Why it matters: The new data comes amid a slew of findings from climate monitoring groups released Wednesday, timed to coincide with a speech in New York by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday paused indefinitely the implementation of congestion pricing for drivers in New York City,weeks before the controversial initiative was set to take effect.
Why it matters: The first-in-the nation policy aimed to boost public transit use and improve air quality, but Hochul said it risked "unintended consequences" for New Yorkers' wallets and visits into Manhattan.
Why it matters: A key task for direct air capture to scale dramatically in the next few decades is to lower the costs involved. Climeworks' goal is to get the cost of carbon removal down to between $400 to $600 per ton by 2030.
The Sunrise Movement, a national organization of young progressives that helped President Biden shape his 2020 climate agenda, is withholding its endorsement of him in 2024, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Young voters were central to Biden's winning coalition in 2020.