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ENVIRONMENT

Climate change
Energy
Sustainability
Wildlife
Earth science
A technician works on solar power panels at the Atlantic Shrimpers farm in Lagos in 2022.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Made in Nigeria: Inside Africa¡¯s push to be a solar superpower
By Bukola Adebayo
Among African nations, Nigeria aims to reduce its fossil-fuel dependence and generate 30% of its energy from renewables by 2030 as well as develop local manufacturing capacity.
Tanks storing liquefied carbon dioxide captured at Heidelberg Materials' plant in Brevik, Norway, on June 18
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Carbon capture promoters turn up in numbers at COP30, NGO says
By Benjamin Legendre ¡ª Laurent Thomet
The NGO's list names oil and gas giants such as ExxonMobil, Shell and BP, along with Brazil's state-owned Petrobras and China National Petroleum.
Attendees walk in front of the China Pavilion during the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil, on Friday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / ANALYSIS
China finds bigger role as U.S. sidesteps Brazil climate summit
By Valerie Volcovici ¡ª Lisandra Paraguassu
China¡¯s transformation to a more central player seeking the world¡¯s attention reflects a shift in the fight against global warming.
ENVIRONMENT
As Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia, scientists say rising temperatures are to blame
By David Stanway
ENVIRONMENT
World leaders punch back at U.S. climate denial ahead of COP30 negotiations
By Valerie Volcovici ¡ª Lisandra Paraguassu ¡ª William James
ENVIRONMENT
U.S. sinks international deal on decarbonizing ships
ENVIRONMENT
Indonesia says no to scrap metal after shrimp radiation scare
By Chandra Asmara

Climate change

People shelter from the sun as they visit the Brandenburg Gate during a heat wave in Berlin in July. An October report in The Lancet scientific journal estimates the yearly number of deaths from heat-related causes worsened by climate change at nearly 550,000.
Climate change
Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30
By Simon Jessop - Lais Morais - Anna Portella
U.N. agencies in August estimated about half the world¡¯s population, or more than 3.3 billion people, are already struggling with the rising heat.
Climate change
World's fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2025, study says
By Kelly Macnamara
Climate change
Nearly half of all refugees to face extreme climate hazards by 2040, says UNHCR
Climate change
How sickly forests are felling Europe's climate ambitions
By Alison Withers ¡ª Kate Abnett ¡ª Simon Johnson
Climate change
30 years of climate talks: Progress, pitfalls and a planet in peril
By Valerie Volcovici ¡ª Richard Valdmanis
Climate change
Climate-friendly mayors find hope in Trump¡¯s election setback
By Peter Millard ¡ª Mariana Durao ¡ª Beatriz Amat
Climate change / EXPLAINER
Pay to protect: Brazil pitches new forest fund at COP30
By Nick Perry

Sustainability

King Bubaraye Dakolo of the Ekpetiama Kingdom in Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, poses for a photograph in Lagos on Oct. 13.
Sustainability
'What is the value of a human life?' In Nigeria, oil giant Shell may find out.
By Susan Njanji
Bubaraye Dakolo, the monarch of Ekpetiama in Nigeria, is suing a global oil giant over one of the largest corporate environmental liabilities in history.
Sustainability
Bali grapples with flood reckoning as overdevelopment and waste take toll
By Marchio Gorbiano
Sustainability
Malaysia's largest island state aims to be region's 'green battery'
By Jan HENNOP
Sustainability / OUR PLANET
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that¡¯s steeped in tradition
By Kai Wilson
Sustainability
Polluted and poor: Blighted U.S. cities tackle 'toxic soup'
By Carey L. Biron
Sustainability
'Restoring dignity': Kenya slum exchange offers water for plastic
Sustainability
Mozambique's illegal miners reap risky rewards but land suffers
By Samuel Come

Energy

A damaged home in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, following Hurricane Melissa. Its solar panels survived.
Energy
Jamaicans have been turning to solar power. It paid off after the storm.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
Solar power is seen as a way for Jamaica and other nations in one of the world¡¯s most hurricane-prone regions to become more resilient to ever-intensifying storms.
Energy
The world¡¯s biggest consumers of electricity are hidden in plain sight
By Akshat Rathi
Energy / OUR PLANET
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
By Joel Tansey
Energy
Global renewable power output overtakes coal for the first time, report says
Energy / OUR PLANET
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
By Eric Margolis
Energy / OUR PLANET
As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price
By Mara Budgen
Energy
China¡¯s green push may cut global fossil use by 2030, says think tank

Wildlife

At least 172 out of 1,928 assessed species of wild bees face extinction in Europe, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Wildlife
Europe's bees and butterflies at risk, conservation body says
At least 172 out of 1,928 assessed species of wild bees face extinction in Europe compared to 77 in 2014, the IUCN has said.
Wildlife
Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
By Susan Heavey
Wildlife / OUR PLANET
How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat
By Carolina Pichardo
Wildlife
Man who bred world¡¯s biggest rhino herd charged with horn smuggling
By Antony Sguazzin
Wildlife
Hong Kong scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos
By Jiaxing Li ¡ª Yan Zhao
Wildlife
With waters at 32 C, Mediterranean tropicalization shifts into high gear
By Remi BANET
Wildlife
Climate heat extremes driving tropical bird decline: study
By Julien MIVIELLE

Earth science

A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Earth science / EXPLAINER
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
By Katrina Miller
Part of the reason the waves were weaker than anticipated may have to do with the size of the quake off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.
Earth science
When Earth¡¯s surface shifts, a new satellite will see it
By Kenneth Chang
Earth science
Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
By Amelie Bottollier-Depois
Earth science
How Switzerland's Birch glacier collapsed
By Robin Millard
Earth science / Longform
Do 91²Ö¿â trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
By Eric Margolis
Earth science / Longform
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
By Alex K.T. Martin
Earth science
From oil spills to new species: How tech reveals the ocean
By Sara Hussein
Read more ENVIRONMENT stories
At Ginza¡¯s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) ¡ª a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France ¡ª where he had lived since he was a young child ¡ª stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Kyoto gets its own teamLab installation, the largest in Japan
Visitors wearing kimonos look at digital artwork at the newly opened teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan¡¯s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza¡¯s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) ¡ª a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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