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​Climate change activists hang a sign on Tower Bridge during a demonstration against the climate crisis, in central London, Britain, April 8, 2022.
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Climate change, Trump tariffs, India rice rules

At a joint press conference in front of the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea, on August 29, 2024, youth climate litigants and citizen groups involved in climate lawsuits chant slogans emphasizing that the court ruling marks not the end, but the beginning of climate action. The Constitutional Court rules that the failure to set carbon emission reduction targets for the period from 2031 to 2049 is unconstitutional and orders the government to enact alternative legislation by February 2026.
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South Korea’s climate verdict: A catalyst for worldwide legal action

South Korea’s constitutional court has ruled that the country’s climate change measures are insufficient for protecting the rights of citizens, particularly those of future generations.

Two hands touching each other in front of a pink background.
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Hard Numbers: Startups are up, Google gas, Brazil dings Meta, Slow and steady

Graphic Truth: Carbon in context
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Graphic Truth: Carbon in context

The US and Canada are both racing against the clock to lower their greenhouse gas emissions. As the effects of climate change become more apparent and deadly, countries are grappling with how to curb their emissions without curbing economic growth.

President Joe Biden riding around in a Hummer EV during a tour of the General Motors 'Factory ZERO' electric vehicle assembly plant, in Detroit, Michigan, back in 2021.
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Biden boosts EVs with new tailpipe emissions rules

President Biden introduced tailpipe pollution limits that require automakers to reduce carbon emissions from their vehicles by 56% by 2032 based on 2026 levels.

Trudeau may have to give up the carbon tax stick
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Trudeau may have to give up the carbon tax stick

After years of staring down opponents to his national carbon tax, PM Justin Trudeau has finally blinked, putting his whole emission-reduction plan in jeopardy.

Aerial footage shows raging wildfire in British Columbia of Canada.
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Trudeau’s climate compromise?

Leading a government means balancing tradeoffs, for both policy and political gain, and few stories illustrate the choices facing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau more clearly than his sizeable proposed investment in cleaning up Canada’s notoriously dirty oil industry.

Has Biden ditched the environment?
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Has Biden ditched the environment?

President Biden, facing an unprecedented energy crisis, has been accused of doing an about-face on climate, veering into drill, baby, drill territory to encourage more oil production to boost dwindling global supplies. What are the political implications?

Climate justice: An ethical dilemma of existential proportions
by ian bremmer

Climate justice: An ethical dilemma of existential proportions

A debate between developed and developing nations over equity gaps and burden-sharing is at the heart of the planet’s ability to curb climate change.

Top ten carbon emitters' share of global emissions, and details about their national carbon pricing schemes
Graphic Truth

The Graphic Truth: Who's putting a price on carbon?