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Money, lobbyists, inertia: why fossil fuels are so hard to quit
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1150+ words) More than 190 countries agreed to transition away fromfossilfuelsat the COP28 meeting in Dubai in 2023, but little progress has been made on the issue since then When the international community agreed to transition away from fossil fuels at the 2023 COP28 global climate summit,…...
Fear in Sicilian town as vast landslide risks widening
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1078+ words) More than 1, 000 people were evacuated from Niscemi in Sicily after a four-kilometre (2. 5-mile) section of cliff crumbled during a storm on Sunday The Italian authorities are assessing whether people can return to their homes Parts of Niscemi have been declared…...