POLITICO6 hours agoThe oil baron running the climate talks — and the US envoy who’s had his backverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Zack Colman, Karl Mathiesen and Corbin HiarThe Biden administration’s public embrace of the United Arab Emirates oil chief running the global climate talks brings political risks. Can it yield a deal to slash fossil fuel pollution? Climate activists and progressive lawmakers unleashed their scorn when the CEO of one of the world’s most …
POLITICO1 day agoHarris to attend COP28 climate summit in Dubaiverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Zack ColmanKamala Harris will be the highest-ranking U.S. representative of the dozens of lawmakers and agency officials participating in the nearly two-week negotiations. Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Dubai this week to attend the United Nations’ climate change negotiations that are being hosted …
POLITICO1 day agoDeal on global climate damages likely to be struck Thursday at COP28verified_publisherPOLITICO - By Zia Weise, Karl Mathiesen and Sara SchonhardtThe agreement was expected at the opening of the summit, five diplomats told POLITICO — leaving delegates with one less thing to argue about. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Countries are poised to seal a hard-fought agreement on Thursday for the creation of an international fund to help communities …
POLITICO3 days agoColorado River deal opens cash spigot for big farmsverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Annie SniderBillions of dollars of Inflation Reduction Act money meant to tackle drought looks likely to make it more expensive to clinch a broader deal critical to economies in several states. A widely hailed deal to conserve water from the shrinking Colorado River is turning into a windfall for some of the …
POLITICOWorld on pace to blow past Paris climate targets, UN saysverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Benjamin StorrowEarth is on track for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, and humanity needs to make deep emission cuts this decade to have a chance of fulfilling the goals of the Paris climate agreement, the United Nations said in a report released Monday. The findings come amid record setting global temperatures and as …
POLITICOBiden, Trump and ... whales? The GOP obsesses on blubbery sea mammals.verified_publisherPOLITICO - By Timothy Cama and Scott WaldmanSome Republicans say President Joe Biden’s protections for endangered whales are raising gasoline prices. Others blame his offshore wind efforts for killing whales. Republicans are making a big deal about whales as they ramp up their attacks on President Joe Biden’s energy policies. But they’re …
