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Points of ProgressA penny pincher鈥檚 park, and the libraries loaning a warm nookProgress roundup: For patrons struggling with heating bills, UK libraries offer warmth during the day. And in California, a new park gets built on a shoestring.
First LookDenver voted for wolves. But rural ranchers will have to face them.Urban Colorado residents voted for wolves to be reintroduced to the state to fill in one of the last remaining major gaps in where the species historically roamed. Rural residents are wary of the problems wolves bring, but have waning voting power.聽
Cover StoryIndigenous Guardians protect their culture of cold in a heating worldClimate change is melting their world, but Indigenous聽Canadian聽Guardians use ancient knowledge and modern technology to protect their culture of cold.
鈥楳y responsibility to be hopeful鈥�: The Climate Generation at COP28A climate conference in a country built on big oil might generate cynicism in the most hopeful among us. But young activists say they have no time for the pessimism around climate action.
Climate progress in charts: Gaps and gains, as world meets in DubaiHow can we face the stark facts laid out by climate science without losing a sense of hope or agency? Our charts today aim to find that balance.
In Gaza鈥檚 shadow, a climate summit on war and peaceThe Israel-Hamas war has reached even into this week鈥檚 global climate summit. But some say that鈥檚 appropriate. Worldwide, addressing climate change can create conditions for peace.
World climate summit: Trendy vibes ... and an existential threatThe United Nations COP28 climate summit has become something of a Davos-style show. But the need is still for unglamorous negotiating, and that heart still beats, too.
Points of ProgressHow Indigenous people鈥檚 work can save aquatic grass and terrestrial forestProgress roundup: From tending seagrass to collecting seeds, Indigenous work is increasing environmental resilience from Canada to Brazil.
First LookAt COP28, developing nations speak out on climate solutionsOn day two of the COP28 climate conference, leaders of developing countries presented their own climate plans and聽pressed industrialized countries on climate action.
Cover StoryIn a return to forgotten lands, young farmers go small, demand lessDigging into small agriculture, a new generation of young people returns to the land to a more sustainable lifestyle in response to climate change.
Points of ProgressA chance to grow: How China and a British town are sowing seedsProgress roundup: Government attention to people鈥檚 needs means gardeners in a U.K. town can farm underused land. And China invests in local talent with job training.
A rough patch on the road to an electric car futureElectric vehicles have hit a much-publicized rough patch, as sales fail to match industry hopes. The challenge: enticing a new, more skeptical kind of buyer for green cars.聽
Cover StoryA student鈥檚 鈥榓ha鈥� moment becomes a nation鈥檚 alternative fuelYoung Barbadian innovators see economic opportunity in the climate change threat, finding solutions unique to their environment.聽聽
First LookClimate summit to meet in Dubai. Why women鈥檚 safety is at the center.With the U.N.-led climate summit, COP, to convene soon, activists urge policymakers to respond to climate change鈥檚 disproportionate impact on women. The activists want to secure land rights for women and encourage them to lead on developing climate policy.
Cover StorySuing the world to save it. Children pioneer a right to a secure future.Climate change: Eco-anxious youth are making progress in suing to create a body of law protecting against the effects of a warming planet.
Points of Progress鈥榃e鈥檙e sorry,鈥� and other reversals from California to ColombiaProgress roundup: An apology for extrajudicial killings in Colombia and an LGBTQ+ court decision in Mauritius are attempts to right longstanding wrongs.
Points of ProgressNo loss in translation: Telehealth for Ukraine and night school in JapanProgress roundup: Volunteers in the U.S. and Europe are caring for Ukrainians by phone. In Japan, night schools educate many foreigners and Japanese.聽
First LookKenya wants to end all plastic pollution. Will global leaders buy in?A treaty to end plastic pollution worldwide is being negotiated in Nairobi. While Kenya is a global leader in addressing plastic pollution, other nations with large petrochemical industries want to focus on waste control instead, alarming environmentalists.
Cover StoryOn tides of climate change, adaptability buoys hopeClimate change defines聽where young Bangladeshis live, if they study, and when they marry. But resilient adaptation is making a difference.
Points of ProgressFrom jaguars in Mexico to snow leopards in Bhutan, wilderness beckonsProgress roundup: Making space for jaguars and snow leopards to roam and call more places home is increasing their populations.
