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President Biden may have difficulty replacing his Climate Envoy, John Kerry - "How a new law could block Kerry’s replacement"; "The transition to electric vehicles in the United States"; "Temperature records tumble as Perth’s east cops brunt of heatwave"; "Four Climate Stories that will Define This Year: Stories to Watch 2024"; "UK heatwave plan urgently needed to save lives, say MPs"; "Climate in the spotlight at WEF"; "African production of natural gas poses a vexing climate challenge"; "‘Damning indictment’ of insurers after 2022 floods"; "‘Literally off the charts’: global coral reef heat stress monitor forced to add new alerts as temperatures rise"; "King of the Extrinsics"; "How likely is another La Niña for Australia in 2024?"; "‘Abuse of process’: activist Ben Pennings seeks to have Adani case thrown out of court"; "Global Food System Must Be Transformed for Health of People and Planet, Study Finds"; "California Prepares for Back-to-Back Atmospheric River Storms, Flooding"; "Court orders temporary halt to logging in Tasmanian forest ahead of swift parrot case"; "Tanya Plibersek urged to block ‘climate-wrecking’ Queensland coalmine that would raze koala habitat"; "A veteran adviser is taking over as top U.S. climate diplomat"; "Should the world follow China’s climate lead?"; "Fears back-to-back cyclones may have damaged Great Barrier Reef"; "The Week in Climate Hearings: Border Jet-Set"; "Sediment runoff from the land is killing NZ’s seas – it’s time to take action"; "Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition"; "NSW watchdog failed to act on contamination risk despite ‘damning’ asbestos findings"; "David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours"; "Towards an unliveable planet: Climate’s 2023 annus horribilis"; "Greta Thunberg joins protest against expansion of Hampshire airport"; "How to skip the too-hard basket and recycle Australia’s most challenging household items"; "Menindee fish kills: inconsistent pesticide levels sparks calls for review of water testing methods"; "Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?"; "Aridity Could Dry Up Southwestern Mine Proposals"; "It Could Soon Get a Whole Lot Easier to Build Solar in the Western US"; "Canada’s Tar Sands Are a Much Larger Source of Air Pollution Than Previously Thought, Study Says"; "Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink".