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‘Triple whammy’ threatens UN action on climate change
Image copyright KIARA WORTH/IISD/ENB A “triple whammy” of events threatens to hamper efforts to tackle climate change say UN delegates. At a meeting in Bonn, Saudi Arabia has continued to object to a key IPCC scientific report that urges drastic cuts in carbon emissions. Added to that, the EU has so far failed to agree …
Oregon statehouse forced to shutdown due to ‘militia threat’ over climate change bill
The Oregon statehouse was shut down Saturday due to a “militia threat” posed by protesters who were against a landmark climate change bill. A spokesperson for the state Senate president told The Associated Press Friday that the “Oregon State Police has recommended that the Capitol be closed tomorrow due to a possible militia threat.” On …
Here are ten ways AI could help fight climate change
Some of the biggest names in AI research have laid out a roadmap for how machine learning can help save our planet and humanity from imminent peril. The report covers possible machine-learning (ML) interventions across 13 domains from electricity systems to farms and forests to climate prediction. Within each domain, it breaks out the contributions …
UK climate emergency: What does it mean for how we live?
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Making homes more energy efficient is on the climate emergency “to do” list The Welsh and UK governments have declared a climate emergency but what could that mean in practical terms? Wales, like most industrialised economies, has been highly dependent on fossil fuels and reaching zero carbon emissions by …
Andrew Scheer unveils climate plan promising ‘green technology, not taxes’
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer unveiled a plan for the environment Wednesday that he said would meet Canada’s emissions reduction targets while eliminating the current federal carbon tax regime. The plan, detailed in a 60-page platform-like document, is focused on what it calls “green technology, not taxes.” It hinges on setting strict emissions standards for major …
Scheer’s climate plan would force big polluters to reinvest in green technology
CTVNews.ca Staff, with files from CTV’s Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier Published Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:01PM EDT Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s climate plan would eliminate the carbon tax and force large-scale polluters to reinvest in clean energy technology, instead of paying penalties to the government. CTV News has learned that the long-awaited plan’s objective …
New York to Approve One of the World’s Most Ambitious Climate Plans
New York lawmakers have agreed to pass a sweeping climate plan that calls for the state to all but eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, envisioning an era when gas-guzzling cars, oil-burning heaters and furnaces would be phased out, and all of the state’s electricity would come from carbon-free sources. Under an agreement reached …
UK ‘likely’ to host critical climate conference next year
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thousands of negotiators and campaigners gather at the annual Conference of the Parties The UK looks set to be the host of a critical climate conference next year, after agreeing a partnership with its main rival Italy. It’s regarded as the most important gathering on climate change since the …
Climate change: What would life be like in a zero-carbon country?
But the goal is extremely ambitious — the roadblocks massive. Net zero means the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere is no more than the amount taken out. By setting the target, the government is doing what it promised to do. Under the 2015 Paris Climate Accord, the UK and almost 200 other …
Pope warns oil bosses of climate threat
Image copyright Reuters The Pope has told oil company bosses that climate change threatens the future of the “human family”. The oil executives had been invited to the Vatican in Rome for an audience with the pontiff. Pope Francis said a radical energy transition is needed to save what he called “our common home”. The …
