Flávio Bolsonaro's first-round lead in Brazil alarms climate and forest campaigners
The far-right candidate won 47% of the vote ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff against Lula, whose government nearly halved Amazon deforestation.
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Supermarkets warn Europe's fishing industry that mackerel stocks are at risk
A coalition including Aldi, Tesco and Sainsbury's says mackerel faces a one-in-three chance of falling below safe levels within a year, even under new scientific advice.
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Plant life under solar panels rivals open grassland at a Japanese solar park, study finds
Researchers recorded 211 native-dominated plant species at a former golf course managed only by mowing twice a year.
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France's largest battery storage plant goes online near Reims
TagEnergy's 240-megawatt facility, built from 140 Tesla Megapacks, fed 70.5 gigawatt-hours back to the grid in its first four months.
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British banks lead Europe in coal financing, Urgewald report finds
Barclays and HSBC increased their coal financing between 2022 and 2025, even as banks across the European Union cut theirs by nearly half.
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Only two leaders from outside the Pacific join Australia's pre-COP visit to Tuvalu
The low turnout is a setback for a meeting moved to Fiji to draw global attention to the countries most threatened by rising seas.
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Indonesia threatens prison terms for downloading its forest maps without permission
Researchers say new limits on government geospatial data could make it harder to track illegal deforestation in one of the world's most biodiverse countries.
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Spain and Portugal lead Europe in negative power price hours as solar output hits a record
Midday solar surpluses and a late-June heat wave sent prices swinging between below zero and above 600 euros per megawatt-hour in the second quarter.
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Fossil fuel transition is not up for renegotiation, Fiji's leader tells pre-COP meeting
Australia's prime minister warned of a summer of floods, cyclones and extreme heat after leaders visited Tuvalu, where rising seas threaten damage costs larger than its economy.
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Drax data center could emit almost double the carbon of all Gatwick flights, analysis says
Campaigners estimate the planned North Yorkshire site would burn 4.9 million metric tons of wood a year; Drax calls their figures inaccurate.
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Hong Kong sells record $2.6 billion digital green bond
The blockchain-based issuance is the largest digital bond sale in the world to date, with orders reaching up to 11.3 times the amount offered.
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Thailand warns of more flash floods as death toll climbs to 31
More than 3.5 million people remain affected by flooding that began in mid-September, including in parts of Bangkok.
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