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Today — 8 November 2024Main stream

Will Musk Influence Trump on Climate Change and Electric Vehicles?

8 November 2024 at 18:04
The Tesla billionaire is a key figure in the president-elect’s orbit. One question is whether his views on climate and clean energy will have any sway.

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Elon Musk is expected to have a direct line to the White House in the coming months.
Yesterday — 7 November 2024Main stream

World Needs Much More Aid to Adapt to Climate Shocks, U.N. Says

7 November 2024 at 20:00
A new report, urging rich nations to give more climate aid to poorer ones, comes as Donald Trump’s election throws global climate talks into disarray.

© Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Carrying supplies through a flooded area of Feni, Bangladesh, in August.

What to Know About COP29 and How the U.S. Election Affects Climate Talks

7 November 2024 at 22:51
Diplomats and leaders from around the world are gathering for annual climate negotiations. Here’s what they’re all about and what Donald Trump’s victory means for the meeting.

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Diplomats and heads of state from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Azerbaijan to update their plans to address climate change.

2024 Temperatures Are on Track for a Record High, Researchers Find

7 November 2024 at 11:00
The new report also says that global warming has hit a threshold, at least temporarily, that countries had pledged to avoid.

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The dry bed of the Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon, in northwestern Brazil in September.

U.S. Election Sends Alarming Message for Global Climate Efforts

7 November 2024 at 04:31
The Trump victory sets back the world’s attempt to rein in dangerous levels of warming and potentially isolates the United States in the global energy transition.

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A TV in a Hong Kong restaurant showed U.S. election returns Wednesday.

Fighting Climate Change Was ‘Never an America-Only Game’

7 November 2024 at 04:27
The head of the World Bank on what comes next after the U.S. election.

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Ajay Banga, the president of the World Bank, said helping developing nations combat climate change is in America’s interests.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Japan’s Mount Fuji Gets Snow After Breaking Snowless Record

6 November 2024 at 12:19
Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest summit, is revered for its snowy peak. A snowfall reported on Wednesday ended its longest snowless period in 130 years.

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A sign with a photo of Mount Fuji, with the snowless mountain in the distance, last week.

Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards

Front yards transformed to tiny crop farms in Los Angeles provide vegetables to dozens of families and use a fraction of the water needed by grass.

© Alisha Jucevic for The New York Times

Morgan Boone, a volunteer with Crop Swap LA, harvested lettuce at the La Salle Microfarm in the view View Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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