The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.

Solar Radiation Management
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China unveils sweeping rare-earth export controls to protect ‘national security’ Rules come ahead of expected meeting this month between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

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Fossil Fuel Firms Oversee Just 1% of Global Renewable Energy Projects, A recent comprehensive study conducted by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) delivers a sobering assessment of the fossil fuel

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Trump sends fracking CEO to Europe to sell climate denial—and gas Debunking some of Chris Wright's most egregious lies

Trump sends fracking CEO to Europe to sell climate denial—and gas
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China takes bold step forward in global race for limitless energy device: 'We have fully mastered the core technologies' China is doubling down on its efforts.

Big things here: www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Wall Street Sees Decline in Dealmaking for Oil and Gas Clients Today’s newsletter looks at the decline in lending for fossil fuel projects. Plus, a scoop on the return of a key federal database that the Trump administration killed. For unlimited access to climate...

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July 2025 | Carbon Minefields Oil and Gas Exploration Monitor Last month, governments across five countries granted 55 new oil and gas exploration licences, locking in reserves whose eventual combustion would unleash roughly 382.4 MtCO2.

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“L'idrogeno non è una soluzione, ma l'ennesimo piacere alle multinazionali come Snam”. Il nuovo rapporto di ReCommon critica con forza la strategia sull'idrogeno del governo italiano - ReCommon Roma, 30 luglio 2025 – ReCommon lancia oggi la pubblicazione “La strategia sull’idrogeno è solo un favore a Snam?”, redatta

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Quando la finanza è chiamata a rispondere del clima che cambia Crescono le climate litigation contro banche e fondi per investimenti inquinanti. Sotto accusa greenwashing e mancate azioni sul clima

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Perché abbiamo definito storica la sentenza della Cassazione? - ReCommon Ce lo spiega Matteo Ceruti, avvocato della Giusta Causa. Matteo Ceruti è l’avvocato di ReCommon per la “Giusta Causa”. Può

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‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet

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Around 250 million years ago, Earth was near-lifeless and locked in a hothouse state. Now scientists know why The answer confirms scientists’ suspicion that when our planet’s climate crosses certain ‘tipping points’, truly catastrophic ecological collapse can follow.

Around 250 million years ago, Earth was near-lifeless and locked in a hothouse state. Now scientists know why
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How the little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making US cities hotter As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark-roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules

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Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence? Maybe not as we’ve known them. But, in the ruins of the old curriculum, something vital is stirring.

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Leading News Outlets Are Doing the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Greenwashing Seven of the world’s “most trusted” media companies produce and promote content touting the key talking points of oil and gas.

Leading News Outlets Are Doing the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Greenwashing
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Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order: The Race for Critical Minerals Enters Uncharted Waters On April 24, President Trump announced an executive order to pursue the exploration and exploitation of deep-sea minerals within the outer continental shelf as well as in areas beyond national jurisdi...

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Axios Generate - 1 big thing: Battle lines over deep-sea mining

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The resistance to solar energy expansion in Italy: a systemic perspective - Sustainability Science This article examines the systemic resistance to the expansion of solar energy infrastructure in Italy. It does so with a focus on rural areas. Using a multifaceted methodological approach, the study ...

New article on the resistance to #solarpower in Italy "The resistance to solar energy expansion in Italy: a systemic perspective"
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Axios Generate - 1 big thing: What's next in Trump's war on wind

What's next in Trump's war on wind www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiosgenerate

Group Behind ‘Autocratic’ Trump Agenda Working on Albanian Election The Heritage Foundation, the U.S. group that produced a key blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term, is trying to shape the upcoming Albanian election, DeSmog can report. The opposition candidate Sal...

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PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online

The level of dark lobbying and PR campaigns the meat industry is engaging in right now is completely bonkers

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Predicting climate chaos, Morgan Stanley touts air conditioning profit potential This is disaster capitalism at its worst.

Predicting climate chaos, Morgan Stanley touts air conditioning profit potential
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Our Approach to Climate Policy Has Failed. It’s Time for Climate Realism U.S. policymakers need a new strategy to confront the risks of climate change, compete in the global energy transition, and stay the course regardless of which political party is in power. A doctrine…

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Fueling Knowledge: Oil and gas money shapes research, creates ‘echo chamber’ in higher education Louisiana’s flagship university is looking to partner more closely with petrochemical industries in the state

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Emerging Themes in Climate Obstruction: a PLOS Climate Mini Collection - Latitude PLOS Climate Academic Editor Marco Grasso has convened a Mini Collection of articles on “Emerging Themes in Climate Obstruction”. Here, Marco introduces…

Introducing a PLOS Climate Mini Collection on "Emerging Themes in Climate Obstruction", convened by Academic Editor @mgrasso.bsky.social 👇

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State of the Global Climate 2024

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Now, it’s called ‘energy pragmatism’ ….

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The fact that humans can only survive on Earth doesn’t bother Trump – and I know why | George Monbiot He is surrounded by people who have plans and dreams beyond our planet. Vengeful nihilism is a big part of the Maga project, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The fact that humans can only survive on Earth doesn’t bother Trump – and I know why | George Monbiot #Climate