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🛢️ Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car

His rollback of vehicle fuel-efficiency and EV incentives is forcing U.S. households to spend more on gasoline and operate less efficient cars, while automakers bear the cost of shifting regulations. The rollback of fuel-efficiency and EV incentives under Donald Trump is driving up both upfront car costs and gasoline spending for households, despite claims deregulation lowers expenses. — Vox

🌍 The US led the world to reach a huge climate deal. Then, it switched sides.

After playing a central role in forging a global climate agreement, the U.S. has now begun undermining it by reversing commitments and aligning with fossil-fuel friendly policies, putting promised targets at risk. — Politico

🚫 No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say

The U.S. announced it won’t send senior officials to the upcoming COP30 summit in Brazil, a stark break from past diplomacy and a signal of retreat from global climate engagement. — The Guardian

🚢 US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules

In the negotiations over worldwide shipping emissions, the U.S. is alleged to have intimidated EU diplomats and threatened sanctions in order to block stricter global maritime decarbonization rules. — Politico EU

🌿 New data shows just four global North countries responsible for derailing oil and gas phase-out progress since Paris Agreement

Four rich nations bear disproportionate responsibility for stalling global efforts to phase out oil and gas despite the 2015 climate deal, underscoring the gap between rhetoric and action. “Just four Global North countries, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Norway, are overwhelmingly responsible for blocking global progress on phasing out oil and gas production, according to new analysis from Oil Change International titled Planet Wreckers: Global North Countries Fueling the Fire Since the Paris Agreement. “— Common Dreams

🌼 This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead – climate change is putting it at risk

The vibrant marigold (“cempasúchil”) fields in Mexico face threats from shifting climate patterns, jeopardizing cultural traditions linked to the Day of the Dead festival. — Seattle Times

🍫 What’s Missing From Your Favorite Chocolate Bar? It May Be Chocolate.

Rising temperatures and increasingly extreme weather are disrupting cocoa production, pushing up costs for chocolate and other confectionery around the world. — The New York Times

♨️ Report: AI Data Center Boom Threatens U.S. Climate Goals

The rapid expansion of fossil-fuel-powered AI data centers in the U.S. risks derailing national emissions targets and could force all other sectors to compensate with significantly deeper cuts. — Common Dreams

🔵 At UN climate talks in Brazil, the only sign of the United States is an empty chair

Leaders at the COP30 summit in Brazil emphasized collective urgency to slash fossil-fuel emissions, even as the U.S. remained conspicuously absent from negotiations. — The Seattle Times

🌍 Climate negotiations have started. Here’s how far countries need to go

Countries are meeting in Brazil for the COP30 summit to confront the worsening climate crisis — yet, once again, talks begin at a disadvantage, with nations already falling short of their pledges to reduce planet-heating emissions from fossil fuels. — NPR

⛽ Fossil-fuel lobbyists outnumbered negotiators, delegates at UN climate talks

Over 5,000 registered fossil-fuel industry lobbyists attended recent U.N. climate summits, surpassing the number of official negotiators and casting a shadow over climate-action progress. — Truthout

🔋 Trump’s vendetta against EVs is driving up costs for every vehicle owner

A renewed push under the Donald Trump-era policy landscape is making electric vehicles more expensive via tariffs, rollbacks of battery subsidies, and tightened tail-pipe standards—undermining U.S. transition efforts. — Mother Jones

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