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How Melting Ice Affects People and the Planet

ExplainerInternationalSusan Cosier
Across the world, thawing landscapes, seascapes, and freshwater reserves are reshaping environments and lives for the communities that rely on them.
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What the Latest SCOTUS Decisions Mean for Our Climate

ExplainerUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
Some recent climate wins have emerged from the Supreme Court’s interventions. But a wave of consequential rulings for the EPA and other federal regulators will continue to challenge environmental progress.
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America’s Newly Discovered Whale Is Already in Trouble

ExplainerLouisianaJason Bittel
Described officially for the first time in 2021, Rice’s whale has the distinction of being one of the most endangered whales on the planet.

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Green Climate Fund Pledge Tracker

Expert BlogInternationalJoe Thwaites
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is undergoing its second replenishment round in 2023. Keep track of all the pledges here.

39 State DOTs Secure $1.2 Billion for Low-carbon Materials

Expert BlogUnited StatesDharma Santos-Santiago, Mikhail Haramati, Jaden Kielty

The Federal Highway Administration awards $1.2 billion to state DOTs, growing the $10 billion pot of federal funding support for industrial decarbonization.

Climate Funds Pledge Tracker

Expert BlogInternationalJoe Thwaites
At COP28, countries will pledge to UN climate funds that help developing countries reduce greenhouse emissions and address the impacts of climate change. Keep track here.

How Melting Ice Affects People and the Planet

ExplainerInternationalSusan Cosier

Across the world, thawing landscapes, seascapes, and freshwater reserves are reshaping environments and lives for the communities that rely on them.

The Once in a Generation Chance to Fix Corporate Emissions Reporting

Expert BlogInternationalPete Budden, Jackson Morris
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) Scope 2 Guidance, which lays out rules for reporting electricity-based emissions of the biggest companies in the world, is being updated right now. The standard should follow a similar approach to the clean hydrogen rules…