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COP17 Mongolia: The Desertification Summit Deciding Your Food and Water Future

Around 10,000 people are heading into a national park near Ulaanbaatar this week. They've gathered for COP17, the seventeenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The meeting runs from August 17 to 28, and it could determine how farms…

Plastics Treaty Draft Leaves Out Production Cuts: What It Means for You and the Planet

The newest draft of the global plastics treaty has arrived, and it is missing something many countries consider essential. Chilean ambassador Julio Cordano, the diplomat chairing the United Nations talks, released the document as an informal reference text. It reads a lot like a…

What You Need to Know About South Africa’s Offshore Oil Court Battle: Communities Take On Shell and TotalEnergies

Layers of red dust still coat Saldanha Bay, a reminder of the iron ore exports that transformed a quiet coastal fishing town in the 1970s. Today, the same bay is being prepared for a different role. The South African government wants to turn it into the country's oil and gas hub…

UK Wildfire Crisis 2026: 71% of England in Drought and Firefighters Overwhelmed, Are We Ready for What's Next?

The United Kingdom is living through a fire emergency that keeps growing. Dry landscapes, repeated heatwaves, and shifting wind patterns have turned large parts of the country into a potential tinderbox. Firefighters are working long shifts to contain flames in Hampshire, Nottin…

Canada’s Out-of-Control Wildfires: 22,000 Flee British Columbia, and What That Means for Your Community

Summerland received its evacuation order with little time to spare. Across British Columbia, around 22,000 people have now left their homes as 102 active wildfires spread through the province. Nearly half of those fires are listed as uncontrolled. The Bald Range fire grew to mor…

Super El Niño 2026 Could Bring Flooding to Western US: Here's What Forecasters Are Watching

Something big is taking shape across the Pacific Ocean, and its effects are expected to reach the United States this winter. Climate scientists are tracking what could become one of the strongest El Niño events on record. If the forecasts hold, the western and south-eastern part…

Beyond GDP: The $20 Trillion Reason to Put Nature on the Nation’s Balance Sheet

What makes a nation truly rich? For decades, the answer has been one number: gross domestic product. That number shapes your taxes, your job market, and your government’s priorities. A quieter shift is taking shape in economic circles, one that may change how prosperity is under…

Caribbean Drought Crisis: What El Niño and Climate Change Mean for Your Water Future

The sun is doing more than shining here. It is pressing down on the islands, and the heat is only part of the story. Taps are running dry. Rain clouds are staying away. And across the Caribbean, the sound of a drought is the sound of buckets hitting concrete. El Niño has arrived…

China's Coal Comeback: 30 GW Added, Record Clean Energy Unused, and What It Means for You

What happens when a nation builds record wind and solar capacity and adds 30 gigawatts of coal in the same six months? China just showed us. China added 30 gigawatts of new coal capacity in the first half of 2026 and retired 2.7 gigawatts. Coal-fired generation rose 3 percent co…

Your FOMO Is Fueling 70,000-Person Climate Conferences. A Smarter COP Is Possible

Picture a single conference so large it functions like a two-week city. Presidents, ministers, negotiators, business leaders, campaigners, engineers, journalists, celebrities, and thousands of others arrive with one shared goal. Being seen at the UN climate conference has become…

Here's How Egypt Plans to Use 42% Renewable Power and $50 Billion to Become the Middle East's Clean Energy Powerhouse

When conflict between the US and Iran disrupted oil and gas flows across the Middle East, Egypt felt the pressure in its energy budget. Import prices climbed, currency pressure mounted, and officials in Cairo concluded that relying too heavily on fossil fuels was risky. Their an…

Your Future, Your Voice: Australia's Bold Age-Weighted Voting Plan Gives Under-30s 1.3x Power

Australia's democratic system is known for being steady and fair. A bold new proposal wants to make it fairer across generations. What if votes carried different weight depending on age? What if younger Australians had more influence because they have more years ahead of them? T…