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In an aerial view, Tesla cars recharge at a Tesla Supercharger station on February 15, 2023 in San Francisco, California.

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1,500 policies to fix global warming were implemented in 41 countries. Here are the ones that worked best

Cars drive past by the newly planted trees and light installations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 27, 2024. Addis Ababa's urban renewal brings modern infrastructure and new challenges, with steep fines for traffic violations and new regulations. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

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EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place

Workers install solar panels on the rooftop of a home in Poway, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. State subsidy cuts combined with high interest rates are slowing solar installations and costing green jobs. Photographer: Sandy Huffaker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Americans have saved billions with a law they know next to nothing about

Dr Shuaifeng Hu, Post Doctoral Fellow at Oxford University Physics, examining the new thin-film perovskite material. Scientists at Oxford University Physics Department have developed a revolutionary approach which could generate increasing amounts of solar electricity without the need for silicon-based solar panels. Instead, their innovation works by coating a new power-generating material onto the surfaces of everyday objects like rucksacks, cars and mobile phones.

Razor-thin solar panels could be ‘ink-jetted’ onto your backpack or phone for cheap clean energy

The flowers on the false mermaid weed are the size of a pin head.

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department

They thought this rare, tiny flower was extinct since WWI. Now it’s a symbol of hope

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Hybrids vs. EVs: Which are better for the planet?

Drilling operations by Natural Hydrogen Energy LLC in the Midwest of the USA.

Viacheslav Zgonnik

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The inside of the JET tokamak, which conducted major nuclear fusion experiments in the UK.

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Scientists say they can use AI to solve a key problem in the quest for near-limitless clean energy

Water vapour rises from cooling towers of the Niederaussem coal-fired power plant on March 25, in Bergheim, Germany.

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The world’s most advanced economies just agreed to end coal use by 2035 – with a catch

US President Joe Biden waits to welcome Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko Kishida to the White House for a state dinner on April 10, 2024, in Washington, DC.

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Biden marks Earth Day with new solar energy funds and steps to stand up American Climate Corps

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Summer Ship Tracks in the Pacific

August 26, 2018

In August 2018, long, narrow clouds stood out against the backdrop of marine clouds blanketing much of the North Pacific Ocean. Known as ship tracks, the distinctive clouds form when water vapor condenses around the tiny particles emitted by ships in their exhaust. Ship tracks typically form in areas where thin, low-lying stratus and cumulus clouds are present.

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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Aqua captured this natural-color image of several ship tracks extending northward on August 26, 2018. The clouds were located about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) west of the California-Oregon border. Similar environmental conditions also triggered the formation of ship tracks in this part of the Pacific on August 27 and 28.

Lauren Dauphin/NASA Earth Observatory/MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response

The world successfully tackled a dangerous pollutant. But did it accidentally warm the planet in the process?

Rendering of the Equatic 3,650tpa CDR plant under construction in Singapore.

Can this ocean-based carbon plant help save the world? Some scientists are raising red flags

US Russia China nuclear race photo illustration

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New-wave reactor technology could kick-start a nuclear renaissance — and the US is banking on it

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Nearly 30,000 objects are hurtling through near-Earth orbit. That’s not just a problem for space

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In an aerial view, Tesla cars recharge at a Tesla Supercharger station on February 15, 2023 in San Francisco, California.

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1,500 policies to fix global warming were implemented in 41 countries. Here are the ones that worked best

A waterspout is formed during a storm in the Mediterranean Sea, October 1, 2018. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

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This superyacht hotspot for the uber-wealthy is heating up — and becoming more dangerous

Molts and shells from snow crab sit on a table in June at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Kodiak, Alaska.

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Scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of crabs vanished around Alaska

Cars drive past by the newly planted trees and light installations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 27, 2024. Addis Ababa's urban renewal brings modern infrastructure and new challenges, with steep fines for traffic violations and new regulations. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

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EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place

<p>Activist, investor, political donor and former presidential candidate Tom Steyer joins Fareed to talk about his new book “Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We’ll Win the Climate War.”</p>

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Workers install solar panels on the rooftop of a home in Poway, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. State subsidy cuts combined with high interest rates are slowing solar installations and costing green jobs. Photographer: Sandy Huffaker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Americans have saved billions with a law they know next to nothing about

This satellite image taken on August 13, 2024, shows scorched land around the settlement of Vothonas, near Athens, Greece.

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By land, sea and sky, Māori are using Indigenous knowledge to combat climate change

Dr Shuaifeng Hu, Post Doctoral Fellow at Oxford University Physics, examining the new thin-film perovskite material. Scientists at Oxford University Physics Department have developed a revolutionary approach which could generate increasing amounts of solar electricity without the need for silicon-based solar panels. Instead, their innovation works by coating a new power-generating material onto the surfaces of everyday objects like rucksacks, cars and mobile phones.

Razor-thin solar panels could be ‘ink-jetted’ onto your backpack or phone for cheap clean energy