According to the International Energy Agency, the world now invests almost twice as much in clean energy as it does in fossil fuels. But with that shift comes environmental risks related to the mining of critical minerals. VOA’s Jessica Stone looks at how nations are navigating the challenges.
As world leaders gather for the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, the charity Oxfam says they are being undermined by what it calls a ‘global oligarchy’ of the super-rich who exert control over the global economy.
The floods were exacerbated by Typhoon Yagi, which rampaged through Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries in mid-September
Landfall expected sometime Thursday evening
Peat extracted from wetlands is often used as an energy source or for farming purposes, emitting large amounts of carbon dioxide
Cutting emissions from coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, is seen as a crucial element if the world is to stave off the worst impacts of climate change
Four days of rainfall brought by Storm Boris were the heaviest ever recorded in central Europe
Egypt’s second-largest city on the eastern Mediterranean is in a top climate change hotspot, and feeling it
Almost 200 countries at the COP 28 climate summit in Dubai last year agreed to reach net zero emissions from the energy sector by 2050 and pledged to triple renewable energy capacity
Corn half as tall as current crop could better withstand powerful windstorms
The lake connected to the Solimoes River has shrunk, leaving less room for the dolphins in their favorite habitat
Region still recovering from deadly January 1 earthquake
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