May 24, 2021
Politics and Policy John Kerry said that the US is looking into introducing a carbon fee on imports from countries that don’t tax heavy greenhouse gas polluters. Gina McCarthy said that existing nuclear power plants are going to be needed in the Biden administration’s effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA issued a […]
May 19, 2021
Politics and Policy To bolster preparedness for a warming world, President Biden wants to retool and relaunch the Civilian Conservation Corps as the Civilian Climate Corps. Biden expressed optimism that a bipartisan compromise could be reached on infrastructure spending after he held a meeting with a handful of Republican senators. Several experts say […]
May 10, 2021
Politics and Policy The deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions promised by President Biden and other global leaders since last September have slightly improved the outlook for global warming, with the world now being on track to warm by 2.4°C by the end of this century. A new report identified 22 high-voltage transmission projects […]
May 3, 2021
Politics and Policy In his first joint address to Congress, President Joe Biden outlined a transformative vision, with climate policy driving both domestic and international affairs. An administration official said that the 2020 decade is the “decisive decade” to take meaningful climate change action, but the administration is receiving criticism because it has not […]
