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"Women bear the brunt of climate change. Meet the green politicians determined to change that"
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IWD: Meet the women fighting for the planet through politics
This International Women’s Day, Euronews Green highlights some of the female politicians spearheading the never-ending fight against climate change.

📉 Plant-based diets cut climate impact by more than half, randomized clinical trial shows
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Plant-based diets cut climate impact by more than half, randomized clinical trial shows
As climate change accelerates and global temperatures continue to rise, a new randomized clinical trial provides compelling evidence that one of the most powerful climate solutions may be on our plates. A study published in Current Developments in Nutrition shows that adopting a low-fat vegan diet reduces diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and cumulative energy demand by 44%—dramatic reductions achieved in just 12 weeks.

UK opening new oil and gas fields would imperil global climate goals, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/08/uk-new-oil-gas-fields-north-sea-global-climate-goals

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Choose your next governor
The California governor race is a packed field this primary election. Take our quiz to see which candidates match your views.

"Trump supporters report higher levels of psychopathy, manipulativeness, callousness, and narcissism"
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"Trump fans are much angrier about housing assistance when they see an image of a black man
In contrast, Clinton supporters seemed relatively unmoved by racial cues"
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Study: Trump fans are much angrier about housing assistance when they see an image of a black man
In contrast, Clinton supporters seemed relatively unmoved by racial cues.

"Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change?"
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Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change? - Carbon Brief
China’s leadership has published a draft of its 15th five-year plan setting the strategic direction...

Emperor penguins are now endangered amid climate change and melting ice https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/emperor-penguins-are-now-endangered-amid-climate-change-and-melting-ice/

Emperor penguins are now endangered amid climate change and melting ice
Emperor penguins are native to Antarctica, where record low sea ice over the last decade has dramatically changed their habitat. Populations of the world’s largest penguin have fallen so much that they have now officially moved from near threatened to endangered in the latest assessment by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the global […]

"Dangerous droughts triggered by heatwaves are accelerating at an alarming rate, study shows"
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‘Flash droughts’ driven by heatwaves are on the rise, study finds
Heatwaves, drought, wildfire risk and El Niño are compounding to create a dangerous cocktail of climate change.

"Hot-dry extremes could hit 28% of humanity five times more often by end of century"
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Hot-dry extremes could hit 28% of humanity five times more often by end of century
In their current state, climate policies around the world could leave a significant chunk of the global population exposed to simultaneous extreme heat and drought over five times more often by the end of this century than during the mid-to-late 20th century.