Climate 2026 On Track for Warmest Year / The high rate of global warming acceleration was not anticipated by IPCC because its best estimate for climate sensitivity (3°C for 2×CO2) was an underestimate. We have shown that it is substantially higher, 4-5°C, for doubled CO2 #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetitionApril 30, 2026
Climate Alberta’s Finance Minister, Also a Rancher, Earns Taxpayer Dollars off Public Lands / Some Alberta ranchers can earn six figures from oil and gas sites on public land they lease from the government — and when companies don’t pay, taxpayers foot the bill #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetitionApril 30, 2026
Climate Renewables and batteries drive down fossil fuel use despite record electricity demandApril 30, 2026
Climate California is asserting state authority to revive the $700 million Soda Mountain project, marking a new era where Sacramento can reclaim authority from local counties to force stalled utility-scale solar and storage across the finish line.April 30, 2026
Climate ‘Mad Men Fuelling the Madness’: Meet the advertising CEOs boosting Big Oil. You might not have heard of them, but a new analysis shows these ad execs have overseen $1.5 billion worth of fossil fuel ads in the U.S. since the Paris Agreement.April 30, 2026
Climate Brussels weighs letting fossil fuel companies break EU pollution limits. The European Commission is considering temporary relief from methane penalties as energy firms warn of supply risks.April 30, 2026
Climate The invisible force making food less nutritious [higher CO₂ concentrations in the atmosphere]April 30, 2026
Climate While the Trump administration is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to coal projects, miners in Appalachia are suffering from a resurgence of black lung disease. But industry pushback is delaying federal rules that would reduce miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust.April 30, 2026
Climate The next great hunger. Biodiversity loss, climate shocks and geopolitical conflicts are fracturing the world food system, experts have warned.April 30, 2026
