What the U.S.-China Agreement Means for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The two nations announced limited steps to address climate change. But even a modest agreement could have far-reaching effects
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U.S. and China Reach New Climate Agreement
China and the U.S. agreed to new greenhouse gas reduction commitments ahead of upcoming climate talks, but the relationship between the world’s top two emitters remains “challenging”
State Election Results Bring Clean Energy Consequences
The outcomes of state elections this week may mean more natural gas plants in Texas, greater use of climate law funds in Kentucky and the continuation of the status quo in Maine and Mississippi
Bold Climate Fixes Won’t Wreck Middle Class Retirement Plans
Inequality ensures that feared financial losses moving away from fossil fuels will fall most heavily on the wealthy, and not on the poor and middle class
The World Solved Acid Rain. We Can Also Solve Climate Change
Lessons from how we tackled acid rain can be applied to our world today
Global Fossil-Fuel Demand Can Peak Before 2030—Here’s How
It’s possible for fossil-fuel demand to peak before the end of the decade, but emissions would still remain high enough to increase the global average temperature by more than two degrees Celsius, according to the World Energy Outlook
EPA’s Critics Recycle Nonsense about Cost to Cut Pollution
For decades industry has claimed that curbing pollution costs too much, but the reality has proven otherwise. Here we go again, this time on power plant carbon emissions
In a First, Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Coal in U.S.
Wind and solar produced more U.S. power than coal during the first five months of this year, as several coal plants closed and gas prices dropped
First U.S. Climate Trial Begins and Is Led by Kids
The nation’s first climate trial, led by kids, will open on Monday in Montana but could have ramifications outside the state’s borders
New EPA Rules Would Slash Power Plant Emissions
The EPA has announced new draft rules that would require power plants that burn fossil fuels to capture 90 percent of their climate-warming emissions
Why the Climate Fight Will Fail without India
India is at an energy crossroads: if it chooses fossil fuels, it could undermine global climate targets
Climate Aid Is Lacking for Poor Countries That Burn Few Fossil Fuels
New funding programs announced at COP27 are helping poor countries transition away from fossil fuels, but the money isn’t going to places without energy