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Biden Signs Wide-Ranging Climate, Clean Energy Bill Into Law

August 18, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Biden Signs Wide-Ranging Climate, Clean Energy Bill Into Law

WASHINGTON, DC, August 18, 2022 (ENS) – As President Joe Biden signed the $739 billion Inflation Reduction Act into law at the White House on Tuesday, he showcased what motivates [...]

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Largest U.S. City Prepares for Climate-Driven Flooding Rains

July 8, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Largest U.S. City Prepares for Climate-Driven Flooding Rains

NEW YORK, New York, July 8, 2022 (ENS) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and staff Thursday released the Rainfall Ready NYC action plan – a plan to prepare [...]

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U.S. Supreme Court Undercuts EPA Right to Curb Climate Gases

June 30, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Undercuts EPA Right to Curb Climate Gases

WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2022 (ENS) – A majority of U.S. Supreme Court Justices voted today to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to limit and reduce carbon dioxide emissions [...]

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Humanity Can Halve Climate Emissions by 2030: UN Panel

April 17, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Humanity Can Halve Climate Emissions by 2030: UN Panel

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 17, 2022 (ENS) – In a rare encouraging climate report, the UN’s scientific Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, has recognized “increasing evidence of climate action” and [...]

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New UN Climate Change Report “An Atlas of Human Suffering”

March 1, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on New UN Climate Change Report “An Atlas of Human Suffering”

BERLIN, Germany, March 1, 2022 (ENS) – “Today’s IPCC report is an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership,” declared UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after [...]

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Madagascar Trapped in Cycles of Cyclones and Droughts

February 28, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Madagascar Trapped in Cycles of Cyclones and Droughts

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, February 27, 2022 (ENS) – Cyclone Batsirai smashed into the east coast of Madagascar on February 5, destroying many buildings and disrupting power and communication services to the [...]

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WMO: Climate Disasters to Increase Until at Least the 2060s

February 20, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on WMO: Climate Disasters to Increase Until at Least the 2060s

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 20, 2022 (ENS) – The impacts of climate change are already “very visible” and “happening worldwide,” the head of the UN weather agency told the opening session [...]

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Climate Change Forces Rapid Melt of Earth’s Highest Glacier

February 7, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Climate Change Forces Rapid Melt of Earth’s Highest Glacier

WASHINGTON, DC, February 6, 2022 (ENS) – The highest glacier on Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, “may already be a relic from an older, colder, time,” says the scientist [...]

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Australia Links Increasing Megafires to Climate Change

January 6, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Australia Links Increasing Megafires to Climate Change

CANBERRA, Australia, January 6, 2022 (ENS) – Climate change has driven a measurable increase in Australia’s forest fire activity over the last 30 years, finds new research conducted by Australia’s [...]

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Europe Defines Fair, Inclusive Shift to Climate Neutrality

December 14, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Europe Defines Fair, Inclusive Shift to Climate Neutrality

BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 14, 2021 (ENS) – Today, the European Commission issued policy guidance for a “fair and inclusive transition towards climate neutrality” to complement the package on delivering the [...]

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COP26 Glasgow ‘Compromise’ Climate Pact Disappoints

November 13, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on COP26 Glasgow ‘Compromise’ Climate Pact Disappoints

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 13, 2021 (ENS) – The UN climate conference COP26 has wrapped with a deal among the 196 Parties to forestall catastrophic climate change, that hinged on a [...]

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COP26: US, China Ignore Tensions, Pledge Climate Cooperation

November 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on COP26: US, China Ignore Tensions, Pledge Climate Cooperation

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 10, 2021 (ENS) – Recognizing the “seriousness and urgency of the climate crisis” the world’s two biggest carbon emitters, the United States and China, today issued a [...]

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COP26 Finance: Changing Climate Change With Financial Support

November 3, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on COP26 Finance: Changing Climate Change With Financial Support

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 3, 2021 (ENS) – After two days of speeches and announcements from world leaders, the focus today at the UN climate summit COP26 intensified on raising the [...]

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World ‘Heading for Climate Disaster,’ UN Chief Warns COP26

November 2, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on World ‘Heading for Climate Disaster,’ UN Chief Warns COP26

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 1, 2021 (ENS) – “The six years since the Paris Climate Agreement have been the six hottest years on record. Our addiction to fossil fuels is pushing [...]

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Demonstrators Demand Federal Reserve Account for Climate Risk

October 29, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Demonstrators Demand Federal Reserve Account for Climate Risk

WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2021 (ENS) – Thousands of people rallied today outside branches of the central banking system of the United States, The Federal Reserve, to send a message [...]

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Biden, US Diplomats Fly the World to Advocate Climate Action

October 22, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Biden, US Diplomats Fly the World to Advocate Climate Action

WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2021 (ENS) – John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, is on his way to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 24-25, just a few [...]

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UN Climate Action Award Winners Offer Leadership, New Ideas

October 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on UN Climate Action Award Winners Offer Leadership, New Ideas

BONN, Germany, October 11, 2021 (ENS) – Ahead of the pivotal United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 26, in Glasgow in November, winners of the 10th anniversary UN Global Climate [...]

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Security Council Sees Climate Change as a ‘Risk Multiplier’

September 23, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Security Council Sees Climate Change as a ‘Risk Multiplier’

NEW YORK, New York, September 23, 2021 (ENS) – “The climate crisis isn’t coming. It’s already here,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the United Nations Security Council [...]

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Climate Change Aims Achievable If Pledges Are Kept

September 21, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Climate Change Aims Achievable If Pledges Are Kept

LONDON, UK, September 21, 2021 (ENS) – Targets set by 131 countries as they aim for net-zero carbon emissions could limit global climate change to temperatures close to Paris Agreement [...]

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World Bank: 216 Million In-Country Climate Migrants by 2050

September 13, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on World Bank: 216 Million In-Country Climate Migrants by 2050

WASHINGTON, DC, September 13, 2021 (ENS) – Climate change could force 216 million people across six world regions to move within their countries by 2050, finds a new report by [...]

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