Getting U.S. to Zero Carbon Will Take $2.5 Trillion in Spending
t’s going to take $2.5 trillion in spending over the next decade to get the U.S. on a path to a carbon-free economy, but the transition will help to pay Continue Reading
Biden to Name Gina McCarthy, Former E.P.A. Chief, as White House Climate Coordinator
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is expected to pick Gina McCarthy, the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama and the architect of some of his Continue Reading
Here’s how Biden may safeguard federal climate scientists
President-elect Joe Biden is being urged to to issue a raft of executive orders during his first 100 days to confront climate change and reinvigorate science across the federal government. Continue Reading
ExxonMobil sets new emission reduction plans; anticipates meeting 2020 goals | S&P Global Platts
ExxonMobil said Dec. 14 it has added reductions in greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years to support Paris Agreement climate change goals. The major’s 2025 greenhouse gas (GHG) Continue Reading
China, in Nudge to U.S., Makes a New Promise to Tackle Global Warming
A floating solar power plant in Huainan, in eastern China.Credit…Agence France-Presse — Getty Images China on Saturday promised incremental new steps to address climate change in the next decade, but Continue Reading
Exxon Vows To Reduce Emission Intensity
ExxonMobil plans to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from its global upstream operations by 2025, in support of the Paris Agreement, the U.S. supermajor said on Monday, days after it Continue Reading
Europe’s Top Truck Makers Vow To Stop Diesel Vehicle Sales By 2040
The biggest van and truck manufacturers in Europe have committed to phasing out traditional combustion engines running on diesel by 2040, ten years earlier than initially planned, the Financial Times Continue Reading
Xi Disappoints and Activists Slam Baby Steps: Climate Update
World leaders and corporate bosses met virtually to set out what they will do to slow global warming — from emissions cuts to measures to force financial disclosure. The pledges Continue Reading
As leaders set fresh climate goals, Biden pledges US support
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pledged Saturday to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency, as world leaders staged a virtual gathering to celebrate the fifth Continue Reading
The End of the World as We Know It?
How is the world going to end? Polls consistently show that most believe the cause will be environmental. “Climate anxiety” has reached such a fevered pitch among young people across Continue Reading