Climate

Trump Pauses Federal Leases and Permits for Wind Energy Projects

Trump Pauses Federal Leases and Permits for Wind Energy Projects

One of the many executive orders President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office temporarily stopped the United States’ sale of offshore wind leases in federal waters. It also paused permits, approvals and loans for offshore and onshore wind projects. “On day one, the Trump administration is putting dirty fossil fuels front […]

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    Ecuador’s Coastal Ecosystems Have Rights, Constitutional Court Rules

    Ecuador’s Coastal Ecosystems Have Rights, Constitutional Court Rules

    The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has determined that coastal marine ecosystems have rights of nature, including the right to “integral respect for its existence and for the maintenance and regeneration of its life cycles, structure, functions and evolutionary processes,” per Chapter 7, Articles 71 to 74 in the country’s constitution. This is not the first […]

    Human Rights Watch Accuses UK of Undermining Democratic Rights With Crackdown on Climate Protesters

    Human Rights Watch Accuses UK of Undermining Democratic Rights With Crackdown on Climate Protesters

    The United Kingdom’s crackdown on climate protesters is setting a “dangerous” global precedent, according to the UK Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) Yasmine Ahmed, reported The Guardian. British authorities are undermining democratic rights, particularly the right to protest peacefully, according to HRW’s World Report 2025. “Many of us had hoped that an incoming Labour […]

    Nearly 90% of New Car Sales in Norway Were EVs in 2024

    Nearly 90% of New Car Sales in Norway Were EVs in 2024

    According to new data from the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), nearly 90% of new vehicles sold in Norway in 2024 were electric. The data revealed that 88.9% of new car sales in 2024 were fully electric, up from the 82.4% of all car sales being EVs in 2023, Reuters reported. As the BBC reported, some […]

    Global Ocean Temperatures Reached Record High in 2024

    Global Ocean Temperatures Reached Record High in 2024

    Global sea temperatures reached an all-time high in 2024, according to a new study published Friday in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.  The 54 researchers from seven countries deployed thousands of instruments to collect ocean data both at the surface and up to 2,000 meters below the surface — the latter called ocean heat […]

    2024 Global Average Temperature Was Hottest on Record and First Above 1.5°C

    2024 Global Average Temperature Was Hottest on Record and First Above 1.5°C

    Fueled by the climate crisis, the global average temperature soared above the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold for the first time in 2024, intensifying extreme weather. Experts from the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have confirmed that last year was the planet’s hottest on record, reaching 1.55 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, reported UN […]