White House unveils strategy for 2050 net-zero goal
This post was originally published on this siteThe U.S. early Monday unveiled its strategy for achieving “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — under which the country would try to eliminate or offset all of its climate pollution. Biden repeatedly expressed a desire to put the…
G-20 Climate Talks Threatened by Clash Over Coal
This post was originally published on this siteLeaders from the Group of 20 major economies are split over phasing out coal and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, officials said, throwing into doubt whether ambitious climate change targets can be hit.
UN says climate plans fall short of Paris Agreement goals
This post was originally published on this siteThe United Nations is saying that countries’ climate plans are expected to fall short of the goals of the Paris Agreement — which sought to limit the Earth’s warming.Under that agreement, countries said they would try to prevent more than 2 degrees…