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Shades of green: A review of mayoral candidates’ climate-related campaign promises
As Winnipeggers, who live in a city dubbed one of the coldest on the planet, head to the polls Wednesday to choose a new mayor and council, we’re taking a look at candidates’ climate-related campaign promises.
Duke Energy and its critics battle over its 'clean energy transition'
Energy production is the second largest source of the heat-trapping gases that cause global warming, both in North Carolina and nationwide — after transportation.
Gen Z, millennials speak out on reluctance to become parents
Women interviewed cited climate change, along with overwhelming student debt coupled with inflation, as reasons they'll never be parents. Some younger men, too, are opting out and more are seeking vasectomies.
CO2 levels at Mauna Loa station spike past milestone
Levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere have soared to levels that are now more than 50% higher than in preindustrial times, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said last week.
New Zealand announces 'landmark' 15-year climate change action plan
COVID-19 lockdowns in China had little effect on air quality, research shows
Chinese researchers say they have found that big changes in travel patterns due to COVID-19 restrictions appeared to have little effect on urban air pollution, or in some case even worsened it, according to a new study.
What's the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming?
The 2015 Paris Agreement commits countries to limit the global average temperature rise to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and to aim for 1.5°C. But what is the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of warming?