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Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals
Mexico's taking control of its oil from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every yearABC News - World - Climate -
Cinereach announces Just Play: A game jam for climate futures
Cinereach, the media incubator and production company, announced Just Play: A game jam for climate futures.VentureBeat - Tech - Climate -
African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change
From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking both to the past and future to respond to climate changeABC News - World - Climate -
Scottish leader faces battle for survival after ending power-sharing deal over climate change clash
Scotland’s leader is facing a potential battle for survival after ending a three-year power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party following a clash over climate change policiesABC News - World - Climate -
Europe’s Climate Leaders
This annual FT-Statista survey lists the companies that have made the most progress in cutting their carbon emissions intensity. A full report, comprising articles discussing the issues that this research raises, will follow on May 16Financial Times - World - Climate -
Asian region reels from heat and floods as WMO warns of climate change effects
More than 100,000 evacuated in Chinese floods, schools close in India and Bangladesh, warnings in Thailand and PhilippinesFinancial Times - World - Climate -
British climate protester won't be charged for sign telling jurors to vote their conscience
A London judge says a climate protester who could have faced up to two years in prison for holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants should not be charged with contempt of courtABC News - World - Climate -
EU regulator urges action on climate threat to insurance
Eiopa head says rise in losses from natural catastrophes needs to be addressed by firms and member statesFinancial Times - World - Climate -
Next UN climate talks are critical to plot aid for poorer nations, says incoming president
The man who will run this year’s United Nations climate talks in November views the upcoming negotiations as a key link in international efforts to curb worsening global warming — if they can be successfulABC News - Tech - Climate -
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders more likely to believe in climate change, poll shows
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are more likely than the overall adult population to believe in human-caused climate change, according to a new poll.NBC News - Top stories - Climate -
The climate credit trap
Also in today’s newsletter, a new attack on ESG from TexasFinancial Times - World - Climate -
Princeton endowment chief sees ‘worst ever’ private equity climate
Outgoing Princo investment head says signs of improving liquidity could be ‘just a blip’Financial Times - World - Climate -
Republican states step up legal threats to Biden’s climate agenda
New rules to curb pollution are set to face a barrage of challenges in the courtsFinancial Times - World - Climate -
UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left 'to save the world'
The United Nations climate chief says humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissionsABC News - Tech - Climate -
European human rights court rules against 6 Portuguese students who seek to force countries to meet climate obligations
European human rights court rules against 6 Portuguese students who seek to force countries to meet climate obligationsABC News - World - Climate -
Europe needs €800bn to meet 2030 climate targets, says industry
Governments need massive private and public investments to expand power grids and energy storage facilitiesFinancial Times - World - Climate -
Portuguese Gen Z and Swiss boomers await pivotal court rulings on climate change
European human rights court to set precedent for government role in causing physical and mental harm as a result of global warmingFinancial Times - Business - Climate -
Mexico’s likely next president is a scientist. Politics has her mostly quiet on climate threats.
Mexico's likely next president, Claudia Sheinbaum co-authored the Nobel-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, but her political mentor, President López Obrador, has pushed fossil fuels and she's been quiet on global warming.NBC News - Top stories - Climate -
I’m a Young Conservative, and I Want My Party to Lead the Fight Against Climate Change
Instead of continuing the environmental legacy they were once known for, Republicans have ceded the fight against climate change to Democrats.The New York Times - Top stories - Climate -
The pensioners and babies behind a new era of climate lawsuits
Leading courts around the world are recognising for the first time that governments have legally binding obligations on emissionsFinancial Times - Business - Climate -
Methane from landfills is detectable from space – and driving the climate crisis | Gina McCarthy
Landfill trash is the third-largest source of human-caused methane pollution in the US. To fight global heating, curb waste. An elusive climate menace is now easier than ever to see. In early March, a rocket launched into the sky with a satellite ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
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Minister defends government's record on climate
Claire Coutinho says the government's track record is 'strong' after watchdog accuses PM of setting the UK back.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Sunak has set us back, says climate watchdog head
In a BBC interview, Chris Stark says the PM has not made climate change "as much of a priority as his predecessors".BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
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Miami is 'ground zero' for climate risk. People are moving to the area and building there anyway
Miami is undergoing a boom despite a high vulnerability to sea level rise, floods and more intense storms. Residents may face financial hardship.CNBC - Business - Climate -
Climate change could cost Americans born in 2024 nearly $500,000 in their lifetime
In a new series by the CNBC personal finance team, we're delving into how climate change will impact your money.CNBC - Business - Climate -
Climate change may drive millions of species to extinction
At least a million species may disappear from Earth in coming decades due to a warming climate, but scientists are using a range of tools to protect plants and animals. CBS News environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?
Blocking solar rays. Sucking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Ideas that sound like science fiction are now starting to become reality, raising concerns about safety.The New York Times - Science - Climate -
Kenya leader vows to help "victims of climate change" as flood deaths mount
President William Ruto has promised help for Kenyans as unusually heavy monsoon rains burst a dam and unleash deadly floods and mudslides.CBS News - World - Climate -
Most Americans support efforts to address climate change, CBS News poll finds
A new CBS poll finds that most of the public favors the U.S. taking steps to address climate change. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto breaks down the numbers.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Climate politics and the bottom line — CBS News poll
Many Americans see an economic cost to combating climate change.CBS News - Politics - Climate -
How climate change could impact forests
Dr. Tana Wood, an ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, is running experiments to see what might happen to forests if temperatures rise by seven degrees Fahrenheit, the worst-case scenario by the end of the century. Among the impacts, it appears ...CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Earth Day 2024: 60 Minutes revisits climate change reporting archive
To mark Earth Day, 60 Minutes looks back on our reporting on climate change and the environment over the years.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Photographer James Balog on documenting climate change: "Adventure with a purpose"
Photographer James Balog has become one of the foremost chroniclers of human-caused climate change, as his cameras have tracked the dramatic effects – vanishing ice, rising seas, fires, and the toll climate change is taking on all living things. ...CBS News - World - Climate -
Poll: Big majority of Americans favor taking steps to reduce climate change
People who have experienced extreme weather are especially likely to say climate change needs to be addressed right away.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Too hot for a lizard? Climate change quickens extinction
A disappearing lizard population in the mountains of Arizona shows how climate change is fast-tracking the rate of extinction.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Scientists trying to protect wildlife from extinction as climate raises risk
Scientists are using a range of tools to protect the endangered wildlife that could disappear in coming decades.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
How climate change is beginning to be built into employee pay and benefits
Companies are facing questions from workers over their role in climate change. Aligning employee pay and benefits with environmental concerns is an option.CNBC - Business - Climate -
Trouble in the Water: Hawaii's Climate Crisis
Long before there was a crisis in Hawaii involving flames, there was a crisis involving water: water that climate change was drying up, scarce water going to tourist activities instead of locals, and then tainted water that poisoned thousands with ...CBS News - Top stories - Climate