Climate Change

The World keeps you up to date on the latest news, analysis and voices from around the world on the global climate crisis.

June 20, 2018

Europe and the US say wood pellets are a carbon neutral alternative to coal. Many experts say otherwise.

Environment

Britain built an empire out of coal. Now it’s giving it up. Why can’t the US?

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June 18, 2018

The UK will stop burning coal for electricity by 2025. The US, meanwhile, is trying to end the “war on coal.”

Business, Economics and Jobs

The early impact of solar tariffs: Fewer American projects, fewer American jobs

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May 24, 2018

Back in January, the Trump administration imposed tariffs of 30 percent on imported solar panels and modules. It was aimed at Chinese and Asian imports.

Environment

This British company is turning food waste into beer

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May 01, 2018

Toast Ale has been making beer out of surplus bread for two years. Now the British beer-maker is trying to get other breweries in on the game.

Environment

Just how unstable is the massive Thwaites glacier? Scientists are about to find out.

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May 01, 2018

A new five-year US and British research project hopes to give policy makers a better sense of how much west Antarctica will drive rising seas.

Culture

The French may soon have to accept 'le doggy bag'

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April 23, 2018

In France, a restaurant meal is considered something to be experienced under the watchful eye of the chef. So there's no tradition of taking home leftovers. But the French government would like to change that to reduce food waste.

Global Politics

Pompeo nomination consolidates climate skepticism in Trump administration

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April 17, 2018

The CIA Director's views on climate change would be more in line with President Trump’s than those of his predecessor.

Environment

For one British couple, there's an unexpected upside to living near a crumbling coast

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April 10, 2018

The Canes were able to move back to their home after a stint in Australia because no one would buy it.

Environment

As a British village crumbles into the sea, a family holds onto a home that can't be saved

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April 05, 2018

The government says it can’t protect every home from the sea. One family says they’ll hold tight to their memories when it’s time to leave their house.

Environment

In drought-stricken Cape Town, parched residents gather at a watering hole

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April 02, 2018

A natural spring in the shadow of Cape Town's Table Mountain provides a measure of relief — and a new pop-up community — for drought-strapped residents.

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