You're viewing the US edition You can switch to the UK, AU or IE homepage at any time using this menu. Pete Hegseth's downfall begins: 'Stubborn' defense secretary believes God wants him to run the Pentagon... but insiders holding a lethal dossier of secrets are'giddy' with excitement as his path to destruction is revealed Robert De Niro's ex Toukie Smith dead at 74: Top model and Miami Vice star was mom of Taxi Driver icon's twins Lost video of JFK Jr's plane wreck: Grim diver view reveals unspeakable truth about his mutilated body... harrowing late discovery about Carolyn's fate... and vile accusations about lobstermen'China spy' said she could get US tech: Woman who had affair with American billionaire boasted of securing AI chips despite export ban Hundreds gather in bid to push over Chicago's famous bean sculpture after claims man is trapped inside The depraved act by Brand's sex-crazed father that sparked a lifelong obsession: ALISON BOSHOFF I'm in my 50s and at least four of my friends are cheating on their husbands. Charlotte restaurant embroiled in fiery clash with customer after charging $6 for to-go leftovers box: 'I'm calling the police' Bombshell midterms survey reveals precisely why Trump's GOP lost: Devastating depth of Republican corruption and betrayal laid bare Willie Nelson's two weeks of hell on death's doorstep: Heartbreaking moment singer, 93, begged wife to'let him go'... and her stunning refusal to take him to the hospital Succession-style family feud goes nuclear: Insiders reveal'greedy' Washington siblings fought over dying father's billion-dollar fortune... before plot to oust his heir brutally backfired Meghan pulls out of planned child safety speech in Brussels because she's'not emotionally strong enough' after her father's arrest Fuming Katie Zacharia slams'utterly fake' rumors she's vying to get second shot at Press Secretary role after being axed just five days on the job I was diagnosed with cancer after strange things began happening to my hands - here are the symptoms you can't ignore NADINE DORRIES: Whisper it, but as Harry quietly appears alone at a Remembrance Sunday parade, maybe he CAN be the People's Prince again... Russell Brand is'furious' over his barrister's performance in court having spent £1million on his defence - as comic begins ten-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to decrease by 0.4% in 2026, promising study reveals The relentless rise in the world's carbon emissions may finally be slowing, according to a major new report. Global emissions from coal, oil and gas are projected to fall by 0.4 per cent in 2026, according to the Global Carbon Project. Researchers say this would mark one of the clearest signs yet that the rapid expansion of renewable energy and electric vehicles is beginning to curb the world's reliance on fossil fuels .

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Around the world, the cost of wasted food is set to total $540 billion this year. It's an issue top of mind for Matt Rogers, CEO of Mill, a startup seeking to turn food scraps into something useful. What began as an at-home food recycling system is now tackling the commercial sector. This year Mill launched a commercial-scale system that processes food waste on-site, while using AI to provide kitchens better insight into what they are throwing away. This allows them to adjust what and how much they buy and produce.

The nonprofit Rainforest Alliance, headed by Santiago Gowland, runs one of the world's largest sustainability certification programs--partnering with farmers and brands around the world to support climate resilient growing practices under its iconic green frog seal. In 2025, the organization's efforts resulted in some 5.5 million metric tons of emissions being avoided or sequestered. The group recently announced a new regenerative agriculture standard aimed at transforming the way tropical commodities are grown, certified, and traded. The standard supports farmers looking to better understand and employ regenerative agriculture practices--focusing on areas such as soil health and fertility, biodiversity, and crop resilience. The first crop the framework is focusing on is coffee, but the organization plans to extend the certification to cocoa, citrus, and tea.

At just 34, Laureen Meroueh is modernizing the steel industry. Boasting a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and materials science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she developed a method of turning iron ore into steel in a single step. In October, Hertha Metals broke ground on its first commercial facility, located in the Houston metro area, and secured more than $133 million in a Series A funding round, including $65 million from the Department of Defense to produce American-made rare earth magnets for F-35 jet fighters and missile guidance systems. What is the single most important action you think the public, or a specific company or government (other than your own), needs to take in the next year to advance the climate agenda? Back climate solutions that win on cost first and cut emissions second.

AI leaders claim their tech will fix the climate. The evidence mostly points in the opposite direction so far. This week, as countries meet in Antalya, Turkey for the United Nations climate conference, one topic likely to dominate the conversation is artificial intelligence. The host has already called on countries to commit to ensuring that AI is designed, powered, and deployed in ways that support climate action. But so far, industries around the world aren't doing nearly enough to harness the technology to actually drive down the greenhouse-gas emissions heating up the planet, despite some very optimistic claims from AI companies. In 2024, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared that AI would unleash "astounding triumphs," including "fixing the climate."

A sweeping bit of legislation designed to cut red tape could speed up the buildout of energy infrastructure in the US. With the dust barely settled on this week's momentous midterms, the Senate is set to vote on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) on November 9. It's a plan that could finally start an overhaul of the slow, complicated process for getting energy projects approved, as part of something called permitting reform. People on both sides of the political aisle have been pushing for this type of change for some years. The key question is whether this will cut greenhouse-gas emissions from the US energy sector or push them higher still. The federal permitting system is designed to protect the environment against industrial pollution from large projects like power plants, transmission lines, and natural-gas pipelines. Today, permitting is governed by a range of laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. And if there's one thing you might know about the current state of permitting in the US it's that it's slow and incredibly complicated. So in its 417 pages, BAAJA attempts to tighten things up. The bill has provisions that narrow the sorts of projects that need to apply for federal permits and others that enact deadlines in hopes of speeding up a process that today can take years.

Climate change itself is increasingly fueling climate change. Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases are driving up global temperatures, setting off dangerous feedback loops that we have not fully accounted for in our climate models--or our emissions-reduction goals. Scientists have long warned that warming would propel further warming in various ways, but a growing number of observations and studies are at last providing a sharper sense of just how powerful these cascading effects could be. And, by extension, they're showing how much faster the planet may warm in this century.

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