"The climate change generation is saying officials are talking too much, listening too little and acting even less. And they are fed up."

"Ryan Zinke, the scandal-plagued former Trump administration official, is headed back to Congress and a city he likens to a “cesspool” and says he “hates.”"

"While control of Congress remains unsettled, other races around the country reveal a growing — if precarious — tilt toward climate as a priority."

"With his return as Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is promising to reverse the alarming rate of deforestation in the Amazon. But as he heads to key UN climate talks, his ambitious plans to achieve “zero deforestation” will need to find international support."

"Global emissions from fossil fuels are likely to reach record highs this year, new data shows, putting nations further off track from stopping global warming."

"The president is expected to hail the new U.S. climate law on Friday at the COP27 summit in Egypt. Other countries want to talk money."

"SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — When President Biden walks into the United Nations climate summit here on Friday, he could fairly boast of returning the United States to the global fight to keep the planet from dangerously overheating, and of turbocharging America’s move away from fossil fuels.

"The $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Energy, Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act was overwhelmingly passed by voters — and lawmakers said it will not result in a tax increase."

"Members of civil society attending Cop27 have described how surveillance and intimidation by the Egyptian authorities is threatening their participation in the climate conference."

"Last week, Mongabay revealed a massive illegal shark finning operation across the fleet of a major Chinese tuna fishing firm. The company, Dalian Ocean Fishing, mainly serves the Japanese market. Most of its tuna has gone to Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation and its seafood trading arm, Toyo Reizo."