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![A panel of activists discussing climate justice for disabled persons at COP27 in Egypt]()
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How people with disabilities fought for formal recognition at COP27
Disabled people are pushing for the U.N. to acknowledge their unique vulnerabilities to climate change.
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![A group of Nigerians standing in flooded waters carry supplies onto a military truck after devastating flooding in September 2022.]()
![A group of Nigerians standing in flooded waters carry supplies onto a military truck after devastating flooding in September 2022.]()
Climate change made deadly rainfall in West Africa 80% more likely to happen
A new study says climate change also made the weather 20 percent wetter.
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![protestors hold up signs calling for wealthy countries to pay for loss and damage]()
![protestors hold up signs calling for wealthy countries to pay for loss and damage]()
Developing countries need trillions for climate action. Where will it come from?
At COP 27, negotiators have been haggling over how to pay for the mounting costs of climate change.
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![Collage: Oil refinery with sunset; crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman; a field of solar panels, and colorful green and yellow graphics on top]()
![Collage: Oil refinery with sunset; crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman; a field of solar panels, and colorful green and yellow graphics on top]()
Saudi Arabia has a new green agenda. Cutting oil production isn’t part of it.
The petrostate pitched a plan to cut carbon at COP27. And it’s covered in oil.
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Underfunded, understaffed, Canada’s Indigenous Services Agency is failing to protect First Nations
As climate disasters intensify, poor emergency management puts Indigenous peoples at higher risk.
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![A Syncrude oil sands mining facility near Fort McKay, Alberta]()
![A Syncrude oil sands mining facility near Fort McKay, Alberta]()
Draft COP27 agreement fails to call for ‘phase-down’ of all fossil fuels
The document will provide basis for negotiations over coming days and is likely to be significantly reworked.
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![A nativity scene in front of a sign showing pollution and saying]()
![A nativity scene in front of a sign showing pollution and saying]()
Pew poll: 42% of religious Americans pray for the environment
But that concern for the planet doesn't always include climate change.
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![A man harvests mustard greens in a field in India]()
![A man harvests mustard greens in a field in India]()
Creatively tackling India’s climate challenges through the food supply chain
A compostable plate embedded with seeds reduces agricultural air pollution and helps feed children at the same time.
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![People gather to look at logo of 2022 FIFA World Cup projected onto building.]()
![People gather to look at logo of 2022 FIFA World Cup projected onto building.]()
Qatar claims the 2022 FIFA World Cup is carbon neutral. It’s not.
A new report says stadium construction is largely to blame
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![Halftone patterned green earth with green Mastodon logo]()
![Halftone patterned green earth with green Mastodon logo]()
What is Mastodon and what does it mean for ‘Climate Twitter’?
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has scientists and activists signing up for the decentralized social network
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![Collage: canyon hills and water reflecting the sky, with watercolor sky and an orange sun; water droplet shapes have been cut out of the water]()
![Collage: canyon hills and water reflecting the sky, with watercolor sky and an orange sun; water droplet shapes have been cut out of the water]()
Tribes in the Colorado River Basin are fighting for their water. States wish they wouldn’t.
Indigenous nations have significant water rights, but many lack the infrastructure to take advantage of them.
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![Floodwater surrounds a farm near Craig, Missouri.]()
![Floodwater surrounds a farm near Craig, Missouri.]()
9 in 10 US counties have experienced a climate disaster in the last decade, report finds
Climate change is here and “all taxpayers are paying for it.”
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