable company 5B, which specializes in solar technology. The energy major said the …
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[ad_1] The EU wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the year 2030, compared to 1990. Justhavealook | E+ | Getty Images Plans for the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism took a significant step forward Tuesday morning after a provisional deal between the Council of …
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[ad_1] This image, from Sept, 2022, shows a liquefied natural gas tanker arriving at a port in the Netherlands. Siese Veenstra | AFP | Getty Images The power crisis gripping Europe has little to do with Vladimir Putin and it could be argued that the Russian leader’s actions have helped …
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[ad_1] This image, taken in March 2021, shows the site where the new facility would be developed. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Plans for a deep coal mine in the northwest of England were given the green light by the U.K. government, a decision …
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[ad_1] Wind turbines in the Netherlands. A report from the International Energy Agency “expects renewables to become the primary energy source for electricity generation globally in the next three years, overtaking coal.” Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images Renewables are on course to overtake coal and become the …
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