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Received — 9 September 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target

3 September 2026 at 13:47
Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.

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Extinguishing a fire in Indonesia.
Received — 11 August 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

On These Motorcycles, the Thrill Is Electric

With gas prices high, people in developing countries are racing to buy battery-powered bikes. The Iran war has made Trump “salesman of the year,” one executive in Pakistan said.

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Received — 21 July 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

E.U. Proposes Changes to Emissions Trading System

17 July 2026 at 16:48
The European Union is facing a green backlash as emissions cuts become harder and require bigger overhauls to industry and livelihoods

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Europe, which often holds itself up as a climate leader, has been facing political infighting over some of its policies.
Received — 9 July 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment
Received — 24 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

Europe Created Heat-Wave Protections. Now Comes the ‘Crash Test.’

23 June 2026 at 10:02
Searing temperatures in Western Europe are drawing comparisons to 2003, when a deadly heat wave sparked a reckoning.

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A visitor to the Palace of Versailles in France on Monday, where temperatures exceeded 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
Received — 19 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

Is Climate Change Supercharging El Niño?

19 June 2026 at 16:52
As a new, potentially record-breaking El Niño begins, researchers are vigorously debating whether climate change is driving the phenomenon’s intensity.

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Fighting a wildfire in South Sumatra, Indonesia, during an El Niño-exacerbated dry season in 2023.
Received — 3 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

E.U. Steps Up Ocean Monitoring as Trump Administration Backs Away

3 June 2026 at 23:01
Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.”

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The European plan to invest roughly $107 million comes as the U.S. has said it would dismantle a sprawling network of sensors.
Received — 31 May 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.

21 May 2026 at 18:36
The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.

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An illustration published in 1877 depicted a scene in southern India. Millions died from a famine that coincided with an El Niño that year.
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