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The mission of this working group is to explore the evidence regarding points of leverage assisting human groups in coping with or reducing the risk of global climate change.

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Biden administration finalized a regulation to curb methane leaks; could be difficult for Trump administration to dismantle

Thu, 2024-11-14 10:26 — mike kraft

Biden just finalized a major climate rule. This one could be tricky for Trump to dismantle

The Environmental Protection Agency just finalized one of the Biden administration’s only outstanding climate rules, aimed at cracking down on leaks of methane — a potent planet-warming gas with an outsized impact on the climate.

The rule, proposed nearly a year ago, was mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act, which could make it more difficult for the second Trump administration to dismantle.

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Global heating pollution projected to hit all-time high, dashing hopes of a drop this year

Wed, 2024-11-13 10:05 — mike kraft

Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024 | CNN Despite the urgent need to cut fossil fuel pollution to tackle the human-caused climate crisis, there is “no sign” of a global peak, a new report finds. Laura Paddison CNN

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U.S. Climate envoy says that even if Trump rolls back U.S. climate progress efforts, the struggle will contiue

Tue, 2024-11-12 17:45 — mike kraft

US climate envoy says fight against climate crisis does not end under Trump Even if president-elect rolls back climate progress, John Podesta reaffirms commitment to a clean planet at Cop29 The Guardian

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Global climate change talks start under shadow of Trump’s views

Mon, 2024-11-11 10:54 — mike kraft

Trump’s reelection casts a shadow over the start of global climate negotiations Trump’s return to the White House raises questions about whether the country will continue working on global climate initiatives. NPR

Global climate talks started today in Baku, Azerbaijan, a major oil and gas producing country that borders Russia and Iran on the Caspian Sea.

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Climate change: Scientists warn the world is entering a new 'unpredictable' era and a global emergency

Mon, 2024-11-11 10:43 — mike kraft

Scientists warn the world is entering a new 'unpredictable' era: 'This is a global emergency beyond any doubt' "We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster." Yahoo News

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European climate agency says this again will likely be the hottest year on record

Thu, 2024-11-07 18:41 — mike kraft

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again It's now virtually certain 2024 will be the hottest year on record, and the first with over 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above the pre-industrial average, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. AP News

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Politics and climate change: Trump’s election victory sparks dismay among architects of the Paris climate accord

Wed, 2024-11-06 12:45 — mike kraft

Trump's election victory sparks dismay — and defiance — among architects of the Paris climate accord Donald Trump's election victory on Wednesday sparked a palpable sense of dismay among the climate community. Sam Meredith CNBC

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Asia needs to increase spending to counter climate change impact--study

Tue, 2024-11-05 10:25 — mike kraft

Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says A study by the Asian Development Bank shows that countries in Asia will suffer worse damage from the climate crisis than other regions and they are not spending enough to limit the damage and adapt to changing weather patterns and natural disasters. AP News

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Climate Change Is Making Disasters Deadlier; more than half a million people killed.

Fri, 2024-11-01 11:25 — mike kraft

Two weeks before world leaders meet to debate the climate crisis, a report released on Thursday shows the 10 deadliest extreme weather events in the past two decades were made worse by burning fossil fuels.

More than half a million people around the world were killed in those disasters since 2004.

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