Global Warming

Author of the article: Bloomberg News Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg) — A new kind of power plant that doesn’t add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere is being built in the U.S., potentially providing a way for utilities to keep burning natural gas without contributing to global warming. Net Power intends to build…

There’s one big thing the Biden administration could do to beat back the global pandemic: urge the World Trade Organization to waive patent protections on Covid-19 vaccines. To date, it hasn’t done that, despite calls from India, South Africa, and 100 other mainly low- and middle-income countries represented in the WTO. Instead,…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain It is now widely recognized that in order to reach the target of limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels (as the objective of the Paris agreement), cutting the carbon emissions even at an unprecedented pace will not be sufficient, but there is…

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