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01 02 2021 | 10:23

Three NYC Pension Funds to Divest $4 Billion From Fossil Fuels.

Three of New York City’s five public employee pension funds are divesting $4 billion from securities related to fossil-fuel companies. Pensions for teachers, school administrators and civil servants…

01 02 2021 | 10:13

Biden plans to replace government’s vehicle fleet with electric cars.

'The federal government owns an enormous fleet of vehicles, which we're going to replace with clean electric vehicles made right here in America, by American workers,' the president said. Joe Biden…

01 02 2021 | 09:11

‘The war has started. We’re losing’: Kerry apologises for ‘inexcusable’ lack of climate action under Trump

Mr Kerry spoke at the World Economic Forum, typically held in the glitzy Swiss ski resort of Davos, but this year a virtual event due to the pandemic. John Kerry said on Wednesday that the “war had…

29 01 2021 | 09:49

Youth Climate Leaders Say Global Future Depends on Biden Being Bold.

Fed up with "empty promises" from world leaders, a dozen youth activists on Wednesday demanded newly sworn-in President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take swift and bold climate action…

29 01 2021 | 09:49

Schumer calls on Biden to declare climate crisis a national emergency: ‘Trump used this for a stupid wall’

'Trump used this emergency for a stupid wall, which wasn't an emergency. But if there ever was an emergency, climate is one,' Mr Schumer said. Newly-minted Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says…

29 01 2021 | 09:36

US returns to global climate arena with call to act on 'emergency'.

At virtual Global Adaptation summit, John Kerry says ‘we’re proud to be back’ after four-year absence. The US has returned to international climate action with a focus on helping the most vulnerable…

27 01 2021 | 09:48

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduces bill to block Biden rejoining Paris Agreement.

‘I work for the people of Pueblo, not the people of Paris,’ Rep Boebert tweeted. The climate agreement was so named because it was signed in the French capital - and not because it solely benefits…

27 01 2021 | 09:25

'My neighbourhood is being destroyed to pacify his supporters': the race to complete Trump's wall.

In his final months in office, Donald Trump has ramped up construction on his promised physical border between the US and Mexico – devastating wildlife habitats and increasing the migrant death toll

27 01 2021 | 09:07

John Kerry commits US to climate crisis fight but warns world is way off pace.

Joe Biden’s new climate envoy says: ‘All nations must raise ambition together – or we will all fail, together’ The world is lagging behind the pace of change needed to avert catastrophic impacts…

26 01 2021 | 11:02

Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad — 5 scholars explain.

The United States helped bring the world into the Paris climate accord, the groundbreaking global agreement reached in 2015 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to slow climate change.…

26 01 2021 | 07:38

UN Secretary-General warmly welcomes US steps to rejoin Paris Agreement on Climate Change .

Statement by the Secretary-General – on US steps to re-enter the Paris Agreement on Climate Change  I warmly welcome President Biden’s steps to re-enter the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and…

26 01 2021 | 07:30

Biden to cancel $9bn Keystone XL pipeline's permit, says source.

Rescinding permit is on list of executive actions thought to be scheduled for first day in office. Joe Biden is planning to cancel the permit for the $9bn Keystone XL pipeline project as one of his…

26 01 2021 | 07:27

John Kerry commits US to climate crisis fight but warns world is way off pace.

Joe Biden’s new climate envoy says: ‘All nations must raise ambition together – or we will all fail, together’. The world is lagging behind the pace of change needed to avert catastrophic impacts…

26 01 2021 | 07:17

Equinor considering sale of money-losing U.S. shale operations

Equinor ASA is considering selling its holdings in the Bakken play of North Dakota and Montana, part of a comprehensive review of its international oil and gas portfolio as the Norwegian state-…

26 01 2021 | 07:11

Solving climate crisis will be at center of Biden's job agenda -Deese

Solving the climate crisis by boosting investments in new technologies will be at the center of the Biden administration's job creation agenda, the incoming top economic White House adviser said on…

26 01 2021 | 07:08

Colorado’s newest coal plant, needing extensive repairs (again), was idle for a year.

Utility commission launches investigation of Comanche Unit 3 costs; seamless replacement of power adds to case for early closure Xcel Energy’s troubled Unit 3 at the Comanche Generating Station in…

26 01 2021 | 07:08

Equinor and BP win New York solicitation.

Equinor was selected to provide New York State with offshore wind power in one of the largest renewable energy procurements in the U.S. to date.

23 01 2021 | 11:08

Ask a Scientist: What Should the Biden Administration and Congress Do to Address the Climate Crisis?

What a difference an election makes. Thanks to the Biden-Harris victory in November, the next administration is poised to make a 180-degree turn to again address the climate crisis.  

20 01 2021 | 10:46

Biden plans to fight climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before.

Joe Biden is preparing to deal with climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before – by mobilizing his entire administration to take on the challenge from every angle in a strategic,…

20 01 2021 | 10:04

Biden Plans to Fight Climate Change in a New Way

Joe Biden is preparing to deal with climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before – by mobilizing his entire administration to take on the challenge from every angle in a strategic,…