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Climate change solutions

Greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels, agriculture and deforestation are causing the world's climate to change, threatening people, plants and animals. But humanity has solutions to stop planetary heating.

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April 25, 2024

German minister calls on 'superrich' to pay for climate

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Reports & Analysis

Drought at a Colombian hydropower plant

Hydropower: Can it hold up against climate change?

Hydropower: Can it hold up against climate change?

Can the cheap, low-carbon renewable still thrive in a world facing increasing drought?
Nature and EnvironmentApril 26, 2024
Fruit packaged in plastic or arranged in cardboard boxes

Shopping showdown — what's greener, plastic or paper?

Shopping showdown — what's greener, plastic or paper?

Paper packaging is more environmentally friendly than plastic, right? But it's not so simple.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 24, 2024
Chinese workers on an electric vehicle production line in Jinhau, Zhejiang province, China on March 24, 2021

From solar to EVs: How China is overproducing green tech

From solar to EVs: How China is overproducing green tech

The US and EU are working to ensure their clean-energy sectors aren't wiped out by unfair competition from China.
BusinessApril 10, 2024
Waterfall at tropical Rainforest of Ranomafana National Parks in Madagascar

Dramatic forest loss due to farming, climate change: report

Dramatic forest loss due to farming, climate change: report

Every day the planet loses more and more trees to deforestation. But why are forests so important for us anyway?
Nature and EnvironmentApril 4, 2024
A man operates a drone in a forest

Drones employed to help with reforestation efforts

Drones employed to help with reforestation efforts

A Berlin startup is using drone technology to replenish tree populations from above.
InnovationMarch 28, 202404:23 min
A picture of Sunmaxx solar panels on the roof of a building

How one German solar startup is blowing against the wind

How one German solar startup is blowing against the wind

Dumped Chinese solar products are flooding the German market, hurting domestic manufacturers.
BusinessMarch 25, 2024
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Industrial chimney stacks

UK leaves pro-fossil fuel Energy Charter Treaty

The UK is the latest in a growing wave of defections from the Energy Charter Treaty and its billion dollar lawsuits.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 22, 2024
The globe shown on a spherical display using organic electroluminescent panels at an exhibition in Tokyo

Climate crisis: Japan bets big with bonds for clean tech

The country is the first in the world to issue sovereign bonds aimed at funneling private money into green technology.
ClimateFebruary 19, 2024
A child runs between two rows of solar panels in a field, mountains can be seen in the background. The Hyperion solar park, Stymfalia, Peloponnese, Greece

Energy democracy takes off in Greece

High energy prices make sustainable energy communities appealing for Greeks.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 19, 2024
A protester seen from behind, observing a climate protest from a distance

Support for climate action up, so why does it feel hopeless?

To make real progress on climate action, analysts say, people need to realize they're not alone.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 16, 2024
Children in Norway wander in the woods

Lessons in climate change: Equipping kids for the future

Are teachers adequately preparing the next generation with the tools to understand and navigate a changing world?
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 15, 2024
Aerial view of a solar park

EU's solar industry in crisis despite new 2040 climate goals

As the EU aims for net-zero emissions, the bloc's solar industry faces heavily subsidized rivals from China, US.
ClimateFebruary 6, 202402:17 min