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Sultan al-Jaber, president of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference, at a press conference following the opening session of the conference on Nov. 30, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

UN climate talks are in need of a fix

A process that lets a problem grow into an emergency on its watch is not doing its job. 1:06 p.m.

Lights adorned a Marshfield home. Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Governor Maura Healey have called for the end of the state’s residential electricity retail program. But Massachusetts should fix rather than nix the residential retail program.

Giving consumers a choice when buying their electricity

Massachusetts should fix rather than nix the residential retail program. 5:50 p.m.

Avangrid said its Vineyard Wind 1 offshore substation will collect power generated by 62 wind turbine generators, and will bring it to shore through two export cables powering 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts.

Gen Z takes a seat — and sets the table — at COP28

The climate change challenge has largely fallen to us, caused by prior generations through a lack of environmental regulations and industrial expansion, leading to an exponential increase in greenhouse gas emissions. 3:00 a.m.

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 20, 2019: Students of all ages filled the State House during the Youth Climate Strike in Boston, on Sept. 20, 2019. Thousands of young people converged on Boston City Hall Plaza to call for action to address climate change, in one of a series of “climate strikes” that have drawn crowds around the world. High school students organized the rally. The international rallies came ahead of a United Nations climate summit in New York City.

OpEds

Climate education should be taught in schools

And not just in science but woven across all subjects because climate change involves so much more than science. 3:00 a.m.

A view of power lines near Austin. Texas narrowly skirted a statewide power emergency in late August after unexpected rain brought temporary relief from record heat.

Letters

The world is setting climate records — this is not a good thing

We need to focus on this crisis as if we were on a sinking ship. This is our "all hands on deck" moment. 2:30 a.m.

Crews were on the scene after catastrophic flooding washed out the intersection of Pleasant and Colburn streets in Leominster, leaving a house there an island on its own foundation, Sept. 12.

OpEds

How the home insurance industry can ensure climate-resilient policies

Massachusetts can lead the country by promoting a bold approach to climate disaster insurance. 3:00 a.m.

A firefighter hosed down hot spots at a home in the aftermath of the Coastal Fire on May 12, 2022, in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Multiple insurers have pulled out of the California marketplace, saying that wildfire risk and the soaring cost of construction prompted them to stop writing new policies in the nation's most populous state.

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Insurers are making the world uninsurable and unlivable

Insurers are slow to adopt policies to restrict financing for new oil and gas facilities. 3:00 a.m.

Eversource's geothermal networking pilot program was underway in a Framingham neighborhood in September.

Letters

To meet climate goals, it’s all about making the transition

The shift away from fossil fuels will require a careful transition, but this is not an excuse for inaction. 2:20 a.m.