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France’s first advanced chemical recycling plant opens, to criticism from NGOs

TotalEnergies' new plastics recycling plant has come under fire from environmental activists, who claim the chemicals it uses will create more greenhouse gases than conventional recycling methods.

Radio France Internationale

US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding

Lawsuit says rescission of endangerment finding – which ruled greenhouse gases threaten public health – was illegal

The Guardian - US

Will the world fill the climate leadership void left by the US?

The Trump administration pulled the rug out from underneath US federal climate policy in February, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overturned the landmark 2009 “endangerment finding”. Now, the official policy of the US government holds that greenhouse gases do not pose a risk to human health.

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Is Net Zero a Mirage?

In the past decade, global climate policies have focused on achieving net-zero emissions. The premise here is not to bring emissions to zero but rather to achieve a balance in which the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere is no greater than what we remove. In this way,…

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Africa needs 50 million new homes, but building is bad for the environment: how to finance ‘green’ solutions

The future of housing raises some serious environmental concerns. Construction has been linked to 39% of global carbon emissions, and the concrete industry alone is responsible for 8% of the world’s greenhouse gases.

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Countries in the Americas can act to protect the environment without the United States

The United States federal government recently revoked a landmark scientific ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency that stated greenhouse gases are a threat to public health. U.S. President Donald Trump said the ruling was a “disasterous” policy that “severely damaged the American auto industry and massively drove up prices for…

The Conversation

Trump claims his pollution rollback will save Americans money – but climate change is raising household costs

Climate change is usually assessed in scientific terms – rising temperatures, sea levels and carbon emissions. But increasingly, it can also be measured in household bills – higher insurance premiums, steeper energy charges and growing costs to protect homes, travel and health. So when US President Donald Trump said recently…

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Trump has done more than harm the government’s ability to fight global heating

By repealing the EPA’s determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health, the president is denying reality itself

The Guardian - US

Trump has scrapped the long-standing legal basis for tackling climate emissions

Regulating climate emissions just became more difficult. US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repealed its own 2009 legal finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health.

The Conversation

Global warming, American cooling: US freezes climate science

WASHINGTON: The United States has gone cold on global warming after putting climate safeguards on ice. In a sweeping move, President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked the 2009 “endangerment finding” issued under Barack Obama, which had declared that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. The ruling empowered the US…

The Times of India

Donald Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health

Former President Barack Obama ⁠blasts the move saying ‘we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change’

Evening Standard

What to know about EPA decision to revoke a scientific finding that helped fight climate change

The Trump administration has made it more difficult to curb planet-warming pollution by dumping a scientific finding that's the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases from power plants, vehicles and other sources

The Independent UK

Trump terminates Obama-era findings that tied greenhouse gases to climate change

The move eviscerates the government’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

The Independent UK

Is This the End of Endangerment?

The Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly prepared to rescind the "endangerment finding" that underpins the regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.

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The Independent UK

Trump set to dismantle US climate rules in ‘betrayal’ of global goals

The White House describes the move as ‘the largest deregulatory action in American history’

The Guardian - US

Trump to repeal Obama-era finding foundational to US climate rules

Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health

Roll Call

EPA to roll back finding tying emissions to public health

The EPA plans to roll back the 2009 finding that greenhouse gases are a pollutant that threaten public health and welfare.

The Independent UK

Microplastics are making it harder for oceans to absorb greenhouse gases, study warns

Researchers say tackling plastic pollution is now part of fight against global warming

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From FIFA to the LA Clippers, carbon offset scandals are exposing the gap between sports teams’ green promises and reality

If you go to a pro sports event today, there’s a good chance the stadium or arena will be powered at least in part by renewable energy. The team likely takes steps to reduce energy and waste. Some even claim to have net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, meaning any emissions they…

The Conversation

How climate cooperation turned into a global race for green power

Nearly a decade after the Paris agreement, the world is emitting more greenhouse gases than ever. Global emissions reached a record 53 billion tonnes in 2024 – about 10% higher than in 2015, when the deal was signed. Despite near-universal participation, the international effort to cut emissions is failing.

The Independent UK

Trump administration moves to loosen restrictions it once supported on a harmful pollutant

The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores, air-conditioning companies and others to reduce powerful greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming

LiveScience

Global warming is forcing Earth's systems toward 'doom loop' tipping points. Can we avoid them?

Earth may be on the verge of crossing several climate change tipping points that could have irreversible and devastating consequences. Here's everything you need to know about these "points of no return."

LiveScience

Arctic Ocean methane 'switch' that helped drive rapid global warming discovered

The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, researchers warn.

Radio France Internationale

Record surge in CO2 puts world on track for more long-term warming

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024, reaching the highest concentration ever measured and locking the planet into more long-term warming, the UN weather agency warned on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

CO2 from wildfires increases by 9% as climate crisis supercharges infernos

Greenhouse gases from wildfires at sixth highest level on record after blazes in large areas of the Americas and Africa

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