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“March’s surge in electric car sales is one of Europe’s biggest recent gains in energy security, in a month when oil dependence has become a real vulnerability.”
– Chris Heron, E-Mobility Europe
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Electric car sales soar 51% in mainland Europe as Iran war drives up fuel prices
Data shows 224,000 new EVs were registered in March, with Norway leading way in terms of switching
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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The answer was always the same: buy solar. Add batteries if you can afford them. Cut the grid loose
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cleantechnica.com/2025/04/04/p...
Pakistan’s 22 GW Solar Shock: How a Fragile State Went Full Clean Energy - CleanTechnica
Pakistan’s solar boom, EV rise, and climate action signal a historic shift from fragility to clean tech leadership across Asia’s most unexpected energy frontier.
cleantechnica.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Canada’s area burned has risen roughly 80% for each 1C increase in fire-season temperature. Only about 1/5 of the burned area over the past 40 years was ever actively managed.
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www.theclimatebrink.com/p/canadas-bo...
Canada's boreal wildfires aren't just bad forest management
Higher fire season temperatures are strongly correlated with increased area burned
www.theclimatebrink.com
July 20, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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“We can’t talk about protecting human rights from climate change without talking about – and taking urgent action on – phasing out fossil fuels.”
– Elisa Morgera, UN special rapporteur
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www.climatechangenews.com/2025/07/09/u...
UN Human Rights Council omits fossil fuels after mention is removed
A proposal calling on countries to transition away from fossil fuels had to be dropped from the final UN Human Rights Council resolution
www.climatechangenews.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Fifty years ago, then-premier Peter Lougheed’s Alberta government banned coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
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Country Singer Corb Lund Called “Woke Bastard” for Protesting Coal Mining in Alberta
His crusade is turning fans against him
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May 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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Three key factors in societies that overcame crises: a willingness of the elites to make sacrifices, comprehensive institutional reforms, and the state’s ability to sustain these reforms
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When Collapse Wasn’t Inevitable: How Some Societies Turned Crisis Into Renewal
Throughout history, crisis have often led to collapse—but not always. Researchers highlight four such cases and identify three key factors that can turn the tide.
csh.ac.at
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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“What makes this episode particularly concerning for myself is that it is unfolding on the back of human-driven climate change. We are no longer dealing with El Niño in isolation.”
– Benjamin Horton, University of Hong Kong
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‘Unpredictable and extreme’: Asia braces for El Niño
Weather models project a potentially strong El Niño this year, which could spell disaster for heatwave-hit India, drench China and hurt agriculture across south-east Asia
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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“The fix? Dropping taxes on electricity and shifting them over to fossil fuels.”
– Paul Kenny, European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)
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Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 10%+ surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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"It is not manna falling from the sky; it is a floor on which the poor can stand to build their lives. Yes, basic income as a floor."
– Ladislau Dowbor, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil
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www.meer.com/en/82319-glo...
Global prosperity isn’t enough: the case for basic income
Exploring how universal basic income could solve social inequities and stimulate economic growth
www.meer.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:29 PM
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“Alleviating poverty globally does not lead to large carbon emission increases; in other words, we can both eradicate poverty and tackle the climate crisis."
– Benedikt Bruckner, University of Groningen
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www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2022/02/new-...
New study casts carbon inequality in sharp relief
In the most detailed study on topic to date, researchers find that ending extreme poverty worldwide would increase global carbon emissions by only around 2%.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
September 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Flooding spread through Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, with people forced to take refuge on their roofs, where many slept overnight
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Weather tracker: heavy rainfall causes flooding and death in east Africa
Rain in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi kills at least 90 people and damages farmland and infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
April 26, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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Some island nations, like Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands, face near-total inundation due to sea-level rise. Under the agreement, they will retain control over their old maritime borders
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UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations' sovereignty
The world, including the U.S., agreed that rising seas will not change national borders even as small islands disappear.
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September 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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According to Climate Analytics, to meet the 2030 targets, the world must stop deforestation, stop any new fossil fuel development, double energy efficiency, and triple renewable energy
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www.vox.com/climate/2413... via @voxdotcom
We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized
Greenhouse gas emissions might have already peaked. Now they need to fall — fast.
www.vox.com
April 25, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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“We have been hearing from so many people angry and desperate because their bills have doubled – temperatures are going up and so are the costs."
– Mark Wolfe, NEADA
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‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer
Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared with July 2024, data shows
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Surveys show that there is a strong interest in climate change among Indonesia’s younger people. The same cannot be said about Indonesia’s politicians
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Young voters care about climate change. Politicians don't.
A scan of what politicians are talking about publicly shows that Indonesia’s political class isn’t listening to the demands of young voters. Topics that directly impact people's lives were talked abou...
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February 21, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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The project faces opposition from environmental campaigners, who fear it could harm Lamu Old Town, a World Heritage site that supports fragile marine life
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Nigeria's Dangote breaks ground on $16 billion East African oil refinery in Kenya
Construction begins on Wednesday of ​a $16 billion Kenyan oil refinery aimed at lowering East Africa's fuel costs and saving the region hard currency used to import refined products.
www.reuters.com
October 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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“If a bridge is washed away, it has the same impact whether it’s done by [a foreign power] or the climate."
– Richard Nugee, retired general
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Solar has become cheaper on a lifetime basis years ago. Now, solar is competing with fossil fuels before the first tonne of coal or cubic meter of gas is purchased
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Solar Has Crossed a Critical Economic Tipping Point | OilPrice.com
Solar now requires no more upfront capital than coal or gas to produce the same annual electricity, reversing a disadvantage that was as large as five-to-one a decade ago.
oilprice.com
August 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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The EU's Deforestation Regulation kicks in on Dec. 30 and requires companies importing goods such as palm oil, coffee and wood into the EU to prove they were not produced on deforested land
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Canada seeks deforestation law carveouts as EU ties deepen
Ottawa complained of “burdensome requirements” for Canadian firms under anti-deforestation rules.
www.politico.eu
September 24, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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As climate change melts the Arctic sea ice, it exposes the darker waters that absorb more sunshine – turning the Arctic from a refrigerator to a radiator and further accelerating climate change
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Arctic Could Witness First Ice-Free Day In 3 Years, Study Reveals
Arctic sea ice has been melting at an unprecedented rate of more than 12 per cent each decade, according to NASA.
www.ndtv.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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“This, of course, shows us just how bad it is for us to be dependent, just how unsustainable it is for us to be dependent on energy sources from other places in the world."
– Dan Jørgensen, EU energy commissioner
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EU nations seek energy alternatives after spending over $113 billion extra since Iran war began
European Union nations have spent over an extra $113.5 billion on energy imports since the Iran war began, forcing politicians to seek alternatives to fossil fuels as prices skyrocket.
apnews.com
September 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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“We were able to use the coral records to show that the El Niño variability in the last 40 to 50 years is stronger than in the pre-industrial era."
– Julia Cole, University of Michigan
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Evidence builds showing climate change could be intensifying El Niño events
As a potentially historic El Niño builds in the Pacific, evidence suggests that climate change is ratcheting up the intensity of such events. And as temperatures rise in the future, the number and fre...
news.mongabay.com
September 30, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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The fossil fuel industry’s PR stories don’t change much:
1. Energy security
2. The economy v the environment
3. ‘We make your life work’
4. ‘We’re part of the solution’
5. ‘The world’s greatest neighbor’
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
How to spot five of the fossil fuel industry’s biggest disinformation tactics
Amy Westervelt and Kyle Pope have covered climate disinformation for a combined 20-plus years – here’s their guide on how to decode it
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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“Really, this is not an energy crisis. This is a fossil fuel crisis.”
– Dan Jørgensen, EU energy commissioner
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EU commissioner warns of potential jet fuel shortage in the long term
The European Union's energy commissioner says a jet fuel shortage can't be ruled out in the long term.
apnews.com
May 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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IMHO, providing everyone with a basic income, as in carbon fee-and-dividend, would help us survive climate-related catastrophes such as the Lahaina fire
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Poverty in Lahaina has doubled after 2023 wildfire: ‘We’re cutting down on what we eat’
Maui, struck by one of the deadliest blazes in modern US history, has seen tourism drop, a shortage of houses and persistent inflation
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:58 PM