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Top story State of the climate: 2026 on track to tie 2024 as warmest year on record, Carbon Brief analysis finds

With three-quarters of the year past, researchers say it is virtually certain 2026 will rank as the warmest or second-warmest year on record.

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US loses 350,000 acres of forest a year, a football field every two minutes, satellite tracking finds

New satellite imagery puts US forest loss at roughly 2.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually.

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BYD sold over 300,000 EVs in October, more than the entire US market managed in Q3

The monthly record underscores China's widening lead in electric vehicle sales volumes.

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Study: wildfire-threatened US buildings could nearly triple by 2060

Researchers tie the projected rise to continued failure to address climate change, forest mismanagement and building in fire-prone areas.

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Most voters say climate change threatens the American Dream as housing and insurance costs mount, Grist poll finds

A Data for Progress survey for Grist finds voters linking rising living costs to a warming climate.

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DOGE cuts cost tribes $470M, gutting funding for climate projects

Compounded by Inflation Reduction Act rollbacks, the cuts deepen decades of federal underinvestment in Indian Country climate work.

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EPA ends 20-year effort to monitor air pollution from large livestock and poultry operations

The announcement shuts down the agency's stop-and-start attempts to regulate emissions from factory farms.

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China's heavy electric trucks reach 50% of sales as diesel demand falls

Electric big rigs hit 33,100 units in September, up 37% year over year even as the overall heavy truck market shrank.

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China bets on renewable energy to gain an AI edge in data center buildout

Beijing aims to leverage its wind, solar and battery industries to power growing artificial intelligence demand.

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India and France hold talks on climate finance and COP31 priorities, pledging renewable energy cooperation

The discussions precede the Antalya summit and focus on financing flows for developing economies.

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EU ambassador says EU-India clean energy partnership can save India another $100B by 2030

Germany separately reaffirmed its commitment to India's renewable energy transition.

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Renewable refinery capacity seen tripling by 2030 on alternative fuel demand

GlobalData projects growth in renewable diesel and related capacity.

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