By Hiroko Tabuchi and Henry Fountain 1 June 2017 (The New York Times) – Representatives of American cities, states and companies are preparing to submit a plan to the United Nations pledging to meet the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions targets under the Paris climate accord, despite President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the agreement. […]
By Brad Smith 1 June 2017 (Microsoft) – Today, the White House announced its intent to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Over 190 countries, from China to India to the EU, have signed the agreement and committed to taking actions to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Microsoft believes that […]
By Alissa Walker 1 June 2017 (Curbed) – The 83 mayors who previously pledged to ignore President Donald Trump’s climate change policies have upped their commitment after he announced his intent to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord: At least 83 cities are adopting the historic agreement themselves.The group of mayors, who represent […]
By Doyle Rice 1 June 2017 (USA TODAY) – A massive crack in an Antarctic ice shelf grew by 11 miles in the past six days as one of the world’s biggest icebergs ever is poised to break off. The crack in the Larsen C ice shelf is now about 120 miles long, and only […]
By Sarah Zhang 1 June 2017 (The Atlantic) – When Karin Andreassen set out for the Barents Sea, she knew she would find a lot of methane. The cold, shallow body of water just north of Norway meets Russia is home to oil and gas fields, and methane—the main component of natural gas—naturally seeps out […]
By Tom McCarthy and Lauren Gambino 1 June 2017 (The Guardian) – A withdrawal by Donald Trump from the Paris climate accord would go down as a hallmark of his presidency. It would be unilateral, reckless and splashy – trademark Trump. The president [announced his decision to withdraw] at 3pm ET (8pm BST) on Thursday.But […]
By Adrienne Lafrance 30 May 2017 (The Atlantic) – The water is everywhere. For the second time in a month, Hawaii’s coastlines have been swamped by epic tides. The phenomenon, known as a king tide, is actually a convergence of a few different factors: high lunar tides, rising sea levels associated with last year’s strong […]
By Michael D. Shear 1 June 2017 WASHINGTON (The New York Times) – President Trump announced Thursday that he will withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord, weakening global efforts to combat climate change and siding with conservatives who argued that the landmark 2015 agreement was harming the economy. […]Mr. Trump’s […]
By Jonathan Easley and Jordan Fabian 31 May 2017 (The Hill) – A White House that has railed against leaks was fractured Wednesday by a new one: President Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement. An initial story in Axios, attributed to two sources close to the decision, was […]
By Arthur Neslen 29 May 2017 BRUSSELS (Climate Home) – East European EU states are mounting a behind-the-scenes revolt against the Paris Agreement, blocking key measures needed to deliver the pledge that they signed up to 18 months ago.1 Under the climate accord, Europe promised to shave 40% off its emissions by 2030, mostly by […]
