Published by The New York Times Science & Environment TV footage showed Mark Field, a senior foreign policy official, jump from his seat and grab a protester at an event Thursday night. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/world/europe/mark-field-climate-protester-uk.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A proposal to reduce the 28-country bloc’s net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 failed when eastern countries that are heavily dependent on coal raised objections. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/climate/europe-carbon-neutral.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The mayor said it was important that Australia’s largest city, which has already made ambitious pledges to reduce greenhouse emissions, raise its voice in a global demand for action. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/world/australia/sydney-climate-emergency.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Oregon, where Democrats control the statehouse, outnumbered Republicans disappeared to delay a vote on a cap-and-trade bill. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/us/oregon-republicans-flee.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As the dangers and costs of climate change rise, policymakers are facing painful choices about how to decide which communities to protect. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/climate/seawalls-cities-cost-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s one of the world’s most far-reaching climate plans. Here’s what it could mean for your work, health, neighborhood and bank account. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/nyregion/greenhouse-gases-ny.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new analysis of satellite data concludes that Himalayan glaciers are melting much faster than before, posing grave risks to millions downstream. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/climate/global-warming-himalayas-glaciers.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment European leaders from 28 countries will decide Thursday whether the E.U. will aim to get to net-zero emissions in the next 30 years. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/climate/europe-carbon-neutral.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At her confirmation hearing, Kelly Knight Craft suggested that she would be tougher than President Trump on Saudi Arabia and that climate change is a threat. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/world/americas/un-kelly-knight-craft-nomination.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The new measure will very likely prompt a flurry of legal challenges. If upheld in court, it could tie the hands of future presidents on global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/climate/epa-coal-emissions.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, a wave of heat waves. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/climate/dont-do-just-one-thing.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state would pledge to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with all its electricity coming from carbon-free sources. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/nyregion/greenhouse-gases-ny.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The British government rejected proposals from a cross-party committee on how to tackle fashion’s footprint, prompting an outcry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/fashion/fast-fashion-environment-britain.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, June 18, 2019 (ENS) – Canada’s federal cabinet has approved the twinning of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline that will carry diluted bitumen from the oil sands near Edmonton, Alberta to Burnaby, British Columbia, over the objections of Indigenous First Nations peoples and environmentalists. Read the […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A reporter’s uncomfortable reckoning with the role his family’s vacation travel plays in global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/reader-center/travel-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Plant breeders are fast-tracking genetic improvements in food crops to keep pace with global warming and a growing human population. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/science/food-agriculture-genetics.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, June 17, 2019 (ENS) – There will be roughly 9.7 billion people living on Earth by the year 2050, an increase of two billion over today’s population, finds a UN population report released today. India is predicted to overtake China, today’s most populous country by […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Temperatures in Greenland have been as much as 40 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, helping fuel a pulse of melting across much of the ice sheet surface. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/climate/greenland-ice-sheet-melting.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The final permit from regulators in Queensland came less than a month after a conservative coalition that champions coal won in national elections. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/climate/adani-australia-carmichael-mine.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Swarms of insects move across continents each year. Scientists used radar to track one species and discovered a vast ecological force. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/science/animals-migration-insects.html?emc=rss&partner=rss