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Paris pact promotes but complicates carbon trading
The mishmash nature of national climate pledges made under the Paris agreement is creating fresh complications for the growth of pollution trading.
John Upton

Feb 25, 2016

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What the death of US Supreme Court Judge means for climate change
Just days after a US Supreme Court ruling clouded the future of the Paris climate pact, the passing of one of its justices has boosted the pact’s chances of succeeding.
John Upton

Feb 16, 2016

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The forgotten U.N. climate goal: 1.5°C
Delegates representing island states will be pushing for the formal adoption of a long-overlooked goal, one that limits warming to less than 1.5°C.
John Upton

Nov 20, 2015

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50 years after warning, no debate in Paris on the science
Diplomats steeling themselves for a historic round of UN climate negotiations remain divided by a handful of stubborn disputes. Climate science is not one of them.
John Upton

Nov 5, 2015

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Obama just created a carbon cap-and-trade program
As the Obama Administration honed its historic new climate rules affecting power plants, it began thinking about electricity more broadly.
John Upton

Aug 6, 2015

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US submits climate plan as Paris pact taking shape
US informs United Nations how it will fight global warming under a post-2020 agreement that’s due to be finalized during talks in Paris in December.
John Upton

Apr 1, 2015

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Looming warming spurt could reshape climate debate
Humanity is about to experience a historically unprecedented spike in temperatures.
John Upton

Mar 2, 2015

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Global Carbon markets pave way for clean energy investment
Following more than two centuries of fossil-fueled industrialization, an incipient era of carbon-pollution pricing is paying dividends to the climate.
John Upton

Feb 24, 2015

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Climate talks draw praise, herald hard slog ahead
Something strange pervaded low-level United Nations climate negotiations this week in Switzerland: Smiles.
John Upton

Feb 18, 2015

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Paris talks won’t achieve 2°C goal: does that matter?
Officials involved with UN climate talks have been warning that the next pact, which will be negotiated in Paris, won’t alone hold global warming to less than 2°C, or 3.6°F.
John Upton

Feb 11, 2015

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Heat stroke, anyone? Tennis grand slams heating up
New research shows how climate change is affecting professional tennis — not just in Melbourne, but the world over, with all four grand slams getting hotter.
John Upton

Jan 23, 2015

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Developing cities hold big key to climate action
The staggering potential climate benefits of smart growth, gasoline taxes and other measures that can reduce energy demand in urban centers.
John Upton

Jan 14, 2015

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