Youth Leaders for Climate Justice Say, ‘We Are Ready to Work’
Inspiring individuals from Argentina, Colombia and Kuwait lay out actions that can improve people’s lives
Inspiring individuals from Argentina, Colombia and Kuwait lay out actions that can improve people’s lives
The president should commit to cutting U.S. emissions at least 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030
But environmental groups remain wary
The legislation could incentivize greener investments by requiring companies to report the risks that climate poses to their business
A fast-growing front in the battle against climate change is focused on developing green technologies aimed at reducing humankind’s carbon footprint, but many scientists say simply reducing emissions is no longer enough...
It’s time to use a term that more than 13,000 scientists agree is needed
Clean energy, electric vehicles, stopping methane leaks are all “part of infrastructure” and job creation
Special satellite radar reveals the unexpected drainage through the porous Greenland ice sheet
A clean energy standard for power plants is the linchpin, although details are thin
A widening group of firms is trying to determine how best to measure “financed emissions”
And in Japan, this year’s arrival was the earliest in 1,200 years
Recommendation from the National Academies stirs controversy over consequences
Personal changes can empower people to reduce emissions and also widen public support for bold carbon policies
Farming practices that retain carbon in the soil, or return it there, would limit both erosion and climate change
Engineers will tap river sediment to try to create wetlands faster than they are disappearing
But critics say the commitments are hazy on details
Biden is appointing “totally different kinds of people” to solve climate change
Some of the big storms actually bring more snow, but others cause major melting
Gas trucks fill your vehicle where it is parked
The Biden Administration raised the benchmark, and may do it again within a year
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