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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…
What Can We Expect From The Latest Global Climate Talks?
A major meeting on Earth’s climate is underway in Poland. The summit comes in the weeks after several alarming reports on the planet’s health. A United Nations panel has detailed just how devastating even a two-degree increase…
ACTIVISM: Inside the Sunrise Movement (it didn’t happen by accident)
The birth of the Sunrise Movement started with a small grant, a lot of Monster Energy drinks and a little help from the Sierra Club. Now it’s the most talked-about environmental group in Washington…
Climate change: populism vs Paris
[Financial Times subscription required to read article.] The rise of populist leaders threatens the climate deal struck in the French capital in 2015 and will make UN talks more fraught…
CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALREADY COSTING AMERICA $500 BILLION A YEAR—AND THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
Next week, global leaders will meet in Poland for this year’s U.N. Climate Change conference, referred to as COP24. The meeting could not have come at a more pressing time. In the past few weeks, three significant reports have been published…
Five things to know about Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made waves on her first day in Washington after being elected by participating in a protest to demand a “Green New Deal”…
Democrats and a climate-change dilemma
Climate policy in America has always been an up-and-down affair. But few reversals have been as dramatic as the replacement of Barack Obama with Donald Trump. Unlike his predecessor…
What exactly is the ‘Green New Deal’?
In a Democratic clash on Capitol Hill, progressives are pushing an ambitious plan to wean the U.S. off fossil fuels, boost renewables and build a “smart” grid. Meet the “Green New Deal.” The proposal, drawing inspiration…
Activists set their sights on next election
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Democrats will bring climate talk back to Congress next year, probing the Trump administration’s regulatory rollbacks and forcing messaging votes in the House…
CARBON CAPTURE: Heitkamp loss could be a blow to ‘clean coal’ efforts
[E&E subscription required to read article.] The Senate race between North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D) and challenger Rep. Kevin Cramer (R) could upend the future of “clean coal”…
CAMPAIGN 2018: Fracking falls from Dems’ sights as they eye majority
[E&E subscription required to read article.] The last time Democrats controlled the House, “fracking” was better known as a cuss word on the science fiction show “Battlestar Galactica” than an oil drilling process…
Three Campaign Ads That Are Putting Climate Change on the Agenda
Conventional political wisdom says you don’t talk about climate change on the campaign trail. That’s mostly because it’s a deeply polarizing issue. In a recent Pew Research Center survey, 72 percent of registered voters…
Voters Split on Backing Federal Coal, Nuclear Plant Support
The Trump administration has explored options to help prevent struggling coal and nuclear plants from closing, but a new Morning Consult/Politico poll shows registered voters are split over their support for such actions…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Finance holds climate key but poor countries fear missing out
Finance holds the key to tackling the climate crisis, the UK’s business secretary and the Bank of England governor have declared to warm applause from City grandees and international investors. But developing countries have…
Bloomberg claims India is bigger contributor to climate change than China, the top carbon emitter
Michael Bloomberg said in the Democratic debate that India is a “bigger problem” than China when it comes to the worst contributors to climate change, despite the fact that China is by far the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide…
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