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Business - Financial Times
Amazon buys stake in nuclear energy developer in push to power data centres
Citadel’s Ken Griffin takes part in X-energy’s $500mn fundraising alongside ecommerce groupOctober 16 - Amazon -
Business - CNBC
Why Big Tech is turning to nuclear to power its energy-intensive AI ambitions
Large tech firms are turning to alternative power sources like nuclear as a way to fulfill growing energy demands from data centers.October 16 -
Business - MarketWatch
Global electricity demand to double by 2050, IEA’s World Energy Outlook says
Electricity demand is set to increase at levels equivalent to adding a new Japan to the world each year, the International Energy Agency saidOctober 16 -
World - The Guardian
Mass bird deaths in botulism outbreak are linked to climate crisis
More than 94,000 birds have died at Tule Lake wildlife refuge in northern California, its worst recorded epidemic. An ongoing outbreak of botulism, a bacterial illness that causes muscle paralysis, ...October 16 - Climate -
World - The Guardian
Is it worse to have no climate solutions – or to have them but refuse to use them? | Rebecca Solnit
Tech barons are forever predicting some amazing new technology to fix the climate crisis. Yet fixes already exist. There are so many ways to fiddle while Rome burns, or as this season’s weather ...October 16 -
World - Financial Times
Australia’s Woodside Energy to end London listing
Decision is latest hit to UK market’s status as a hub for natural resources groupsOctober 16 -
World - The Guardian
The Diamondbacks are facing a climate problem. They aren’t alone among US sports teams
As the threats of climate change continue to become realities in new and sometimes terrifying ways, more and more teams and leagues will have to address the problem. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a ...October 16 - Climate -
Top stories - CBS News
Climate change-induced extreme weather will push millions to move, study finds
As the southern U.S. reels from back-to-back hurricanes, researchers estimate that millions will move away from areas with extreme weather in the coming decades. Senior research geographer Dr. ...October 15 - Climate -
Top stories - CBS News
Google turns to nuclear energy for AI electricity demand
Google announced a deal with energy startup Kairos Power to supply its data centers with electricity from seven small modular nuclear reactors, which still need to be built. A recent study found ...October 15 - Google -
World - ABC News
4 people die in a migrant boat accident off a Greek island
Greek authorities say four people, including two children, have died off the island of Kos in an accident involving a migrant smuggling boat crossing from nearby TurkeyOctober 15 -
Business - Inc.
Building Bridges to a Sustainable Future: How This Founder Merges Climate Tech and Social Equity
Willamette Technical Fabricators founder Alicia Chapman drives cleaner energy with a focus on the workers who bring it to life.October 15 - Climate -
Politics - The Hill
Most in Florida support candidates who fight climate change: Survey
A majority of Floridians said they would prefer political candidates who back action on climate change, according to a Florida Atlantic University survey released Tuesday. The poll, conducted ...October 15 - Florida -
Politics - The Hill
One-quarter of applicants ruled out colleges because of states' political climate: Poll
Just more than a quarter — 28 percent — of students ruled out a school because of the politics, policies or legal situation in the college or university's state, according to a new poll from the ...October 15 -
Politics - The Hill
How China’s Iran support could spark a Persian Gulf energy war
Washington has to be concerned that Beijing sees an opportunity to deny or at least restrict Middle East energy to others.October 15 - Iran -
World - The Guardian
Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank
Setbacks mean UN goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is impossible to hit, report finds. Wars, debt, the climate crisis and the pandemic have combined to halt progress in the fight against ...October 15 - Covid -
World - The Guardian
Cost of dealing with PFAS problem sites ‘frightening’, says Environment Agency
Exclusive: EA warns it lacks budget to tackle England’s rising number of potential ‘forever chemicals’ locations. The number of sites identified as potentially having been polluted with banned ...October 15 -
World - Financial Times
EU and British energy groups call for rewrite of post-Brexit trading arrangements
Open letter criticises ‘suboptimal’ mechanism under Trade and Cooperation Agreement amid push for more renewablesOctober 15 - European Union -
World - The New York Times
Political Infighting Hampers Ukraine’s Efforts to Avert Energy Crisis
Top energy officials have fallen and key energy policy decisions have been delayed because of political calculations, lawmakers and experts say, costing Ukraine valuable time in preparing for winter.October 15 - Ukraine -
Business - Financial Times
EU ministers nod to support for nuclear energy ahead of UN climate summit
Bloc officials overcome deep divisions on atomic power but finance goal commitment remains unresolvedOctober 15 - Climate -
Business - Financial Times
Insurers embrace climate change investments as catastrophe costs mount
Industry adopts low-carbon goals it once shunned as natural disaster losses exceed $100bn a yearOctober 15 - Climate -
Top stories - The New York Times
Climate Disasters Are Shattering the Lives of People Who Live in Mobile Homes
Millions of Americans, many poor and vulnerable, live in mobile and manufactured homes. When catastrophe strikes, they’re often on their own.October 14 - Climate -
Top stories - CBS News
Climate expert Porter Fox breaks down the factors behind supercharged storms
Porter Fox, author of "Category Five: Superstorms and the Warming Oceans That Feed Them," joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to explain how warmer water and rising sea levels are fueling more powerful ...October 14 - Climate -
World - The Guardian
Europe’s medical schools to give more training on diseases linked to climate crisis
New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in health. Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria will become a ...October 14 - Climate -
World - Financial Times
Why have Americans been moving closer to climate risk?
Pandemic-era migration has doubled the number of people in areas most vulnerable to extreme weather eventsOctober 14 - Climate -
Business - Financial Times
Biggest US public pension fund Calpers invests in UK’s Octopus Energy
California retirement fund among investors drawn to power company for its software and green focusOctober 14 -
Business - Inc.
Once Incarcerated, Now This Man Connects Students to Clean Energy Careers
Clean energy careers are on the rise, and one expert is showing students the way to find them,October 13