Editorial: Let’s not let political chaos distract us from the unfolding climate catastrophe
1 month ago

Editorial: Let’s not let political chaos distract us from the unfolding climate catastrophe

LA Times  

With so much chaos in the world, from the United States’ slide toward authoritarianism to the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, you could be forgiven for not being focused on what’s going on this week in Baku, Azerbaijan. The agreement that emerged from last year’s conference called for “ transitioning away ” from fossil fuels for the first time, but a year later, countries have made no substantial progress on doing so. It doesn’t help that Donald Trump, president-elect of the world’s largest historical carbon emitter, has a long history of making false statements about climate science and renewable energy. His pick for Energy secretary, oil and gas services executive Chris Wright, has falsely asserted that “there is no climate crisis” and “there is no such thing as clean energy or dirty energy.” But just as we can’t outrun the laws of physics that underlie global warming, we can’t afford more delay in ending the dangerous burning of fossil fuels. Electric vehicles are spreading rapidly across the world, and renewable sources such as wind and solar accounted for 30% of global energy generation last year — a figure expected to grow even faster this year.

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Energy plan to risk global climate goals
4 days, 19 hours ago

Energy plan to risk global climate goals

China Daily  

Are lower gasoline prices a good thing or a bad thing? "We should expect expanded US production to reduce oil and gas prices globally," Ross McKitrick, professor of economics at the University of Guelph, told China Daily. "Lower prices could benefit consumers but might also discourage investments in renewable energy; carbon dioxide emissions are likely to grow unless natural gas …

President-elect Trump planning to reverse most Biden-era EV policies believing climate change is a 'hoax'
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6 days, 12 hours ago

President-elect Trump planning to reverse most Biden-era EV policies believing climate change is a 'hoax'

Firstpost  

The Biden administration’s ambitious EV support, like the $7,500 tax credit for buyers and billions allocated for building charging networks, is also on Trump’s chopping block. In its place, the incoming administration plans to redirect funds towards boosting US production of batteries Earlier this year, Trump reportedly assured oil executives that he would overturn Biden’s environmental policies in exchange for …

Trump vows fast environmental approvals for $1 billion investments in US
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1 week, 5 days ago

Trump vows fast environmental approvals for $1 billion investments in US

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to speed up environmental approvals for those investing $1 billion or more in the United States. On Tuesday, Trump said any person or company investing $1 billion or more in the country "will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals." Trump has previously …

Opinion | Climate Activists Need to Radically Change Their Approach Under Trump
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Opinion | Climate Activists Need to Radically Change Their Approach Under Trump

New York Times  

Donald Trump’s return to Washington might seem like a terrifying moment for the fight against climate change. The incoming administration is not just hostile to the energy transition; it’s also expected to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, roll back a wide range of pollution regulations and promote domestic fossil fuel production — decisions likely to …

Donald Trump’s call for ‘energy dominance’ is likely to run into real-world limits
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Donald Trump’s call for ‘energy dominance’ is likely to run into real-world limits

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American “energy dominance” around the world as he seeks to boost U.S. oil and gas drilling and move away from President Joe Biden’s focus on climate change. A call for energy dominance — a term Trump also used in his first term …

The Fossil Fuels Conversation Needs a Hard Reset
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The Fossil Fuels Conversation Needs a Hard Reset

Wired  

In 2025, we will see a fundamental transformation in the language of climate politics. We’re going to hear a lot less about “reducing emissions” from scientists and policymakers and a lot more about “phasing out fossil fuels” or “ending coal, oil, and methane gas.” This is a good thing. The 28th Conference of the Parties—the annual conference of the world’s …

fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad
1 month ago

fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad

Hindustan Times  

By Mohamed Ezz and Valerie Volcovici fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad ALEXANDRIA, Egypt/BAKU - Black dust coats streets and collects on rooftops in the neighbourhood adjoining a sprawling cement factory in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. U.S. fossil fuel exports – including coal, oil, gas and refined fuels – led to over 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions …

Trump nominates climate change sceptic Chris Wright as energy secretary
1 month ago

Trump nominates climate change sceptic Chris Wright as energy secretary

Al Jazeera  

Chris Wright, a fracking magnate, has said ‘there is no climate crisis’ and champions fossil fuel production. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Chris Wright, a prominent fracking magnate and outspoken climate change sceptic, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming administration. “As Secretary of Energy, Chris will be a key leader, driving innovation, cutting red tape, and ushering in …

As planet heads toward 2.7°C rise, tracker warns global climate action has 'flatlined'
1 month, 1 week ago

As planet heads toward 2.7°C rise, tracker warns global climate action has 'flatlined'

Raw Story  

Existing policies and actions taken by world governments put the world on track for a median estimate of 2.7°C of warming by the end of the century, Climate Action Tracker revealed on Thursday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. "The combined global effect of government action on climate change has flatlined over the last three years, …

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change
1 month, 1 week ago

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change

Al Jazeera  

Countries need to invest more than $6 trillion per year by 2030 to tackle the effects of climate change or risk having to pay more in the future, according to report by an independent panel of experts at a United Nations climate summit. “Investments in all areas of climate action must increase across all economies,” said the report published on …

Trump promises more drilling in the U.S. to boost fossil fuel production
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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump promises more drilling in the U.S. to boost fossil fuel production

NPR  

Trump promises more drilling in the U.S. to boost fossil fuel production NPR's A Martinez speaks with Brian Murray, of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, about President-elect Trump's promise to increase fossil fuel production. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: President-elect Donald Trump wants to boost America's fossil fuel industry. MURRAY: Trump has said that he will reverse the …

Trump faces 'fundamental obstacle' to one of his biggest promises: report
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump faces 'fundamental obstacle' to one of his biggest promises: report

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to vastly expand oil production in the United States upon taking office next year, despite the fact that domestic oil production already hit a record high under President Joe Biden. In fact, Semafor reports that the current high rate of oil production is a "fundamental obstacle" to Trump meeting his promise. ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods …

US climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump’s return
1 month, 1 week ago

US climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump’s return

The Hindu  

U.S. climate envoy John Podesta urged governments to keep faith in the country’s promise to combat global warming, saying Donald Trump can slow, not stop, the transition from fossil fuels when he returns to office in January. The annual U.N. climate summit began on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, with many country delegations concerned Trump’s victory in U.S. presidential elections on …

US signals it will push for widening pool of climate finance contributors
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1 month, 1 week ago

US signals it will push for widening pool of climate finance contributors

Hindustan Times  

The United States has signalled it will push for widening the pool of climate finance contributors at COP29, all but confirming what is feared to be turning into a major clash with developing nations over funding responsibilities. White House Senior Advisor for Clean Energy and International Climate Policy, John Podesta, holds a press conference during the United Nations climate change …

United Nations climate negotiations through the years to COP29: Timeline
1 month, 1 week ago

United Nations climate negotiations through the years to COP29: Timeline

The Hindu  

COP29, termed the “climate finance COP,” has one major objective: establishing a concrete financial commitment from developed countries to support climate action in developing nations. As the United Nations climate talks begin in Baku, the primary debate centers on who will provide funding and, more crucially, how much is needed. However, discussions are likely to be tense following the re-election …

U.S. top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
1 month, 1 week ago

U.S. top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over

LA Times  

John Podesta, U.S. climate envoy, speaks during a news conference at the COP29 U.N. No matter what kind of U-turn President-elect Donald Trump will make on climate change, America’s clean energy economy won’t reverse into the dirty past, a combative but “bitterly disappointed” top American climate negotiator said Monday. “Fortunately, many in our country and around the world are working …

Trump’s win threatens US clean-energy boom
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s win threatens US clean-energy boom

Live Mint  

Donald Trump’s victory puts a skeptic of global warming back in the White House, triggering an about-face on climate policy that threatens to derail billions of dollars in clean-energy investment and slow a reduction in the nation’s emissions. Clean-energy companies are vulnerable because Trump has said he wants to repeal a 2022 Biden administration climate law that promised to channel …

Even under Donald Trump, renewable energy will be unstoppable.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Even under Donald Trump, renewable energy will be unstoppable.

Slate  

There’s no question that the forthcoming return of Donald Trump and his willful disregard for science, truth, and basic empathy is a massive step backward in the struggle toward a world built on justice, equity, and a stable climate. Trump may gut environmental regulations, but even without them wind and solar are now the cheapest source of new energy in …

​Testing time: on climate action and President Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

​Testing time: on climate action and President Trump

The Hindu  

Many goals related to climate change and public health have important deadlines by 2030: reducing carbon emissions, financing poorer countries’ climate mitigation and adaptation plans, protecting biodiversity, anticipating future pandemics, and instituting sustainable development. He also vitiated scientific collaborations by raising the bogeyman of “hidden” political agendas and, after his appointees to the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine, weakened …

What the Trump victory could mean for the climate crisis
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What the Trump victory could mean for the climate crisis

Hindustan Times  

With the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, fast approaching, the world’s attention is firmly set on the urgent need for unified action against the climate crisis. With Donald Trump reclaiming the White House in 2024, the United States ’ approach to climate policy may face another major shift, one that could impact not only American environmental efforts but global …

Trump wins, planet loses
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump wins, planet loses

Salon  

Donald J. Trump will once again be president of the United States. The president-elect has called climate change “a hoax” and during his most recent campaign vowed to expand fossil fuel production, roll back environmental regulations, and eliminate federal support for clean energy. “Donald Trump was a disaster for climate progress during his first term, and everything he’s said and …

In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change
1 month, 2 weeks ago

In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to climate solutions experts. Trump, by contrast, has summed up his energy policy as “drill, baby, drill” and pledged to dismantle what …

Trump’s victory promises to shake up U.S. energy and climate policy, analysts and activists say
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s victory promises to shake up U.S. energy and climate policy, analysts and activists say

NPR  

Trump’s victory promises to shake up U.S. energy and climate policy, analysts and activists say toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP/AP During a victory speech early Wednesday, Donald Trump boasted of the country’s vast reserves of oil and natural gas. “But there is a legitimate vein of opportunism, of entrepreneurial spirit, of new jobs, of new economics, of business people, of entrepreneurs, …

The Climate Crisis: A Crucial Choice for the Future of Earth
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Climate Crisis: A Crucial Choice for the Future of Earth

CNN  

The upcoming election in the United States will have significant implications for the planet, as voters will decide whether to address the issue of climate change or to continue down a path of denial. The outcome of this election could have a major impact on the future of the planet, with the potential to either save humanity or destroy it.

The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election

Salon  

Helene and Milton, the two massive hurricanes that just swept into the country — killing hundreds of people, and leaving both devastation and rumblings of political upheaval in seven states — amounted to their own October surprise. With early voting already underway and two weeks before Election Day, when voters will decide between Vice President Kamala Harris, who has called …

Trump looms over Climate Week as UN returns
3 months ago

Trump looms over Climate Week as UN returns

Politico  

Amid the week’s confluence of closed-door meetings and public pronouncements about how countries and businesses plan to address global warming, supporters of Biden’s efforts intend to send their own message: The United States isn’t abandoning the climate cause, in large part because the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act is pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into the transition to clean energy. …

Trump’s ‘meme-level’ energy attacks aren’t landing, fossil fuel supporters concede
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s ‘meme-level’ energy attacks aren’t landing, fossil fuel supporters concede

Politico  

“It’s almost incoherent,” Kochel said. He was just all over the place.” An oil industry lawyer agreed, saying Trump’s discussion of energy was “meme level.” “A more coherent and disciplined messenger would have easy pickings on showing that the Biden administration has consistently been hostile to protecting — let alone promoting — domestic oil and gas production,” said the person, …

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have starkly different visions on how to address a changing climate while ensuring a reliable energy supply. During her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Harris briefly mentioned climate change as she outlined …

Trump pushes nonsense climate theories during two bizarre interviews
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump pushes nonsense climate theories during two bizarre interviews

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And that's the problem.” Trump rants about nuclear weapons causing climate change Nuclear weapons …

‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief calls for ban on fossil fuel ads
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief calls for ban on fossil fuel ads

Al Jazeera  

Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service has said, as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a global ban on fossil fuel advertising. “We need an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell,” he said, adding: “The battle for 1.5 degrees will be …

Trump’s EPA chief thinks Biden’s climate rules are doomed. But will Biden’s dollars survive?
7 months ago

Trump’s EPA chief thinks Biden’s climate rules are doomed. But will Biden’s dollars survive?

Politico  

And Wheeler said he would be willing to take a lead role himself in erasing Biden’s most ambitious rules, which he contended were “rushed,” are legally dubious and would cause crippling blackouts. “I had a very good working relationship with the president, and I cherish that.” Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt would not comment on Wheeler specifically, but said in …

Opinion: Whatever Big Oil wants, Big Oil gets. As long as it bankrolls Trump
7 months ago

Opinion: Whatever Big Oil wants, Big Oil gets. As long as it bankrolls Trump

LA Times  

Then-President Trump points at Harold Hamm, head of North Dakota’s largest oil company, Continental Resources, at an event in 2019. What better sign could there be that we’re drowning in political outrage, that we’re inured to it, than this: A national newspaper scooped this month that Donald Trump gathered about two dozen oil industry executives for a chopped steak dinner …

Dimon Calls Push to Stop All Oil and Gas Enormously Naïve
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Dimon Calls Push to Stop All Oil and Gas Enormously Naïve

Live Mint  

-- Jamie Dimon said US delays of liquefied natural gas projects were done for political reasons to pacify those who believe oil and gas projects should simply be stopped — a position he calls “wrong” and “enormously naïve.” The head of JPMorgan Chase & Co. made the comments Monday in his annual shareholder letter, in which he touted replacing coal …

Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line in many other races, too
9 months, 1 week ago

Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line in many other races, too

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The race for the White House isn’t the only one with big stakes for climate policy. Robinson thinks President Joe Biden’s push to abolish fossil fuels is a failure, he blames Democrats for “crippling utility bills” and he supports nuclear power as clean energy, his campaign said. “Let’s work together to look at every reasonable option without …

How A Second Trump Presidency Would Impact Climate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How A Second Trump Presidency Would Impact Climate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A win for Donald Trump in the November presidential election could increase the United States’ planet-heating pollution by so much that the emissions would negate the last five years of global progress on deploying clean energy — twice over. The climate science journal’s new report found that the Republican candidate’s plans to reverse the Biden administration’s energy …

The untold story behind climate change: we've known about the crisis for a while
10 months ago

The untold story behind climate change: we've known about the crisis for a while

Hindustan Times  

There is no particular moment in history when the threat of a changing climate moved from academics to public consciousness. The report made claims that “turned out to be correct”, Naomi Oreskes, professor of history of science at Harvard University, said during a podcast, “Scientists warned about climate change in 1965. The report found resonance just a few years later, …

Big Oil just gifted us a lump of coal
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Big Oil just gifted us a lump of coal

Raw Story  

Watching Republicans ignore climate change while the planet cooks is like being trapped in the backseat of a car, windows rolled up and locked, with a chain-smoking uncle. The U.S. special envoy for climate change, John Kerry, called the pact “the most important decision since the Paris agreement.” The UN describes the agreement as “the beginning of the end of …

Despite climate goals US oil boom shows, ‘World wants for more energy, not less’
1 year ago

Despite climate goals US oil boom shows, ‘World wants for more energy, not less’

Hindustan Times  

The world may be pushing for renewable energy and climate change action, but guess what? - Bob McNally, President of Rapidan Energy Group Surpassing Trump-era records Last month, weekly US oil production hit 13.2 million barrels per day, just edging past the previous record set during the Trump era. Despite geopolitical tensions affecting energy prices globally, America's oil is trading …

In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels
1 year ago

In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nearly 200 countries agreed Wednesday to move away from planet-warming fossil fuels — the first time they’ve made that crucial pledge in decades of U.N. climate talks though many warned the deal still had significant shortcomings. “This document sends very strong messages to the world.” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that …

Climate talks end on a first-ever call for the world to move away from fossil fuels
1 year ago

Climate talks end on a first-ever call for the world to move away from fossil fuels

NPR  

Climate talks end on a first-ever call for the world to move away from fossil fuels Enlarge this image toggle caption Kamran Jebreili/AP Kamran Jebreili/AP DUBAI - In the final weeks of the hottest year in recorded history, the international body responsible for limiting global warming and its disastrous effects called on countries to transition away from the chief cause …

For the first time, U.N. climate summit calls on world to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
1 year ago

For the first time, U.N. climate summit calls on world to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

LA Times  

Nearly 200 countries agreed Wednesday to move away from planet-warming fossil fuels — the first time they’ve made that crucial pledge in decades of United Nations climate talks, though many warned that the deal still had significant shortcomings. “This document sends very strong messages to the world.” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement that “for the first time, …

Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28
1 year ago

Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And then we ministers will …

Fossil fuels influence and other takeaways from Monday’s climate conference events
1 year ago

Fossil fuels influence and other takeaways from Monday’s climate conference events

Associated Press  

The influence of the fossil fuel industry at the United Nations annual climate conference, commonly called COP28, was a focal point on Monday with the president of the talks pushing back against criticism that his role heading a fossil fuel company conflicted with the need to reduce fossil fuel use. Adding to the criticism was former U.S. Vice President Al …

U.N. climate talks head says "no science" backs ending fossil fuels. That's incorrect
1 year ago

U.N. climate talks head says "no science" backs ending fossil fuels. That's incorrect

NPR  

U.N. climate talks head says "no science" backs ending fossil fuels. That's incorrect Enlarge this image toggle caption Kamran Jebreili/AP Kamran Jebreili/AP The head of United Nations climate talks underway in Dubai insisted incorrectly that there is no science to support phasing out fossil fuels to avoid catastrophic warming. Sponsor Message In reality, scientists warn that the only paths to …

A climate conference hosted by an oil-rich country. That’s just one of the contradictions at the Dubai talks
1 year ago

A climate conference hosted by an oil-rich country. That’s just one of the contradictions at the Dubai talks

Associated Press  

The world is heading for considerably less warming than projected a decade ago, but that good news is overwhelmed by much more pain from current climate change than scientists anticipated, experts said. “So things aren’t as bad as they could have been or as we worried they might be 20 years ago, but they’re still far from where we need …

President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
1 year ago

President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to skip the annual climate talks in Dubai this week, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and diplomats from roughly 200 nations and the Vatican. The White House said it was sending a climate team, including Special Envoy John Kerry, climate adviser Ali Zaidi and clean energy adviser John Podesta. …

Editorial: On climate change, world leaders are saying one thing and doing another
1 year ago

Editorial: On climate change, world leaders are saying one thing and doing another

LA Times  

World leaders will gather for the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai starting Thursday. A U.N.-backed report released earlier this month found that despite their promises, the world’s governments still plan to produce and consume more than twice as much coal, oil and gas in 2030 as they should to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a gap …

To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says
1 year, 1 month ago

To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says

The Independent  

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Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds

Associated Press  

The badges said they were there to participate in negotiations to curb climate change. Close to 400 people connected in some way or another to fossil fuel industries attended last year’s United Nations climate talks in Egypt, a grouping that was larger than all but two of the national delegations sent by countries, according to a data analysis of the …

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