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Carbon 'Offsets' Aren't Working. Here's a Way to Improve Nature-Based Climate Solutions
Newswise — A lot of the climate-altering carbon pollution we humans release into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels gets drawn into Earth’s oceans and landscapes through natural processes, mostly through photosynthesis as plants turn...

From Denial to Delay: How the Far-Right is Orchestrating a Climate Backlash in European Parliament
The far-right Patriots for Europe (PfE), currently the third-largest group in the European Parliament, achieved a major victory in July. The group will lead negotiations on the EU’s 2040 climate target – a powerful role that will allow it to draft...
Trump's 'targeted' attack on climate data escalates across government
What’s the context? Volunteers scramble to save government information being removed as Trump administration escalates attack on climate data. Trump administration limiting references to climate, data Effort seen as more 'targeted' than in first...

Machine learning tool boosts climate model accuracy for extreme events
Summary: A new machine learning method significantly enhances the accuracy of global climate models (GCMs), especially in projecting extreme weather events and their interactions. Published in Scientific Data, the study introduces a technique...

Why Did National Geographic Disappear Its Own Documentary About A Queer Climate Scientist?
If you’re not a particular kind of mountain sports nerd, you might not be familiar with the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. But for people who live their lives in the overlapping circles of outdoor and adventure sports,...

Carbon ‘offsets’ aren’t working. Here’s a way to fix nature-based climate solutions
A lot of the climate-altering carbon pollution we humans release into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels gets drawn into Earth’s oceans and landscapes through natural processes, mostly through photosynthesis as plants turn atmospheric carbon...

Nigeria Seeks Global Cooperation In Rebuilding Sustainable, Inclusive Food System
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on global stakeholders to deepen cooperation with Nigeria in rebuilding sustainable and inclusive food systems across Africa, saying true national sovereignty was incomplete without food sovereignty. He...

Analysis: Trump’s tariffs could cut just 0.3% from global CO2 emissions in 2025
US president Donald Trump’s tariffs might only shave 0.3% off global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions this year, according to Carbon Brief analysis. While the Trump administration is setting back international climate action through policies such as...

East African climate experts meet to forge unified voice ahead of COP30
DAR ES SALAAM, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Ahead of the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), scheduled for November in Belem, Brazil, the East African Community (EAC) has launched a regional initiative in a workshop to harmonize its...

EPA aims to revoke ‘endangerment finding’ underpinning power, auto sector climate regs
Dive Brief: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to revoke its “endangerment finding” for greenhouse gas emissions, which underpins regulations that aim to cut those emissions from the power, auto, and oil and gas sectors, the EPA said...

My Turn: Feeling helpless? This is what you can do for the climate
Darcy DuMont Darcy DuMont A lot of us are feeling like our beloved democracy is slipping away from us on a national, state and local level. Turning climate action around is especially necessary if we are to avoid catastrophic climate disruption....

Trump’s EPA is Gaslighting America in the Face of Climate Disasters
The Trump EPA wants to reverse the “endangerment finding” that’s allowed the government to regulate greenhouse gas emissions President Donald Trump’s administration has officially put Americans on notice that it will be doing nothing to address...

Animal advocates claim beef checkoff exaggerates environmental benefits
Published 8:53 am Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Animal welfare advocates are accusing the USDA of approving beef checkoff promotions that allegedly deceive consumers about the environmental benefits of cattle production. The Animal Legal Defense Fund...

Hunger deepens across Africa and the Middle East as climate shocks and conflicts disrupt food supplies
Hunger rates in Africa and the Middle East rose sharply in 2024, driven by war, trade tensions, and extreme weather that continue to push up food costs, according to a new United Nations report. Sergio Cantone reports for Euronews. In short: The...

U.S. Agency Unveils Proposal to Revoke Climate Endangerment Finding
July 30, 2025 Hour: 10:31 am On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to rescind a key 2009 climate determination that has served as the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from motor...

Absolute Climate Co-Founder Peter Minor Speaks Carbon Removal
You’re a Co-Founder of Absolute Climate. When was the first time you heard about carbon removal? Peter Minor My first real conversation on the topic was in 2014. I was a grad student at UC Berkeley when someone from the business school introduced...

Gradual v sudden collapse: what magnets teach us about climate tipping points
Some of Earth’s largest climate systems may collapse not with a bang, but with a whimper. Surprisingly, experiments with magnets are helping us understand how. We now widely accept that greenhouse gases and the way we use natural resources are...

School Assembly News Headlines (July 31): Top National, International and Sports News of the Day
School Assembly News Headlines (July 31): Top National, International and Sports News of the Day Photo : iStock Students who have been selected to present news in Thursday's assembly, can check the combined the top headlines in this article. Times...

OP-ED: A new dawn for climate justice, what the IACtHR and ICJ rulings mean for Small Island Developing States
From Hope to Disillusionment At 7.29 PM AST on 12 December 2015, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius gaveled the Paris Agreement and the accompanying COP21 decision. At that moment, sitting in the plenary room in the COP21 conference venue in...

King Mohammed VI Marks 26 Years of Reform, Global Leadership
Rabat — Twenty-six years ago today, King Mohammed VI became the 23rd monarch of Morocco’s Alaouite dynasty. He ascended the throne on July 30, 1999, not only inheriting power but also inheriting and advancing a vision of modernity, inclusion, and...