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How carbon pricing works around the world in 2026
See how carbon pricing works, from carbon taxes to cap-and-trade markets, plus current US and EU allowance prices and why the US has no federal one.
Climate & policy
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What happened to the EPA’s Clean Power Plan
The Clean Power Plan set a 32% emissions target for 2030, but courts stalled it before EPA repealed it, and federal power plant carbon rules keep changing.
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How do we know humans are causing climate change?
Is climate change caused by humans? Yes. NOAA and IPCC data show how scientists know, from record heat to a fossil fuel fingerprint in the air.
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How much money is going into clean energy now
Renewable energy investment is part of the $2.2 trillion that went into clean energy in 2025, almost twice fossil fuel spending. See where it went.
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What the UN climate summits have achieved since Copenhagen
COP30 closed in Belém without a binding fossil fuel deal. See what the UN climate summits have delivered since Copenhagen, and what comes next.
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How much are fossil fuels subsidized, in the US and worldwide
Worldwide fossil fuel subsidies hit $620 billion in 2023 under the IEA, or $7 trillion under the IMF, plus what US oil and gas tax breaks cost.
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From Banks to Billionaires: Climate Protests Sweep U.S. Ahead of Global Talks
On Tuesday, the streets outside America’s financial giants looked less like corridors of commerce and more like staging grounds for climate resistance. In Boston, a man…
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Coming to Terms with the Paris Agreement: What It Means for Our Planet
The Paris Agreement represents a significant shift in how countries approach climate change globally. This landmark accord establishes a system where nations commit to specific climate…