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Climate Crisis Deepens: Funding Cuts and Project Delays

5/28/2025

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Climate response faces mounting hurdles as Trump's funding cuts threaten U.S. heat emergency readiness amid soaring temperatures. Meanwhile, Ukraine scrambles for affordable gas through the Transbalkan pipeline amid shortages. Japan's ambitious goal of 45 GW of offshore wind by 2040 is hindered by project delays, while darkening oceans pose a grave risk to marine life and biodiversity.

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Climate response faces mounting hurdles as Trump's funding cuts threaten U.S. heat emergency readiness amid soaring temperatures. Meanwhile, Ukraine scrambles for affordable gas through the Transbalkan pipeline amid shortages. Japan's ambitious goal of 45 GW of offshore wind by 2040 is hindered by project delays, while darkening oceans pose a grave risk to marine life and biodiversity.