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Atalanta Climate Ovi: Indoor Carbon Capture at the Intersection of Health & Climate Change
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I was first introduced to Atalanta Climate at the Hardware Meetup for Climate Week NYC. The company had been carting visually intriguing prototypes of their Ovi carbon...

Environmental groups urge Iowa to strengthen water standards amid rising cancer rates
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Environmental groups are pressing Iowa regulators for stricter water protections by getting up-to-date with federal recommendations and lowering nitrate limits, alleging that current...

Forest sanctuaries and spiritual balance in the Karen highlands of Thailand
One of Thailand’s largest Indigenous groups, Karen Pgaz K’Nyau culture is deeply rooted in animist beliefs that emphasize the importance of living in balance with nature. Their approach to land management incorporates sacred and community forests...

Climate Action Collaborative: Powering up our mountain towns
Have you been thinking about installing electric vehicle chargers at your multifamily housing complex, but aren’t sure where to start? There’s a program designed just for you. The EV Charging Cohort, created by the Climate Action Collaborative in...

Climate change, population growth hindering Pakistan from becoming $3tr economy: Aurangzeb
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Wednesday that unchecked population growth and climate change are hindering Pakistan from becoming a $3 trillion economy. Pakistan is home to a vast population of over 251 million, according to World...

Climate action at Before the Tide Festival
A powerful new event, Before the Tide Festival, is making its debut in November at Narara Ecovillage. The festival is a ground-breaking celebration of community and climate action in a two-day gathering of minds, hearts, and hands united in the...

Forest Lake school board member Luke Hagglund to resign — with replacement already picked
The last time a school board member in Forest Lake resigned midterm was in February 2003 when Rebecca Otto stepped down after being elected to the Minnesota House. The board accepted her resignation on March 3, 2003, and then placed an ad in the...

Climate Protestors Are Pivoting, but Not Backing Down
The climate movement’s role evolves with every administration, but this year’s swift reversals of climate policies have left environmentalists who personally helped pass protections or set national climate goals in despair. “What we are facing...

7 Space Tech Startups Turning Satellite Data into Climate Power
Indian space tech startups use satellites and AI to turn environmental data into actionable climate insights. Solutions help agriculture, disaster management, defense, and ESG decision-making with real-time, high-resolution data. Technology...

Ministers and industry debate clean energy settings
On 21-22 October 2025, the nation’s leading energy and climate decision-makers gathered at the Australian Financial Review Energy and Climate Summit in Sydney to debate one of Australia’s most pressing questions: Is our system ready for the next...

Troubled Waters? Aquaculture’s Intersecting Animal, Human, and Environmental Harms
Despite claims to the contrary, aquaculture — the farming of aquatic plant and animal species — is not a sustainable or ethical solution to food insecurity or a sound alternative to terrestrial animal factory farming or to wild-caught fishing....

AI can reduce emissions even as its own energy use grows
The Blueprint AI boosts building efficiency through smart HVAC, lighting, and ventilation. Optimizes EV charging and solar battery use to save energy and costs. Reduces methane flaring in oil and gas operations, cutting emissions. AI helps find...

Deforestation Slows Globally; India Moves Up To 9th Position In Forest Area: Report
India has also retained its 3rd position globally in annual forest area gain (Photo Source: Canva) Global deforestation has slowed across all regions over the past decade, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Global...

Costa Rica’s Green Energy Strategy: Pioneering Sustainability in Central America
Costa Rica has emerged as a global leader in renewable energy and sustainable development, demonstrating that economic growth and environmental preservation can go hand in hand. The country’s ambitious “green energy” strategy, rooted in a deep...

'Playbook’ that lobbyists use to delay climate action
When Professor Christian Downie appeared before a Senate inquiry into climate and energy misinformation, he warned that Australia faces coordinated campaigns designed not to debate climate solutions, but to stall them. Downie has spent years...

Clean Ghana meets climate action: The rPET solution to multiple crises
From The Customer-centric Entrepreneur Project Ghana stands at a critical intersection where environmental degradation, public health challenges, and climate commitments converge. The nation’s plastic waste crisis—with 900 million bottles...

New Climate Goal: To Quadruple Sustainable Fuels
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India moves up to 9th position globally in forest area, says Yadav
India’s total forest area ranking has improved to ninth from 10th even as it has maintained its third position worldwide in terms of annual forest gain, according to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 of the Food and Agriculture...

Indonesia’s most vulnerable push for nation’s first Climate Justice Bill
Climate change is forcing migration and deepening inequality across Indonesia, displacing rural residents, Indigenous peoples and those with disabilities — groups least responsible for the crisis. Fishers and farmers say they’ve been driven abroad...

UK and ASEAN launch clean energy transition pillar of Green Transition Fund
The UK Mission to ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations] has launched the Clean and Just Energy Transition Pillar of the ASEAN-UK Green Transition Fund (GTF) at the 25th ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF), held in Kuala Lumpur,...