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Simon Stiell

Climate action is on the cusp of exponential growth

Climate action is speeding up -- and we each have the power to push that transformation forward. As the head of the UNFCCC, the UN's entity supporting the global response to climate change, Simon Stiell points to clear social and technological signals that show we're at the tipping points of a green revolution -- and invites us all to apply our unique skills to defending the planet against the catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis.

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Maxim Timchenko

The renewable energy revolution happening in Ukraine

What's it like keeping the lights on during war? Ukrainian energy executive Maxim Timchenko shares how his company has diversified Ukraine's power structures to survive Russian attacks, highlighting the resilience of renewable energy. Hear more about Ukraine's present-day challenges, how it's become a testing ground in the global fight against climate change and the transformative path towards sustainable energy independence.

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Jute is one of the best alternatives to plastic products. Due to heavy rains over the Bay of Bengal, many rural areas of West Bengal received sufficient water resources to support jute farming, which has grown drastically.

Dipayan Bose

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Monitoring photobioreactors in the micro-algae production facility in Hellisheidi.

Simone Tramonte

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A young girl walks along a ruined, flooded road in Isle de Jean, Louisiana.

Stacy Kranitz

Climate Visuals Countdown

In the Fulani village of Hore Mondji, located in southern Mauritania on the banks of the Senegal River, a women's cooperative uses solar energy to operate the borehole that supplies water to the market garden

Raphael Pouget

Climate Visuals Countdown