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The evolution and influencing factors of trade-embodied CO2 emissions transfer from China’s provinces to ASEAN countries
This study systematically examines the evolution and driving factors of embodied CO2 emission transfers in trade between Chinese provinces and ASEAN countries from 2002 to...
Seeking greater independence, Europe boosts space agency budget
X-ray observatory and mission to Saturn’s moon Enceladus win as ESA’s science program sees growth
Floods kill at least 1,100 people across south and south-east Asia – video
Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel as they raced to help victims of devastating flooding that has killed more than 1,100 people across four...
Zillow deletes climate risk data from listings after complaints it harms sales
Site removes feature after real estate agents and some homeowners say scores appear arbitrary and hurt salesZillow, the US’s largest real estate listing site, has...
How some treatments can lead to a ‘functional cure’ for HIV
Specific class of immune cells help keep virus at bay for months or years—even in the absence of drugs
Forests Can Be Assets or Liabilities. It Up to Us
The world’s forests are premium assets. They generate priceless benefits — from capturing carbon and generating rain to supplying food, medicine, wood and countless other...
Chair’s remarks – First Lead Author Meeting, Working Groups I, II & III
1 December 2025 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Madame la Ministre, Monsieur le Maire, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for your warm welcome and for...
For blighted Niger Delta communities, oil spill clean-ups are another broken promise
A thick, black liquid bubbles to the surface as Anthony Aalo pokes a stick into the muddy ground just outside Bodo, a fishing and farming...
Guest post: Why carbon emissions from fires are significantly higher than thought
Scientists have long known that fires release substantial amounts of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the atmosphere. However, estimating the total climate impact of fires...
How cyclones and monsoon rains converged to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide
Extreme weather kills more than 1,100 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharge rain systemsDevastating floods hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand...
Europe must defend its deforestation law – for forests, business and its reputation
Stientje van Veldhoven is vice-president and regional director for Europe at the World Resources Institute. María Mendiluce is the CEO of the We Mean Business...
A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge
The ultra-sophisticated port north of Lima will revolutionize global trade, but it’s already sparking destructive new routes through the world’s most climate-critical ecosystem.By Georgina GustinPlanet...
When a Road Goes Wrong
Highway projects bring destruction to the rainforest and surrounding ecosystems in South America. One connecting Brazil and Peru is a case in point.By Georgina GustinThe...
ICE Raids in Chicago Spotlight the Link Between Immigrant Rights and Environmental Justice
As the Trump administration targeted Latino communities, green groups felt the ripple effects.By Susan CosierAmid fears of a 40 percent cut to Chicago-area public transit...
Peeling Back the Curtain on Big Plastic’s False Solutions
Environmental policy expert and environmental justice champion Judith Enck says in a new book that it’s possible to move beyond society’s dependence on plastics, if...
Hurricane season is over. Here’s why the US never got hit.
Back in April, scientists read the tea leaves — or, more accurately, heaps of data — and predicted an above-average hurricane season over the summer...
Hurricane season is over. Here’s why the US never got hit.
Back in April, scientists read the tea leaves — or, more accurately, heaps of data — and predicted an above-average hurricane season over the summer...
Are the alternative ecosystem states produced by positive fire-flammability feedbacks reversible?
Forest communities that have a positive flammability feedback to fire can enter a ‘landscape trap’ if disturbance levels are too frequent. It is not known...
A drying Great Salt Lake is spewing toxic dust. It could cost Utah billions.
The dust blowing from the dry bed of the Great Salt Lake is creating a serious public health threat that policymakers and the scientific community...
A drying Great Salt Lake is spewing toxic dust. It could cost Utah billions
Note to readers • This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The...
IPCC authors meet in Paris to begin drafting the Seventh Assessment Report
Paris, Dec 1 – More than six hundred experts appointed to the three Working Groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are gathering...
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