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7 questions about the Green New Deal
You may have heard a lot recently about the “Green New Deal,” championed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and co-sponsored by more than 60 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives…
How the Green New Deal Almost Went Nuclear on Its First Day
As Democrats unveiled their ambitious Green New Deal to fight climate change on Thursday, a controversy erupted over the role of nuclear power that threatened to undermine the whole effort. A fact sheet distributed by…
Democrats unveil proposal for ‘Green New Deal’
[Financial Times subscription required to read article.] Democrats unveil proposal for ‘Green New Deal’ Resolution sets out ambitious programme to cut emissions and create jobs Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, centre, is one of…
That makes 3. Trump is silent on climate in third address
President Trump spoke for more than an hour yesterday and never said the words “climate change” or “global warming” — a rhetorical feat that keeps alive Trump’s streak of ignoring an issue that scientists have described…
‘Green New Deal’ Tests Ocasio-Cortez’s Clout in Democratic House
Hundreds of young activists stormed Nancy Pelosi’s office after Democrats won the House in November, inspired by the new hero of the left, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who briefly joined them in a live-streamed…
2020 hopefuls hesitate to define ‘Green New Deal’
Last November, the “Green New Deal” was barely on the lips of any Democrat running for office. Fast-forward two months, and the phrase is all over the campaign trail. Potential presidential candidates who otherwise…
For a President Consumed With Winning, a Stinging Defeat
President Trump famously declared that in his administration the nation would become tired of all the winning. So on Friday he tried a little losing. After the longest government shutdown in history, Mr. Trump surrendered…
Greens want 2020 Democrats to go beyond vague ‘Green New Deal’ support
Progressives and environmentalists hoping to push climate change to the top of the 2020 agenda are pressuring Democratic candidates not to settle for platitudes about a “Green New Deal,” and instead propose…
Republicans: Where do potential Trump primary opponents stand on climate?
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Any Republican who takes the plunge into the 2020 presidential primary faces some unpleasant math.While President Trump’s overall approval rating sits around 41 percent…
Democrats: Progressives look to enforce climate litmus test
Progressive groups are looking to drive the conversation about climate change as the Democratic presidential primaries spool up, and so far, they’ve had a few successes. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)…
‘Green New Deal’ exposes rifts in the Democratic Party
Progressives have created a frenzy by promising a “Green New Deal” to transition the U.S. away from fossil fuels within a decade. The proposal, backed by the freshman media sensation Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…
New Congress Members See Climate Solutions and Jobs in a Green New Deal
The idea that climate action must be bound up in the drive for economic justice is at least as old as the pledges nations made at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. But young U.S. activists…
Scott Pruitt never gave up EPA plans to debate climate science, records show
In Scott Pruitt’s final weeks as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, his political advisers were still considering ways to formally raise doubts about climate change science, agency records show…
The Heat: UN climate deal
The deal reached in Katowice, Poland sets rules on how every country measures, reports and verifies efforts to cut emissions, implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement. The delegates delayed decisions…
‘We can move forward now’: UN climate talks take significant step
They lacked the drama, excitement and eventual breakthrough that marked the Paris agreement of 2015, but this year’s UN climate talks produced important steps forward…
COP 24: Saudis offer rare insight into move to sideline IPCC
[E&E subscription required to read article.] KATOWICE, Poland — Saudi Arabia is used to being the black sheep of the U.N. climate process…
That was awkward — at world’s biggest climate conference, U.S. promotes fossil fuels
President Trump’s top White House adviser on energy and climate stood before the crowd of some 200 people on Monday and tried to burnish the image of coal, the fossil fuel that powered the industrial revolution…
Trump administration resists global climate efforts at home and overseas
The United States joined a controversial proposal by Saudi Arabia and Russia this weekend to weaken a reference to a key report on the severity of global warming, sharpening battle lines…
‘Green New Deal’ becoming progressive ‘rallying cry’
Progressive Democrats’ pitch for a “Green New Deal” is short on detail but long on a hope it carries a heavy political punch. Proponents of the blueprint — which hypothetically constitutes one of the largest…
France’s protesters are part of a global backlash against climate-change taxes
The single most effective weapon in the fight against climate change is the tax code — imposing costs on those who emit greenhouse gases, economists say. But as French President Emmanuel Macron learned…
As they race to boost the economy, lawmakers encounter push for a greener stimulus
As Congress and the White House struggle to adopt legislation to limit the economic carnage from the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers have been urged to reshape the economy toward lower carbon emissions that…
Cop26: Boris Johnson urged to resist calls to postpone climate talks
Nicholas Stern, one of the most prominent global experts on the climate crisis, has urged Boris Johnson to resist calls to postpone vital UN climate talks this year, despite the coronavirus outbreak. Ministers and officials have privately…
Climate science skeptics grasp for power in changing GOP
Skeptics of mainstream climate science and hard-line conservatives think they still have a hold on the GOP, despite a recent rhetorical evolution among congressional Republicans. It’s part of a battle for the soul of the party…
CAMPAIGN 2020 Next up: Michigan. Will climate matter to primary voters?
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Michigan Democrats are increasingly worried about climate change…
What is the European Green Deal and will it really cost €1tn?
The European Green Deal aims to transform the 27-country bloc from a high- to a low-carbon economy, without reducing prosperity and while improving people’s quality of life, through cleaner air and water, better health and a thriving…
Many Hill Democrats push back on Sanders’ green plans
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wants to ban hydraulic fracturing, end all fossil fuel extraction on public lands and do away with nuclear power if he’s elected president — all ideas that aren’t likely to fly with moderates on Capitol Hill. Sanders’ plan…
House Republicans call on Trump to promote fossil fuel exports to curb climate change
House Republicans led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy are pushing the White House to promote U.S. fossil fuel exports as a way to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. McCarthy and the GOP…
Mike Bloomberg’s climate plans show how he’s betting big on Texas for Super Tuesday
Mike Bloomberg casts himself to voters as a champion on climate change. But the former New York mayor is also betting big on Texas on Super Tuesday — and staking out positions in line with voters in the Lone Star state who are reaping…
Vital Cop26 climate talks could be derailed by coronavirus
Concern is growing among campaigners that vital UN climate talks will be derailed by the coronavirus outbreak, while government officials are working to find ways round the problem. This year’s UN talks on the climate are…
Fighting Coal Was Supposed to Lift Bloomberg. Here’s Why It Didn’t.
Climate change was supposed to be one of Michael R. Bloomberg’s greatest strengths in the Democratic presidential primary. Where other candidates have plans to reduce fossil fuel use, the billionaire philanthropist has results…
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