GOP push to shake label of climate crisis denier runs into Trump
3 years, 2 months ago

GOP push to shake label of climate crisis denier runs into Trump

CNN  

CNN — As global temperatures rise, some congressional Republicans are feeling the pressure to show they’re embracing climate change and offer up their own plan for how to deal with it. “It’s kind of a recent phenomenon in conservative politics, and really has developed well in the last few years,” said Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas, one of the Republicans traveling to the climate summit. Republicans have solutions to these problems.” Part of McCarthy’s motivation is electoral: A new generation of young conservative voters cares about climate change, and wants the Republican Party to take action on the issue. “If we would export our technology, our liquid natural gas … we would do more for global climate change then we can do by spending the amount of money that the Biden administration wants to throw at the word climate change without solving the problems.” The GOP also agrees it wants to tarnish Democrats’ plan as much as possible – linking a future transition to clean energy to the current energy crunch. “Donald Trump asked me five to six years ago what I thought about global climate change, and I said it doesn’t matter, the American people want us to deal with it and I’d rather have our solutions than the Democrats’,” he said.

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Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month. “And I believe that with this new 2035 target as their …

Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover
3 weeks, 2 days 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 …

This is the best way to counter Trump-era climate denial
3 weeks, 6 days 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 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 …

Why do so many people ignore major threats like climate change?
1 month ago

Why do so many people ignore major threats like climate change?

Salon  

Earlier last month, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service announced that Earth’s average temperature in 2024 had been on average 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels. “For too long now, scientific and media communications have presented the subject of climate change in ways that have failed to trigger an adequate threat warning among readers and viewers, and have also …

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise
1 month ago

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise

Live Mint  

The 29th Conference of the Parties to Climate Change came to an end on 24 November 2024 with deep disappointment on the outcomes—not just on finance, but on most other aspects of the agenda. With grossly inadequate mitigation of the crisis, the climate finance that developing countries can legitimately asl for will increase exponentially, leading to continued disappointment from a …

Letters to the Editor: Climate change is a global threat, but it isn’t the worst one. This is
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: Climate change is a global threat, but it isn’t the worst one. This is

LA Times  

To the editor: Climate change is the biggest threat facing us? Soon, that list may include the leaders of North Korea and Iran — and who knows how many others as the nuclear genie multiplies throughout the world? It is long past time for thought leaders to wake up to the world’s most urgent threat and get a real conversation …

Many of Trump’s nominees for key roles are his MAGA friends. They’ve also questioned climate change
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Many of Trump’s nominees for key roles are his MAGA friends. They’ve also questioned climate change

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. I think it would be very productive if we could just get to exactly what is real and what …

As planet heads toward 2.7°C rise, tracker warns global climate action has 'flatlined'
1 month, 3 weeks 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, …

Environmental groups call for Biden to take ‘bold action’ on climate ahead of Trump’s second term
1 month, 4 weeks 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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1 month, 4 weeks 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
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Trump's win is a victory for the "petrostate" and a major loss for climate action, experts say
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2 months ago

Trump's win is a victory for the "petrostate" and a major loss for climate action, experts say

Salon  

When the science journal Nature surveyed more than 2,000 scientists last month about the 2024 presidential election, 86 percent said they preferred Vice President Kamala Harris over former president Donald Trump. His proxies, like Tucker Carlson and JD Vance, have respectively blamed abortion for causing freak hurricanes or have dismissed climate science as “weird.” Last month, climate scientists told Salon …

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

Republicans grapple with messaging on Biden climate law
2 months, 1 week ago

Republicans grapple with messaging on Biden climate law

Politico  

In one Virginia House race, Democrat Missy Cotter Smasal accused Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans of trying to have it both ways on a local offshore wind project. Kiggans gave a speech supporting the project, then “fell in line with her party bosses” to vote for legislation that would have slashed the IRA’s wind incentives, Cotter Smasal said during an October …

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

Letters to the Editor: If Democrats really control the weather, why even have an election?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: If Democrats really control the weather, why even have an election?

LA Times  

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, seen at a rally for Donald Trump last February, has claimed that Democrats can control the weather. To the editor: Since, according to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and some others in her party, Democrats have the power to direct storms onto whomever, political conflicts should all be declared “game over.” Republican leaders today worship naked power. …

Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US 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. The hurricane featured prominently in Tuesday's …

Your guide to California’s U.S. Senate candidates’ views on energy, the environment
3 months, 1 week ago

Your guide to California’s U.S. Senate candidates’ views on energy, the environment

LA Times  

Both Garvey and Schiff say they want to protect the environment and combat climate change. Schiff calls climate change “a crisis” and “the biggest existential threat facing our nation and the world.” He supports what the Democrats call the “New Green Deal,” a resolution that calls for meeting 100% of U.S. power needs with renewable energy. “Protecting our environment is …

Hey, presidential candidates, climate change would like a word
3 months, 1 week ago

Hey, presidential candidates, climate change would like a word

LA Times  

It is Wednesday, Oct. 2. The Cedar fire killed 15 people and destroyed more than 2,500 structures in San Diego’s inland suburbs and rural communities; at the time, it was the largest California wildfire in 75 years. A fire season surpassing 1 million scorched acres of land that doesn’t feel like a big deal — that’s climate change. A hurricane …

Trump sparks controversy for calling climate change a ‘scam’ as Hurricane Helene leaves trail of destruction
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump sparks controversy for calling climate change a ‘scam’ as Hurricane Helene leaves trail of destruction

The Independent  

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President Biden to deliver a ‘decisive’ speech on climate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

President Biden to deliver a ‘decisive’ speech on climate

The Independent  

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'Growing GOP support' of Dem law intensifies Republican Party 'division': report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Growing GOP support' of Dem law intensifies Republican Party 'division': report

Raw Story  

A Democrat-backed 2022 climate law is "drawing growing GOP support," causing friction among Republican lawmakers, according to a Sunday, August 25 Politico report. While the Inflation Reduction Act "is undeniably bringing federal money, private investments and jobs into communities around the country overwhelmingly represented by Republicans," Politico notes that no GOP lawmakers voted for the bill in 2022, "and conservatives …

Kamala Harris avoids getting specific on climate change — for now
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kamala Harris avoids getting specific on climate change — for now

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. open image in gallery Kamala Harris and Tim Walz headline a campaign rally in …

Four in five people want more climate action, UN poll finds
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Four in five people want more climate action, UN poll finds

Al Jazeera  

Biggest survey of its kind polled 75,000, finding that majority want quick transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. Four in five people want their countries to ramp up efforts in the fight against climate change, according to a United Nations survey billed as the largest yet on the issue. “As world leaders decide on the next round of pledges …

Poll finds fewer Americans are concerned about climate change
8 months ago

Poll finds fewer Americans are concerned about climate change

Salon  

Even though humans are experiencing the hottest months in recorded human history, and scientists warn our species is living on "borrowed time," a recent poll found a notable dip in the number of people who view climate change as an urgent issue. Concern about the urgency of addressing climate change — characterizing it as "very serious" — has dropped among …

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, 3 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 …

The untold story behind climate change: we've known about the crisis for a while
10 months, 2 weeks 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, …

Biden needs his young climate activists. But they’re angry about the war in Gaza.
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Column: Meet John Curtis, the Utah Republican who cares about climate change
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Meet John Curtis, the Utah Republican who cares about climate change

LA Times  

Solving climate change would be a hell of a lot easier if the Republican Party would get on board. The caucus is centered on the idea that “climate is changing, and man’s had some influence on it,” Curtis told me. Curtis offered the analogy of a timeshare sales pitch where “you have somebody across the table from you who is …

Big Oil just gifted us a lump of coal
1 year 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 …

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. …

UN chief calls for an “ambition supernova” as nations make minor progress on climate action
1 year, 1 month ago

UN chief calls for an “ambition supernova” as nations make minor progress on climate action

Associated Press  

Countries’ climate action plans are still far behind what’s needed to curb human-caused warming and limit the devastating effects of extreme heat, storms and droughts, but some nations have taken marginal steps toward slashing emissions, a United Nations analysis of national plans found Tuesday. The U.N. climate chief, Simon Stiell, urged that upcoming international climate talks in Dubai become a …

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 …

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on climate change
1 year, 2 months ago

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on climate change

NPR  

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on climate change Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker, Brandon Bell, Win McNamee, Michael M. Santiago, Robyn Beck/AFP, Ethan Miller/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker, Brandon Bell, Win McNamee, Michael M. Santiago, Robyn Beck/AFP, Ethan Miller/Getty Images The climate is changing. Here is where Republican presidential candidates stand on the nuances of climate change. Regardless …

After summer’s extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows
1 year, 3 months ago

After summer’s extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows

Associated Press  

Kathleen Maxwell has lived in Phoenix for more than 20 years, but this summer was the first time she felt fear, as daily high temperatures soared to 110 degrees or hotter and kept it up for a record-shattering 31 consecutive days. New polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research indicates that extreme weather, including a summer that …

After summer's extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows
1 year, 3 months ago

After summer's extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In total, 64% of U.S. adults say both that …

Overwhelming support for climate and nature policies in Tory heartlands – survey
1 year, 3 months ago

Overwhelming support for climate and nature policies in Tory heartlands – survey

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 Voters in Conservative heartlands overwhelmingly back climate and nature policies, with most people wanting the …

Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’
1 year, 4 months ago

Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’

Al Jazeera  

Climate change is causing human rights emergencies around the world, the United Nations human rights chief says, specifically highlighting Iraq’s “spiralling damage” from global warming. In view of the record global temperatures this year, Guterres last week called for much more ambition in the fight against climate change to prevent “the worst climate chaos”. At last year’s UN COP27 climate …

Climate Change-Denying GOP Lawmaker Comes ‘So Close’ To Figuring It Out
1 year, 4 months ago

Climate Change-Denying GOP Lawmaker Comes ‘So Close’ To Figuring It Out

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Tuesday was among those who mocked Rep. Barry Loudermilk for his latest dismissal of climate change, saying the GOP lawmaker came “so close to figuring it out.” Loudermilk, talking with Fox Business’ Stuart Varney about incoming Hurricane Idalia, lamented how global warming had become the go-to explanation for extreme weather events. Or this …

Boiling Point: The climate change challenge is ours
1 year, 4 months ago

Boiling Point: The climate change challenge is ours

LA Times  

Farmworker Leticia Jimenez, 61, inside her home at the Oasis Mobile Home Park in August in Thermal, Calif. Edited by Alice Short, “Our Climate Change Challenge” focuses on what must be done to slow down and ultimately reverse global warming, and who needs to do it: not just government and business, but every one of us. More particularly, how are …

GOP candidates on climate change: How can Republicans meet the public?
1 year, 4 months ago

GOP candidates on climate change: How can Republicans meet the public?

Slate  

About 20 minutes into Wednesday’s Republican presidential nominee debate, the Fox News anchors turned things over to a college student with a pertinent question. “How will you, as both president of the United States and leader of the Republican Party, calm their fears that the Republican Party doesn’t care about climate change?” It was, honestly, a remarkable moment. As John …

Climate change made it in the GOP debate. Some young Republicans say that's a win
1 year, 4 months ago

Climate change made it in the GOP debate. Some young Republicans say that's a win

NPR  

Climate change made it in the GOP debate. "The climate change agenda is a hoax," said former tech and finance executive Vivek Ramaswamy, in the night's clearest answer. "It is an issue that is mainstream for conservatives, swing voters and Democrats, and I am glad we got to see the candidates speak to it," said Danielle Butcher Franz, CEO of …

Presidential debate shows how GOP candidates are struggling to address concerns about climate change
1 year, 4 months ago

Presidential debate shows how GOP candidates are struggling to address concerns about climate change

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The eight Republican presidential candidates on the debate stage were asked to raise their hands if they believed human behavior is causing climate change. Ambassador Nikki Haley, said during Wednesday night’s debate in Milwaukee that climate change “is real.” A day later, frustrated leaders in the GOP’s small but growing movement of environmental activists said their party …

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, 4 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 …

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