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Global dismay as Supreme Court ruling leaves Biden’s climate policy in tatters
Biden’s election was billed as heralding a ‘climate presidency’ but congressional impasse and judicial roadblocks mean he has little to show.
President Joe Biden will "make or break" the UN climate conference
He has the power to sidestep Congress, a policy expert explains. But will he?
At Biden climate summit, abundant relief that U.S. is back at table
Global leaders convened in a virtual summit as the new administration tried to reassert U.S. leadership on the climate crisis.
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World whiffs on Biden's pleas for bold climate pledges
After four years of Trump, world leaders are wary of jumping too quickly to follow Washington's lead.
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Despite pledges to cut emissions, China goes on a coal spree
China is building large numbers of coal-fired power plants to drive its post-pandemic economy. The government has promised a CO2 emissions peak by 2030, but the new coal binge jeopardizes both China's decarbonization plans.
CO2 emissions declines from lockdowns will not solve the climate crisis
Emissions may be down, but carbon dioxide still piles up relentlessly in the atmosphere. It’s more important than ever to find climate change solutions, experts say.
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Marine life could recover by 2050 with the right policies, study finds
Despite centuries of rampant overfishing and pollution, marine life in the world's oceans could be fully restored in as little as 30 years with aggressive conservation policies, according to a new scientific review published in the journal Nature.
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