Global Warming

On Tuesday, executives from more than 300 companies—including renewables firms and several gas and electric utilities—released a letter urging the Biden administration to pledge to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2030. “The private sector has purchased renewable energy at record rates and along with countless cities across the country,…

Scientist Michael Mann argued that the United States must go "well beyond those Paris commitments" as President Joe Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement Friday.  "We have to ratchet up the commitments now if we are to stay on course to averting a catastrophic three degree Fahrenheit warming," said Mann,…

The United States on Friday is marking its re-entry into the Paris Agreement, which was originally signed and negotiated during the final years of the Obama administration. The U.S. withdrew from the international climate accord under President Trump last year, and is now re-entering the agreement. U.S. Special Presidential Envoy…

From stronger storms to Arctic warming to California fires, rising atmospheric carbon levels mean there's no escaping the fallout from global warming. Now, we're plunged into a new world of managing the consequences. Why it matters: Some regions will require power grids more prepared for extreme heat and cold. But…

The youth vote is one of the biggest what-ifs in American politics. The crucial 18-to-29 bracket typically doesn’t participate at levels comparable to groups over the age of 30, skewing national electoral profiles toward the older end of the spectrum. The 2020 election didn’t upend the trend, but surging youth turnout did…

Though it was understandably lost in the tumult of more pressing events, 2020 was notable for another worrying trend: heat. From Siberia to the U.S. Southwest, temperatures came near to or broke records for warmth. It’s something that’s more norm than outlier of late — 2020 is simply another data…

Under Trump, there was little official criticism of eroding religious freedoms in India under the Modi government Will the Biden administration put democratic values or the ‘China threat’ at the forefront of bilateral relations? Published: 10:46am, 15 Feb, 2021 Updated: 10:52pm, 15 Feb, 2021 Read More

The inspiring book by Genevieve Pantin is now available via major players in the global book distribution field. Dubai, United Arab Emirates Feb 11, 2021 (Issuewire.com)  - Passionpreneur Publishing has announced the release of A Lioness Heart by Genevieve Pantin via the publishing industry’s largest global book distribution networks. The book is…

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Just because the United States has re-joined the Paris Agreement doesn’t mean that the world is on a path to a better climate future. The 2015 agreement, in which signatories pledged to collectively cap global warming at “well below” 2°C above pre-industrial levels, is only the first step. Member nations…