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Aljazeera

UN climate talks go into overtime as divisions over fossil fuels persist

Aljazeera - 9 hours ago

COP30 negotiations drag on in Brazil amid divisions over draft proposal that does not include fossil fuel phase-out.

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Deutsche Welle

COP30: Summit struggles to reach fossil fuel phase out deal

Deutsche Welle - 7 hours ago

As the UN climate summit runs longer than expected, delegates are still in talks to reach a deal on phasing out fossil fuels. Over 30 nations have slammed a draft summit text that omitted the phase-out. DW has more.

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The Mercury News

Russian Crude Piles Up but Oil Prices Refuse to Move | OilPrice.com

OilPrice.com - 2 days ago

The oil market’s main bullish driver is the Rosneft/Lukoil sanctions, but so far they’ve only led to a buildup of Russian crude at sea.

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Christian Science Monitor

Regaining a sense of place: People and culture come first after Lahaina wildfire

Christian Science Monitor - 2 days ago

After the deadliest fire in 100 years of U.S. history, houses are rising from the ground once again in Hawaii. But the people of Lahaina are trying to do more than rebuild buildings – they are also trying to rebuild their culture.

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Euractiv

Deserted: Why solar power fails where it should shine

Deutsche Welle - 20 hours ago

Some of the places hardest hit by climate change are also home to one of the future's most powerful gifts: superabundant sunshine. If solar is now cheaper than ever, what’s stopping the clean energy revolution from taking off where the sun shines the brightest? In Part 1 of our special miniseries, The Switch, we head to Morocco in search of the promise, and the politics, of desert power.

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The San Diego Union-Tribune

Iran Is on the Brink of “Water Bankruptcy” | OilPrice.com

OilPrice.com - 5 days ago

Iran is entering a state of “water bankruptcy,” forcing Tehran to begin rationing as reservoirs collapse to historic lows.

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Euronews

How scientists managed to spot one of the world’s rarest whales

Euronews - 19 hours ago

Ginkgo-toothed beaked whales have long remained a mystery, but a groundbreaking sighting may soon change that.

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Deutsche Welle

South African mining faces pressure for fairer tax rules

Deutsche Welle - 18 hours ago

From South Africa's arid Northern Cape to Brazil's Amazon, industrial giants are under growing pressure for tax accountability. Researchers say without fair taxation, a green transition risks repeating old injustices.

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