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Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds

Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds

The badges said they were there to participate in negotiations to curb climate change . They stated affiliations like the government of Brazil, Indigenous organizations of the Amazon, the Climate Registry.
Cheetahs become more nocturnal on hot days. Climate change may trigger fights among predators

Cheetahs become more nocturnal on hot days. Climate change may trigger fights among predators

Cheetahs are usually daytime hunters, but the speedy big cats will shift their activity toward dawn and dusk hours during warmer weather, a new study finds.
Georgia’s state taxes at fuel pumps suspended until Nov. 29, when lawmakers start special session

Georgia’s state taxes at fuel pumps suspended until Nov. 29, when lawmakers start special session

ATLANTA (AP) — People in Georgia will keep paying no state taxes on gasoline and diesel, at least until state lawmakers start a special legislative session. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday extended the fuel tax rollback of 31.
Nasty drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran wouldn't have happened without climate change, study finds

Nasty drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran wouldn't have happened without climate change, study finds

A three-year drought that has left millions of people in Syria, Iraq and Iran with little water wouldn’t have happened without human-caused climate change , a new study found.
Red hot October almost guarantees 2023 will be the hottest year on record

Red hot October almost guarantees 2023 will be the hottest year on record

This October was the hottest on record globally, 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.
Prince William hopes to expand his Earthshot Prize into a global environment movement by 2030

Prince William hopes to expand his Earthshot Prize into a global environment movement by 2030

SINGAPORE (AP) — Britain’s Prince William said Wednesday that he hopes to expand his Earthshot Prize program into a global movement to bolster environmental innovators and galvanize governments to be more engaged in green sectors so that climate chan

Governments plan more fossil fuel production despite climate pledges, report says

Despite frequent and devastating heat waves, droughts, floods and fire, major fossil fuel-producing countries still plan to extract more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is consistent with the Paris climate accord’s goal for limiti
Two residents in the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda fight government in land rights case

Two residents in the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda fight government in land rights case

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — When Hurricane Irma slammed into the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda as a powerful Category 5 storm in 2017, the government temporarily evacuated the entire population of some 1,600.
As price of olive oil soars, chainsaw-wielding thieves target Mediterranean's century-old trees

As price of olive oil soars, chainsaw-wielding thieves target Mediterranean's century-old trees

SPATA, Greece (AP) — In an olive grove on the outskirts of Athens, grower Konstantinos Markou pushes aside the shoots of new growth to reveal the stump of a tree — a roughly 150-year-old specimen, he said, that was among 15 cut down on his neighbor's
Prince William awards the Earthshot Prize to 5 winners and credits the finalists for giving hope

Prince William awards the Earthshot Prize to 5 winners and credits the finalists for giving hope

SINGAPORE (AP) — An Indian maker of solar-powered dryers, a soil carbon marketplace and groups that work to make electric car batteries cleaner, restore Andean forests and deter illegal fishing were awarded the Earthshot Prize at a ceremony in Singap