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UN Warns Ocean Carbon Absorption Has Declined 6% as Climate Change Accelerates
The ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide has weakened by approximately 6 percent due to climate change, raising concerns about accelerating global warming, rising ocean temperatures and the future...
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Climate Change Caused Over 70% of 710,000 Heat-Related Deaths in 2023, Global Economic Losses Hit $1.07 Trillion
Climate change is emerging as one of the world’s biggest public health and economic threats, with an estimated 710,000 heat-related deaths globally in 2023...
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UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2026: 10 Key Findings on Global Carbon Emissions, 1.5°C Warming, Renewable Energy and Climate Targets
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that the world can no longer avoid exceeding the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C global warming threshold, making...
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U.S. Coal Power Drops 8% in 2026 as CO2 Emissions Fall 1.7%, EIA Forecasts
The U.S. electricity market is heading toward another significant reduction in coal use as rapid growth in solar and wind generation, combined with higher...
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Climate and Clean-Air Investment Can Return $15 for Every $1, UNEP Finds
Investing simultaneously in climate action and cleaner air could deliver one of the strongest economic returns available to governments and investors, with every US$1...
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El Nino 2026 Intensifies Toward Very Strong Peak, Raising Global Heat, Flood and Drought Risks
A rapidly strengthening El Nino in the Pacific Ocean is setting the stage for months of unusually high temperatures and disruptive weather worldwide, with...
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UNEP Warns 1.5°C Climate Overshoot Is Near: 10 Key Risks and Actions to Bring Global Warming Back Down
The world is approaching a critical new phase of climate change in which global warming is likely to cross 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels within...
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Alcoa’s AU$8.1 bn South32 Deal Could Make It Australia’s Second-Largest Energy Consumer, IEEFA Says
Alcoa’s proposed acquisition of South32’s Western Australian alumina and bauxite assets is set to reshape Australia’s mining, metals and energy sectors. Valued at up...
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Why Is BHP Seeking Coal Mine Approvals It Says It Won’t Build? IEEFA Report Highlights the Financial Logic Behind Queensland’s Coal Strategy
BHP’s pursuit of regulatory approvals for new coal mines in Queensland is being driven more by financial, accounting and strategic considerations than by immediate...
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India’s Coking Coal Mines Emit 234.7 Kilotonnes of Methane as IEEFA Says 87% of Emissions Can Be Cut at Low Cost
India’s push to become a global steel manufacturing hub is accelerating domestic coking coal production, but expanding underground mining is also increasing methane emissions....
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Global Power Sector CO2 Emissions to Rise Over 1% in 2026 as Coal Use Increases, Says IEA
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from electricity generation are projected to increase by more than 1 percent in 2026 after remaining broadly flat in...