New Zealand declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle pounds North Island | CNN
CNN — New Zealand declared a National State of Emergency on Tuesday for the third time in its history as...
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A subsidy arms race is kicking off between Europe and America | CNN Business
London CNN — When US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, he enacted the biggest climate...
The world is creating more single-use plastic waste than ever, report finds | CNN Business
Brisbane, Australia CNN — The world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic waste, mostly made from polymers created...
How do you lose a radioactive capsule? Australian investigators are wondering too | CNN Business
Brisbane, Australia CNN — The discovery of a tiny lost radioactive capsule beside a remote highway in Western Australia raises...
Cities are being cloned in the virtual world. Here’s what that means for the future | CNN
CNN — With space in our cities at a premium, and a majority of the world’s population expected to live...
From the Emirates to Davos: South Korea’s big week in global business | CNN Business
Hong Kong/Seoul CNN — South Korea’s leader is capping off a whirlwind week, after securing tens of billions of dollars...
New aircraft design from NASA and Boeing could benefit passengers in the 2030s | CNN
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How to recycle the world’s largest passenger plane | CNN
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg released after being detained by German police at coal mine protest | CNN
CNN — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was released by German police on Tuesday evening after being detained earlier in...
A major oil exporter is hosting a UN climate summit. Opinions are divided | CNN
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Chester Zoo announces birth of critically endangered Western chimpanzee | CNN
CNN — Extremely rare – and extremely adorable. The Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England, has welcomed the birth of a...
The ozone layer is on track to recover within decades as harmful chemicals are phased out, scientists report | CNN
CNN — In rare good news for the planet, Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover completely within decades,...
Lula da Silva sworn in as Brazil’s president amid fears of violence from Bolsonaro supporters | CNN
CNN — Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president for the third time on Sunday, as...
3M will stop making hazardous ‘forever chemicals’ starting in 2025 | CNN Business
New York CNN — 3M, the conglomerate behind Post-It notes and Scotch tape, will stop making controversial per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
EU agrees to the world’s largest carbon border tax | CNN Business
London CNN — European Union governments have reached a deal on the world’s first major carbon border tax, as part...
‘This is a war’: Californians seek affordable housing alternatives | CNN Business
Los Angeles CNN — At 26, Ixchel Hernandez has become the defender and protector of her family’s modest apartment. In...
A trash heap 62 meters high shows the scale of India’s climate challenge | CNN
New Delhi CNN — At the Bhalswa landfill in northwest Delhi, a steady flow of jeeps zigzag up the trash...
UK government greenlights first new coal mine in three decades | CNN
CNN — The UK has greenlit a controversial plan to open the country’s first new coal mine in three decades,...
Indonesia wants to make an OPEC for this coveted metal | CNN Business
London CNN Business — Indonesia produces more nickel than any other country. As demand soars for batteries to power the...
These were the best and worst places for air quality in 2021, new report shows | CNN
CNN — Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report. The report...
