3 d. ago China Helped Indonesia Build One of the World’s Biggest, Youngest Coal Fleets. It’s Still Growing.

China Helped Indonesia Build One of the World’s Biggest, Youngest Coal Fleets. It’s Still Growing.  Inside Climate News

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9 d. ago Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner, scientists warn

Global warming was crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists on Monday described as the first “tipping point” in climate-driven ecosystem collapse. The warning in the Global Tipping Points report by 160 researchers worldwide, which synthesises groundbreaking science to estimate points of no return, came just weeks ahead of this year’s Cop30 climate summit being held at the edge of the Amazon...

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2 w. ago Climate change made damage from Super Typhoon Ragasa significantly worse: study

Climate change may have been responsible for more than a third of the direct damage to homes and property caused by the super typhoon that struck southern China last month, a study has concluded. A warming Earth also made Ragasa – the strongest storm recorded this year – more powerful when it made landfall in Guangdong province, according to researchers from Imperial College London. They added that as the planet continued to warm, tropical cyclones were expected to become increasingly...

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3 w. ago As China and EU disappoint, prospects of meeting 1.5C climate target fade

As China and EU disappoint, prospects of meeting 1.5C climate target fade  Climate Home News

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3 w. ago E&E News: China doubles down on climate — a day after Trump called it a ‘scam’

E&E News: China doubles down on climate — a day after Trump called it a ‘scam’  POLITICO Pro

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3 w. ago China announces plan to cut its greenhouse emissions by 7 to 10%

China, currently the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has announced it aims to cut its emissions by 7-10 per cent by 2035. In a video address to the United Nations high-level climate summit on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his fellow leaders that China will finally reduce the emissions of the gases that cause global warming and extreme weather. “Green and low-carbon energy and development transition are the trend of our era,” proclaimed Xi. The announcement comes at a...

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4 w. ago Opinion | China’s Pivot From Green Tech Could Be Bad News for the Climate

Opinion | China’s Pivot From Green Tech Could Be Bad News for the Climate  The New York Times

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4 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa: scientists warn climate change leads to stronger storms

Super Typhoon Ragasa, which lashed Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Wednesday, has drawn warnings from scientists that climate change is making such storms more frequent. Benjamin Horton, dean of the school of energy and environment at City University of Hong Kong, said: “Climate scientists know better than anyone else that these events should not be happening at such regularity, so late in the season, of such intensity, of such high winds and of such big storm surges....

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4 w. ago The Steep Environmental Costs of China’s Massive Global Development

The Steep Environmental Costs of China’s Massive Global Development  Inside Climate News

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last month Chinese Mining Firm Downplays Toxic Waste Spill as Residents Reel From Impacts

Chinese Mining Firm Downplays Toxic Waste Spill as Residents Reel From Impacts  Inside Climate News

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