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Lula Presses Nations on Climate Pledges as UN Counts Just 53 NDCs Before COP30

Less than a quarter of global emissions are covered by the new pledges, heightening pressure before the Belém summit.

States, Cities and Senate Democrats Urge EPA to Abandon Plan to Repeal Climate Endangerment Finding

Newsom Signs Climate–Energy Package Extending Cap-and-Invest to 2045

National Academies Rebukes EPA Rollback, Reaffirms Climate Harm and Validity of 2009 Finding

Justice Department Moves to Void Vermont’s Climate Superfund Law With Summary Judgment Bid

One Big Beautiful Bill Takes Effect, Restricts Renewables, Boosts Fossil Fuels

House Sets Make-Or-Break Vote on Trump’s $4.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill

German Courts Open Coldcase Murder Trial as Police Shooting Inquiry Advances

House Panel Approves $250 Annual Fee for Electric Vehicles in Transportation Bill

Bundestag Approves Historic €500 Billion Financial Package

Major U.S. Banks Withdraw from Net-Zero Climate Alliance

Rheinland-Pfalz Introduces New Climate Protection Goals

German Coalition Collapses as Scholz Fires Finance Minister Lindner

Washington State Voters Uphold Climate Commitment Act