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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Degrowth Policies Cannot Avert Climate Crisis. We Need a Green New Deal.
A Green New Deal is the only way climate stabilization can become fully consistent with raising global living standards.
Houses Passes Resolution to Restore Federal Regulations on Methane Pollution
The resolution reversed the Trump administration's rollback of EPA rules on emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.
Report by Influential Global Energy Body Urges No New Fossil Fuel Projects
The International Energy Association’s report recommended drastic changes to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Biden Opens Climate Summit With Pledge to Cut US Emissions in Half by 2030
Activists say the target isn’t ambitious enough to put the U.S. and the world on track to curbing dangerous warming.
A Green New Deal Is Actually More Affordable in the Long Term Than Fossil Fuels
The Green New Deal is the best proposal we have to decarbonize the economy and protect the planet.
Youth Activists in Over 800 Cities Worldwide Gear Up for Friday’s Climate Strike
The climate crisis is an existential threat that requires as much urgent action as COVID-19, youth activists say.
1.8 Billion Tons More Greenhouse Gases Will Be Released, Thanks to Trump
A new report details the consequences of environmental policy rollbacks the Trump administration has pushed so far.
Farmers Are Plagued by Debt and Climate Crisis. Trump Has Made Things Worse.
Experts suggest that the U.S. must urgently look inward to address its own climate-related food security issues.
Praising Emissions Reductions Due to Coronavirus Plays Into Right-Wing Strategy
The right wants to equate any climate action with suffering, a loss of "freedom" or an attack on "liberty."
Wildfires Can Reduce Biodiversity. Can Biodiversity Be Used to Reduce Wildfires?
A biodiversity experiment in Australia showed animal species can help reduce flammable leaf litter by 24 percent.