Icelanders Vote in Volatile Election With Climate in Mind

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Icelanders voted Saturday in a general election dominated by climate change, with an unprecedented number of political parties likely to win parliamentary seats. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/25/world/europe/icelanders-vote-in-volatile-election-with-climate-in-mind.html

How Record Rain and Officials’ Mistakes in China Led to Drownings on a Subway

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The deluge in the city of Zhengzhou revealed how China’s years of go-go construction had left its cities vulnerable to climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/25/world/asia/china-floods-subway-train.html

German Protesters Call for Climate Action as Election Nears

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Protests took place worldwide, but those in Germany had heightened urgency amid calls for the next government to do something about climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/world/europe/german-election-climate-action.html

How Democrats Could Shrink Their $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Here are three options to shrink down the Democrats’ climate change and social welfare bill as moderates demand less spending and smaller tax hikes to pay for it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/us/politics/democrats-social-welfare-climate-change-bill.html

Sinema’s Income Tax Stance Has Democrats Looking Anew at a Carbon Tax

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With Arizona’s iconoclastic senator cool to increased tax rates, the Senate Finance Committee is drafting a carbon dioxide fee to fund a budget bill. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/us/politics/carbon-tax-democrats.html

Biden Administration Makes First Major Move to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Environmental Protection Agency issued a regulation on Thursday to sharply reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, which are widely used in air-conditioning and refrigeration. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/climate/hydrofluorocarbons-hfc-climate-change.html

White House Is Set to Announce Limits on HFCs

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue a final regulation on Thursday morning that will slash the use of hydrofluorocarbons, widely used in air-conditioning and refrigeration. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/us/politics/epa-hfcs-climate-change.html

As Climate Envoy, John Kerry Faces Tough Path

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As the first presidential envoy for climate, he wants to persuade world leaders to “do what the science tells us.” With global climate talks less than two months away, he faces a tough path. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/22/climate/john-kerry-climate.html

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