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For millennia, the Arctic absorbed more carbon than it emitted. That's changed.

Dec 24, 2024
The region is warming much faster than the rest of the planet and releasing greenhouse gases from its thawing soil. Umair Irfan of Vox explains.
As the Arctic warms, it is releasing greenhouses gases from its thawing soil and becoming more accessible to oil and gas extraction.
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Money starts flowing from national "green bank"

Dec 17, 2024
But the future of climate investment is uncertain under the incoming Trump administration.
Green banks combine public and private financing to fund green energy projects, like wind farms.
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Ski resorts rely on snowmaking to get through winter. Climate change is making that harder.

Dec 16, 2024
While larger conglomerates of ski resorts are able balance out a lack of snow and cold in one part of the globe with a good winter elsewhere, that's not the case for smaller resorts.
Snow guns, like this one, are a crucial part of Bolton Valley Resort's operation. The ski area has invested about $1 million in snowmaking over the past seven years.
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Is Sweden’s green tech in trouble?

Dec 16, 2024
Northvolt opened Europe’s first electric battery factory in 2022 but has laid off roughly 1,600 workers in recent months.
The Northvolt factory in Sweden. Over the last few months, Northvolt laid off around 1,600 workers.
Courtesy Northvolt

Is the Florida insurance market really "stabilizing"?

Nov 21, 2024
After years of rising premiums, policyholders may see some relief.
Karen Clark, who runs a catastrophe modeling firm, expects claims from Hurricane Milton will be lower than her company’s initial estimate of $36 billion. Above, a home devastated by Milton in Manasota Key, Florida.
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A lot of retailers have had a hard time moving coats and sweaters this fall, said Katie Thomas at Kearney.
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Hot real estate these days is also climate resilient

Nov 12, 2024
A new report from Zillow shows that nearly all buyers want these features, and home listings are increasingly touting them.
The share of listings that advertise climate-resilient features — like flood barriers, for example — is up about 20% over last year.
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Funding for climate tech startups is waning. Much of it's moving to AI.

Nov 11, 2024
Investing in AI has been an easy pitch this year, while the capital-intensive nature of green energy startups has put off some funders.
Funding for startups focused on climate change has suffered a chill, partly because of the costs of building out solutions.
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Trump says he'll claw back unspent money from the IRA. That may not be easy.

Nov 7, 2024
Because a lot of it is earmarked for congressional districts represented by Republicans.
The economics of renewable energy have changed since Trump was last president, per   UT Austin's Joshua Rhodes.
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Recent hurricanes could test the growing catastrophe bond market

Oct 24, 2024
Cat bonds help insurers spread risk to investors. Extreme weather created by climate change may disrupt the balance of risk and reward.
Waves crashed along the Florida coast as Hurricane Milton approached on Oct. 9. Catastrophe bond investors play in a risky market.
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