Defying Trump, Hawaii becomes first state to pass law committing to Paris climate accord.
By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICHJune 7, 2017Hawaii on Tuesday became the first state to pass a law committing to the goals and limits of the Paris climate accord,...
Australia's carbon emissions rise in off-season for first time in a decade.
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Exclusive: On the eve of the long-awaited Finkel review, analysis shows Australia’s emissions rose sharply in the first quarter of 2017
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States take lead on climate amid swirling legal questions.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) ordered the Kosciuszko Bridge to be lit green in support of the Paris Agreement. Several states are working...
Intense storms may diminish protective ozone in Central US.
June 8, 2017
Stronger storms over the Great Plains—likely induced by climate change—may be chipping away at the key life-protecting layer of our atmosphere
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Carbon tax more cost-effective than electric-car subsidies, report says
Federal and provincial governments should abandon some long-standing environmental policies, such as rebates for electric cars, as carbon pricing is put in place across...
COMMENT: The G20 must govern the shift to low-carbon energy
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Wind energy and other renewables will replace oil, gas and coal as countries phase out fossil fuels to meet their climate-change commitments.
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Record 'green' energy capacity added in 2016 as cost for renewables plunges – UN-backed...
7 June 2017 – The world is now adding more green energy capacity each year than it adds in new capacity from all fossil...
California, Tsinghua set up U.S.-China climate change institute
The state of California and China's Tsinghua University will establish a U.S.-China Climate Change Institute to cooperate on technology and research in the...
Fiji to invite the 'Terminator' to Suva for climate talks
Fiji is to invite the former governor of California, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to visit Fiji in October for a meeting ahead of the COP...
PM urges Pacific leaders to present a strong case at COP23
PM urges Pacific leaders to present a strong case at COP23By Iva Danford
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