Humans pumped 36 billion tons of the planet-warming gas into the atmosphere in 2021, more than in any previous year. It comes from burning oil, gas and coal.
Tag: Global Warming
E.P.A., Reversing Trump, Will Restore States’ Power to Block Pipelines
A proposed rule would make it easier for state officials and tribal authorities to stop pipelines and other energy projects that could pollute local waters.
A Hotter World
Climate change’s effects are already unequal.
Biden Administration to Cut Costs for Wind and Solar Energy Projects
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the government would sharply reduce the fees it charges to companies that operate on public lands.
Biden Administration to Cut Costs for Wind and Solar Energy Projects
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the government would sharply reduce the fees it charges to companies that operate on public lands.
Trump Policies Sent U.S. Tumbling in a Climate Ranking
The Environmental Performance Index, published every two years by researchers at Yale and Columbia, found only Denmark and Britain on sustainable paths to net-zero emissions by 2050.
How an Organized Republican Effort Punishes Companies for Climate Action
Legislators and their allies are running an aggressive campaign that uses public money and the law to pressure businesses they say are pushing “woke” causes.
The Mango, India’s King of Fruits, Is a Victim of the Heat Wave
Blistering spring temperatures have devastated crops of the country’s most beloved fruit. “The soul of a farmer shudders at seeing these fruitless trees,” one grower said.
Corporations Pledge to Buy ‘Green’ at Davos Gathering
A global buyers’ club of more than 50 companies, including Microsoft and Ford Motor, say they will buy “green” steel, aluminum and other commodities by 2030.
Climate Change Fuels Heat Wave in India and Pakistan, Scientists Find
Warming since preindustrial times has made the extreme heat in South Asia, now in its third month, at least 30 times more likely.