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fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

What Happens in Kyoto Comes to New York

Three dozen climate negotiators and scientists were at Lincoln Center the other day, in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, to see a performance of "Kyoto," about the landmark 1997 treaty on greenhouse-gas emissions. It was a bittersweet reunion for "Team Climate U.S.A.," as Sue Biniaz, a State Department lawyer for more than thirty years, put it, while addressing the group in the lobby after the show.
Environment
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

South Pacific nation of Tuvalu rebukes Trump's shameful disregard' at Cop30

Tuvalu's climate minister publicly condemned the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and urged accountability as rising seas threaten Tuvalu's survival.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

China, world's largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal

China will cut emissions by 7–10% by 2035, expand wind and solar capacity over sixfold, and raise non-fossil fuel share to more than 30%.
US politics
fromABC7 Los Angeles
10 months ago

Trump changes the nation's approach to climate issues on Day 1

U.S. shifts to expanded fossil fuel production and exports, rolls back vehicle emissions standards, exits the Paris Agreement, and declares a national energy emergency.
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