Under an announcement with electric power company NextEra Energy, the Duane Arnold Energy Center, which shuttered in 2020, would return to service in 2029 "to help power Google's growing cloud and AI infrastructure in Iowa," the companies said in a joint press release.

Levels of the three main greenhouse gases -- the climate-warming CO2, methane and nitrous oxide -- all increased yet again in 2024, with each setting new record highs, the UN's weather and climate agency said.

When democracy can’t protect the people most affected, it stops being democracy. 

Oslo's model shows that streamlined regulatory and incentive policies can help propel market evolution toward an EV ecosystem, while a separate study shows that vehicle electrification doesn't necessary require nickel or the resulting social and environmental harms.

Energy systems’ flexibility, their ability to respond in a timely manner to fluctuations in electricity supply and demand, must increase much faster than is currently expected.

While hailed as an overall success, the regional bloc's summit last month demonstrated that its major stumbling block is speed in implementing the various declarations and statements it so loves to issue.

Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research published Thursday that also warns curbing warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius would now be essentially "impossible".

The partnership is not only a country-to-country initiative but a joint declaration for the future of Earth, in which Indonesia is ready to become the world's strategic partner to push for clear solutions on climate change.

By failing to prioritize methane reduction, Indonesia is not only undermining its climate credibility but also throwing away revenue and energy security. 

In the absence of political will, the legal system has become a key driver of climate progress.

Around the world, communities have developed agricultural systems born from hardship that have endured for centuries.

A new law has been passed to regulate mining and protect the environment and local communities, but its enforcement remains weak.

The lack of a global plastics treaty does not mean that people are standing idly by: communities, businesses and governments are already moving forward with national plans to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution.

After one year, Prabowo’s natural resource policies stand in the shadow of an ecological paradox.

Good regulation must be matched with consistent execution and solid institutions.

The report said the world permanently lost 8.1 million hectares of forest, an area about the size of England, in 2024 alone, putting the planet 63% behind the goal set by over 140 countries in the 2021 Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use.

The Giant Sea Wall would be a perfect disaster, destroying fish spawning grounds and local and migratory waterbird habitats.

Batam Customs and Excise Office head Zaky Firmansyah said 18 containers containing electronic waste would be reexported to the United States. 

Bali projects an image of sustainability while its economy rests heavily on over-tourism, straining land, water and energy, depending on fossil-fueled generators. 

While China has been the chief driver of energy emissions so far this century, other nations including India, Indonesia and Vietnam will play a key role in determining future pollution trends.

Beyond the figures and policies, humankind must come together in a collective vision that dares to look hard at the existential dilemma at the core of the climate crisis, and thereby love ourselves and our planet better.

The landmark WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which entered into force on Sept. 15 after a quarter century of negotiations, is only the beginning in tackling harmful subsidies toward ensuring sustainability of fish stocks, coastal communities and the planet's oceans.

Indonesia has ratified the Basel Convention, which bans the border crossing of dangerous and toxic waste, including electronic waste.

Environmental activists argue the rapid and often unregulated conversion of agricultural land into buildings is a primary cause of increased flood risk. 

On the ground, the rule change could transform how coffee is grown, traded and sold.

Can ecotourism be part of the fix? Yes, if Bali uses the legal framework, community willpower, and tourism revenue.

Managed by the country's central bank Norges Bank and fueled by its vast energy revenues, the fund is the world's biggest, with a value of nearly $2 trillion and investments in more than 8,600 companies across the globe.

Hailed as one of the biggest music festivals in the country, Pestapora ended this year’s iteration on a sour note after dozens of its performers, including headliners, pulled out from its lineup following the discovery of its controversial sponsorship from mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia.

Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.

The case is part of a wider international movement seeking to assign responsibility to major companies for the climate damage hurting the livelihoods of millions of people, especially in the Global South.