Biden’s next move on climate change could be a huge roll of the electoral dice
8 months ago

Biden’s next move on climate change could be a huge roll of the electoral dice

The Independent  

Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, in a bid to grab the youth vote by highlighting his vast divide with former president Donald Trump on the issue of the climate crisis, is set to take on its biggest opponent yet next week – Big Electricity. After attacking the oil and gas industries last month with unprecedented new emissions rules, the Biden team will raise the stakes this coming week by unveiling a controversial plan to bring the nation’s three independent electric grids together to pay to rebuild the ageing, clogged US system of delivering electricity. The plan, which in ambition is as big as president Dwight D Eisenhower’s campaign, decades ago, to build a national highway system, is an enormous bet that young people’s passion for fighting global warming will cause them to overlook their criticisms of Biden in relation to inflation, Gaza, immigration – and, of course, his age. The president’s third and likely final major climate initiative of his first term, coming ahead of this summer’s party conventions and November’s election, puts the climate crisis squarely on the ballot.

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Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover
4 weeks ago

Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover

Politico  

Instead, the target will likely be jettisoned after Trump takes office, reflecting his promises to expand fossil fuel production and dismantle Biden’s climate agenda. “President Biden’s new 2035 climate goal is both a reflection of what we’ve already accomplished … and what we believe the United States can and should achieve in the future,” said John Podesta, senior White House …

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?
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4 weeks ago

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?

NPR  

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Sponsor Message "I'm proud that my Administration is carrying out the boldest climate agenda in American history," Biden said in a White House video accompanying the announcement. The President continued to frame his administration's climate objectives as economic opportunity for the nation, highlighting jobs created by building offshore wind energy projects and by …

This is the best way to counter Trump-era climate denial
1 month ago

This is the best way to counter Trump-era climate denial

The Independent  

The Inflation Reduction Act brought in by the Biden administration was – and still is – the largest investment in climate and energy in American history. While they may have voted for Trump’s fireworks, when he imposes tariffs, tax cuts for CEOs and not workers, cuts pollution limits and federal jobs – and when he comes for the IRA – …

Opinion | Climate Activists Need to Radically Change Their Approach Under Trump
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump casts shadow
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump casts shadow

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — President Joe Biden made an urgent appeal to fellow world leaders Tuesday to surge money to developing nations to curb climate change as he wrapped up his final appearance at a major international summit. It’s critical that developing countries have “enough firepower and access to capital” to combat climate change and protect themselves from its effects, …

Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump shadows his efforts
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump shadows his efforts

LA Times  

U.S. President Biden clasps hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a group photo at the G-20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. President Biden made an urgent appeal to fellow world leaders Tuesday to surge money to developing nations to curb climate change as he wrapped up his final appearance …

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

COP29: Biden Climate Advisor on IRA’s Future Under Trump
2 months ago

COP29: Biden Climate Advisor on IRA’s Future Under Trump

Bloomberg  

00:00 Welcome to McQueen and welcome back to the Zero podcast. I know that there is a lot of money from the Inflation Reduction Act that's going to go to Republican states that might stick around. And, you know, I believe and I think this is manifest in the politics in Washington, that we have grown the political consensus around …

Environmental groups call for Biden to take ‘bold action’ on climate ahead of Trump’s second term
2 months ago

Environmental groups call for Biden to take ‘bold action’ on climate ahead of Trump’s second term

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Environmental groups are calling on the White House to take action on climate and the …

US top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
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2 months ago

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

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — 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. He said Trump will likely pull the United States out of the landmark Paris Agreement and try to roll back many of …

UN climate talks start following deadly floods, record heat and Trump’s return
2 months ago

UN climate talks start following deadly floods, record heat and Trump’s return

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The next President of the US, the world’s second biggest polluter, is expected to boost fossil fuels, roll back …

Cop29 is post-Brexit Britain’s chance to lead on climate action
2 months ago

Cop29 is post-Brexit Britain’s chance to lead on climate action

The Independent  

It can be argued that the auguries for this year’s international climate change conference already looked dark, even before Donald Trump’s election victory last week. But it makes for particular difficulties when the country concerned is the richest in the world, and the hoped-for agreement is about not just good intentions but money – specifically, the transfer of as much …

What the Trump victory could mean for the climate crisis
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Climate scientists fear Trump will destroy progress in his second term – and the outcome could be ‘grim’
2 months, 1 week ago

Climate scientists fear Trump will destroy progress in his second term – and the outcome could be ‘grim’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “As I stated before the election, a second Trump term, which includes implementation of ‘Project 2025,’ is the end …

The world acted too late to avert climate catastrophes. Now the US effort to deal with them is struggling.
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The world acted too late to avert climate catastrophes. Now the US effort to deal with them is struggling.

Politico  

But the progress of launching this work has been slow: Through the end of September, 80 federal programs that received $24.4 billion of the climate resilience money had awarded just $10.3 billion of it, according to POLITICO’s review of spending data provided by agencies. The White House says its investments in climate resilience are “historic” — and described POLITICO’s findings …

The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election
2 months, 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 …

Climate world still has no solution to Trump 2.0
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate world still has no solution to Trump 2.0

Politico  

Diplomats, ministers, green advocates and businesses alike avoided engaging publicly with the prospects of a Trump win during nearly a week of events at the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, both held in New York as a catastrophic hurricane was bearing down on Florida and the Southeast. “My expectation is, certainly if Trump wins, that he’ll pull us …

President Biden to deliver a ‘decisive’ speech on climate
3 months, 3 weeks ago

President Biden to deliver a ‘decisive’ speech on climate

The Independent  

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Biden has taken more action on climate than any president. His pitch? It creates jobs
7 months, 1 week ago

Biden has taken more action on climate than any president. His pitch? It creates jobs

NPR  

Biden has taken more action on climate than any president. “There was a need to really jump-start the ability for people to feel hopeful and excited again about the future.” Sponsor Message Focusing on climate as a jobs strategy accomplished another Biden goal of boosting the country’s manufacturing sector and the economy, McCarthy says. Almost four years later, Biden has …

Do the people care about the climate crisis? These voters say yes - but the polls do not
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Do the people care about the climate crisis? These voters say yes - but the polls do not

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s going to be like 2016.” For New Yorker Jeffrey Rose, 59, a clinical hypnotist and nutritionist who was …

Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds

Associated Press  

Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change. “It’s like, what’s our grandkids’ world going to be like?” A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 45% of adults in the United States say they have become more concerned about climate change over the past year, including roughly 6 in …

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

Biden needs his young climate activists. But they’re angry about the war in Gaza.
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden needs his young climate activists. But they’re angry about the war in Gaza.

Politico  

Pro-cease-fire outbursts have interrupted a series of public appearances by Biden and his aides in recent weeks, including a climate speech Tuesday by USAID Administrator Samantha Power where someone in the audience urged her to “resign and speak up.” “27,000 people have been killed,” the person called out during the former U.N. ambassador’s speech on “climate shocks” at Johns Hopkins …

John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration
1 year ago

John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. At international climate summits, Kerry always kept a breakneck pace, going from one meeting to another, with world leaders, major business figures and scientists, all interspersed with one press conference after …

Biden to skip Cop28 climate summit
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden to skip Cop28 climate summit

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden is skipping the Cop28 climate summit – a decision that could hurt …

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

Is Biden taking climate change seriously? Here's why some experts want him to declare an emergency
1 year, 2 months ago

Is Biden taking climate change seriously? Here's why some experts want him to declare an emergency

Salon  

When it comes to climate change, everything is trending in the wrong direction. "Global heating is an emergency — the greatest emergency humanity currently faces, despite ongoing public apathy — so it's incredibly foolish that President Biden still hasn't declared a climate emergency," explained Dr. Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and an associate project scientist …

Biden tells Pacific islands leaders that he hears their warnings about climate change and will act
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden tells Pacific islands leaders that he hears their warnings about climate change and will act

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday told leaders from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum that he has heard their warnings about the impact of climate change on their region and that his administration is committed to helping them meet the challenge. Biden announced Monday that later this year he would deploy a U.S. Coast Guard vessel to the region …

Trump praises Rishi Sunak for climate rollbacks as British PM’s popularity plummets
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump praises Rishi Sunak for climate rollbacks as British PM’s popularity plummets

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak has earned the approval of former US president Donald Trump after the British …

Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal

NPR  

Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The White House on Wednesday unveiled a new climate jobs training program that it says could put 20,000 people to work in its first year on projects like restoring land, …

Biden slams Ramaswamy over ‘climate change hoax’ remark, says THIS
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden slams Ramaswamy over ‘climate change hoax’ remark, says THIS

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden slammed Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for calling climate change a hoax. “climate change is a hoax … The reality is more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change.” Ramaswamy’s remarks were booed by the crowd and criticised by several leaders including the US president. Minutes after the comment …

How Joe Biden could really burn Donald Trump
1 year, 4 months ago

How Joe Biden could really burn Donald Trump

Raw Story  

If you weren’t sure of it yet, climate change is quite clearly here. Matters will only get worse as we continue to burn massive amounts of toxic fossil fuels day after day, and since President Joe Biden has stated fighting climate change is one of his top priorities, it’s time for him to go further — and formally declare it …

Editorial: Biden says he’s ‘practically’ declared a climate emergency. Why won’t he do it for real?
1 year, 4 months ago

Editorial: Biden says he’s ‘practically’ declared a climate emergency. Why won’t he do it for real?

LA Times  

President Biden can do more to respond to the climate crisis by declaring an emergency and unlocking new tools and resources. President Biden’s recent claim that he has “practically” declared a climate emergency has renewed calls for him to actually do so. But pressure eased with the deal to pass the renewable energy-boosting Inflation Reduction Act, and after Biden signed …

Editorial: Five takeaways from the first year of America’s biggest climate law
1 year, 5 months ago

Editorial: Five takeaways from the first year of America’s biggest climate law

LA Times  

President Biden drives a Cadillac Lyriq through the showroom during a tour at the Detroit Auto Show last year. One year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the nation’s most significant action yet to combat climate change. The law dedicated $369 billion to boost renewable energy production and manufacturing, help homeowners install rooftop solar panels, switch to efficient …

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
1 year, 5 months ago

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today

Associated Press  

Leaders and ministers of eight nations that span the Amazon rainforest are meeting in Brazil to chart a course for the protection of a region that’s crucial to countering climate change. Evidence of that climate change has been scattered across the globe this year, ranging from crushing heat to costly droughts and devastating flooding. —Tuesday was the first time since …

Biden goes west to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden goes west to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures, the White House said Monday. Biden is expected to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, America’s most significant response to climate change, …

Fair-weather DeSantis’ climate change rejection is ‘politicization’ at its finest
1 year, 7 months ago

Fair-weather DeSantis’ climate change rejection is ‘politicization’ at its finest

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican presidential …

President Joe Biden's next climate hurdle: Entice Americans to buy green
1 year, 11 months ago

President Joe Biden's next climate hurdle: Entice Americans to buy green

Firstpost  

Washington: President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change. But it also means the administration’s battle against global warming will be waged “one household at a time,” said Shannon Baker-Branstetter, who works on energy issues at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank closely aligned with the White …

Biden’s $369bn green plan was hailed as a triumph – but does it live up to the hype?
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden’s $369bn green plan was hailed as a triumph – but does it live up to the hype?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This bill is the biggest step forward on climate ever and it’s going to allow us to boldly take …

The Climate Struggle Literally Hit Home in 2022
2 years ago

The Climate Struggle Literally Hit Home in 2022

Wired  

A year ago, I lambasted politicians for missing a huge opportunity for climate action. “I feel a lot more heartened about climate change now than I ever have,” says Jonathan Foley, executive director of the nonprofit Project Drawdown, which advocates for climate action. Like, Hey, wait a minute, things are really starting to pivot.” “2022 has proven to be a …

Biden says climate efforts ‘more urgent than ever’ at summit
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden says climate efforts ‘more urgent than ever’ at summit

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — President Joe Biden, speaking Friday at an annual international summit on climate change, urged world leaders to “double down” on their resolve to fight global warming, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reinforces the need to phase out fossil fuels. Jennifer Morgan, Germany’s special climate envoy, said Biden “made it very clear that the climate crisis is …

Biden calls for global action to combat climate crisis
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden calls for global action to combat climate crisis

Al Jazeera  

US president outlines steps US is taking against climate change, apologises for Trump withdrawal from Paris Agreement. US President Joe Biden has issued a call for global action to combat the climate crisis, which he called a threat to the “very life of the planet”. Speaking at the COP27 United Nations climate conference in Egypt on Friday, Biden announced new …

Biden to tell global summit that U.S. climate measures won’t be reversed post-election
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden to tell global summit that U.S. climate measures won’t be reversed post-election

LA Times  

Demonstrators at the global climate summit in Egypt protest the use of fossil fuels and call for reparations Wednesday. President Biden is coming to international climate talks in Egypt this week with a message that historic U.S. action to fight climate change won’t shift into reverse, as happened twice before when Democrats lost power. Current and former top climate officials …

Biden has a $369 billion climate plan — and new advisers to get the program running
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden has a $369 billion climate plan — and new advisers to get the program running

NPR  

Biden has a $369 billion climate plan — and new advisers to get the program running Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Biden is switching up his climate team at the White House. Zaidi brings state experience to the table Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty …

Biden picks White House veteran to run revived climate drive
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden picks White House veteran to run revived climate drive

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday brought back John Podesta, a behind-the-scenes veteran at getting things done on climate in past Democratic administrations, to put into place an ambitious U.S. climate program newly revived by $375 billion from Congress. A former Environmental Protection Agency chief, McCarthy had led Biden’s domestic climate program during Democrats’ two years of struggle — …

Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act. He’s a successful climate president now.
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act. He’s a successful climate president now.

Slate  

In 1987, Sen. Joe Biden introduced the Global Climate Protection Act, the first-ever bill mandating that the U.S. government address global warming. Thirty-five years later, President Joe Biden has finally signed the country’s first major climate-focused law: the Inflation Reduction Act. During Tuesday’s signing ceremony, Biden called the bill “the most aggressive action ever, ever ever ever, in confronting the …

US President Joe Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation
2 years, 5 months ago

US President Joe Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden will sign Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before midterm elections. The President is preparing to sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill. The …

How US president Joe Biden learnt from his mistakes and scored a win on climate plan
2 years, 5 months ago

How US president Joe Biden learnt from his mistakes and scored a win on climate plan

Firstpost  

Many pieces of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda have been thrown overboard, but his proposals on climate change remain largely intact Washington: Over the last year, President Joe Biden watched pieces of his domestic agenda get thrown overboard in an effort to keep it afloat. In a statement to The Associated Press, Biden said the legislation will help fulfil his …

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