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The Guardian - World
Rich countries could raise $5tn of climate finance a year, study says
Simple measures could raise five times more money than poorer countries are asking for, research claims. Rich countries could raise five times the money that poor countries are demanding in climate ...3 hours ago - Climate -
CBS News - Top stories
Most Americans support climate reforms. Why won't Congress deliver?
Research shows 70% of Americans think global warming will hurt future generations and 62% say Congress should do more about it. Why do many elected officials vote against efforts to combat climate ...5 hours ago - Climate -
CBS News - Top stories
What voters think about climate change ahead of Election Day 2024
Climate change affects several aspects of American life — health, economics, the weather and possibly this fall: politics. According to a recent survey from the Yale Program on Climate Change ...8 hours ago - Climate -
CBS News - Top stories
Americans want Congress to do more for the climate, poll finds
Polls show the public wants Congress to do more about climate change, but many elected officials vote against ideas to address the problem. World leaders will meet in New York City Tuesday to ...8 hours ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Examining the gap between voters and lawmakers on climate change
Climate change has not been one of the key talking points this election cycle when compared to other issues like the economy or immigration, but the planet's future is still on the minds of many ...8 hours ago - Climate -
The Guardian - World
Kerry gives scathing rating on climate action: ‘Is there a letter underneath Z?’
Former secretary of state accuses oil and gas companies of ‘business as usual’ at major climate summit in New York. Countries are ignoring commitments they made less than a year ago to shift away ...9 hours ago - Climate -
The Hill - Politics
Biden to tout policies in Climate Week speech
Click through for the latest from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden to tout policies in Climate Week speech President Biden is expected to tout the ...10 hours ago - Joe Biden -
CBS News - Top stories
United Nations General Assembly focus on climate solutions
Some United Nations General Assembly discussions will focus on climate solutions as Climate Week NYC gets underway. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter has more.11 hours ago - Climate -
NBC News - Politics
Trump ‘needs to focus on winning’ electoral vote in Nebraska swing district, says GOP lawmaker
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss whether Nebraska will change the way it allocates electoral votes before election day. Rep. Bacon also talks about his latest trip to ...12 hours ago - Donald Trump -
CBS News - Top stories
Examining disconnect between politics and climate across the country
CBS News environmental correspondent David Schechter explores the disconnect between voters and their elected officials on climate change issues with the help of reporting from our CBS News ...12 hours ago - Climate -
The Hill - Politics
Coalition pushes lawmakers to sign 'No Dictators Declaration' in wake of immunity decision
A bipartisan coalition is pushing for lawmakers to sign a declaration to combat possible abuses of power by the president in the wake of a Supreme Court decision giving former executives broad ...12 hours ago -
The New York Times - World
The World Is a Mess. That Makes the Climate Crisis Harder to Solve.
A transformed China, conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere, and intractable clashes over money have pushed the prospects of progress to a new low.14 hours ago - Climate -
The Hill - Politics
The US needs a Project 2025 for the climate
The November election is a chance for voters to bring national energy policy back in line with reality.20 hours ago - Climate -
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The Guardian - World
Create ‘positive tipping points’ with climate mandates, governments urged
Requiring key sectors to switch to clean energy by specific times could trigger benevolent cascades, report claims. In the terminology of the climate and ecological crises the phrase “tipping ...22 hours ago - Climate -
CBS News - Top stories
Jane Fonda on climate activism, 2024 election: "We can't lose another 4 years"
Jane Fonda spoke with CBS News about why she joined the fight: "This isn't just about the environment. This is about the whole planet."22 hours ago - Climate -
Wired - Tech
In Praise of Climate Virtue Signaling
Politicians and other leaders don’t like to brag about their green credentials. But what if a little virtue is exactly what we’re missing?23 hours ago - Climate -
Financial Times - World
Europe goes to UNGA fretting over Ukraine and climate progress
Also in this newsletter: Brussels drops environmental complaint about Greek oil drilling projectsYesterday -
The Guardian - World
People must understand: we in Malawi are paying for the climate crisis with our lives | Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda
From flooding to drought, extreme weather is devastating our communities. It is time for the world’s heaviest emitters to help mitigate the impacts of climatic breakdown on the countries most ...Yesterday - Climate -
Financial Times - World
Farming must pay for its emissions, says EU chief climate scientist
‘Price signal’ is needed to reduce agricultural greenhouse gases and meet bloc’s targetsYesterday - Climate -
ABC News - World
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
Previous leaders have been accused of pushing the nation toward economic ruin.Yesterday -
NBC News - Top stories
Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the South ...Yesterday -
ABC News - World
Marxist lawmaker Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old political guard
Marxist lawmaker Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old political guardYesterday -
ABC News - World
Marxist lawmaker Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's presidential election
Marxist lawmaker Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's presidential electionYesterday -
The Guardian - World
‘A break from the heat’: Americans most affected by climate crisis head midwest
Unbearable heat and worsening storms prompt residents of states such as Florida to move elsewhere. As a Rust belt town of 65,000 people in eastern Indiana , Muncie may not be the most exciting ...Yesterday - Climate -
Politico - Politics
Lobbyists exploit massive loophole to wine and dine lawmakers, aides at fancy getaways
Leading the way is the nonprofit Congressional Institute, which is run by veteran Republican staffers and funded by $3 million in annual dues from private interest groups.Yesterday -
ABC News - World
Climate activists cleared in UK of charges in rooftop protest at Sunak's estate
Four Greenpeace activists who were arrested for scaling the country estate of former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last year to protest his oil and gas drilling expansion plans have been ...2 days ago - United Kingdom -
The Guardian - World
‘I no longer have to save the world’: Novelist Richard Powers on fiction and the climate crisis
The Pulitzer-winning author of The Overstory on how ocean life inspired his latest novel – and why we need to rewrite our relationship with nature. Richard Powers was around 10 years old when his ...3 days ago - Climate -
ABC News - Health
In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enough
Six years after a teenage Greta Thunberg walked out of school in a solitary climate protest outside of the Swedish parliament, young people around the world staged fresh marches and said their ...3 days ago - Climate -
The Guardian - World
Postecoglou faces volatile reality with climate shifting at Tottenham
Spurs manager enjoyed a stirring start to reign last season but is now enduring difficult questions from grumbling fans. Ange Postecoglou agrees because he knew just as well as anyone how it would ...3 days ago - Climate -
Politico - Politics
Elon Musk steps up political giving with 6-figure donation to House Republicans
The August contribution is more than Musk has previously given to a party committee.3 days ago - Elon Musk -
Financial Times - World
International lawmakers call on VW to withdraw from Xinjiang
Move follows FT report on an audit clearing the carmaker of forced labour at its plant in western China3 days ago -
Financial Times - World
Western philanthropies drum up climate finance ahead of UN meetings
African pledge comes as wrangling continues about how to fund the energy transition in developing countries3 days ago - Climate -
Wired - Tech
The Multiple Ways Climate Change Threatens to Make Migraines Worse
Migraine sufferers are often triggered by the weather, and research suggests warming temperatures and more extreme weather events worsen attacks.3 days ago - Climate -