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Victims of Hurricane Michael Voted for Climate Deniers
Elections have consequences. Denying science has consequences. And we are reaping what we sow.
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We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN
A landmark report on Monday from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change says urgent changes are needed to cut the risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty.
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Big Oil Can't Be Trusted to Define the Terms of A Carbon Tax Solution
Big Oil knows the game is up, but they still want to manage the process, slow down the green transformation and limit its impact on their profits. It's only slightly incredible to think that oil corporations may now be choosing to put Planet Earth first.
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Declaration on Climate Finance
In advance of French President Macron’s climate and finance summit, we call for an immediate end to investments in new fossil fuel production and infrastructure, and encourage a dramatic increase in investments in renewable energy.
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Over 1,400 U.S. Cities, States and Businesses Vow to Meet Paris Climate Commitments
As soon as Trump announced he was abandoning the Paris climate agreement, mayors and governors started stepping up. Trump may be out, but America isn't, they say.
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Paris Exit Was "Victory Paid and Carried Out" by Republican Party for the Koch Brothers
The 22 Republican senators who sent a letter to President Donald Trump last week urging the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement received more than $10 million dollars in campaign funds from fossil fuel interests.
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Trump’s Stupid and Reckless Climate Decision
After nearly 200 years of scientific inquiry and over 20 years of patient diplomacy that united every nation save Syria and Nicaragua, we had this afternoon’s big game-show Rose Garden reveal: Count us out.
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Donald Trump Confirms U.S. Will Quit Paris Climate Agreement
The world’s second largest greenhouse gas emitter will remove itself from the historic global treaty as Trump claims accord "will harm" American jobs.
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World Holds On to Paris Climate Agreement Despite U.S. Threats
President Trump’s ongoing threat to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement has united the other 196 countries that signed on to the treaty, as delegates last week signaled they will stick to the agreement now more than ever.
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From Europe to China to India, Uncertainty and Fear Over Trump's Climate Rollback
"We regret the U.S. is rolling back the main pillar of its climate policy, the Clean Power Plan. It remains to be seen by which other means the United States intends to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement."
