Covid-19 economic rescue plans must be green, say environmentalists
Campaigners urge governments to tie any bailouts to aviation and cruise industries to requirements for climate action
The economic rescue packages to deal with the impact of the coronavirus must …
Earth Experienced Its Second-hottest February on Record This Year, NOAA Says
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Earth just experienced its second hottest February on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI.)
Average global temperatures for February 2020 were the second highest …
E&C Leaders Release Framework of the CLEAN Future Act, a Bold New Plan to Achieve a 100 Percent Clean Economy by 2050
Energy and Commerce Committee, Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Press Release, Jan. 8, 2020.
Details Deep Decarbonization Strategies for Each Sector of the U.S. Economy within Committee’s Jurisdiction, and Novel Concepts for Achieving Nationwide Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Pollution.
The CLEAN …
A Federal Court Threw Out A High Profile Climate Lawsuit. Here’s What It Might Mean For The Future of Climate Litigation
By Madeleine Carlisle, Time, Jan. 18, 2020.
On Friday, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals threw out the high profile lawsuit Juliana v. United States, in which 21 young Americans sued the United States government for violating their …
We Need a Massive Climate War Effort—Now
We Need a Massive Climate War Effort—Now
Only major spending on clean energy R&D can save us.
We devoted 30 percent of our economy to fight WWII—1,000 times what we spend on …
The New Climate Math: The Numbers Keep Getting More Frightening
Scientists keep raising ever-louder alarms about the urgency of tackling climate change, but the world’s governments aren’t listening. Yet the latest numbers don’t lie: Nations now plan to keep producing …