A lot of ‘recycled’ plastic is being burned overseas – and causing widespread pollution linked to health problems
Large amounts of plastic waste are shipped around the world, much to be disposed of in landfills or incinerated.
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Sorry, kids, the baby boomers fell short in fighting climate change
My generation polluted the air with carbon dioxide and other gasses that act like a blanket, keeping in heat.
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states and electro-states – here’s what to watch for in 2026
Countries that depend on fossil fuels are working to slow down the transition to renewable energy.
As EPA stalls, states are left to handle solar panel waste
A federal plan to manage the coming 'solar waste tsunami' of retired panels has missed its start date.
Why countries struggle to quit fossil fuels, despite higher costs and 30 years of climate talks and treaties
Countries are balancing the pressures of rising electricity demand with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump’s words aren’t stopping many other countries from setting higher climate goals, but progress is slow
After Trump derided climate concerns at the UN, more than 100 other countries announced new climate commitments.
The climate’s emergency brake
Slashing methane emissions could slow the runaway train of global warming long enough to get other emissions under control.
US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void
China seems to be filling the climate power vacuum created by the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.
Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer, meat
The growth of N₂O emissions is alarming, but people have the knowledge and many of the technologies to reverse the ...