Dec 01 Mining is necessary for the green transition. Here’s why experts say we need to do it better By Bella Isaacs-Thomas How to balance the mining demands of the green transition with the industry's social and environmental implications is one of the many topics of discussion at the ongoing COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Continue reading
Dec 01 Israel-Hamas war casts long shadow over COP28 climate talks By Jon Gambrell, Malak Harb, Associated Press As world leaders gathered for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, the collapse of a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war Friday plunged the conflict back into open combat. Continue reading
Dec 01 Top world leaders talk ‘climate chaos’ and war at UN summit By Seth Borenstein, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press In a fire-and-brimstone kicking off of Friday's parade of VIPs, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told leaders, “you can prevent planetary crash and burn.”… Continue reading
Nov 30 How climate negotiators turn national self-interest into global collective action By Asif Husain-Naviatti, The Conversation This year’s climate summit, COP28, needs to be transformative. What will it take to harness a spirit of international cooperation in today’s complex, divisive and volatile world abounding in self-interest?… Continue reading
Nov 30 UN weather agency says 2023 is hottest year on record with further climate extremes ahead By Jamey Keaten, Bassam Hatoum, Associated Press The U.N. weather agency says 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, and warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the future. Continue reading
Nov 30 What to expect from COP28, UN climate summit opening in Dubai By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The Middle East plays host to its second straight U.N. climate conference over the next two weeks, with countries hoping to agree on new ways to keep the planet from heating too much by the end of the century. Continue reading
Nov 29 NASA satellites discovered a 6-planet solar system in perfect synchrony By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The planets are two to three times the size of Earth, but made mostly of gas. None of the planets are within the star’s so-called habitable zone. Continue reading
Nov 28 Michigan will implement ambitious clean energy mandates with goal of carbon-free electricity by 2040 By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The legislation signed Tuesday also sets a goal for utilities to generate 50 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2030. That's a significant leap from the current 12 percent. Continue reading
Nov 28 Arizona alfalfa farmers clash with foreign firms over water use By Anita Snow, Thomas Machowicz, Associated Press Concerns about the Earth’s groundwater supplies are front of mind in the lead-up to COP28, the annual United Nations climate summit opening this week in the Emirati city of Dubai. Continue reading
Nov 25 ‘Adopt an axolotl’ campaign in Mexico aims to help save critically endangered species By Daniel Shailer, Associated Press Ecologists from Mexico's National Autonomous university on Friday relaunched a fundraising campaign to bolster conservation efforts for axolotls, an iconic, endangered fish-like type of salamander. Continue reading