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Restored California wetlands still released greenhouse gases, study finds

California has spent decades restoring wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, hoping that reflooded farmland can rebuild soil, store carbon and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A new study published titled Interannual Variability in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Challenges Post-Restoration Net Sink Predictions in California Delta Wetlands in Global Change Biology…

The Times of India · Sep 16

Nepal seeks climate compensation from India, China and US after deadly floods leave 4,000 missing

Nepal seeks climate compensation from world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. Deadly floods killed over a thousand people and left many missing. The nation demands justice for climate-related losses and damages. Nepal is pressing wealthier nations for climate funding ahead of a UN summit. This push highlights the global debate…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

Floating wetlands a promising way to decrease wastewater emissions: new research

Treating dirty waste water solves one environmental problem but creates another by releasing large amounts of climate emissions. As microorganisms break down sewage, they release carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – three potent greenhouse gases.

The Conversation · Aug 24

Lakes that ‘breathe’ ancient carbon: a surprising find in the Congo Basin

In the heart of the Congo Basin’s Cuvette Centrale, a large depression hosting the world’s biggest tropical wetland complex, lie two vast, shallow blackwater lakes, Lake Tumba and Lake Mai Ndombe. Together they are roughly the size of 420,000 football fields.

The Conversation · Jul 14

Why This Australia-India Deal Matters More Than You Think

India's demand for electricity is rising faster than ever as cities expand, industries grow, and millions of people require reliable power every day. While solar and wind energy continue to grow, they cannot generate electricity around the clock. That is where nuclear energy becomes important. India's latest uranium supply agreement…

MyLifeXP · Jul 10

Earth’s deep memory is thawing with the Arctic permafrost, degrading records of our ancient world

Permafrost usually hits the news as a hazard; a planetary risk. When this ice-rich ground thaws, it damages roads and building foundations. It drains lakes and tips trees into drunken forests. It releases greenhouse gases that have been locked in carbon-rich soils for thousands of years, amplifying warming, driving further…

The Conversation · Jul 9

Planned Texas data centers could emit more greenhouse gases than many countries

Texas regulators are allowing AI data centers across the state to start up thousands of new pollution sources with no public notice or environmental reviews.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 9

Oceans hit record June temperatures as El Niño builds: Why the world is heading for more heat, floods and stronger cyclones

The world is heading for more heat, floods and stronger cyclones because record-breaking ocean temperatures are loading the climate system with enormous amounts of extra energy. More than 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases has been absorbed by the oceans, causing sea surface temperatures to reach record…

The Times of India · Jul 5

Trump ramps up war on regulations with 702 cuts in pipeline

The Trump administration is aggressively cutting federal red tape, aiming to eliminate 702 regulations by September. This move, unprecedented in its scale, targets environmental reviews, energy standards, and diversity initiatives, projecting $1.5 trillion in economic savings. A key rollback involves repealing the "endangerment finding" for greenhouse gases, a cornerstone of…

The Economic Times · Jul 5

Texas leads nation in proposed power plants for data centers, which would emit large amounts of greenhouse gases

Nearly half of the power plants planned to supply electricity for data centers would be in Texas. Experts warn they will emit significant pollution that could harm the health of communities nearby.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1