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"Record Annual Rise In Atmospheric CO2 Levels Alarms UN Climate Body"

"The United Nations warned Wednesday that CO2 levels in the atmosphere saw their biggest annual jump on record in 2024, driven by fossil fuel emissions, wildfires and weakening natural absorption by land and oceans. The findings come ahead of November’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, with scientists warning of a “vicious cycle” of feedback effects that could push the planet past critical tipping points."

Source: France 24, 10/22/2025

"Fed Rescinds Mandate That Banks Plan for Climate Risks"

"Federal regulators have rescinded a requirement that the nation’s largest financial institutions factor climate risks into their long-term planning, a policy dating from the Biden administration that Federal Reserve Board staff called “distracting” and “not necessary” and that Republicans have labeled overreach."

Source: NYTimes, 10/21/2025

Brazil OKs Oil Drilling Near Mouth Of Amazon R. Ahead Of UN Climate Summit

"Brazil’s government approved on Monday exploratory drilling by state-run oil-giant Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River. The decision comes only weeks before the United Nations climate conference in Belem, COP30, where efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels will be discussed."

Source: AP, 10/21/2025

"The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels."

"More than 700,000 federal employees have been sidelined and thousands more are at risk of being fired as the government shutdown drags on." "Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits."

Source: NYTimes, 10/21/2025

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