We look at results from key races and what a divided Congress would mean for a Biden presidency, on this week’s Political Climate. Americans are waiting with bated breath for the results of a long and contentious election. At the time of publication, former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden looks poised to take the White […]
Japan PM Suga sets 2050 deadline for carbon neutrality
Japan, which is a signatory to the Paris climate change agreement, was the sixth-biggest contributor to global greenhouse emissions in 2017. TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday set a 2050 deadline for the world’s third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly firming up the country’s climate change commitments. Delivering his first policy address […]
OPINION: Why climate adaptation should be top priority in India’s climate agenda
Along with growth & recovery, we should aspire to make India more sustainable and resilient. First step is to prioritize climate adaptation in our national climate agenda as Plan A. New Delhi: COVID-19 has caused unprecedented damage to our economy – mass unemployment, disruptions in key socio-economic systems and economic contractions. Its impact on vulnerable […]
Biden’s First 100 Days: What Would They Look Like for Clean Energy?
Joe Biden has pledged unprecedented action on climate change and clean energy. What might he actually get done? Any candidate running for president has a priority list, both public and internal, laying out what their administration hopes to accomplish in its first days and months. For his part, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has laid […]
How Wind Turbines Are Providing a Safety Net for Rural Farmers
On a farm in O’Neill, Nebraska, Mike Zakrzewski wakes up every morning to tend his cattle and grow corn and soybeans on the farm he’s known since childhood. The youngest of nine children, he began farming with his dad in 1982, eventually buying the land from his parents and raising two children there with his […]
India may close its dirtiest coal plants as green focus grows
The plan under consideration by the power ministry would cap plants’ so-called heat rate, which is a measure of how much coal energy is needed to produce each unit of electricity, according to people with knowledge of the issue India is considering a proposal that may force some of its dirtiest coal plants to close, […]
Not Enough Climate Action in Stimulus Plans
Governments have already announced $11.8 trillion in fiscal stimulus in response to the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, more than three times the amount spent in response to the Great Recession of 2008-09. While most of it will prioritize healthcare and direct support to the unemployed, about 30% of stimulus packages are being spent in sectors that impact […]
What the Kamala Harris VP Pick Means for Biden’s Energy and Climate Platform
Harris highlighted environmental justice during her run for the White House, an issue she’s championed in the Senate. Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign added more climate clout on Tuesday, as the former vice president and presumptive Democratic nominee selected California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. While a moderate pick compared to some of […]
Democrats’ Platform Draft: Near-Term Renewables Surge, Net-Zero by 2050
The draft platform calls for 500 million solar panels and 60,000 wind turbines in five years. There’s no mention of phasing out fossil fuels. A draft of the Democratic Party’s 2020 platform made public this week outlined a build-out of wind and solar energy that would far outpace current projections, calling for the installation of […]
Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan aims to reframe debate
Biden’s proposal on Tuesday didn’t go as far as some measures in the Green New Deal, the sweeping proposal from progressives in Congress that calls for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the economy by 2030 WILMINGTON: Joe Biden released a $2 trillion plan on Tuesday to boost investment in clean energy and stop all […]