Over 200 companies pledge net-zero emissions by 2040 as pressure on private sector mounts The announcement comes in the wake of a dire warning from a UN climate panel. By Catherine Thorbecke, 20 September 2021 Nearly [...]
China Just Entered a Major International Climate Agreement. Now Comes the Hard Part Under the Kigali Amendment, Chinese chemical companies must stop emitting a super-pollutant called HFC-23. The challenges are enormous. By Phil McKenna, Lili Pike, September 22, 2021 [...]
Climate change could displace 216 million people by 2050: New report David Knowles, September 13, 2021 As the effects of climate change continue to worsen over the coming decades, an estimated 216 million people will be forced to [...]
Why the U.S. lags behind Europe on climate change goals 'by 10 or 15 years' Melissa Rossi, September 13, 2021 BARCELONA — On Wednesday, the Biden administration unveiled a bold new blueprint showing how solar energy, [...]
Vermont sues 4 oil companies, alleges false info on climate Wilson Ring, September 14, 2021 BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont on Tuesday became the latest state to sue some of the country's top fossil fuel companies [...]
75% of the Young People Around the World are Frightened of the Future Because of Climate Change Ciara Nugent, September 14, 2021 Students march on Westminster Bridge during the "Fridays for Future" climate change rally [...]
Can carbon capture technology save the planet? Tim O'Donnell, September 13, 2021 Scientists are calling for drastic reductions in carbon in the atmosphere if we are to avoid the worst climate outcomes in the coming decades. Could [...]
Rain fell on Greenland’s ice sheet for the first time ever known. Alarms should ring Kim Heacox, September 13, 2021 Many people believed he couldn’t do it. Ski across the Greenland ice sheet, a vast, unmapped, high-elevation [...]
Hurricane Ida makes a mockery of big oil's philanthropy During Hurricane Ida, energy companies briefly paused efforts to claim credit for combating the problems they’ve caused. Sharon Lerner, September 2, 2021 AS HURRICANE IDA [...]
Welcome to your new planet: There's no such thing as a local disaster Aria Bendix, September 4, 2021 While the remnants of Hurricane Ida tore through New York City on Wednesday, my phone lit up as concerned [...]
