Canada moves toward trading carbon credits with other countries
A proposed framework would let Canadian companies sell emissions cuts abroad under the Paris Agreement's Article 6 rules.
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Philippines tops Asia in killings of land and environmental defenders for 13th straight year
Global Witness verified 124 killings of defenders worldwide in 2025, and says Philippine soldiers are suspected in five of the country's 12 deaths.
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Coral reefs are running out of time to recover between heat waves, global assessment finds
Bleaching events now arrive every four to six years, and scientists warn the strengthening El Niño could bring another.
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Antarctic sea ice posts third-smallest winter peak on record
Scientists call the persistent lows concerning, while Arctic ice shrank to its joint-10th-lowest summer minimum.
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China's Longi sets new efficiency record for single-junction silicon solar cells
The Chinese manufacturer's 28.29% result is its third record this year and brings silicon cells close to their theoretical limit.
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Brazil creates four Amazon reserves as plans to pave the BR-319 highway move ahead
The reserves protect more than 668,000 hectares of rainforest, but experts warn that enforcement along the road remains weak.
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Virus kills sardines along 2,600 km of African coast, raising fears for endangered penguins
Scientists want commercial sardine fishing paused, but South Africa's task team has held off, as the industry warns a closure would cost 1.2 billion rand.
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UK household recycling rate slips to 44.5%
Wales leads the four U.K. nations at 58.6%, while England and Scotland trail below 44%, new government figures show.
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Federal judge orders EPA to restore $7 billion Solar for All program
The ruling could revive low-cost rooftop solar for low-income households that lost access when the program was canceled in 2025.
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German research center builds a data 'ark' to protect U.S. climate science
Hamburg's climate computing center will store backups of U.S. simulations for the next UN climate assessment amid fears of political interference.
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Record El Niño could cause more than 450,000 extra heat deaths by February, researchers estimate
Nigeria, Indonesia, Sudan, India and Brazil face the heaviest toll, according to the report, with about 3,500 extra deaths projected in the U.S.
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Anthrax suspected in deaths of 46 hippos in Zambia as human cases are investigated
Authorities have confirmed the disease in one hippo and one person so far, and are urging residents not to handle or eat meat from animals found dead.
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