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New coal capacity hit 20-year low in 2024: report

The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is still surging in China and India. Last year also saw a record number of new coal proposals in India, the report warned.

3 Apr 2025 2:39 pm
Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches

The National Weather Service is cutting back weather balloon launches or eliminating them entirely at eight northern locations due to staffing issues, impacting forecast accuracy as severe weather season approaches. Scientists and former NOAA officials warn these reductions will degrade weather forecasting, increasing risks of severe weather events.

22 Mar 2025 8:37 pm
Make progress on deforestation pledge, nations urged before COP30

Civil society groups and academics urged governments Thursday to take actual steps toward fulfilling a stalled pledge to end deforestation before this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon. In 2025, governments must take bold action to get on track, the coalition of nearly 40 non-governmental organisations, think-tanks and forest research bodies said in a document outlining policy proposals.

20 Mar 2025 11:45 am
Too much water: Gold rush, climate change submerge Bolivian village

Navigating a makeshift raft between drifting furniture and submerged cars, Rafael Quispe steers through his village in western Bolivia, where the streets were turned into rivers two months ago. Quispe, 54, is himself a miner and also used to run a bar out of his home.

20 Mar 2025 11:39 am