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            <title><![CDATA[Takeaways from Supreme Court arguments in major climate change case against Big Oil]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Dozens of other cities have filed similar suits against oil and gas companies. A decision is expected next year]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chief Sustainability Officers' Outlook September 2026]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The inaugural Chief Sustainability Officers’ Outlook captures the perspective of 103 members of the World Economic Forum’s global Chief Sustainability Officers Community on how the transition is unfolding]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Climate change, long shifts, harmful chemicals make food workers among most exploited]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Widespread exploitation in the agrifood sector is undermining the safety and wellbeing of the workers on which global food systems depend, says report]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Which city is Europe’s greenest? EU names eight finalists]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The finalists were judged in seven areas, including climate change resilience, waste management and how quickly they are cutting emissions]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France braces for national day of school protests after injuries and mass arrests]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[France is braced for major protests on Tuesday, after organisers called for a nationwide day of action in support of students demanding more investment in education]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The trillion-dollar multiplier: how ASEAN breaks the 4.8% ceiling through shared green sovereignty]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Southeast Asia keeps celebrating a 4.8% growth ceiling without asking what breaks the moment every country competes alone]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Hong]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NY Climate Week: could a change be brewing in corporate sustainability?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The ESG label is fading from corporate conversations, but the work behind it is moving closer to the decisions that matter]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Boas Hoffmeyer]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[No, it is not irrelevant what Germany does for the climate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Trump is banking on oil, China on coal – and Germany is supposed to save the world when it comes to climate protection? Sounds reasonable, writes our guest author. Join the discussion]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Felix Ekardt]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Should Big Oil pay for climate change? A Supreme Court case will help decide]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Boulder, Colorado, is hoping its novel lawsuit will be the environmental equivalent of the landmark litigation that produced billions in damages and settlements against Big Tobacco and opioid makers]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How El Niño will drive up the cost of foods you love — and some critical staples]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[US consumers are likely to face steeper prices for their morning latte, thanks to the near-record strong super El Niño still strengthening in the Pacific Ocean]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenAI’s Sam Altman says world should accept ‘some bad things’ from AI]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argued that artificial intelligence will provide significant benefits which justify the tradeoff of accepting “some bad things” stemming from the technology, as he drew a line between his company and chief rival Anthropic, noting that OpenAI believes in a much more “lighter-touch” regulation despite recent safety concerns]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China's first offshore CO2 injection platform completed]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The main structure of China's first offshore carbon injection project has been completed, as the new central platform for the Dongfang 1-1 gas field enters the commissioning stage on Sunday]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fiji urges 'just' climate transition, financing at pre-COP gathering]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fiji urged developed nations on Monday to back a just transition to renewable energy and support those most vulnerable to climate change with much-needed financing, as the UN "pre-COP" gathering kicked off in the Fijian city of Nadi]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Africa’s richest man wants to turn a pristine coastline into an oil hub]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The proposed refinery promises jobs and energy security, but hoteliers and environmentalists fear it threatens what makes Lamu unique]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court hears bid to shut the door on climate suits]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Dozens of climate lawsuits could live or die by a US Supreme Court case to be heard on Oct 5 seeking damages from oil companies for their role in global warming and for concealing the dangers of fossil fuels]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe’s approach to climate is entering a new era]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As the costs of climate change become increasingly difficult to ignore, the European Union increasingly focusing on adaptation]]></description>
            <link>https://illuminem.com/illuminemvoices/summary-europes-approach-to-climate-is-entering-a-new-era</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Brazil’s October presidential election could reshape the future of the Amazon, with the winner leading the country that contains about 60% of the world’s largest rainforest — an ecosystem vital to the global climate]]></description>
            <link>https://illuminem.com/illuminemvoices/summary-future-of-amazon-rainforest-policies-at-stake-in-brazilian-presidential-election</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pacific Islands get their climate moment with pre-COP meeting, but the guest list is thin]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia's efforts to put Pacific island nations at the center of global climate diplomacy are falling short of ambitions, with few leaders from outside the region planning to attend a gathering in Tuvalu and Fiji ‌this week, diplomats and officials say]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The ancient African rice that could help farmers grapple with climate change]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Thousands of years ago, farmers in West Africa took a wild ancestor of rice and turned it into a crop of their own. African rice survived in some of the region's harshest growing conditions. Now, researchers in China may have found a way to make its hard-won traits easier for breeders to harness]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rotting food waste emits 5 times more greenhouse gases than planes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rotting food waste is causing up to 10 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions – five times more than the entire aviation sector, the UN’s environment agency warned last week]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Democracy is a bad investment. That is why the far right keeps winning]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The far right is not a revolt. It is an insurance policy, bought by the same people who funded Hitler, Thatcher and Reagan]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI is reshaping workplace skills: how to prepare for the labour market of the future]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As AI reshapes what employers expect from workers, the real question is not whether machines will take jobs, but how fast the content of every job will change]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yury Erofeev]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The end of emergency collateral]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Europe is turning crisis-era collateral exceptions into permanent rules, making corporate credit quality matter more than ever
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Diego Balverde]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[From protein substitutes to sustainable nutrition: rethinking plant proteins]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As India marks World Vegetarian Day, its protein challenge is not how much we eat, but where it comes from, who can afford it, and whether the whole diet is nourishing and sustainable]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shoba  Suri]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What actually makes a rule stick]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Six institutions could plausibly force sustainability to hold the way audits and certifications hold. Regulators, insurers, lenders, voluntary standards bodies, courts, and dominant customers. Most fail a simple test, and two fail it for opposite reasons. This piece audits all six and finds the sharpest enforcement doesn't come from Brussels at all]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlene Norman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Jeff Bezos’ Earth Fund benefits compare with Amazon’s emissions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos' climate philanthropy is back in the spotlight after the Bezos Earth Fund announced more than $25 million in new ocean conservation grants across five Pacific Island nations]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[illuminem briefings]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What to watch in the US Supreme Court's big climate case]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case that could determine the fate of state-court lawsuits nationwide seeking climate damages from oil giants]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Worse than coal? Debate intensifies over carbon impact of US gas imported to Europe]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With 60% of Europe's liquefied natural gas imports now coming from the United States, the carbon footprint of this energy source remains fiercely contested
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            <link>https://illuminem.com/illuminemvoices/summary-worse-than-coal-debate-intensifies-over-carbon-impact-of-us-gas-imported-to-europe</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Middle-schoolers are seeking out AI friends instead of real human ones]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Young adolescents who turn to chatbots for companionship feel more lonely, new study says]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[G-7 agrees to release oil reserves to reduce fuel prices after U.S. pressure]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The agreement involves the release of 100 million barrels of diesel and oil over four months]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[‘Blackmail’: Europe fumes against White House demand for more diesel]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[White House strong-arming led to G7 countries announcing they would release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from their strategic reserves]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How clean cooking can restore trust in climate action]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[IoT cookstoves are among the unexpected inventions restoring trust in climate finance, protecting forests, and empowering communities]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fabio Parigi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South China Sea: The sea where trade cannot afford a geopolitical accident]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the South China Sea, uncertainty carries a price, and measuring it can finance continuity without touching sovereignty
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Diego Balverde]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenAI fires researchers for allegedly sharing information with AI safety group]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The startup, in the throes of responding to rogue AI incidents, said three employees violated policies for handling sensitive company data]]></description>
            <link>https://illuminem.com/illuminemvoices/summary-openai-fires-researchers-for-allegedly-sharing-information-with-ai-safety-group</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[illuminem briefings]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore eyes bigger role in nuclear fusion industry]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[City-state 'closely following' emerging technology as future energy option]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan banks uncover twice the vulnerabilities following Mythos AI release]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lenders urged to bolster response to cyberattacks, including suspending services]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More than half of Europe faced intense summer heat stress, EU monitor says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A record 52% of Europe faced intense heat stress this summer, the EU’s climate monitor said Friday, as climate change fuelled widespread heatwaves and tens of thousands of excess deaths]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vanguard finds younger investors choose ESG voting at twice older rate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Vanguard’s latest proxy voting data has revealed a sharp generational divide in how investors approach ESG and corporate governance, as participation in its Investor Choice program reached more than half a million investors in 2026]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stakeholders strongly oppose inclusion of oil and gas in Canada’s sustainable finance taxonomy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The majority of stakeholders responding to a consultation into the development of Canada’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy said that they strongly opposed a proposal to include an “abatement measures” category focused on decarbonizing activities related to fossil fuels, according to the consultation report released by investor initiative Business Future Pathways (BFP)]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Geothermal company Fervo Energy announced Thursday morning that it had started selling electricity from its Cape Station power plant to the grid on September 30, one day ahead of schedule]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[States sue to stop Trump’s retreat on power plant emissions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The lawsuit was triggered by the EPA’s abandonment of one of the nation’s biggest climate efforts]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is college getting less safe for women?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit about an alleged gang rape at Cornell University and a Wired story about sexual cyberharassment reveal how campus rape culture and online misogyny are colliding]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Evidence builds showing climate change could be intensifying El Niño events]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A potentially historic El Niño event is building in the Pacific Ocean and already impacting the globe. Based on most recent models, this year’s event could be the largest ever recorded]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The state is the biggest to approve solar panels that plug into walls, giving residents a cheaper way to generate their own electricity]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK scraps climate change reporting rules for the City]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Watchdog waters down plans to force London-listed companies to disclose risks they face from global warming]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Palermo, first coffee grown and harvested in Italy: warmer climate is changing farming]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rising temperatures now allow coffee to be grown in Italy. In Sicily, the Morettino family has completed its first harvest, showing how climate change is reshaping crops worldwide]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The carbon math behind rerouting supply chains toward Mexico]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nearshoring to Mexico cuts freight emissions mainly by shortening the ocean leg of the journey, not by swapping to cleaner fuels
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI will be an eco-killer]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Our guest author believes that the use of artificial intelligence threatens to destroy the planet if nothing changes – and discusses this with readers]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Felix Ekardt]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pension funds: the largest and least visible force in impact investing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pension funds are the largest single source of global impact investing capital, and their scale makes them indispensable to closing the EMDE financing gap]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Gupta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rare earths are the new sanctions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Magnets, minerals, transformers and battery components are becoming the new chokepoints of energy security and geopolitical leverage
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How will AI philanthropy change development aid?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As Anthropic and its ilk join the donor class, they must avoid old pitfalls]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tracking methane leaks to slow global warming: European regulation project weakened by France's reversal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Although Emmanuel Macron had pledged to reduce methane emissions from the fossil fuel sector, he ultimately called for the implementation of European legislation on the issue to be postponed, citing the energy crisis]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China ends tax break on lithium-ion EV batteries after 11 years]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Reduced support could help trigger shakeout in crowded auto field]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Colombia moves to revoke carbon market rules issued under Former President Petro]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Colombia’s government is moving to revoke regulations governing its carbon market, reopening a policy framework adopted only weeks ago under former President Gustavo Petro, local news website La Silla Vacía reported Tuesday, citing Environment Minister Fabio Arjona]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Revamped ESG data industry body targets interoperability]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Future of Sustainable Data Alliance publishes first major report since shake-up, with MSCI joining its rank]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shell to double production capacity at LNG Canada]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The energy giant’s multibillion dollar investment aims to capture rising Asian gas demand driven by demographic growth and power-hungry data centers]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US turns waste carbon into 2.5 barrels of synthetic jet fuel per day]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The synthetic fuel can be blended with conventional jet fuel at concentrations up to 50 percent]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fossil fuel companies are using AI to find more oil and gas, not to cut emissions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new study found AI-driven fossil fuel productivity could increase emissions. Here are examples of companies already using AI to boost production]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Switzerland’s glaciers are losing an astonishing amount of ice. See the meltdown]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Dry winters and a warming climate are taking a toll on centuries-old ice in the Alps, researchers say, with about 20 percent of Swiss glacial ice melting since 2021]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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