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Biden to announce executive actions on fighting climate change

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Rose Conlon
Jan 26, 2021
A New York Times report says Biden's order will eventually ban new drilling leases on federal land.
The coming executive actions are a start, but in order for Biden to meet the ambitious goals he’s set on climate change, he’ll need legislation passed by Congress.
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Biden climate team sparks optimism among environmentalists

by Andy Uhler
Jan 11, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to make the environment a priority in an agenda that would reverse many Trump administration policies.
Gina McCarthy, former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, will be the first national climate adviser.
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Spending, relief bill phases out planet warming refrigerants

by Scott Tong
Dec 28, 2020
Whenever a polluting product gets phased out, a cleaner one has to be sold by somebody.
The COVID-19 relief package includes legislation to phase out a polluting chemical coolant known as HFC.
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How insuring ecosystems could help communities adapt to climate change

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Dec 22, 2020
“We were trying to insure something that no one owns,” says Kathy Baughman McLeod, director of the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center.
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How to invest in a better world

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Meredith Garretson
Nov 16, 2020
A US SIF report sheds light on the criteria investors use to profit society and the environment as well as their portfolios.
Climate change and carbon was the number one issue for money managers in a report on environmental, social and governance investing from the US SIF Foundation.
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U.S. is formally out of the Paris climate agreement

by Andy Uhler
Nov 4, 2020
Slowing climate change and adapting to it requires cross-border cooperation, even though many costs will be local.
Greenpeace activists painted "No coal no Trump" on the side of a coal ship leaving Texas in 2017 after Trump said he would pull out of the Paris climate agreement.
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Farmers need to adapt crops to climate change to stay profitable, experts say

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 20, 2020
Climate change has arrived in American agriculture, and it could cause profits to drop 30% over the next 30 to 50 years.
Workers harvest zucchini on a farm in Florida City, Florida, in April. Climate change is shifting which crops farmers can grow — and when they can grow them.
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IEA's World Energy Outlook provides plan for shift to renewable energy

by David Brancaccio , Jasmine Garsd and Alex Schroeder
Oct 13, 2020
The IEA said, under current conditions, renewables are expected to overtake coal as the primary means of producing electricity by 2025.
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Why it’s hard to put a price tag on plans like the Green New Deal

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 8, 2020
The Green New Deal has been estimated to cost anywhere from $10 trillion to $93 trillion, but experts argue the benefits outweigh the costs.
A view of a solar farm under construction in Punta Gorda, Florida.
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California hits the brakes on gas-powered cars

by Jasmine Garsd
Sep 25, 2020
Insiders say the ban just accelerates the inevitable.
Even with the ban on new sales of gas-powered cars, it will take awhile to get them off the road.
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