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It’s noteworthy that value—not values—is driving much of this change. While advocates have argued for decades that shifting to sustainable, renewable, noncarbon energy is simply the right thing to do, people everywhere are finding that moving away from fossil fuels is the right move for their bottom lines
https://time.com/article/2026/11/09/time100-climate-how-we-chose/
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The district treats storm drains monthly, but with the larvicide washed out to sea, mosquito populations surged. At one point this summer, Kluh said more than 70% of mosquitoes trapped for sampling carried West Nile virus. That share has fallen in recent weeks to about one-third
https://calmatters.org/health/2026/11/california-west-nile-climate-deaths/
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A pumped hydro facility stores excess energy by using it to pump water from a low-elevation reservoir to a higher one.
Semel: “That difference in height allows us to use the power of gravity to do the work for us.”
When energy is needed, the water is released. It rushes down, spins a turbine, and generates electricity
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/11/could-skyscrapers-be-used-as-giant-batteries/
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20–40-year sliding windows, reflecting a generational offset
that generational amnesia is sufficient to explain the offsets in perception of environmental change. We argue that historical archives carry a generational imprint of perceptual bias, in which the severity of climate extremes is judged against recent lived experience rather than long-term climate variability
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-78922-x
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Britain’s Data Center Boom Meets Growing Resistance
As Britain follows the United States in its bid to build for the AI future, its government is grappling with mounting resistance from those who find the industry moving in next door
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09112026/britain-data-center-resistance/
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1 in 4 data centers run in area with stressed water supply, study finds
In these locations, a facility’s needs could trigger fierce competition for water in the surrounding community when supply runs short
https://archive.ph/wip/7fzsC
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According to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), insurers initiated just over two million homeowner policy non-renewals in the US in 2024, a 61% increase from the year before. Non-renewal rates rose in every NAIC region between 2018 and 2024, by between 96% and 216%, with the Southeast recording the sharpest increase
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/au/news/catastrophe/record-heat-in-2026-puts-the-insurance-industry-on-notice-596630.aspx
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Climate change could cut pension funds' long-term returns by up to 30%
https://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Pension-funds-warned-that-climate-change-could-cut-long-term-returns-by-up-to-30.php
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COP31: Climate disasters hit nearly 50% more children a year in the last five years – Save the Children analysis
https://www.savethechildren.net/news/cop31-climate-disasters-hit-nearly-50-more-children-year-last-five-years-save-children
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The Oxford/UN research shows nearly 90 per cent of people across the world want their countries to set aside differences and work together on climate change
Pressure from ordinary citizens is “the missing piece” in climate efforts that “we are not seeing operate yet”
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Democrats to attend Cop31 climate talks boosted by midterms and eager to make up for Trump-era setbacks
US government will have no official presence at UN’s annual climate summit, this year’s Cop31 held in Antalya, Turkey
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/09/cop31-climate-democrats-midterms
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Indonesia must accelerate domestic climate action, particularly in the energy and industrial sectors, to maintain its international credibility as world leaders gather for the COP31 climate summit in Türkiye, an Indonesian energy think tank said
https://tanahair.net/indonesia-must-turn-climate-pledges-into-action-to-maintain-credibility-at-cop31-iesr-says/
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Which countries and industries emit the most greenhouse gases?
The US has emitted the most CO2 in history; China is now the biggest emitter. Here’s who is driving global emissions
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/9/which-countries-and-industries-emit-the-most-greenhouse-gases
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‘A new age of climate extremes’: Earth accumulating heat at accelerating rate
Increased heat will supercharge extreme weather events, warns UN agency as Cop31 climate summit begins
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/09/cop31-climate-extremes-earth-global-heating
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The vast majority of registered US voters (65 per cent) support transitioning the US economy from fossil fuels to 100 per cent clean energy by 2050. An even bigger share think carbon dioxide should be regulated as a pollutant (77 per cent of registered voters, including 56 per cent of conservative Republicans)
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https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/11/09/opinion/us-climate-movement-victories-midterm-elections
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Scientists have discovered that the stickiness of underwater “marine snow” plays a surprisingly important role in how much carbon reaches the deep ocean. Gooier particles resist bacterial breakdown and can transport more than six times as much carbon to the depths, revealing an unexpected connection between ocean slime and Earth's climate
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261105224558.htm
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To meet electricity demand through 2030, the IEA calculates annual grid investment must increase by about 50% from today’s $400 billion per year. Any delays will substantially increase global emissions by prolonging reliance on fossil fuels, the IEA warns
“Power grids have not been readied enough for the scaleup of renewable electricity generation”
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/2026/11/08/upgrading-power-grids-to-accommodate-renewable-energy-is-a-key-issue-at-climate-talks
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UK faces climate hypocrisy claims at Cop31 over North Sea gas
Diplomats raise concerns about climate leadership before UN talks, after government’s decision to expand drilling
https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/uk-faces-climate-hypocrisy-claims-at-cop31-over-north-sea-gas
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Iran's pistachio harvest halved by climate shocks, shrinking China's import supply
Persistent drought, extreme heat and geopolitical conflict have sharply cut Iran's pistachio production this year, with supplies to China falling significantly
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/6337689-irans-pistachio-harvest-halved-by-climate-shocks-shrinking-chinas-import-supply
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With Hopes Low and Temperatures High, Climate Summit Opens in Turkey
War, artificial intelligence and the Trump era have overshadowed climate change. But officials from nearly every nation are meeting to confront global warming
https://archive.ph/2G9cK
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