Will Technology Solve Climate Change?
The following is Richard Heinberg’s contribution to a two-way discussion with Adam Dorr , an environmental social scientist at the nonprofit think tank Rethinkx . The exchange was hosted by Continue Reading
US envoy Kerry takes aim at China over unclear 2060 climate pledge
China’s plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 lack clarity and appear to be undermined by the country’s financing of coal-fired power station construction around the world, the US’ new Continue Reading
Today is Biden’s ‘Climate Day.’ Here’s what to expect.
President Biden is preparing a slew of executive orders Wednesday building out the new administration’s agenda for tackling climate change, in what is being dubbed “Climate Day.” The moves on Continue Reading
Biden pauses oil and gas leases, cuts subsidies in ‘bold’ climate steps
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a raft of executive actions to combat climate change, including pausing new oil and gas leases on federal land and cutting fossil fuel subsidies, Continue Reading
Biden Marks U.S. Pivot From Trump on Climate by Talking Up Jobs
President Joe Biden signed a series of directives to combat climate change that he presented as a boost for U.S. employment, arguing that improvements in infrastructure and technology to curb Continue Reading
Climate Leaders Make a To-Do List for the White House
President Joe Biden is aiming to green the country’s electrical grids by 2035 and everything else by 2050, ambitions requiring thousands of specific federal actions to set states, cities and Continue Reading
Biden Must Move Quickly to Reverse Anti-ESG Rule: Green Insight
The clock is ticking for the Biden administration to nullify Donald Trump’s restrictions on retirement plan fiduciaries, rules by which the Republican sought to limit their ability to direct money into environmental, Continue Reading
Biden Signs Executive Orders to Confront Climate Change
Biden Signs Executive Orders to Confront Climate Change On Wednesday, President Biden signed a series of executive orders aimed at combating climate change through job creation, and included a ‘pause’ Continue Reading
Biden’s Early Climate Blitz Goes Faster, Further Than Expected
Oil and gas companies knew they would face a fight with President Joe Biden, who had campaigned on tackling climate change. Nobody expected fossil fuel to come under such an Continue Reading
Teenagers in Top Emitting Nations Believe Climate Change Is a Global Threat
Teenagers in some of the world’s top polluting nations are the strongest believers that global warming is an emergency, according to the largest-ever climate opinion poll. Globally, 69% of people under Continue Reading