‘Drill, baby, drill’: What Trump’s victory could mean for the future, according to climate expertsToday 10:30am - Trump's victory could be a 'major blow' for global climate action but experts say it may not slow the roll of the green transition. |
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Why didn’t climate change come up more in the presidential campaign?Today 10:30am - Climate change has dangerously supercharged fires, hurricanes, floods and heat waves. Why didn’t it come up more in the presidential campaign? |
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‘The world is watching’: Why US election result could dictate global progress on climate actionWednesday - The US presidential election comes just days ahead of the world’s most important climate negotiations at COP29. Experts say the outcome will have a profound impact on the US’ leadership role at the talks, and beyond. |
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Legal experts say Trump could quit Paris pact – but leaving UNFCCC much harderWednesday - As the US Senate approved the US joining the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, it’s unclear if a president could easily pull the country out. |
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The US election’s climate choiceTuesday - There are many clear choices at stake in the US Presidential election. One of the starkest is climate. |
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Climate-fuelled extreme weather is hiking up car insurance ratesMonday - Home insurers have raised premiums after extreme weather events. Now car insurers in the U.S. are doing the same thing. |
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The case for Kamala Harris in a burning world1 Nov 24 - By Jeff Goodell | COMMENT: The race between Harris and Trump is not about saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves. |
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California's schools are embracing vegan meals1 Nov 24 - How have plant-based lunches spread so successfully? Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programmes. |
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Microsoft clinches ocean-based carbon removal deal31 Oct 24 - The tech giant will contract an initial 1,333 tons of carbon dioxide removal from Ebb Carbon, with options to purchase up to 350,000 tons of removal over 10 years. |
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Trump megadonor’s plan to change US democracy31 Oct 24 - A Texas fracking billionaire wants to rewrite the US Constitution to advance climate denial and other extreme far-right priorities. |
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United States: 'Worrying confluence' of flood risk, social vulnerability and climate change denial25 Oct 24 - In certain parts of the United States, especially Appalachia, New England and the Northwest, the ability of residents to prepare for and respond to flooding is being undercut on three different... |
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US disaster loan program exhausts funds after Hurricane Helene24 Oct 24 - The U.S. Small Business Administration said on Tuesday it has exhausted funds for its disaster loan program following increased demand from Hurricane Helene, with the U.S. Congress being in recess. |
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American university requires students to take a class on climate change24 Oct 24 - To better prepare students for a future shaped by climate change, University of California, San Diego is requiring students to take at least one course relating to climate change in order to meet... |
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Public EV chargers are good for business as well as the planet23 Oct 24 - Research shows that businesses with charging stations nearby see an economic boost. |
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Where there’s smoke: the rising death toll from climate-charged fire in the landscape23 Oct 24 - Now, new international research has linked the warming climate to some of the deaths from exposure to fire smoke in large parts of the world. |
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New York officials call for big oil to be prosecuted for fueling climate disasters21 Oct 24 - Oil majors’ conduct can constitute reckless endangerment due to fossil fuels’ effect on global heating, advocates claim. |
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Political candidates who fight climate change stand to benefit in election21 Oct 24 - A majority of Floridians expressed support for political candidates who fight climate change in a new Florida Atlantic University survey. |
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Why might people believe in human-made hurricanes? Two conspiracy theory psychologists explain21 Oct 24 - While most people turned to meteorologists for explanations during Florida's recent hurricanes, a vocal minority remained sceptical, proposing that the hurricanes were engineered, that Florida’s... |
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US charges against carbon-offsetting boss highlight wider industry problems18 Oct 24 - Kenneth Newcombe, a carbon-offsetting pioneer, is accused of a 100-million-dollar fraud scheme that could see him sentenced to 20 years in jail. |
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