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News Articles: climate

In Iceland, a Climeworks project is absorbing carbon dioxide emissions directly from the air and storing it underground. The energy-intensive process is powered by geothermal energy.

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  • Climate

Vacuuming carbon from the air could stop climate change. Not everyone likes the idea

With the climate warming rapidly, scientists are finding that cutting fossil fuels may not be enough. Carbon dioxide emissions may need to be vacuumed right out of the air.

May 02, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
In Iceland, a Climeworks project is absorbing carbon dioxide emissions directly from the air and storing it underground. The energy-intensive process is powered by geothermal energy.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Vacuuming carbon from the air could stop climate change. Not everyone likes the idea

With the climate warming rapidly, scientists are finding that cutting fossil fuels may not be enough. Carbon dioxide emissions may need to be vacuumed right out of the air.

May 02, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Norwegian coast guard cutters are used for rescue, fishery inspection, research purposes and general patrols in Norwegian waters.

Tagged as: 

  • World

A new Iron Curtain is eroding Norway's hard-won ties with Russia on Arctic issues

The countries share a border. Along the frontier, residents say a new barrier has disrupted everything from Arctic climate action and nuclear waste control to trade and cross-border sports leagues.

April 30, 2022
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence and
  • Connor Donevan
Oyster harvester Johny Jurisich empties a dredge filled with oysters onto his boat near Texas City, Texas.

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  • National

Oyster reefs in Texas are disappearing. Fishermen there fear their jobs will too

Texas closed most public oyster reefs for harvesting, dealing a blow to the fishing industry. "It's taken a big toll on me," says Johny Jurisich, whose family has worked in the business for decades.

April 29, 2022
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By:
  • Katie Watkins

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  • Politics

Nicola Sturgeon: How can small countries have a global impact?

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon shares ideas on leading Scotland, from her approach to climate change and wellness, to the challenges she's faced as a female leader.

April 29, 2022
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By:
  • Katie Monteleone,
  • Manoush Zomorodi,
  • and 1 more
Fossil fuels power the Texas economy, accounting for <a href="https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2020/12/22/fact-check-texas-oil-and-gas-industry-35-state-economy/4009134001/">some 14% of gross</a> state product between 2019 and 2020. Now, Texas is the first state in the nation to pass anti-divestment laws for fossil fuels.

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  • Climate

Texas stumbles in its effort to punish green financial firms

A new Texas law that penalizes financial institutions trying to go green is full of loopholes, and is straight up ignored. But other states are following Texas's punitive approach all the same.

April 29, 2022
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By:
  • Mario Alejandro Ariza and
  • Mose Buchele
Smoke and steam rise from towers at the coal-fired Urumqi Thermal Power Plant as seen from a plane in Urumqi in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 21, 2021.

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  • Asia

China promotes coal in setback for efforts to cut emissions

Officials in the country face political pressure to ensure stability as President Xi Jinping prepares to try and award himself a third five-year term as ruling party leader.

April 25, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Activists demonstrate in front of a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea this spring. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Russian oil. However, most countries have not, and refineries around the world still import Russian oil.

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  • Energy

Despite U.S. sanctions, oil traders help Russian oil reach global markets

Russia is still making billions of dollars on oil exports since invading Ukraine. That crude is still flowing abroad thanks in part to a controversial group of oil traders.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Julia Simon

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  • Book Reviews

This Earth Day, one book presents global warming and climate justice as inseparable

It's still an open question to what degree our planet will remain habitable in the coming years. Elizabeth Cripps offers an urgent message in What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Barbara King

Tagged as: 

  • Environment

How young people are taking action against climate change

Xiye Bastida was raised in the highlands of Mexico with an understanding that she had to thank the Earth for everything it provided. Now, she's dedicated her entire life to the issue of protecting it.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Ashanti Fortson and
  • LA Johnson

Tagged as: 

  • Environment

How young people are taking action against climate change

Xiye Bastida was raised in the highlands of Mexico with an understanding that she had to thank the Earth for everything it provided. Now, she's dedicated her entire life to the issue of protecting it.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Ashanti Fortson and
  • LA Johnson
Philadelphia firefighters walk through a flooded neighborhood on Aug. 4, 2020, after Tropical Storm Isaias moved through.

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  • Climate

Climate change fueled extreme rainfall during the record 2020 hurricane season

Human-induced climate change fueled one of the most active hurricane seasons on record in 2020, with rainfall totals up to 10% higher than in the pre-industrial era, according to a new study.

April 20, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
Zurich is expanding its district heating system, which delivers hot water and steam through underground pipes. With more buildings relying on this system for heat, there's less demand for natural gas.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

To fight climate change, and now Russia, too, Zurich turns off natural gas

Zurich, Switzerland, is shutting down the gas supply to some neighborhoods. Originally aimed at fighting climate change and saving money, it's also a step to cut gas imports from Russia.

April 20, 2022
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By:
  • Daniel Charles
Zurich is expanding its district heating system, which delivers hot water and steam through underground pipes. With more buildings relying on this system for heat, there's less demand for natural gas.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

To fight climate change, and now Russia, too, Zurich turns off natural gas

Zurich, Switzerland, is shutting down the gas supply to some neighborhoods. Originally aimed at fighting climate change and saving money, it's also a step to cut gas imports from Russia.

April 20, 2022
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By:
  • Daniel Charles
Climate change has already made storms more intense, flooding cities with more rainfall than they were built to handle.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Green infrastructure helps cities with climate change. So why isn't there more of it?

The U.S. is making the largest investment in history in the country's water system. In the rush to spend, some worry green projects will be overlooked.

April 15, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
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