Europe to take up climate investment mantle
European lenders will be among the world leaders in supporting efforts to address the impact of climate change in an era of naysayers, the EIB president said. The World Meteorological Continue Reading
Xinhua: U.S. wasting opportunity in clean energy
Decoupling the U.S. economy from the renewable energy sector might not work as designed, a column in China’s official Xinhua News Agency read. U.S. President Donald Trump put the fossil Continue Reading
China is shaping up to be a world leader on climate change
On Tuesday in Davos, all eyes were on Xi Jinping, the first Chinese president to attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. His appearance came at an important moment for Continue Reading
What happened to the cold winter the U.S. was promised?
Last fall, the general consensus among weather forecasters was that most of the Central and Eastern United States would likely endure a colder, snowier winter than it is used to. Continue Reading
California Aims for 40% Reduction in Greenhouse Gases by 2030
California on Friday released a blueprint for meeting an aggressive climate-change goal: a 40% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030, compared with 1990 levels. The plan, released by the California Continue Reading
Trump’s Energy Pick Perry Softens Stance On Climate Change
Rick Perry, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the U.S. Energy Department, said during his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday that global warming caused by humans is real, but that Continue Reading
Last Year Was Warmest on Record, Climate Experts Say
Rising global temperatures in 2016 set a record for the third year in a row, as federal climate experts rated it the warmest year world-wide since modern record keeping began. Continue Reading
Global temperatures in 2016 break record for third year in a row
The world has passed another global-warming milestone, according to new figures showing that temperatures rose to their hottest on record for the third year in a row in 2016. Global Continue Reading
Global sea ice is at lowest level ever recorded
t’s a new low point. The area of the world’s oceans covered by floating sea ice is the smallest recorded since satellite monitoring began in the 1970s. That means it Continue Reading
EPA Locks in Tougher Fuel-Economy Rules
Environmental regulators issued a final decision Friday to hold to tougher fuel-economy standards, rushing to lock in one of President Barack Obama’s signature climate policies a week before President-elect Donald Continue Reading