Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The move, one of the most ambitious in the auto industry, is a piece of a broader plan by the company to become carbon neutral by 2040. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/business/gm-zero-emission-vehicles.html
Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, January 28, 2021 (ENS) – With the dangers of climate change increasing at a rapid rate, Caribbean coral reefs are in decline, overcome by seaweed. Now scientists think that they have found a solution for the infested reefs – herbivorous crabs that enjoy a seaweed diet. Read […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A climate rollout meant to avoid G.O.P. attacks: This is your morning tip sheet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/us/politics/biden-climate-economy-jobs.html
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, January 27, 2021 (ENS) – “Urgent climate action has broad support amongst people around the globe, across nationalities, age, gender and education levels,” declared United Nations Development Programme Administrator Achim Steiner today as he released the results of the first Peoples’ Climate Vote. With 1.2 […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said the clock’s position would remain unchanged from 2020, when its hands were set as close as they had ever been to a catastrophic “midnight.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/us/doomsday-clock-midnight.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Oceanic sharks and rays have declined more than 70 percent since 1970, mainly because of overfishing, according to a new study. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/climate/sharks-population-study.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Serious efforts to address global warming might mean big changes for America’s trade, foreign relations and even defense strategy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/climate/climate-change-biden-kerry.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Energy would control powerful levers to promote clean-energy technologies, though that’s not the agency’s only job. Still, here are five possible steps. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/climate/jennifer-granholm-senate-confirmation.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president is moving rapidly to address global warming, with unlikely allies backing him and huge hurdles, some from his own party, directly ahead. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/climate/biden-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president on Wednesday will sign an array of executive orders elevating climate change at every level of the federal government. The fossil fuel industry expressed strong opposition. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/climate/biden-climate-executive-orders.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment This week, in a first, firefighters are demanding independent testing for cancer-linked chemicals known as PFAS in their gear and that their union drop sponsorships from chemical and equipment makers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/climate/pfas-firefighter-safety.html
Published by the Environmental News Service THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, January 26, 2021 (ENS) – As Earth’s climate heats up, a new international coalition is forming to tackle the impacts of global climate change, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday. Johnson was speaking at the virtual Netherlands-hosted Climate Adaptation Summit- the first global summit […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Designers and tech start-ups are working to improve sustainability and interrupt the path to the landfill. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/fashion/sustainability-clothes-environment-technology.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Larry Fink is using his firm’s huge influence to pressure companies to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/business/dealbook/larry-fink-letter-blackrock-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president will announce a suite of executive actions on Wednesday to combat climate change, two people familiar with his plans said, and will ask federal agencies to determine the extent of a drilling ban. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/climate/biden-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The BlackRock chief plans to pressure companies to do more to cut carbon emissions, using the weight of his firm’s $9 trillion in assets. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/business/dealbook/larry-fink-blackrock-climate.html
Published by the Environmental News Service EUGENE, Oregon, January 25, 2021 (ENS) – Climate change is worsening by the year, threatening to make the planet unliveable for people now in their teens and early twenties. Because government actions are often at the root of climate warming, young Americans have taken the first legal steps in […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Emergency management officials aim to funnel up to $10 billion into preventing climate disasters. The plan “would dwarf all previous grant programs of its kind,” one analyst said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/climate/fema-climate-spending-biden.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The 36-year-old Canadian musician Tamara Lindeman’s piercing new album, “Ignorance,” explores the emotional impacts of a global problem. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/arts/music/weather-station-ignorance.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Marsibil Erlendsdottir runs a farm and provides weather reports from a remote outpost in eastern Iceland. The job requires vigilance and an unfailing resolve. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/travel/remote-weather-station-iceland.html