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Points of ProgressA chance to grow: How China and a British town are sowing seedsProgress roundup: Government attention to people’s 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.
Cover StoryA student’s ‘aha’ moment becomes a nation’s alternative fuelYoung Barbadian innovators see economic opportunity in the climate change threat, finding solutions unique to their environment.
First LookClimate summit to meet in Dubai. Why women’s safety is at the center.With the U.N.-led climate summit, COP, to convene soon, activists urge policymakers to respond to climate change’s 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‘We’re sorry,’ 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.
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 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.
Cover StoryHis gift of gab and hope may determine the temperature of your worldMoving and shaking at COP28 or back home in Namibia, this young climate activist sees opportunity for the Global South in the climate crisis.
The ExplainerWhat California’s climate diplomacy with China achievesCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent trip to China highlighted the use of subnational diplomacy to make progress on climate change goals.
First LookHorror in the pumpkin patch: Climate change slashes crop yieldsAcross the American West, farmers are struggling to grow pumpkins amid drought and other extreme weather patterns attributed to climate change. Because pumpkins are more lucrative, farmers are choosing to cut back on other crops.
Points of ProgressTools for new readers, from Braille Lego to a Somali phone appProgress roundup: To unlock the power of reading, Lego now sells bricks with Braille, and an app is helping 350,000 people in their native tongue.
Cover StoryClimate change is driving a global youth revolutionClimate change is shaping a mindset revolution – powerfully driving innovation and progress. And young people are leading the transformation.
First LookHurricane Otis lands in Acapulco. How will the tourist city recover?Acapulco was ravaged by Hurricane Otis on Oct. 25. Chaos ensued with roads closed from floods, looting, as well as power and internet outages, leaving citizens frustrated with Mexican authorities who lacked the resources to address the damage.
First LookSuperstorm Sandy devastated NJ. Now, new flood walls to protect it.Flood walls, levees, and high-powered pumping stations are underway in $298 million project to protect densely populated cities in New Jersey. The projects were envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, which inundated the area in 2012.
The ExplainerSaltwater influx tests communities near Mississippi’s mouthAn intrusion of salt water creates challenges for water treatment plants along the Mississippi River – and raises longer-term questions about how to manage a changing waterway.
First LookMeeting demand or ‘catastrophic’ risk? Gas pipeline OK’d in PNW.In the Pacific Northwest, a natural gas pipeline will be expanded despite protests. Politicians, environmentalists, and tribes, among others, raise concerns about the output of methane from fracking, wildfire risks, spills, and potential explosions.
First LookMaui wildfire decimated breadfruit trees. But now, a hope to restore.Breadfruit trees were brought to Hawaii by Polynesian voyagers 1,000 years ago. The Lahaina wildfire nearly decimated what was left of the trees on Maui. But beneath charred breadfruit trunk, underground, arborists are finding signs of life.
