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China's transition from coal will be key to meeting global climate goals

New Coal Capacity Hit 20-year Low In 2024: Report

The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is still surging in China and India.

Gustavo Alexander-Russo Infuses Efficiency and Sustainability in the Chemical Industry With Novel Ideas

Throughout his career, Gustavo's passion for contributing to a better planet through science has boiled to the surface, fueling the success of countless projects with startups and large corporations seeking novel strategies for historic problems.

Israel PM Drops Security Chief Nominee Under Fire From Trump Ally

Israel's embattled security chief Ronen Bar has been in the government's sights since he blamed it for Hamas's October 2023 attack and oversaw an investigation into alleged covert payments from Qatar to an aide to the premier.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tuesday he had reversed a decision to appoint former navy commander Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit as security agency chief following criticism, including from a key US senator.

Homes inubdated by floodwaters in the town of Windorah in central-west Queensland, Australia

'Heartbreaking' Floods Swamp Australia's Cattle Country

Whole herds of cattle have drowned in vast inland floods seeping across the Australian outback, officials said Tuesday as the muddy tide drenched an area the size of France.

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Some 28 people have died in the worst-ever wildfires to hit South Korea

Rain Gives Some Respite To South Korea Firefighters As Death Toll Rises

Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea's worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the unprecedented blazes raging for nearly a week reached 28.

Australian oppposition leader Peter Dutton talks to members after Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his fourth federal budget speech at Parliament House in Canberra on March 25

Australian PM Calls General Election For May 3

Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, locking in a showdown over climate action, nuclear power and a runaway housing market.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness in Kingston on March 26, 2025

Rubio Offers US Security For Oil-rich Guyana As Venezuela Looms

Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads Thursday to Guyana to offer to put the newly oil-rich nation under the US security umbrella as neighboring Venezuela asserts claims.

Korea Forest Service personnel observe a wildfire from the side of a road in Andong early on March 27

South Korea Wildfires 'Largest On Record': Disaster Chief

Wildfires in South Korea are now "the largest on record" having burned more forest than any previous blaze, the country's disaster chief said Thursday, as the death toll rose to 26.

Nuuk, the capital of Greenland -- which Donald Trump wants to be part of the United States

Trump Says 'We Have To Have' Greenland, Ahead Of Vance Trip

US President Donald Trump ramped up his claims to Greenland on Wednesday, saying ahead of a visit by Vice President JD Vance that the United States needed to take control of the Danish island for "international security."

After decades of experimentation, pigs have emerged as the best organ donors for humans

Chinese Doctors Implant Pig Liver In Human For First Time

Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, interacts with the children at The Princes foundation for children in Africa, Sentebale in 2019

Prince Harry Resigns From Africa Charity After 'Devastating' Row

Prince Harry said he had quit as patron of a charity he founded in southern Africa almost 20 years ago with a "heavy heart" amid a bitter boardroom battle, in a new blow to the royal living in self-exile.

Greenpeace activists protested outside the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin

US May Miss Out On Green Tech Boom: Germany

Europe must seize on the "huge economic opportunities" offered by the green technology boom, Germany said Wednesday -- adding it was up to the United States if it decided to miss out.

Tracking stations at the US Pituffik space base in Greenland, the only place where JD Vance and his wife will now visit

Denmark Welcomes US Limiting Greenland Visit To Military Base

Denmark welcomed on Wednesday Washington's decision to limit a US delegation's visit to Greenland to a US military base, after previous plans for the unexpected trip sparked criticism.

A months-long marine heatwave had "cooked" the sprawling Ningaloo Reef, according to scientists

'Unprecedented' Mass Bleaching Drains Life From Australian Reef

An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.

IPCC chair Jim Skea says the UN's climate expert advisory panel and its landmark reports remain 'manifestly relevant'

'We Are Not In Crisis': Chair Of IPCC Climate Body To AFP

Jim Skea insists the IPCC, the UN climate panel he chairs, is not in crisis and remains relevant despite criticism it is too slow in publishing its landmark scientific reports on climate change.

An estimate by environmental conservation nonprofit Oceana found that Coca-Cola's plastic use is projected to exceed 4.13 million metric tons (9.12 billion pounds) annually by 2030

Over A Billion Pounds Of Coke Plastic Waste To Enter Waterways: Study

By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of plastic waste entering the world's oceans and waterways each year, according to a stark new analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit Oceana.

Infographic map showing coral reefs off the coast of Australia

'Shocking' Mass Bleaching Drains Life From Australian Reef

Alarming levels of coral bleaching have been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) said his country and Japan had ' more to gain from integration than from protectionist practices'

Lula Urges Mercosur-Japan Deal To Counter Trump Protectionism

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called Wednesday for a trade deal between South America's Mercosur bloc and Japan to counter growing US protectionism.

Storm surges linked to climate-induced increase in ocean levels and temperatures are causing havoc along South America's Pacific coast

Rising Seas Test Defenses Of South American Ports

When waves come crashing over the sea wall in Chile's biggest port of San Antonio, dockers run for cover.

Residents watch wildfires under a streetlight in Uiseong, South Korea

South Korea Says 18 Dead In Raging Wildfires

At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple blazes burning and causing "unprecedented damage", the acting president said Wednesday.

US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance are traveling to Greenland this week

US VP To Visit Greenland As Trump Ups Pressure

US Vice President JD Vance said he would join his wife Usha on a trip Friday to Greenland, adding to pressure on the autonomous Danish territory that Donald Trump wants to take over.