Harris to Stand In for Biden at COP28 Climate Conference

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president attended the annual conference in 2021 and 2022, but officials say this year he is preoccupied with the wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/politics/harris-biden-cop28-climate-conference.html

Some U.S. Wolverines to Be Protected by Endangered Species Act

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Officials will add the predators, threatened by climate change and habitat loss in much of the United States, to the Endangered Species List. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/climate/wolverines-endangered-species-act.html

Why Some New Yorkers May Soon Feel the Effect of Ocean Winds

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The wind-power industry may be facing a crisis, but huge turbines going up off Long Island could be producing electricity for homes before 2023 ends. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/nyregion/south-fork-wind-rockefeller-center-christmas-tree.html

Kenya’s Leader Lifts His Global Profile. At Home, the Public Fumes.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President William Ruto has drawn attention internationally as a climate champion and peace mediator but faces domestic discontent over rising food and fuel prices, and new taxes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/world/africa/kenya-president-ruto.html

Pope Francis Cancels Trip to COP28 Climate Summit After Getting Sick

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Days after the pontiff was forced to slow down because of a flu, his doctors advised him to not travel to Dubai for COP28. Francis has made climate activism a hallmark of his papacy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/world/europe/pope-francis-cop28.html

Documents Show Plan for Leader of COP28 Climate Talks to Promote Fossil Fuels

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A leaked document has talking points for the president of the United Nations climate conference, who is an oil executive, to advance oil and gas deals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/climate/uae-cop28-documents-al-jaber.html

Vietnam Is Jailing Environmentalists Who Helped It Secure Billions

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government is preparing to present its energy transition plan at the U.N. climate talks as it intensifies a crackdown on environmental advocates. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/world/asia/vietnam-cop28-environment.html

They Fled Climate Chaos. Asylum Rules Made for War Might Not Help.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “We need protection,” one migrant at the U.S. border said. But the legal system for refugees never envisioned the millions displaced by global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/us/climate-migrants-asylum.html

Missing COP28 Summit Complicates Biden’s Climate Credentials

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president is facing some pressure to focus on oil drilling and gas prices at home, while boosting climate ambition on the world stage. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/climate/biden-cop28-climate-dubai.html

Former Coal Towns Get Money for Clean-Energy Factories

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An Energy Department program designed to create jobs and manufacturing in communities reliant on fossil fuels is backing projects in West Virginia, Colorado and elsewhere. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/climate/clean-energy-funding-coal-communities.html

In Biden’s Climate Law, a Boon for Green Energy, and Wall Street

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The law has effectively created a new marketplace that helps smaller companies gain access to funding, with banks taking a cut. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/23/business/economy/climate-law-biden-tax-credits.html

Could Biden’s Clean Energy Push Be a Victim of Its Success?

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Thanks to the president’s signature legislation, solar energy manufacturing is booming in Georgia, a key state in the 2024 election. But the industry now worries that it could be too much and too fast. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/us/politics/biden-solar-energy.html

Biden to Skip U.N. Climate Summit, White House Official Says

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment He has attended the past two summits and calls climate change “the ultimate threat” but will miss the talks that are set to begin in Dubai on Thursday. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/climate/biden-climate-cop28-dubai.html

Biden Says Temporary Truce in Gaza May Lead to Longer Cease-Fire

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Asked if he trusts Hamas to uphold its end of the deal, Mr. Biden said, “I don’t trust Hamas to do anything right. I only trust Hamas to respond to pressure.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/climate/biden-israel-hostages-release.html

Deaths From Coal Pollution Have Dropped, but Emissions May Be Twice as Deadly

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Deaths linked to coal exhaust have dropped but coal exhaust is twice is likely to contribute to deaths as other air pollution, a new study found. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/23/climate/coal-exhaust-air-pollution-deaths.html

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