There is bipartisan support for renewables but steep divides over fossil fuels.
Nov 26, 2019 - Energy & EnvironmentIt's both a defining and a polarizing election issue.
Nov 24, 2019 - Energy & EnvironmentThey're increasingly outliers in an otherwise emerging consensus that climate change is a problem.
Mar 18, 2019 - Energy & EnvironmentFuture climate conditions may have no parallel in modern human history, researchers say.
Updated Feb 15, 2019 - Energy & EnvironmentInequality among regions in the U.S. is likely to increase, with the South and lower Midwest hit the hardest.
Updated Jun 23, 2018 - Energy & EnvironmentCorporations are stepping up, but it won't be enough.
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MANASSAS, Va. — The American recycling industry is in crisis — and cities are on the front lines.
The big picture: The economics undergirding the U.S. recycling system have fallen apart. Unable to absorb the extra cost, some cities are opting to kill recycling programs altogether — just as public concerns about climate change are ratcheting up.
The persistent partisan divide on climate change is getting wider, per a Pew Research Center survey.
The big picture: Since 2015, Democrats have become increasingly convinced (now at 78%) that climate change should be a top federal priority — while that same view among Republicans has remained relatively flat (now at 21%)
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Aerial view of Glaciers from the Chilean Air Force Helicopter during flight to Brazilian Station Comandante Ferraz in December 2019. Photo: Alessandro Dahan/Getty Images
A weather station in Antarctica recorded a temperature of 69.3°F on February 9 — just days after the world's coldest continent hit a record-breaking 65°F, The Washington Post reports.
Why it matters: The United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has yet to confirm this is the hottest recorded temperature. It's nonetheless an important finding that confirms a heatwave hit the most northern part of Antarctica, the Post writes.
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Delta Airlines is spending $1 billion over the next decade to essentially cancel out all of its future greenhouse gas emissions beginning March 1, the company announced Friday.
The big picture: Delta is the world’s biggest airline by revenue, and this news is the latest in a rapidly growing trend of corporations announcing climate-change goals in response to public and investor pressure.
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BP's new emissions pledge could create more pressure on U.S.-based giants Exxon and Chevron.
Why it matters: European oil behemoths have been more active on climate than their U.S. counterparts.
Sen. Mike Braun. Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Stringer/Getty Images
Nearly two dozen proponents of a carbon tax across the corporate, economic and advocacy spectrum pitched their climate plan to a bipartisan group of senators over dinner this week.
Why it matters: It's a concrete sign of the growing pressure facing lawmakers to pass big policy on climate change, even though the chances of that happening any time soon remain slim.
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BP said Wednesday that it is reorienting its business with new climate targets — including first-time emissions commitments for its products' use in the economy — and a new team to help countries, cities and other companies cut carbon.
Why it matters: It's the latest sign of how multinational oil-and-gas giants — especially European-headquartered players — are expanding climate pledges under intense pressure from activists and investors.
Rep. Bruce Westerman, who is co-sponsoring the Trillion Trees Act. Photo: Bill Clark/Getty Images
House Republicans will detail one pillar of their three-pronged climate plan on Wednesday, focused on capturing carbon emissions.
Driving the news: The policies include subsidizing tree growth to build more wooden buildings, making permanent a subsidy for technology capturing CO2, and boosting federal support for that same tech.
Close-up of screen terminal with wires on the negative terminal of a 12 volt solar photovoltaic battery bank. Photo: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images
Sales of residential batteries in California are expected to quadruple this year to over 50,000 storage systems, the research firm BloombergNEF said in a short new analysis.
Why it matters: It adds specifics to the expectation that power outages — notably widespread blackouts by utilities seeking to cut wildfire risk — will juice sales.
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The huge utility Dominion Energy vowed Tuesday to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Why it matters: Virginia-headquartered Dominion has ranked among the country's 10 largest power generators and operates in 18 states.