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The year’s worst climate news you have not heard about
Not enough flood waters for dams, more coal burning, and demand for Indonesian palm oil show efforts to slow global warming are flagging
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Hydroelectricity generation has not increased in five years and the failures in many places are even more pronounced, says the writer.
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David Fickling
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There’s been no shortage of grim climate news to hit the headlines over the past year. In March, the United Nations’ weather agency declared 2023 was the hottest year on record Donald Trump was re-elected energy-hungry artificial intelligence
As if that wasn’t bad enough, some of the most troubling trends out there have flown mostly under the radar. Here are three additional things, which mostly haven’t hit the headlines in 2024, to keep you up at night.
