“The things Americans value most are at risk,” says a draft of the National Climate Assessment, a major federal scientific report slated for release next year.
Tag: Global Warming
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Can South Africa Transition to Clean Energy?
A township’s battle over a new mine shows the challenge of a nation dependent on coal, but also desperate to leave it behind.
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At COP27, World Leaders Urge Faster Action on Climate Change
On the first day of COP27, the U.N. climate talks, world leaders urged each other to move faster to cut the pollution that is warming the planet while recognizing the war in Ukraine’s global energy effects and the unequal effects of climate change to date.
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Switzerland Is Paying Poorer Nations to Cut Emissions on Its Behalf
The agreements raise concerns that other countries will follow suit, delaying more difficult cuts of greenhouse gas emissions in wealthier nations.
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How Belize Is Trying To Save Its Coral Reef
Developing nations are reducing their debt by pledging to protect their resources in financial deals that could give them a bigger role in the fight against climate change.