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This is a repost of Dr. Santer's statement via the Union of Concerned Scientists blog and we thank UCS for this permission.  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory...

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New NASA Earth System Observatory to Help Address, Mitigate Climate Change

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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #21

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State of the climate: 2021 off to cooler start due to fading La Niña

After a record-tying warm year in 2020, the world is on track for a cooler year in 2021, driven by moderately strong La Niña...

China Briefing, 20 May 2021: Emissions growth fastest in a decade; Xinjiang plant refutes...

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China weekly digest. We handpick and explain the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past seven days. This...

Greens: Divided on ‘clean’ energy? Or closer than they appear?

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Analysis: China’s carbon emissions grow at fastest rate for more than a decade

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Skeptical Science New Research for Week #20, 2021

Deep dive into shady finances of climate misinformers Skeptical Science is dedicated to combating malformed and especially fake "skepticism" about climate science, so it's hardly...

Eamon Ryan: Irish agriculture will “change for the better”

19 May 2021  Irish agriculture will be “changed for the better” as the country transitions to a net-zero emissions economy, The Minister for Climate Action...

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