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EU’s green car push helps fuel political populists
Europe’s far-right parties are capitalizing on the public’s reluctance to change technologies.
POLITICO Pro Q&A with Deep Sky CEO Alex Petre
The head of a carbon removal startup explains why Trump climate policy has created a “golden opportunity” for Canada.
The US led the world to reach a huge climate deal. Then, it switched sides.
Ten years after nations adopted the Paris Agreement, its objectives are in jeopardy amid rising climate pollution and a political backlash against clean energy.
Democrats ride energy issues to election sweep
President Donald Trump’s attacks on renewables turned rising electricity prices into a potent weapon for Democrats.
Colorado girds for fight with Trump over coal
One of the state's power providers said Tuesday that it expected Energy Secretary Chris Wright to try and prevent the retirement of one of its coal units.
Judge allows Interior to rethink New England wind permit
Secretary Doug Burgum has declared there is "not a future" for offshore wind under the Trump administration.
Geoengineering startup hires powerhouse lobby shop
Stardust Solutions is hunting government investments in its technologies that aim to cool the planet by deflecting heat from the sun.
UK science academy sees promise in solar geoengineering — but not as sole climate fix
A Royal Society report outlines the state of the science but makes no concrete policy recommendations.
Texas voters agree to spend more money on flood control
The success of Tuesday's ballot referendum comes four months after deadly floods swept Texas Hill Country.
Q&A with the UN’s greenwashing watchdog
Catherine McKenna says the Paris Agreement was an incredible feat. “Now: Do the work.”
UN: Nations well off-track of Paris climate agreement goals
U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement would erase another 0.1 C of progress.
How to reduce your pets’ carbon pawprint
Diet is the main factor to consider, but the type of pet, its breed and where it came from all affect its impact.
In the Philippines, Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 26 dead
“We have received so many calls from people asking us to rescue them from roofs and from their houses, but it’s impossible,” said the Philippine Red Cross secretary-general.
White House wrote half of EPA’s cost-benefit analysis for climate rule rollback
The move — revealed in emails and internal drafts — sidelined EPA's deep bench of career economists.
White House pressured EPA for broad rollback of tailpipe rules
The budge office wanted to weaken curbs on cars' soot- and smog-forming air pollutants as it unraveled a key climate policy.
US accused of threatening EU diplomats in bid to kill shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
Slow rollout throttled Biden’s big clean energy ambitions, former staffers say
An “executive branch machinery that defaulted to caution, process, and reactive strategies” undercut the ex-president’s massive energy and infrastructure programs, a report by his former staffers details.
Shutdown disrupts research into Great Lakes’ toxic algae
At risk is the ability for researchers to forecast dangerous blooms weeks in advance.
Illinois lawmakers pass ‘landmark’ transit funding deal
The bill would use tolls and gas taxes to expand rail and bus service. Republicans criticized the deal for taking money from highways.
EU climate chief says US absence from COP30 is ‘watershed moment’
“Clearly, that does damage,” EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra told Bloomberg.
