Climate
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World
Climate Change Is a Key Obstacle for New York City’s Transit System
The News Transit officials in New York on Wednesday released a list of the system’s most pressing needs that ranks…
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World
Pope Implores the World to Save a Planet Near ‘the Breaking Point’
Eight years after his landmark letter on humanity’s obligation to protect the environment, Francis warns that there is still a…
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World
Why New York City Keeps Flooding
All drainage systems have their limitations and New York City’s is 1.75 inches of rainfall per hour. Unfortunately for many…
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World
Warming Set the Stage for Canada’s Record Fires, Study Finds
Climate change has made hot, dry and windy conditions like those that fueled this year’s blazes at least twice as…
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US
A Left-Right Alliance Puts Iowa’s CO2 Pipelines on the Presidential Agenda
Liberal environmentalists and conservative landowners, led by the former congressman Steve King, are pressuring Republican candidates to block two huge…
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Real Estate
What You Can Do at Home to Help Stem Climate Change
Relatively simple measures like thermostat control, composting and switching to electric appliances can make a big difference.
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Business
Extreme Heat Shows the Need for Another Kind of Climate Investment
Almost all climate finance focuses on mitigating climate change. But money is increasingly pouring in to helping people adapt to…
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World
Xi Says China Will Act on Climate Goals at Its Own Pace
The speech by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to Chinese officials came as John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, urged Beijing…
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Business
Yellen Urges China to Step Up Climate Finance Investments
Janet Yellen, the Treasury secretary, said China, the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, can have “greater impact” tackling climate change…
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Business
John Kerry to Visit China to Restart Climate Negotiations
A yearlong freeze in climate talks appears to be ending as the United States and China, the world’s biggest polluters,…