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Indigenous People Take the Stage at COP30 Climate Talks in Belém, Brazil

This summit is unlike any of its predecessors in at least one significant way: The Indigenous presence is palpable and strong.

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An Indigenous rights demonstration on Thursday in Belém, Brazil. The snake in the background was a prop with a meaning.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Head for a Record in 2025, Global Carbon Project Reports

But there are signs that greenhouse gas pollution in China might be slowing, according to a new analysis.

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A coal-fired power plant in Candiota, in southeastern Brazil.
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There’s a New Forecast for Peak Oil Demand. It’s Increasingly Cloudy.

The International Energy Agency once projected that oil and gas demand could level off by 2030. Now it’s backing off, sort of.

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Pump jacks in Russia in 2023. The energy agency’s reports are influential and often cited by energy companies and investors as a basis for long-term planning.
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At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Chinese Technology Is Shifting Climate Politics

At this year’s climate summit, the United States is out and Europe is struggling. But emerging countries are embracing renewable energy thanks to a glut of cheap equipment.

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A solar farm near Kayathar in southern India. The country can now meet half of its electricity demand with wind, solar, and hydropower.
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Leaders at COP30 Climate Summit in Belém Focus on the Rising Toll of Warming

“All we have to do is look outside,” one delegate said. “The sea rises, the coral dies.”

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World leaders posed for a photo on Friday at COP30, the United Nations climate conference in Belém, Brazil.
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COP30 Begins With U.S. Allies and Rivals Alike Calling for Action

The calls for action on opening day stood in sharp contrast to the position of the President Trump, who has called global warming a “con job.”

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Leaders meeting on Thursday in Belém, Brazil. The conference is scheduled to run through Nov. 21.
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U.N. Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Finds Slight Progress

The annual U.N. report card finds that, overall, countries are still far off-track from their stated goals to limit global warming.

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Solar panels in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region. Rapid growth of clean energy technologies like solar panels and electric vehicles have slightly reduced forecasts of future emissions in places like China and Europe.
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Air Pollution Could Be Contributing to Your Slower Marathon Time

Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found.

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Runners crossing the Harlem River during the New York Marathon last year.
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U.N. Climate Adaptation Report Shows Declining Money for Climate Disasters

In 2021, rich countries vowed to spend more to help poor countries adapt to warming. That goal is unlikely to be met, a new report finds.

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A cattle herder at a watering hole in northeast Senegal last year.
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