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It’s official: Data centers are slowing America’s shift away from coal
A new Energy Information Administration report found U.S. power sector carbon emissions rose 4 percent last year, with a 13 percent increase in coal generation partly driven by proliferating large-scale data centers.
Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ for renewables mean for climate change?
China released its 15th five-year renewable energy plan for 2026-2030, targeting 3,500 gigawatts of renewable capacity installation and emphasizing grid reliability alongside capacity expansion.
Climate change is driving a ‘shift’ in childhood malaria risk across Africa
A new study finds that rising temperatures are redistributing childhood malaria risk across sub-Saharan Africa, creating areas of increased risk in cooler regions while reducing it in warmer areas.
World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report
A draft UN report finds countries are falling short on 22 of 23 biodiversity targets set for 2030, warning that accelerated action is needed to halt nature loss.
India’s monsoon rains in danger as UN chief warns planet is ‘on fire’
A strengthening El Niño weather system threatens India’s monsoon and is forecast to bring hotter, drier conditions across much of the world through October, UN officials warn.
‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has reiterated his warning that climate change kills, citing devastating wildfires that have consumed over 180,000 hectares across the country in 2026.
‘We cannot magic up more water’: the supply problems putting housing targets in England at risk
England’s housing construction goals face serious obstacles due to water scarcity in drought-affected regions across the south and east, where water companies report insufficient supply for new developments.
Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
Debate intensifies over whether prioritizing cheaper electricity or cleaner power generation is more effective for achieving net-zero emissions targets amid rising energy costs.
Inside the ‘America First’ makeover of a global hunger program
The Trump administration has restructured a major global hunger research program, halting projects in Africa and redirecting focus toward Western Hemisphere countries, disrupting pest management work in Niger and other regions.
State of the climate: Rapidly developing El Niño raises chance of record-warm 2026
A rapidly intensifying El Niño developing in the tropical Pacific has doubled the chance that 2026 will set a new global temperature record to 35%, with model forecasts suggesting the strongest El Niño in the modern record.
In Michigan, the price of energy is on the ballot and both parties know it
Energy prices have emerged as a central issue in Michigan’s 2026 midterm elections, with both parties competing over how to address high gas and utility costs affecting voters.
Q&A: Europe’s May and June heatwave deaths – and how they were counted
European health authorities and scientists have released varying estimates of deaths from recent summer heatwaves using different calculation methods, with figures ranging from hundreds to thousands across individual countries.