COP28: Was COP28 a success or flop? Depends who you ask (TIME), The world has a new floor for climate ambition (The Atlantic), Climate talks end on a first-ever call for the world to move away from fossil fuels (NPR), What to make of the deal struck at COP28 (Economist), Heard at UN climate talks: Quotes that tell the story (AP), Climate summit makes ‘historic progress’ — but the world still can’t quit oil (E&E News), How an oil executive led the world to an agreement to ditch fossil fuels (Grist), COP28 deal just about keeps net zero on the road (Reuters), COP28 kicks carbon trading down the road as EU blocks deal (Reuters), COP28 agreeable to Saudis as it lets nations chart own course - source (Reuters), The world just made it clear the fossil fuel era is ending — with some wiggle room (Washington Post $), Analysis: At COP28, Sultan al-Jaber got what the UAE wanted. Others leave it wanting much more (AP), In the end, an oil man won a climate summit deal on moving away from oil (New York Times $), Oil companies are fine with call to move away from fossil fuels (New York Times $), COP28 ends with legacy potential after breakthrough fossil fuel pact (Axios)
JUSTICE: The last residents of a coastal Mexican town destroyed by climate change (AP), Climate reparations are becoming a reality. Here’s what they could look like. (Grist), Analysis: It’s uncertain if push to ‘Stop Cop City’ got enough valid signers for Atlanta referendum (AP)
GOP: GOP lawmaker wants to crack down on climate change activists who deface historical artwork (Fox News)
METHANE: How EPA's methane rule is dividing state agencies (E&E $)
RENEWABLES: The price tag of COP28’s renewable energy pledge (Politico EU), Blowing bubbles: Offshore wind’s new strategy to save whales (E&E News), A U.S. energy milestone is just around the corner (Axios)
INT’L: Amazon protector: the Brazilian politician who turned the tide on deforestation (Nature), Amazon rift: Five things to know about the dispute between an Indigenous chief and Belgian filmmaker (AP), How the deep friendship between an Amazon chief and Belgian filmmaker devolved into accusations (AP), ‘We used to give hope to the world’: is Costa Rica’s green halo fading? (The Guardian), ‘First line of defence’: mangroves — and mitigation — lost in Fiji’s tourism development (The Guardian)
IMPACTS: White Christmas unlikely for much of U.S. as temps set to jump (Axios)
COURTS: The latest youth climate lawsuit tries a novel argument: the unique environmental vulnerability of children (Grist)
HEALTH: Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus to flare (AP), At COP 28, global consensus on how climate change affects health (PBS NewsHour)
CITIES & STATES: Virginia county approves data center project after 27-hour public hearing (AP), Maine is considering California-style incentives to encourage electric vehicle sales (AP)
INFRASTRUCTURE: Exclusive: Infrastructure faces $600 billion hit in worst-case climate shift - study (Reuters)
EVS: France's revamped EV incentive scheme toughens market for Chinese-made cars (Reuters), Electric vehicle owners are not driving enough—and that’s bad (Scientific American), Used electric vehicle prices collapsing, with Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf big losers in Denver (Denver Post), What renters should consider before buying an electric car (MarketWatch)
FOOD: The world now has a roadmap for food and climate. But it’s missing a few things. (Grist)
NUCLEAR: US nuclear regulators to issue construction permit for a reactor that uses molten salt (AP)
WATER: Reclamation pumps $295M into California water savings (E&E News), Who gets the water in California? Whoever gets there first. (New York Times $)
OCEANS: Coral reefs are in trouble. One lab in the desert is trying to help. (New York Times $)
TECH: AI emissions are fueling a new doomerism. This time it’s climate change (Fortune)
HOUSES & APARTMENTS: These yard signs offer an inconvenient truth about sea level rise (Washington Post $), We built a fake metropolis to show how extreme heat could wreck cities (Washington Post $)
CRITTERS: US judge to weigh cattle industry request to halt Colorado wolf reintroduction (AP), 2 men charged with killing bald eagles, thousands of other birds (Axios)