International
India Joins Paris Agreement; Entry into Force Trigger Expected this Week
India, the world’s No. 3 greenhouse gas emitter, joined the Paris Agreement on climate change Sunday, another major step that could mean the accord will trigger entry into force in a matter of days. “The country is embarking on a sustainable development pathway. Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi calls it ‘development without destruction,’” United Nations Deputy […]
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Budget & Policy
Capito to Host EWP Subcommittee Hearing on EPA Regs in W.Va.
With Congress out of session until after the Nov. 8 election, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) is taking a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee on the road this week, hosting a field hearing in Logan, W.Va., on the local impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate regulations. “Local officials and West Virginians will testify […]
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Budget & Policy
Obama to Host DiCaprio for Climate Change Talk on South Lawn
President Barack Obama on Monday evening will host actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe for a discussion of climate change during his “South by South Lawn” event. The talk will begin at 7 p.m. and will be followed by an airing of DiCaprio’s climate documentary “Before the Flood.” DiCaprio is a […]