After a Summer of Disasters, Some Lawmakers See a Chance for Climate Action – The New York Times
WASHINGTON — As the country reels from the cascade of deaths and devastation wrought by this summer’s record floods, heat waves, droughts and wildfires, President Biden and progressive Democrats are using the moment to push for aggressive climate provisions in…
The West is burning. Climate change is making it worse. – Vox.com
California’s largest active fire continues to burn Sunday after tearing through a small community overnight. The Dixie Fire, which started earlier this month and has now burned more than 190,000 acres, forced a new wave of evacuations in Northern California…
Boulder Officials Admit Climate Lawsuit Is About Driving ‘Fundamental System Change’
Three years ago, when the City and County of Boulder and the County of San Miguel introduced their climate lawsuit, the municipalities’ elected leaders made it unmistakably clear that their case was solely about seeking damages to pay for the…
Chris Freind: Scorching temps heat up climate change debate – Daily Local News
Pop quiz: What is the relevance of the following? 108. 116. 121. 130. If you guessed number of free throws Ben Simmons missed in the playoffs, or how many seasons it’ll take the Sixers to make the Finals, nice try….
A Fund Cleans Up by Betting on Clean Energy – Barron’s
Lucas White is portfolio manager for Resources and Climate Change Strategies at GMO in Boston. Photograph by Cody O’Loughlin For the four years of the Trump presidency, the White House was hostile to the concept of global warming, although independent…
EMISSIONS: How health care is making the climate sicker
The pandemic has put a spotlight on the links between climate change and public health. But the health sector’s contribution to global warming hasn’t been a major point of discussion.
POLITICS: White House says climate summit isn’t for deal-making
President Biden’s virtual climate summit next week won’t be a place for deal-making, according to the White House.
WHITE HOUSE: Kerry’s test: Ask China for more when U.S. has done less
John Kerry’s skills at statecraft will be tested this week as he pushes China to strengthen its actions against climate change.
TRANSPORTATION: Biden wants to buy EVs. Are there enough cars?
The Biden administration’s plan to replace the federal government’s fleet of cars and trucks with electric vehicles assembled in the United States could face a roadblock: supply.
Climate scientists, what keeps you up at night? – DW (English)
What really makes this reporter’s stomach churn thinking about climate change? Thawing permafrost. A scenario where it all melts, releasing copious amounts of CO2 and methane (it holds twice as much carbon as the atmosphere holds right now), and there’s no going…
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