This story is — no understatement — a work of genius. The rare kind of journalism that reveals the whole crazy system, and most especially those whose lives are getting ruined by it.

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In Kenya, #climate has made camels the new cows, as herders there search for a reliable source for milk. Check out this amazing dispatch from Chico Harlan Rael Ombuor and Malin on the day that 77 camels arrived in Samburu County: washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

Via the Reliable Sources newsletter: This is the stop-in-your-tracks front page of Friday's Wall Street Journal, marking the one-year anniversary of Evan Gershkovich's detention (cnn.it/3TBLHme)

Scientists knew 2023’s heat would be historic — but not by this much wapo.st/4aQWUqy

Kostas Dinas, a retired Greek lawyer, figured he'd live in his home until 'they carried me out flat.'

But then came the hottest year humanity had ever seen.

My story on what life on looked like as we crossed into a new, boiling climate era.

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Even if its extremes are ultimately eclipsed, 2023 will mark a point when humanity crossed into a new, far more scorching climate era, as Chico Harlan reports from Greece. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

The United Arab Emirates has staged a plush and comfy #COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Will it cushion the anger that is now building with every minute? Chico Harlan on the scene: wapo.st/4adde4J

the stakes are high at #COP28 and so is the spending. a great read:

This is what it feels like to be at COP28, where petro $ has created an astonishing (and yes, charming) venue with outdoor padded footpaths, popsicle stands, and art galleries. One night we even saw Venezuela’s lead negotiator playing ping-pong at the bar. wapo.st/4adde4J

In a deep-into-the-night closed-door meeting at COP28, John Kerry told other negotiators they were making 'life and death' decisions, and that this is the last year where the goal of 1.5 could be kept alive.

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COP28 pres: Oil and gas companies can “lead the way” in the energy transition.

IEA: Actually, to get to net zero, oil and gas has to shrink substantially. Company valuations will 📉. And those who survive will have to spend vast multiples more on clean energy.

Our story on how the UAE is hoping to jump-start a controversial COP with an agreement on the details of loss & damage.

The UAE’s plan for an early ‘success story’ shows how #COP , nearly 30 years on, is now all about the money

with Chico Harlan
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