Budget & Policy
McCarthy, Brown Talk Climate Action Past, Present, and Future
The United States no longer must choose between a healthy environment and a robust economy, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said Tuesday. “The challenges of the past have really been about not having solutions, it’s asking people to sacrifice in order to make progress moving forward. I think that dynamic has changed considerably; people […]
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Budget & Policy
Espinosa to Gore: Many Facets to Paris Agreement Implementation
Implementing the Paris Agreement will require many different actions by many different players, but everyone seems up to the task, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa told former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday during his annual 24 Hours of Reality event. “The implementation of the commitments under the […]
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Budget & Policy
Hundreds of Earth Scientists and Energy Experts Beg Trump to Respect Science
President-elect Donald Trump has worried Earth scientists and energy experts with his assertions that climate change is a hoax, so Tuesday several hundred signed an open letter urging him to address the issue while in office. “At this crucial juncture in human history, countries look to the United States to pick up the mantle of […]