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Report on ChatGPT Model’s Emissions Offers Rare Glimpse of AI’s Climate Impacts
If AI is scaled up, the resulting carbon footprint could rival that of cryptocurrencies.
Is a Livable Future Still Possible? Chomsky and Pollin Discuss the IPCC Report.
The report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows how capitalism undergirds the climate crisis.
Week After UN Report Warning of Climate Disaster, GOP Passes Huge Pro-Oil Bill
The sweeping bill contains a litany of provisions long lobbied for by the oil and gas industry.
Nationwide Protests Demand End of Big Bank Funding for Fossil Fuel Expansion
More than 100 demonstrations are scheduled today amid the UN’s latest warning that a climate time bomb is ticking.
UN IPCC Climate Report to Sound Most Dire Warning Yet
The world’s top scientists are warning that the window for action to prevent catastrophic global heating is nearly shut.
20 Years After US Invasion, Iraq Faces Cascading Climate and Water Crises
A defender of Iraq’s southern marshlands was recently kidnapped amid extreme drought and fierce competition for water.
“Another Massive Climate Disappointment”: Biden Slammed for Oil Project Approval
The Willow project, as proposed by ConocoPhillips, has been dubbed a “carbon bomb” by climate advocates.
Colonialism Created Food Insecurity in Haiti, Now Climate Change Compounds It
The U.S. must end its unfair trade practices and stop flooding Haiti's markets with food that can be grown locally.
Calls for Climate Reparations Have Grown Following Recent Severe Weather Events
Some suggest creating a reparation fund to be paid into by those most responsible for emissions, such as ExxonMobil.
Report: Big Oil Has Given Nearly $700M to Fund Research at Top Universities
This funding can be used to push industry-favored products and “solutions,” a new report says.