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Nepal floods: Why Balendra Shah wants India and China to work together in the Himalayan region
Nepal’s Prime Minister proposed a Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism to unite India and China in addressing shared climate threats in the region, though past cooperation efforts have yielded limited results.
US workers facing deadly heat borrow from tomato pickers to win key protections
US agricultural and warehouse workers are adopting heat protection strategies developed by tomato picker advocates, as extreme heat becomes more frequent and federal regulations remain stalled.
A new gas line or cash to electrify? California lets households choose.
California’s new Home Energy Choice Act allows households scheduled for gas service line replacements to receive financial incentives for electrification instead, potentially saving ratepayers millions while advancing climate goals.
Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
As electricity prices surge, some heat pump owners find their bills higher than before, raising questions about whether focusing on clean power generation adequately addresses climate goals.
Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
Scientists who believe technology will solve climate change are 23% less likely to sign petitions or protest, and 18% less likely to make lifestyle changes, according to a London School of Economics study.
‘Catastrophic wildfire loop’ after colonisation left parts of Australia more at risk from bushfires, study finds
Colonisation of south-east Australia disrupted traditional fire management practices, creating conditions for more intense bushfires by allowing dense forests to develop, research published in Nature shows.
After a decade of wildfires, an overlooked election could shape California’s climate future
California’s insurance commissioner election could reshape the state’s climate response as private insurers retreat and wildfire losses mount. Two Democratic candidates offer competing visions for fixing the crisis.
Plan unveiled to increase share of land farmed organically in England to 10%
The English government has outlined plans to increase organically farmed land from 3.4% to 10% by 2036, though funding mechanisms for the transition remain uncertain.
COP17: Tracking progress towards the UN’s 2030 nature targets
Countries are falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets agreed in 2022, with a UN report warning that action must accelerate rapidly to meet 2030 biodiversity goals.
Fast-moving California wildfire burns homes as people are ordered to leave
A rapidly growing wildfire south of Los Angeles has destroyed six homes and forced evacuations. The Norte Fire spread to 570 acres by Saturday morning amid dangerous Santa Ana winds and critically dry conditions.
The fire retardant in the seafood chain
Ethoxyquin, a fire retardant added to fishmeal since 1967 to prevent spontaneous combustion during shipping, has raised health concerns as a potential carcinogen now banned in Europe but still permitted in the U.S.
Fifty billion seedlings: Can Ethiopia replant its ravaged forests?
Ethiopia is implementing one of the world’s largest environmental restoration campaigns, aiming to plant 50 billion seedlings by 2030 to reverse decades of deforestation and combat climate vulnerability.