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Melting Arctic ice cap falls to well below average
This summer’s minimum is the eighth lowest on record<p>Shrinking ice cap increasingly linked to extreme weather events around the world, say scientists<p>The Arctic ice cap melted to hundreds of thousands of square miles below average this summer, according to data released late on Tuesday.<p>Climate …
Global WarmingThe Paris Agreement Dispute Is A Distraction. The Real Battle Is Playing Out In The EPA.
For anyone who’s been following the fate of the United States’ involvement in the Paris agreement, the main question surrounding it recently has been pretty clear: Will he or won’t he?<p>Conflicting reports over the weekend — sparked by a vague Wall Street Journal story on Saturday — alleged that the …
Paris AgreementUN Environment Chief: Make Polluters, Not Taxpayers, Pay For Destroying Nature
Erik Solheim, the head of the United Nations' Environment Program, made an interesting point during a recent speech in New York: Companies, not …
Climate ChangeThe only countries not in the Paris agreement any more are those led by Trump and Assad
When US president Donald Trump pulled his country out of the Paris climate agreement in June, he joined an exclusive club of three dissident presidents: Syria’s Bashar Assad and Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega. Now Ortega is reportedly ditching his friends.<p>“We will soon adhere, we will sign the Paris …
Paris AgreementThese California Cities Just Sued Oil Companies For Billions Because Of Climate Change
“Global warming is here and it is harming San Francisco now,” the city’s lawsuit says.<p>Two California cities have separately sued five major oil companies over their contribution to global warming, and are seeking billions to pay for projects protecting the people and property in the Bay Area …
Oil & Gas IndustryLeonardo DiCaprio calls out the Trump administration for their horrendous climate track record
If even the stretch of devastating hurricanes do not elicit a shred of doubt in climate change deniers heads, Leonardo DiCaprio has some words for you. Yeah, you Donald Trump.<p>On Tuesday night, the actor and activist took the stage at the Yale Climate Conference to deliver a rousing speech …
Entitled drivers are getting in the way of California’s climate change efforts
For all the talk in California about leading the world in fighting global warming and resisting President Trump’s climate-denial agenda, the state faces one powerful obstacle that limits its environmental activism: Touch their cars and Californians will revolt.<p>Any effort that limits, constrains or …
California15 states now defy Trump by upholding the Paris climate accord
The state-based movement to continue meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change following President Trump’s choice to withdraw is making headway.<p>The U.S. Climate Alliance, as the group is called, said Wednesday that it is on track to meet and possibly surpass its portion of the …
BusinessCalifornia cities seek billions from big oil firms over climate change
San Francisco and Oakland filed separate lawsuits against five oil companies today seeking billions of dollars to protect against rising sea levels …
BusinessClimate Change Is Already Making People Sicker
Climate change is a central issue at this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with multiple high-level meetings on the issue happening …
UN Climate Change ConferenceSo, Australia just had its warmest winter on record
Australians have just wrapped up the warmest winter on record, according to a new report.<p>The Climate Council's report, titled <i>Hot and Dry: Australia’s Weird Winter</i>, found that Australia's winter had the highest maximum temperatures on record — reaching nearly 2ºC above average.<p>But while Australians …
Climate ChangeNicaragua to sign Paris deal, leaving US, Syria as only countries opposed
The Nicaraguan government is preparing to join the Paris climate agreement, making Syria the only country not to be a party to the deal and the …
Paris AgreementThese 7 countries want to say goodbye to fossil fuel-based cars
Clean Energy on Wheels<p>In the past couple of years, the clean energy revolution has steadily been gaining ground. Aside from transitioning to cleaner, …
EnergyCanada MP sorry for Catherine McKenna 'climate Barbie' remark
<b>A Canadian Conservative MP has apologised after referring to environment minister Catherine McKenna as "climate Barbie".</b><p>Gerry Ritz made the comment on Twitter during an online exchange over a climate-change report.<p>The tweet provoked a furious response from Liberal MPs and others, and was later …
With world leaders in support, the UN Secretary-General maps out plans for accelerating climate action by 2019 Climate Summit - United Nations Sustainable Development
<b>New York, 20 September</b>—United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and a group of global leaders from developing and developed countries met …
Sustainable DevelopmentDespite Trump, States Still on Pace to Reach Paris Climate Goals
A coalition of states that vowed to fight global warming is on track to meet its share of U.S. targets set under the Paris Climate Agreement, even as …
BusinessTwo California Cities Sue Oil Majors Over Climate Change
San Francisco, Oakland want oil firms to fund protective measures against global warming<p>SAN FRANCISCO—Two Northern California cities filed separate lawsuits against five major oil companies Wednesday, asking state courts to force the companies to fund infrastructure the cities say is needed because …
Climate ChangeThe biggest driver of carbon emissions by 2025 won’t be coal or oil
LONDON — Liquefied natural gas will be the biggest source of carbon emission growth for the world’s top oil and gas companies by 2025, according to a …
OilHurricane Irma: Gov. Rick Scott's Superstorm
Florida's governor is the perfect example of how U.S. leaders fail to meet the challenge of our lifetime<p>Hurricane Irma cut a wide swath of …
PoliticsIt takes just 4 years to detect human warming of the oceans
Our new paper illustrates the rapid, consistent warming of Earth’s oceans<p>We’ve known for decades that the Earth is warming, but a key question is, how fast? Another key question is whether the warming is primarily caused by human activities. If we can more precisely measure the rate of warming and …
Global WarmingNew Study: Global Warming Limit Can Still Be Achieved
By Tim Radford<p>Scientists in the UK have good news for the 195 nations that pledged to limit global warming to well below 2°C: it can be done. The …
Climate ChangeEnergy focus risks ignoring emission cuts
A climate policy think tank warns the intense focus on how Australia's electricity is generated risks ignoring the nation's commitments to cut …
Josh FrydenbergPhotographer Julie Dermansky: I'm at Climate Change Ground Zero
<i>To see how photographers are documenting climate change around the world, watch our video Climate Change Is Real.</i><p>Julie Dermansky is a photojournalist …
PhotojournalismIs Trump about to flip flop on the Paris Climate Accord?
<i>This article first appeared on the American Enterprise Institute site.</i><p>Ambiguity and inconsistency may be useful negotiating tools in the art of …
American Enterprise InstituteObama: ACA is the reason "people are alive today"
While speaking at an event sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today, Obama said "people are alive today because of" the Affordable …
PoliticsNicaragua Joins Paris Accord, Leaving Trump Alone With Syria
Nicaragua will reportedly join the Paris climate accord, leaving the U.S. and Syria as the only two nations left refusing to support the landmark …
BusinessWhy isn't the environment a German election issue?
With German federal elections fast approaching, DW asked Niklas Höhne of NewClimate Institute why climate change isn't exciting voters and where the …
World NewsInstead of Protecting the Earth, EPA Agents Now Forced to Serve as Pruitt Bodyguards
Thanks to a hiring freeze, budget cuts, and the exorbitant travel needs of Trump's cabinet, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agents are being …
Liberal ViewAnalyzing the 5.5 Million Pounds of Air Pollutants Released in Texas After Harvey
Floodwater left in the wake of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey begins to recede in an industrial area on August 31, 2017, near Houston, Texas. …
Pollution'It Puts America Last': John Kerry on Trump Pulling Out of the Paris Climate Deal
"He threw away America's leadership," the former secretary of state says of Trump's "extremely damaging" move<p>While President Trump was threatening to …
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