Google signs its largest deal yet to cut methane from rice farming
Google's biggest superpollutant deal yet will pay Indian rice farmers to cut methane emissions using a water-saving planting technique.
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Greenpeace ship sails through Istanbul Strait calling for Turkey to exit coal
A Greenpeace ship sailed through the Bosphorus calling for Turkey to phase out coal ahead of its COP31 presidency this November.
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Denmark's wind farms produced 140% of demand in a single record stretch
A record wind stretch pushed Danish generation to 140% of demand, as the country builds offshore "energy islands" to scale up further.
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August 2026 ties as the hottest month ever recorded
New EU satellite data shows last month tied July 2023 as the warmest on record, as the UN's climate chief warned the crisis is now an economic emergency.
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Indonesia's September forest fires emit more CO2 than many countries produce in a week
Copernicus data shows Indonesia's Borneo and Sumatra fires released nearly 20 million tons of CO2 in a single week, driven by El Niño heat and drought.
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Low river levels are squeezing Europe's economy again
Extreme heat and drought have pushed the Rhine and Danube to historic lows, disrupting freight, industry and nuclear power output across the continent.
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Wild Przewalski's horses are born in Kazakhstan for the first time in 200 years
Two foals born at a reintroduction center in central Kazakhstan mark a milestone for a species once listed as extinct in the wild.
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UK quietly lowers its aviation-emissions ambitions, government data shows
New forecasts show clean-flight technology will only cut UK aviation emissions by a quarter by 2050 — far short of earlier climate targets — just as ministers move to approve a third Heathrow runway.
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US paper industry spends millions lobbying against EU's deforestation law
The American Forest & Paper Association has spent nearly $11 million since 2023 trying to weaken the EU's anti-deforestation rules — but Brussels held firm in its latest update.
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UK climate tech investor CGF raises $110 million for its second fund
Clean Growth Fund's Fund II has now raised more than half its £150 million target, backing early-stage UK startups working on emissions-cutting technology.
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Google backs 13 billion euro Finland data center buildout with nuclear and wind deals
Google's largest-ever European investment comes with a nuclear life-extension deal, new wind contracts, and a battery project to power its Finland data centers.
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US appeals court rules the constitution does not guarantee a right to clean water
A federal appeals court dismissed a Jackson, Mississippi lawsuit over lead-tainted water, ruling clean water is not a constitutional right.
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