Donald Trump has promised to halt federal climate action and repeal the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act, which provides unprecedented spending for clean energy. The market momentum for renewables and efforts by states and cities may be the only hope for U.S. climate progress.
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Oceans
As Ocean Waters Warm, a Race to Breed Heat-Resistant Coral
Around the world, researchers are working on a range of projects that aim to enhance corals’ resistance to marine heat waves. In a promising sign, a U.K. team recently became the first to quantify an uptick in heat tolerance among adult corals selectively bred for the trait.
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Energy
Will Hydrogen Hubs Be a Clean Energy Boom or Boondoggle?
As part of a $7 billion investment in hydrogen, the U.S. Department of Energy is committed to building a network of hydrogen facilities and pipelines centered in southeast Pennsylvania. Critics are questioning the project’s expense and its net savings in carbon emissions.
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INTERVIEW
How to Grow a Forest: It Takes More Than Just Planting Trees
In an e360 interview, microbial ecologist Jake M. Robinson, of Australia’s Flinders University, takes a critical look at tree planting campaigns and discusses scientists’ varied approaches to both “planting” and “growing” forests to restore their ecological health.
BIOECONOMY
Brazil Hopes to Make the Amazon a Model for a Green Economy
As he prepares to host the G20 summit, Brazil’s president is championing initiatives to promote a “bioeconomy” in the Amazon that protects biodiversity and helps Indigenous residents. The goal: To get governments to commit to a new economic vision that is truly sustainable.
E360 Digest
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Watchdog Group Says Investigation Into Abuses by African Parks Is Tainted
Last year, the watchdog group Survival International reported that park rangers in the Republic of the Congo had beaten, raped, and tortured Indigenous Baka in a national park. Now, the group says, park officials are interfering with an investigation into the alleged wrongdoing. More about Watchdog Group Says Investigation Into Abuses by African Parks Is Tainted →
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To Cope with Extreme Heat, Paris Will Swap Parking Spaces for Trees
Paris aims to replace 60,000 parking spaces across the city with trees by the end of this decade, according to its newly released climate plan. More about To Cope with Extreme Heat, Paris Will Swap Parking Spaces for Trees →
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More Than 1,700 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at UN Climate Negotiations
At least 1,773 fossil fuel lobbyists are attending the U.N. climate negotiations now underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to a tally by a coalition of climate groups. More about More Than 1,700 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at UN Climate Negotiations →
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Climate
What’s Causing the Recent Spike in Global Temperatures?
Since early 2023, the world has seen a steep rise in temperatures that scientists are struggling to explain. Our contributor Elizabeth Kolbert talked with Gavin Schmidt, NASA’s top climate scientist, about possible causes of the warming and why experts cannot account for the heat.
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Solutions
Greening Concrete: A Major Emitter Inches Toward Carbon Neutrality
Concrete is the most ubiquitous man-made building material on the planet, but making it generates massive amounts of CO2 emissions. Companies are experimenting with ways to green the process, from slashing the use of limestone to capturing the carbon generated when it’s burned.
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INTERVIEW
As Disinformation Swirls, Meteorologists Are Facing Threats
Predicting large and dangerous storms has always been challenging. It’s gotten tougher, says meteorologist James Marshall Shepherd, as a growing fringe has started to harass, verbally abuse, and threaten scientists and forecasters who link ferocious weather with climate change.
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Food & Agriculture
On Navajo Lands, Ancient Ways Are Restoring the Parched Earth
Farming once thrived in the Black Mesa region, before overgrazing and climate change wreaked havoc with the land. Today, the Navajo are restoring their watersheds — and boosting their food sovereignty — with earthen berms and small dams made of woven brush, sticks, and rocks.
2024 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest
The winners of our 11th annual contest honoring the best short environmental films.
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E360 Film Contest Winner
A Solitary Herder Cares for His Goats and the Bay Area Hills
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E360 Film Contest
For 60,000 Years, Australia’s First Nations Have Put Fire to Good Use
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E360 Film Contest
In Montana’s Northern Plains, Swift Foxes Are Back from the Brink