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1 month ago

China is racing towards a future powered by wind and solar

CNN

CNN — High above the sand dunes of China’s Kubuqi desert, nearly 200,000 solar panels have been carefully placed in rows to create the outline of a galloping steed. As President-elect Donald Trump is likely to roll back on the US’ role as a global climate leader, experts say China will have to lead the charge. And as the world’s …

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1 month, 1 week ago

What does Donald Trump mean for COP29?

Firstpost

His return not only threatens to disrupt the COP29 but derail overall global initiatives to attenuate the climate crisis precipice becoming irreversible The simmering speculations on the impact of Donald Trump’s return to White House are driving the tone and tenor of the ongoing 2024 annual summit of the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change or the 29th Conference …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Unrelenting greed': Biden urged to rush 'critical' work that could hamstring Trump agenda

Raw Story

As the U.S. senior adviser to the president for international climate policy addressed the United Nations summit in Azerbaijan on Monday, green groups urged the outgoing Democratic administration to do whatever it can to tackle the global crisis before Republicans seize control of the White House and likely both chambers of Congress. "I want to address tonight a topic that …

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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 …

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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 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Climate action will continue despite Trump’s return, US envoy tells COP29

Al Jazeera

John Podesta seeks to reassure, countries agree to carbon market rules, and the Taliban is in attendance on first day of climate summit. US climate envoy John Podesta has called on governments to believe in the United States’ clean energy economy, saying President-elect Donald Trump can slow but not stop its climate change pledges. On Monday, during the first day …

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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 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: Climate fight is bigger than one election, says US climate envoy after Trump's election

New Indian Express

BAKU: As the world gathers in Baku for the COP29 climate summit, John Podesta, the US climate envoy, has reassured global leaders that America’s commitment to fighting climate change remains steadfast, even with President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. He accepted that the prospect of Trump’s climate stance was "bitterly disappointing" for those hoping the US would continue aggressive climate action. While …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

White House works to Trump-proof Biden’s legacy ahead of tight election

CNN

CNN — On the day President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection, he convened his senior team at the White House, asking for a plan to “run through the tape” in his final six months in office, implementing key laws and cementing foreign policy, chief of staff Jeff Zients told political appointees on a call this summer. Here’s …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Republican fight over green subsidies heads toward a boiling point

Politico

It’s all part of an intensifying debate within the Republican Party about how to respond to climate change, a rising priority for many young voters. “As far as backlash from the Trump team, I think it depends how aggressive these members are in defending the IRA in its entirety,” said Nick Loris, vice president of public policy at the Republican-aligned …

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4 months ago

The steel plant that saved Vance’s family from poverty is getting $500M from Biden. One worker says that ‘doesn’t really change anything’

Politico

Its future looks bright too, thanks in part to a grant of up to $500 million from the Biden administration. The federal funding “doesn’t really change anything,” said Tyler Kirby, who sat outside the steel plant on a simmering July night, eating a hamburger and waiting for the start of his 12-hour overnight shift fixing cranes. “I have not been …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Media reaction to Trump campaign email leak starkly different from 2016, when Clinton was hacked

LA Times

Former President Clinton applauds his wife, Hillary Clinton, after she conceded defeat in the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump. When emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign were leaked just before the 2016 election, the news media breathlessly covered the October surprise as if they’d opened Al Capone’s vault and there was actually something in it. World & Nation Trump campaign …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘No big plan B’: A global anti-Trump climate resistance struggles to gain ground

Politico

Meanwhile, climate diplomats and environmentalists have been holding their first early discussions about ways to persuade deep-pocketed investors that green energy is still the wave of the future — even if Trump wins in November. “Joe Biden has ultimately done a great service to international climate efforts with his decision not to run,” said Jochen Flasbarth, the top civil servant …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions

The Independent

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Executives, officials and major investors in First Solar, the largest domestic maker of solar panels, donated at least $2 million to Democrats in 2020, including $1.5 million to Biden’s successful bid for the White House. “The White House regularly engages with industry leaders across all sectors, including clean energy manufacturers …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

From electric vehicles to deciding what to cook for dinner, John Podesta faces climate challenges

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — John Podesta was two months into his new role as President Joe Biden’s top climate diplomat when he faced his first international crisis — what to serve for dinner. Podesta conceded that progress has been slower than expected on electric vehicles, but he believes there’s still momentum despite efforts by the political right to “demonize” zero-emission vehicles. “There’s …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Here’s what Exxon’s CEO gets wrong about the climate crisis

LA Times

Oil and gas conglomerate Exxon Mobil could be a key player in global efforts to combat the climate crisis — if only governments would remove burdensome regulations and stop wasting money on inefficient clean energy incentives. I also shook my head in amazement as Woods suggested that a major barrier to slashing carbon pollution is that the world lacks “a …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden leans on his Democratic predecessors as Trump remains isolated from other Republican leaders

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden needs advice, there are two people he can turn to who know what it’s like to sit in his chair. “There is everything to be gained by Joe Biden standing next to Bill Clinton and Barack Obama,” said Leon Panetta, who worked in the administrations of both former presidents. Between Clinton, Obama and Biden, …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

John Podesta will take over for John Kerry as top international adviser on climate change

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — White House senior adviser John Podesta will add international climate policy to his job responsibilities, replacing special climate envoy John Kerry as the top U.S. official on international climate issues, the White House said Wednesday. John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate arrives to attend the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Column: The lithium revolution has arrived at California’s Salton Sea

LA Times

Mud pots bubble outside EnergySource’s geothermal plant near the southern end of the Salton Sea. And unlike many other lithium mines, Controlled Thermal’s “Hell’s Kitchen” project — and others planned for the Salton Sea region — would do little environmental damage. With a groundbreaking ceremony on the docket for Hell’s Kitchen and one of the president’s top advisors planning to …

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11 months ago

End of an era: Who comes after Kerry?

Politico

Kerry brought star power at a time when the United States needed to rebuild trust after years of climate denialism under former President Donald Trump. “It’s very hard to think of many others in the U.S. who have been engaged in the climate process as long as Kerry has,” said David Waskow, director of the international climate initiative at the …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

One Southwest power project’s 17-year odyssey shows the hurdles to Biden’s climate agenda

Politico

It had been in the works for 16 years. “The government stepped up to make sure we got permits,” said Hunter Armistead, chief executive of Pattern Energy, SunZia’s San Francisco-based project developer. “It’s no one’s responsibility to break through.” ‘Call-up zone’ Over the years, as the calendar pages turned on the SunZia project, it became a symbol of the debilitating …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Will Biden’s hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — When John Podesta left his job as an adviser to President Barack Obama nearly a decade ago, he was confident that hundreds of miles of new power transmission lines were coming to the Southwest, expanding the reach of clean energy throughout the region. “These things get stuck and they don’t get unstuck,” Podesta said in an interview with …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Musk meets Biden's top officials to discuss ways to ramp up EV production

India Today

Tesla's Chief Executive Elon Musk met two top White House officials on Friday in Washington to discuss how the car maker and Democratic President Joe Biden could work together to advance electric vehicle production and speed electrification of U.S. vehicle networks. Musk met John Podesta, a Democratic stalwart who serves as Biden's senior adviser for clean energy innovation, and Mitch …

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China is racing towards a future powered by wind and solar

What does Donald Trump mean for COP29?

'Unrelenting greed': Biden urged to rush 'critical' work that could hamstring Trump agenda

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

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

Climate action will continue despite Trump’s return, US envoy tells COP29

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

COP29: Climate fight is bigger than one election, says US climate envoy after Trump's election

White House works to Trump-proof Biden’s legacy ahead of tight election

Republican fight over green subsidies heads toward a boiling point

The steel plant that saved Vance’s family from poverty is getting $500M from Biden. One worker says that ‘doesn’t really change anything’

Media reaction to Trump campaign email leak starkly different from 2016, when Clinton was hacked

‘No big plan B’: A global anti-Trump climate resistance struggles to gain ground

A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions

A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions

From electric vehicles to deciding what to cook for dinner, John Podesta faces climate challenges

Column: Here’s what Exxon’s CEO gets wrong about the climate crisis

Biden leans on his Democratic predecessors as Trump remains isolated from other Republican leaders

John Podesta will take over for John Kerry as top international adviser on climate change

Column: The lithium revolution has arrived at California’s Salton Sea

End of an era: Who comes after Kerry?

One Southwest power project’s 17-year odyssey shows the hurdles to Biden’s climate agenda

Will Biden’s hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?

Musk meets Biden's top officials to discuss ways to ramp up EV production