climate Archives - Page 21 of 31 - Renew Economy

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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Geoengineering ‘no substitute’ for cutting emissions, new studies show
Attempts to limit climate change by removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere would not prevent the irreversible damage to the oceans.
Robert McSweeney

Aug 6, 2015

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Abbott Coalition kills hopes of ambitious climate change targets
Ambition is not on the agenda for the Abbott government in its climate policies. Coalition describes Climate Change Authority’s recommendations as “staggering” as Abbott launches another extraordinary attack on wind energy, saying 23.5% renewables is “more than enough”.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 27, 2015

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Record hot first half may herald warmest year yet
Yet another month has set a global temperature record, with June 2015 coming in as the warmest June on record going back to 1880.
Andrea Thompson

Jul 21, 2015

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States cut power plant emissions ahead of new EPA rule
Obama’s climate ultimatum to states: Control carbon dioxide emissions from electric power plants or the federal government will do it for you.
Bobby Magill

Jul 15, 2015

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Graph of the Day: World’s greenhouse gas emissions country by country
WRI has released new information about the present — an infographic and huge databaseof the world’s current greenhouse gas emissions.
Alison Kanski

Jul 6, 2015

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Hawaii, Vermont set ambitious examples for renewables
Hawaii and Vermont both pass laws that put in place the nation’s most ambitious renewable energy goals.
Bobby Magill

Jul 3, 2015

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The US, Brazil and China all set major climate goals
3 of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters — all released major commitments to reduce or at least slow their greenhouse gas emissions.
Brian Kahn

Jul 1, 2015

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Pope Francis’ letter on climate change leaked early
A copy of Pope Francis’s message exhorting humanity to be better stewards of the planet and to combat issues like climate change has been leaked.
Andrea Thompson

Jun 16, 2015

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Past 12 months tied for warmest on record
April capped a 12-month period that tied the warmest such stretch on record, according to data released Tuesday.
Andrea Thompson

May 20, 2015

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Climate change may put power grid at risk in the west
The ravages of climate change could severely hurt the ability of utilities in the 11 Western states to generate power unless they “climate proof” their power grid.
Bobby Magill

May 19, 2015

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MIT says ‘massive’ solar energy expansion critical for climate
A “massive” global expansion of solar power — possibly enough to supply about a third or more of the world’s electricity — may be necessary by 2050.
Bobby Magill

May 11, 2015

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