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Just 10 percent in new poll have heard a lot about Biden climate action : Despite President Biden making climate change a central issue of his administration ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4614746-just-10-percent-in-new-poll-have-heard-a-lot-about-biden-climate-action/
More Americans worried about climate change, but few think Biden's climate law will help, AP-NORC poll says
pbs.org/newshour/politics/more-americans-worried-about-climate-change-but-few-think-bidens-climate-law-will-help-ap-norc-poll-says
Few in new poll say Biden law has helped fight climate change: Very few Americans believe the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Biden ...
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Biden to mark Earth Day with new solar energy funds and climate corps actions: The solar energy funding could create around 200,000 jobs, according to the White ...
axios.com/2024/04/22/biden-earth-day-climate-corps
Concern over climate change grows among Americans, AP-NORC poll finds: A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 45% of ...
apnews.com/article/america-ap-norc-poll-climate-change-election-f9943ab6a37674ef2345f4041618cf5e
World Bank chief pushes internal reforms at spring meetings: World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Friday he plans to highlight a range of process improvements ...
reuters.com/business/finance/world-bank-chief-pushes-internal-reforms-spring-meetings-2024-04-12/
How US oil production hit a record under Biden despite climate policies: How US oil production hit a record under Biden despite climate policies
reuters.com/graphics/USA-BIDEN/OIL/lgpdngrgkpo/
Biden restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump: The Biden administration has restored rules to protect imperiled plants and animals that had been ...
apnews.com/article/biden-threatened-species-protections-9f5a2c12e51a857ae32b85997b54dcc7
Quick Glance: Biden reinstates protections for threatened species
- The Biden administration restored rules on Thursday to protect imperiled plants and animals that had been rolled back under former President Donald Trump.
- The new rules include protections for species newly classified as threatened without considering economic impacts.
- The proposed rules faced significant opposition from Republicans who argued that Biden's administration favored conservation over development.
- Industry groups have long seen the 1973 Endangered Species Act as an impediment, leading to weaken environmental safeguards under the Trump administration.
President Sheikh Mohamed and Bill Gates discuss ways to eradicate disease : Microsoft co-founder also noted historic outcomes of last year's Cop28 in Dubai
thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/04/12/president-sheikh-mohamed-and-bill-gates-discuss-ways-to-eradicate-disease/
How climate change and physics affect baseball, America's favorite pastime: It's baseball season! And when we here at Short Wave think of baseball ...
npr.org/2024/04/08/1198909646/baseball-mlb-physics-climate-change-home-runs-pitches
Court strikes down Biden rule requiring states and cities to set climate targets for transportation
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4562596-court-strikes-down-biden-rule-requiring-states-and-cities-to-set-climate-targets-for-transportation/
Biden seeks to accelerate the EV transition in biggest climate move yet: The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing the strictest-ever limits on greenhouse ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/20/biden-car-emissions-rules/
How Joe Biden, of all people, benefits from cheap oil: No president has dedicated himself to the fight against climate change like Joe Biden. But under him ...
t-online.de/nachrichten/tagesanbruch/id_100372924/so-profitiert-ausgerechnet-joe-biden-von-billigen-oel.html
EPA issues new auto rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybrids
apnews.com/article/epa-electric-vehicles-emissions-limits-climate-biden-e6d581324af51294048df24269b5d20a
Quick Glance: New EPA Clean Car Rules: California Comparison
- The Biden administration announced new automobile emissions standards, described as the most ambitious plan to reduce emissions from passenger vehicles.
- California is moving faster than the federal government to push the transportation sector to slash emissions by banning the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles starting in 2035.
- The EPA rule applies to model years 2027 to 2032 and will significantly reduce emissions from new passenger cars.
- Environmental groups have welcomed the new EPA plans aimed at reducing emissions from a source responsible for one-fifth of the nation's carbon pollution.
China to challenge Biden's electric vehicle plans at the World Trade Organization
pbs.org/newshour/world/china-to-challenge-bidens-electric-vehicle-plans-at-the-world-trade-organization
Opinion | Biden vs. Trump: A Choice, Not an Echo, on Economic Policy: The presidential nominees have very different views on climate, taxes, trade ...
wsj.com/articles/a-choice-not-an-echo-on-economic-policy-2024-presidential-election-89fe2920
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Al Gore III says Biden’s latest EV policy secures "a better future" for America’s global leadership at the link in bio. Al Gore's son carrying on father's climate change legacy as new face of EV policy | Fox Business
Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threats
pbs.org/newshour/politics/interior-department-will-give-tribal-nations-120-million-to-fight-climate-related-threats
Azerbaijan, host of this year's UN climate change talks, hopes to upgrade its emissions reduction target in time for the event ...
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EPA sets auto pollution rule that boosts EVs: The Biden administration's new tailpipe rules will push US automakers toward EVs and hybrids
theweek.com/environment/EPA-biden-electric-cars
Our future lies in America’s Arctic : This is a critical moment. We cannot afford to turn back the clock on the progress we’ve already made.
thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4540045-our-future-lies-in-americas-arctic/
Hold the applause. Biden's new EV rules don't go fast enough for the climate crisis
latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-20/biden-electric-car-rules
New EPA Standards Aim to Boost EV Sales, Slash Emissions: The Biden administration rolled out a slate of new pollution standards for cars, light trucks ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/epa-standards-boost-ev-sales-slash-emissions-1234991743/
US oil production hits record levels under Biden: Biden is not “waging war” on American energy. He’s boosting it.
vox.com/climate/24098983/biden-oil-production-climate-fossil-fuel-renewables
EPA moves to curb heavy truck emissions: Semi-trucks, school buses and other big trucks are major polluters.
axios.com/2024/03/29/epa-emissions-heavy-trucks
New Pollution Rules Aim to Lift Sales of Electric Trucks: The latest in a string of ambitious climate regulations aims to clean up the heaviest polluters on the ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/29/climate/epa-trucks-emissions-regulation.html
IMF sees urgent need for speedy clean energy permitting: Without eliminating red tape, the emissions impact will be much smaller than planned.
axios.com/2024/04/02/biden-climate-imf
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday responded to US President Joe Biden’s letter and said Pakistan was willing to work with the United States on the shared ... Show more
PM Shehbaz conveys to Biden Pakistan’s willingness to work with US for int’l peace, regional prosperity - World - DAWN.COM
PM Shehbaz conveys to Biden Pakistan’s willingness to work with US for int’l peace, regional prosperity - World - DAWN.COM
Just ‘Stop Drilling,’ Critics Say After Biden Admin Finalizes Methane Limits: The new Biden administration rule will limit methane emissions, but critics say ...
commondreams.org/news/biden-methane-rule
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events: Drawing the top stories around the globe.
politico.eu/interactive/worlds-cartoonists-on-this-weeks-events-7/
Former Nigeria President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has noted that, while Africa and the Caribbean and have consistently worked together to enhance areas of ... Show more
Former Nigeria president wants African-Caribbean action plan on climate change | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner
Former Nigeria president wants African-Caribbean action plan on climate change | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner
Trump amps up attacks on electric vehicles, a major Biden priority: Former President Trump has escalated his rhetoric against electric vehicles (EVs) on the ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4544902-trump-biden-electric-vehicles-attacks-2024-election/
Sixteen States Sue Biden Administration Over Gas Permit Pause: President Biden halted approvals for new exports of liquefied natural gas to study its effect on ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/21/climate/states-sue-biden-lng-pause.html
What to know about Biden's goal to curb emissions: The rule targets the heart of America's most polluting sector.
axios.com/2024/03/21/biden-emissions-ev-sales
Dueling visions on display at CERAWeek in Houston: Oil titans aren't sold on a rapid transition away from fossil fuels.
axios.com/2024/03/20/ceraweek-houston-climate-change
The Biden Administration vs. Climate Youth | by Joseph E. Stiglitz - Project Syndicate
project-syndicate.org/commentary/juliana-vs-us-extraordinary-tactics-to-block-federal-climate-lawsuit-by-joseph-e-stiglitz-2024-03
CEO: End to LNG export pause will come sooner rather than later: Mike Sabel remains "very confident" in resumption of approvals.
axios.com/2024/03/18/biden-lng-export-pause-venture
CERAWeek: Biden administration faces tough crowd with energy companies: Oil companies and the Biden administration have been at odds for years over issues ...
houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/cera-week-biden-granholm-podesta-18883556.php
A jobs board for the American Climate Corps opens next month: Biden is calling on Congress for an additional $8 billion in funding for the program.
qz.com/american-climate-corps-job-board-biden-1851335169
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This Democratic senator says Biden’s climate efforts are falling short — and young voters are noticing
politico.com/news/2024/03/14/biden-climate-policies-merkley-00144721
Why corals in American Samoa are thriving despite warmer oceans : Despite prevailing narratives of coral bleaching and decline, the reefs of American Samoa have ...
theworld.org/stories/2023-09-21/why-corals-american-samoa-are-thriving-despite-warmer-oceans
Climate change will reshape our national parks. Here's how they'll adapt.: Increasingly battered by heat, drought, and flood, parks are responding with a ...
vox.com/2016/5/16/11666602/global-warming-national-parks
25 states hit Biden admin with lawsuit over climate action targeting Americans' retirement savings
foxbusiness.com/politics/25-states-hit-biden-admin-lawsuit-climate-action-targeting-americans-retirement-savings
Manchin pushes for delay on electric vehicle tax credits: Tax credits of up to $7,500 per vehicle are intended to spur EV sales and domestic production of ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/manchin-pushes-for-delay-on-electric-vehicle-tax-credits
Quick Glance: A US senator wants to bar EVs from receiving tax credits if they do not meet sourcing requirements.
- In December, the US Treasury announced that it would not issue proposed guidance on battery sourcing rules until March, giving some electric vehicles that do not meet the new requirements a brief window of eligibility in 2023 before the battery rules take effect.
- Manchin chastised the Treasury for failing to issue battery guidance by January 1 and for "continues to make the full $7,500 credits available without meeting all of the clear requirements."
- The Treasury, according to Manchin, "created an opportunity to circumvent stringent supply chain requirements."
- O) reduced the prices of some of its models this month, making more eligible for tax credits.
Biden bans logging roads in much of America’s largest national forest: The Biden administration is restoring protections in Alaska’s Tongass ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/25/tongass-forest-protections-alaska-biden/
Biden pledges help as he visits a damaged California: The president spent much of his visit with another Democrat with national ambitions, Gov. Gavin Newsom.
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01/19/biden-california-storms/
Biden’s next climate hurdle: Enticing Americans to buy green: President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to ...
wvgazettemail.com/ap/business/biden-s-next-climate-hurdle-enticing-americans-to-buy-green/article_b5506efc-04e4-58ad-9268-8a9bd7e28908.html
The Campaign to Ban Gas Stoves: Biden and the media deny it exists, but the effort is calculated and well-funded.
wsj.com/articles/the-campaign-to-ban-gas-stoves-biden-climate-change-appliances-cooking-culture-war-11674774370
Paid articlePaid Biden’s next climate hurdle: enticing Americans to buy green: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of ...
apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-business-climate-and-environment-f145b24414ff245f491fd68257b3db60
President Biden’s next climate hurdle: enticing Americans to buy green: President Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of ...
orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-aud-nw-biden-climate-20230123-ubglvdehjbg4lkfj2jshbzjxnq-story.html
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A Tale of Two Industrial Policies: How America and Europe can turn trade tensions into climate progress.
foreignaffairs.com/united-states/tale-two-industrial-policies
U.S. EPA administrator contemplating stepping down -sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is considering stepping down ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-epa-administrator-contemplating-stepping-down-sources-2023-01-27/
Biden highlights climate change as he tours California areas lashed by storms: U.S. President Joe Biden stressed global warming's role in natural disasters on ...
reuters.com/world/us/biden-tours-storm-ravaged-california-coast-thursday-2023-01-19/
Battenfeld: Secret document scandal not only threatens Biden presidency but Kerry, too
bostonherald.com/2023/01/19/battenfeld-secret-document-scandal-not-only-threatens-biden-presidency-but-others/
Ukraine zeroes in on western tanks in bid to rout Russia: Ukrainian defense officials are zeroing in on tank deliveries from the U.S. and European partners ...
thehill.com/policy/defense/3809459-ukraine-zeroes-in-on-western-tanks-in-bid-to-rout-russia/
Great power competition goes green: If there’s one thing Joe Biden and Donald Trump agree on, it’s China.
thehill.com/opinion/international/3813647-great-power-competition-goes-green/
Dead whales and tough economics bedevil Biden’s massive wind energy push: Dead whales on the beach are the latest unwelcome head wind in the race to build ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2023/01/25/wind-turbines-whales-biden/
Biden officials lay out road map for net-zero transportation by 2050: The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a road map for bringing down emissions from ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3806905-biden-officials-lay-out-roadmap-for-net-zero-transportation-by-2050/
Biden's climate agenda has a problem: Not enough workers: U.S. clean energy companies are offering better wages and benefits, flying in trainers from overseas ...
reuters.com/business/energy/bidens-climate-agenda-has-problem-not-enough-workers-2023-01-11/
Supply chain to support Biden’s offshore wind goals will cost at least $22.4B: report
thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3826923-supply-chain-to-support-bidens-offshore-wind-goals-will-cost-at-least-22-4b-report/
President Biden pledges to rebuild better after California storms: President Joe Biden visited California to see communities hit by weeks of deadly storms ...
euronews.com/2023/01/20/wake-up-call-president-joe-biden-sees-californias-storm-damaged-communities
Powell: ‘Inappropriate’ for Fed to make climate policy: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that it would be “inappropriate” for the central bank ...
thehill.com/policy/finance/3806968-powell-inappropriate-for-fed-to-make-climate-policy/
Quick Glance: Indian shares fall as hawkish Fed remarks reignite interest rate concerns
- NEW DELHI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - On Tuesday, Indian shares closed lower as risk aversion gripped broader equities in response to hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve officials, leading to a drop in over-valued stocks such as Adani Group.
- "Weakness in the overall market had a bearing on Adani stocks, it is the risk aversion that is leading to more fall in stocks where valuations are high," said Saurabh Jain, assistant vice-president, research, at SMC Global Securities.
- Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic stated that no rate cuts would be made this year or next.
- Global equities fell on concerns about the Fed's future rate hike path.
Biden declares emergency in California as more winter storms advance : National Weather Service forecasters have warned of a "relentless parade of cyclones" over ...
cnbc.com/2023/01/09/biden-declares-emergency-in-california-as-more-winter-storms-advance-.html
North American leaders to cooperate on semiconductors: Ahead of summit, US, Canada and Mexico also pledge new cooperation on migration, climate and drugs ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/10/north-am-leaders-to-cooperate-on-semiconductors-white-house
U.S. lease sale off Alaska coast draws one bid: The U.S. government on Friday received just a single bid, from Hilcorp Alaska, for oil and gas drilling rights ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-holds-sale-drilling-rights-off-alaska-coast-2022-12-30/
Postal Service pledges move to all-electric delivery fleet: WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major boost for President Joe Biden's pledge to eliminate gas-powered vehicles ...
apnews.com/article/biden-climate-and-environment-a3d26d186d4b7454252a4d9eab5850f1
Quick Glance: The Postal Service will electrify trucks by 2026, giving Biden a climate victory.
- Postal officials intend to purchase 60,000 "Next Generation Delivery Vehicles" from defense contractor Oshkosh, 45,000 of which will be electric, according to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
- Because half of the fleet still comprises of delivery vans and trucks that travel greater distances to carry mail between cities and states, the Postal Service will continue to purchase internal combustion engine vehicles.
- The Postal Service Reform Act relaxed the agency's pension-plan funding restrictions, giving it the financial flexibility to replace the delivery fleet, according to DeJoy.
- By then, the Postal Service had stated that 40 percent of its new trucks will be electric vehicles.
What the US, Mexico and Canada agreed on ahead of 'Three Amigos' summit: But perhaps most notable was what's missing so far.
abcnews.go.com/International/white-house-announces-new-agreements-ahead-amigos-summit/story
Burning Man sues Biden administration over geothermal project : The suit, filed in Nevada federal court on Monday, alleged that the BLM violated the National ...
cnbc.com/2023/01/11/burning-man-sues-biden-administration-over-geothermal-project.html
WATCH: Biden, France's Macron vow unity against Russia, discuss trade issues
pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-live-biden-and-frances-macron-holds-news-briefing-as-tensions-brew-over-u-s-climate-law
Quick Glance: WATCH: Biden and France's Macron pledge solidarity against Russia and talk trade concerns
- Biden was honoring Macron with a large state dinner Thursday evening, the first of the COVID-19 shadowed presidency for a foreign leader.
- Republicans, who are ready to assume control of the House, have indicated less inclination to spend billions on Ukraine than Biden has, and Democratic members suggested Thursday that they were not about to reintroduce climate legislation.
- Biden recognized that the law had "glitches," but said that "there's tweaks we can make" to satisfy allies.
- To that end, Biden lauded Macron for being "not just the leader of France" and "very outspoken and very very commanding in Europe."
U.S. to announce fusion energy ‘breakthrough’: Scientists hit a key milestone in the quest to create abundant zero-carbon power through nuclear fusion ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/11/fusion-nuclear-energy-breakthrough/
Quick Glance: Nuclear fusion researchers make a breakthrough
- The beams compress and heat the target to nuclear fusion temperatures.
- For the first time, the process produced more energy than it required.
- Nuclear fusion researchers in the United States have succeeded in gaining more energy than was consumed.
- Many laser beams are used in the procedure to heat the inside of a container only a few millimeters in size.
Biden to require new federal buildings to slash greenhouse gas emissions : The decision comes as a growing number of cities have voted to curb gas consumption in ...
cnbc.com/2022/12/07/biden-requiring-new-federal-buildings-to-cut-greenhouse-gas-emissions-.html
Biden's first 2 years in office, by the numbers: President Joe Biden notches two years in office on Friday. That represents 730 days since his inauguration ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/bidens-first-2-years-in-office-by-the-numbers
Biden greets Prince William at JFK Library in Boston: President Biden on Friday greeted the United Kingdom’s Prince William in Boston, where the president is ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/3760123-biden-greets-prince-william-at-jfk-library-in-boston/
US response to the climate emergency: key moments of 2022: Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is one step to confront the crisis, but a divided Congress will hamper ...
theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/30/key-us-climate-emergency-moments-2022
Prince William meets with Joe Biden, attends star-studded Earthshot Prize gala: Prince William capped a three-day visit to Boston by meeting with President Joe ...
usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/12/02/prince-william-joe-biden-earthshot-prize-gala/10821823002/
Environmentalists sue to stop U.S. oil and gas auction off Alaska coast: Environmental groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday to block a sale of oil ...
reuters.com/legal/environmentalists-sue-stop-us-oil-gas-auction-off-alaska-coast-2022-12-21/
Biden to call for African Union to permanently join G-20: President Biden next week will announce U.S. support for the African Union to become a permanent member ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/09/biden-african-nations-join-g20/
Letters to the editor: Herald readers sound off on Joe Biden's fiscal policies, Tom Brady's future and climate czar John Kerry
bostonherald.com/2023/01/23/letters-to-the-editor-433/
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