Climate Desk
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Study: Equivalent of COVID emissions drop is needed every 2 years
"Instead of build back better, it is more often a case of build back, whatever."
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UN says environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley must end
The report condemned disproportionate cancer rates in the badly polluted petrochemical corridor.
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Cities voted for green building codes. Now developers want to end voting.
Powerful lobbying groups are fighting to block cities from having a final say over building codes that could cut pollution and make energy bills cheaper.
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‘It’s in our DNA’: Tiny Costa Rica wants the world to take giant step
President Carlos Alvarado Quesada says the time is finally right for an international agreement to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change.
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Why won’t Joe Biden let ethanol die already?
The biofuel’s clean promise has only led to dirtier air.
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New taxes on flights could provide poor countries money to fight climate change
Climate finance failures are undermining trust in the Paris Agreement, experts say.
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US rejoins Paris accord with warning: This year’s talks are ‘last, best hope’
John Kerry made remark as the U.S. officially returned to the climate agreement on Friday, 107 days after it left under Donald Trump.
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How the fossil fuel industry convinced Americans to love gas stoves
And why they’re scared we might break up with their favorite appliance.
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In a refinery’s ashes, hope for an end to decades of pollution
An old industrial site in Philadelphia is being converted into a vast e-commerce distribution center, a trend being seen in other U.S. cities.
