The U.S. could meet its net-zero-emissions target by 2050 through three key portfolios of actions on electric vehicles, buildings and scaling clean energy, a new report finds.
Why it matters: The analysis, made by the ICF Climate Center, offers an optimistic take on what the U.S. can do with available technologies and policy levers to slash emissions. The Climate Center is a research arm within global consulting firm ICF.
The planet has shattered heat records in recent months, but even by the standards of a sizzling summer, September's temperature anomaly stands out.
The big picture: Following the hottest June through August on record, and the globe's hottest ever month in July, last month's preliminary data has astonished climate researchers who anticipated such extremes eventually.
Religion and race shape views on whether climate change is caused by human activities — with less than a third of white evangelicals saying it's driven by people, according to a new survey.
The International Monetary Fund warned Monday that countries cannot rely exclusively on public funds to cut greenhouse gas emissions, stating the effort needs a big boost from the private sector.
Why it matters: In two new reports kicking off high-level meetings in Washington and Morocco during the next two weeks, the IMF pointed to how far off track the Group of 20 largest industrialized countries are from their own 2030 emissions targets and emphasized the need for far more private sector money.
