Jan 19 ‘We’re frankly astonished.’ Why 2023’s record-breaking heat surprised scientists By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Last year also featured the most annual billion-dollar disasters on record in the United States. Continue reading
Jan 15 German farmers and their tractors throng Berlin in protest against fuel subsidy cuts By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Over the past week, farmers have blocked highway entrances and slowed traffic across Germany with their protests, intent on pushing Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government to abandon the planned cuts entirely. Continue reading
Jan 14 U.S. climate envoy John Kerry plans to leave the Biden administration, sources say By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. Continue reading
Jan 12 EPA proposes ‘methane fee’ for waste generated by oil and natural gas companies By Matthew Daly, Associated Press EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the proposed fee would work in tandem with a final rule on methane emissions EPA announced last month. Continue reading
Jan 10 Billion-dollar weather and climate disasters broke U.S. record in 2023, NOAA says By Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation While 2023 wasn’t the most expensive year overall, it had the highest number of billion-dollar storms, floods, droughts and fires of any year since counting began in 1980. Continue reading
Jan 10 Carbon pollution is down in the U.S., but not fast enough to meet Biden’s 2030 goal, new report says By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The report from the Rhodium Group said the decline is a step in the right direction but far below the rate needed to meet President Joe Biden's pledge to cut U.S. emissions in half by 2030. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 5:30 2023 beats record for hottest year on record by larger than expected margin By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings Last year was the hottest on record by a long shot. Europe’s top climate agency released data showing 2023 global temperatures averaged 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Record-high temperatures are expected to continue this year. Amna Nawaz discussed the… Continue watching
Jan 09 Earth was hotter than ever in 2023, approaching 1.5-degree warming limit By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press There are several factors that made 2023 the warmest year on record, but by far the biggest factor was the ever-increasing amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that trap heat. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 4:19 Extreme drought in Louisiana threatens to create a crawfish shortage By Geoff Bennett, Roby Chavez, Dorothy Hastings Nearly 80 percent of Louisiana remains in a severe drought which will lead to fewer crawfish and higher prices for the state’s multi-million dollar "mudbug" industry. Communities correspondent Roby Chavez has been following the story and joined Geoff Bennett to… Continue watching
Jan 05 Azerbaijan names a former oil executive to lead climate talks. Activists have concerns By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Azerbaijan's ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks later this year. That's prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil company in a major oil-producing nation. Continue reading