Biden To Move Quickly On Climate Change, Reversing Trump Rollbacks
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden To Move Quickly On Climate Change, Reversing Trump Rollbacks

NPR  

Biden To Move Quickly On Climate Change, Reversing Trump Rollbacks Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images President Biden is moving quickly on climate change on his first day in office, saying he plans to sign a sweeping executive order to undo many of the Trump administration's environmental rollbacks. Biden will instruct federal agencies to review more than 100 policies, many crucial to curbing heat-trapping emissions, including fuel economy standards for cars and pollution limits on the oil and gas industry. The Trump administration systematically loosened Obama-era environmental standards that range from energy-efficiency standards for appliances and buildings to air quality standards designed to protect public health. The Biden administration will also instruct the federal government to consider the long-term economic impacts of climate change when making new regulations, what's known as the "social cost" of carbon.

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Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?
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6 days, 8 hours 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 …

President-elect Trump planning to reverse most Biden-era EV policies believing climate change is a 'hoax'
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1 week, 1 day 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 …

Opinion | Climate Activists Need to Radically Change Their Approach Under Trump
2 weeks, 3 days 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 …

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, …

Biden just finalized a major climate rule. This one could be tricky for Trump to dismantle
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden just finalized a major climate rule. This one could be tricky for Trump to dismantle

CNN  

CNN — The Environmental Protection Agency just finalized one of the Biden administration’s only outstanding climate rules, aimed at cracking down on leaks of methane — a potent planet-warming gas with an outsized impact on the climate. The new rule charges high-emitting oil and gas producers a fee for wasting methane above a certain threshold by venting or flaring it …

US top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
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1 month, 1 week 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 …

U.S. top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
1 month, 2 weeks 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 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Global efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected president and withdrew the United States from an international climate agreement. But she added: “The Paris Agreement has proven resilient and is stronger than any single country’s policy.” The United Nations’ annual climate negotiations to follow on the Paris accord start next …

​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, …

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

President Biden to deliver a ‘decisive’ speech on climate

The Independent  

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Opinion: Trump 2.0 would be a disaster for the climate
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Trump 2.0 would be a disaster for the climate

LA Times  

Donald Trump looks at his notes during a briefing on Hurricane Dorian in 2019. During Donald Trump’s first term as president, we witnessed his administration’s efforts to curtail domestic environmental regulations and the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. A series of tabletop scenario simulations run in May and June by the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan, …

Biden’s climate chief warns against ‘U-turn agenda’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden’s climate chief warns against ‘U-turn agenda’

Politico  

A reversal of Biden’s policies “actually puts us on a U-turn trajectory. “But you have a president that’s getting after every single, solitary aspect of how we get business done – and doing it in a time when he’s also orchestrating the biggest economic comeback the country has ever seen.” The Biden administration has staked its economic agenda on delivering …

As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities
7 months ago

As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities

LA Times  

President Biden, speaking in Palo Alto last year, has unleashed a flurry of rule changes on the environment and other priorities. The power plant rule is among more than 60 regulations Biden’s administration finalized last month to meet his policy goals, including a promise to cut by 2030 roughly half of U.S. carbon emissions that drive climate change. With the …

As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities
7 months ago

As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election year rules on the environment and other topics, including a landmark regulation that would force coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down. With the clock ticking toward Election Day, Biden’s administration has issued or proposed rules on a wide …

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 …

Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds
8 months, 1 week 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 …

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. …

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

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 …

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: 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 …

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 …

US to climate summit: American big steps won’t be repealed
2 years, 1 month ago

US to climate summit: American big steps won’t be repealed

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — U.S. President Joe Biden is coming to international climate talks in Egypt this week with a message that historic American action to fight climate change won’t shift into reverse, as happened twice before when Democrats lost power. Current and former Biden top climate officials said the vast majority of the summer’s incentive-laden $375 billion climate-and-health spending …

US President Joe Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation
2 years, 4 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 …

Editorial: Surprise Senate deal on climate change should be only the beginning
2 years, 4 months ago

Editorial: Surprise Senate deal on climate change should be only the beginning

LA Times  

Sen. Joe Manchin III is met by reporters outside the hearing room where he chairs the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Just weeks after President Biden’s climate agenda was declared dead because of opposition from West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III, a sudden reversal came Wednesday night: a deal to move forward with legislation to fight climate change. …

Biden unveils steps on climate, but no ’emergency’ designation
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden unveils steps on climate, but no ’emergency’ designation

Al Jazeera  

The executive action is expected to include new initiatives to bolster the offshore wind industry in the United States. United States President Joe Biden said climate change is a “clear and present danger” while announcing new executive action that addressed some concerns among his own Democratic Party on the issue, but stopped short of declaring a federal emergency. An emergency …

Biden vows ‘strong’ climate action despite dual setbacks
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden vows ‘strong’ climate action despite dual setbacks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is promising “strong executive action” to combat climate change, despite dual setbacks in recent weeks that have restricted his ability to regulate carbon emissions and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power. Biden, who has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, compared with 2005 levels, said Friday that “action …

Court leaves dwindling paths for Biden’s climate mission
2 years, 5 months ago

Court leaves dwindling paths for Biden’s climate mission

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden’s hope for saving the Earth from the most devastating effects of climate change may not quite be dead. A Supreme Court ruling Thursday not only limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate climate pollution by power plants but also suggests the court is poised to block other efforts …

Biden restores stricter environmental review of big projects
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden restores stricter environmental review of big projects

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring federal regulations that require rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells — including likely impacts on climate change and nearby communities. A rule finalized Tuesday will restore key provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, a bedrock environmental law designed to ensure community safeguards during reviews …

Biden administration restores environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden administration restores environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects

NPR  

Biden administration restores environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Mone/AP Jim Mone/AP WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring federal regulations that require rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells — including likely impacts on climate change and nearby communities. A rule finalized Tuesday will restore key …

Editorial: Go narrow and deep. The three things the U.S. must accomplish in 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Editorial: Go narrow and deep. The three things the U.S. must accomplish in 2022

LA Times  

Our nation has waffled on climate change or introduced only minor changes. Rising sea levels threaten populations in low-lying coastal areas across the world — it’s already felt in Africa, according to a Nigerian climate report — and large-scale resettlement of those people would almost certainly lead to widespread famine and political destabilization. It contains $555 billion to incentivize renewable …

Biden order would make U.S. government carbon-neutral by 2050
3 years ago

Biden order would make U.S. government carbon-neutral by 2050

LA Times  

President Biden talks with reporters at the White House in Washington, Wednesday. The White House said the order shows how the government will “leverage its scale and procurement power to lead by example in tackling the climate crisis.” The order will reduce emissions across federal operations, as part of a government-wide effort to confront climate change. Through the executive order, …

Obama swipes at Trump for ‘four years of active hostility’ on climate in Glasgow speech
3 years, 1 month ago

Obama swipes at Trump for ‘four years of active hostility’ on climate in Glasgow speech

CNN  

CNN — Former President Barack Obama went to the international climate conference in Glasgow on Monday because climate envoy John Kerry knew the Biden administration needed help convincing the world America was actually serious about combating climate change. But as much as Obama expressed regret for former President Donald Trump’s “four years of active hostility towards climate science” and the …

U.S. President Joe Biden climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. President Joe Biden climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions

The Hindu  

The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions, targetting a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming and packs a stronger short-term punch than even carbon dioxide. The centerpiece of U.S. actions is a long-awaited rule by the Environmental Protection Agency to tighten methane regulations for the oil and gas sector, as laid out …

What are Joe Biden’s plans to fight climate change?
3 years, 1 month ago

What are Joe Biden’s plans to fight climate change?

The Independent  

What is his plan to tackle climate change? Mr Biden has sweeping plans for a nationwide mobilisation to reduce emissions, build and retrofit infrastructure, create new jobs and advance social justice. It’s a plan that evolved during the campaign to take into account the view of progressives, like senator Bernie Sanders and congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, that Mr Biden needed to …

Biden Reaches $550 Billion Climate Compromise Days Before Major UN Summit
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden Reaches $550 Billion Climate Compromise Days Before Major UN Summit

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his Build Back Better agenda from the East Room of the White House after meeting with members of the House Democratic Caucus at the U.S. Capitol. Kent Nishimura via Getty Images Just a week after fossil fuel stalwarts in his own party killed his signature carbon-cutting proposal, President Joe Biden announced Thursday a compromise …

Editorial: Glasgow is the moment to go big on climate change. But Biden is stymied by Congress
3 years, 1 month ago

Editorial: Glasgow is the moment to go big on climate change. But Biden is stymied by Congress

LA Times  

Over the summer, as the world reeled from record-breaking heat waves, flooding and wildfires, the United Nations issued a climate change report that connected the dots with terrifying clarity. As of now, the Biden administration is going to Scotland with a weak plan that mostly relies on incentives to encourage emissions reductions but without the mandates or penalties to ensure …

On climate change, Biden $3.5T plan making up for lost time
3 years, 2 months ago

On climate change, Biden $3.5T plan making up for lost time

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden visited one disaster site after another this summer — from California wildfires to hurricane-induced flooding in Louisiana and New York — he said climate change is “everybody’s crisis” and America must get serious about the “code red” danger posed by global warming. “This is a ‘code red’ moment, but Democrats are answering the call,’’ …

‘We have to act now,’ Biden says at climate meeting with leaders
3 years, 3 months ago

‘We have to act now,’ Biden says at climate meeting with leaders

Al Jazeera  

At private session with global leaders, US president announces push with EU to significantly reduce methane emissions. United States President Joe Biden tried to hammer out the world’s next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders. Ever-grimmer findings from scientists this year that the world is nearing the …

Biden moves to restore clean-water safeguards ended by Trump
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden moves to restore clean-water safeguards ended by Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration began legal action Wednesday to repeal a Trump-era rule that ended federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, leaving them more vulnerable to pollution from development, industry and farms. The Trump-era rule resulted in a 25% reduction in the number of streams and wetlands that are afforded federal protection, …

Biden directs US to mitigate financial risk from climate
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden directs US to mitigate financial risk from climate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the private sector posed by climate change. An executive order Biden issued Thursday calls for concrete steps to mitigate climate risks, while protecting workers’ life savings, spurring job creation and helping the United States lower greenhouse gas …

April 22, 2021 Biden climate change summit news
3 years, 8 months ago

April 22, 2021 Biden climate change summit news

CNN  

President Biden will commit the United States to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 52% as he convenes world leaders for a climate summit on Thursday. What the President will not unveil, at least right now, is a specific road map for how the United States will reach those targets, which are being described as “economy-wide.” Officials …

April 22, 2021 Biden climate change summit news
3 years, 8 months ago

April 22, 2021 Biden climate change summit news

CNN  

President Biden will commit the United States to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 52% as he convenes world leaders for a climate summit on Thursday. What the President will not unveil, at least right now, is a specific road map for how the United States will reach those targets, which are being described as “economy-wide.” Officials …

Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut

NPR  

Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut Enlarge this image toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP Charlie Riedel/AP President Biden opened a global summit on climate change Thursday morning by announcing that the United States will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half, based on 2005 levels, by the end of the decade. When the …

Biden pledges to halve US emissions by 2030 at climate summit
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden pledges to halve US emissions by 2030 at climate summit

Al Jazeera  

US president opens global climate summit with the ambitious goal, with details of how it will be achieved. President Joe Biden has opened a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and petroleum fumes that the United States pumps out, a commitment he hopes will spur China and other big polluters to …

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