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Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director of the environment organization Greenpeace International poses for a photo during an interview with the Associated Press in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Beware of 'greenwashing' at UN climate talks, Greenpeace chief warns

The head of environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday, October 21, 2021, warned against efforts by countries and corporations at the upcoming U.N. climate talks in Glasgow to “greenwash” their ongoing pollution of the planet.

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Vulnerable nations lay out demands ahead of COP26 climate talks

Officials from the 48 countries that make up the Climate Vulnerable Forum said a recent U.N. science report highlighted the urgent need for action to ensure that global warming doesn't rise above 1.5 C.

COP26: Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change

Bill Gates speaks during the Global Investment Summit at the Science Museum, London, on Tuesday, Oct, 19, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

U.K. to end home heating with fossil fuels by 2035 in bid to court green investors

The announcement was made at a meeting aimed at attracting billions of dollars in foreign investment for green projects in Britain.

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President of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, Alok Sharma answers a reporter during a press conference at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. File photo by The Associated Press/Christophe Ena

UN climate summit leader says rich countries need to pay up

Alok Sharma, the British official who will preside over an upcoming U.N. climate summit said he's losing sleep over how to get long-promised funding for poorer nations to switch to cleaner energy and cope with the worst impacts of climate change.

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People hold signs and banners as they participate in a climate march and demonstration in Brussels, on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Geert Vanden Wijngaert

Brussels weekend climate march draws thousands

Dressed as endangered fish or tigers or wearing toy polar bears on their heads, demonstrators marched through Brussels on Sunday, October 10, 2021, to push world leaders to take bolder action to fight climate change at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow starting this month.

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In this Nov. 18, 2019 file photo, the logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris. File photo by The Associated Press/Michel Euler

Google places limits on climate denial ads

Google will ban digital ads promoting false climate change claims from appearing next to other content, hoping to limit revenue for climate change deniers and stop the spread of misinformation on its platforms.

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right and Chancellor Rishi Sunak walk, during a visit to a construction site in Manchester, England, on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (Phil Noble/PA via AP)

UK promises to hit all-renewable electricity by 2035

The move to sustainable energy was made in advance of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow and would help end the country’s reliance on imported fuel.

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, file photo, fire-resistant wrap covers an historic welcome sign as the KNP Complex Fire burns in Sequoia National Park, Calif. File photo by The Associated Press/Noah Berger

Fires threatening California's Sequoia National Forest still growing

California firefighters battled fast-growing forest fires threatening giant sequoias and small communities in the Sierra Nevada on Monday, September 27, 2021, and worked to fully surround a suspected arson wildfire that destroyed homes last week.

Wildfires

In this Aug. 2, 2016, file photo, philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs arrives for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington. File photo by The Associated Press/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Laurene Powell Jobs to invest billions in climate foundation

Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs, will invest $3.5 billion within the next 10 years to address the climate crisis, a spokesperson for Emerson Collective, Jobs’ organization, said Monday

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Companies, activists driving to speed zero-emission truck sales

Officials from companies with fleets of trucks are urging governors across the country to embrace a rule meant to speed the adoption of zero-emission trucks and reduce a potent source of greenhouse gases spewed from the large commercial vehicles.