The US has withdrawn from the historic Paris global climate frameworks. Can any US president unilaterally the country from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change? That’s the question that former US senator from Wisconsin, Russ Feingold asks. There are many problems with the decision to abandon a legal … [continued]
By Jake Schmidt, Senior Strategic Director, International Climate, International, NRDC Following its previous announcement withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the Trump administration announced it intends to also withdraw from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—the foundational international climate agreement adopted in 1992 that the United States joined in 1994. In … [continued]
A new study finds the Paris Climate Accords have helped limit global heating somewhat, but much more needs to be done.
Fossil fuel lending is under pressure from a variety of sources, including climate activists and the World Bank.
During the Obama administration, significant strides were made in addressing climate change on an international scale, spearheaded by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry. The United States was instrumental to the Paris Agreement reached in 2015 with the aspirational target of holding global warming to 1.5° Celsius … [continued]
The Copernicus Climate Change Service says global warming over the past 12 months has exceeded 1.5° Celsius.
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Christiana Figueres, the principle architect of the 2015 Paris Climate Accords, is fed up with fossil fuel companies and their lies. She’s not alone.
IPCC 6, due out next Monday, will contain a stark warning about the sharp increase in methane emissions worldwide.
Now that the Earth Day hoopla is behind us, it’s time to get back to reality. Actions have consequences and the actions of humans that pollute the atmosphere with carbon dioxide and methane emissions are having consequences far beyond what anyone thought possible. The Earth’s Axis Is Shifting In 2002, … [continued]
Denmark announces the end of oil and gas exploration in the North Sea.
