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Thirty countries agree to methane emissions cuts to protect the climate

by Samantha Fields
Oct 13, 2021
Pound for pound, it's 28 times better at trapping atmospheric heat than CO2.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (L) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) participate in a news conference about the Senate vote on methane regulation outside of the U.S. Capitol on April 28, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Could the history of cooling help us understand global warming?

by Eric Dean Wilson
Jul 7, 2021
Air conditioning makes individuals cooler, but the planet hotter. Writer Eric Dean Wilson explores that paradox in his new book.
Workers install an air conditioning unit in a food stall in Shanghai in 2013. In a new book called "After Cooling," writer Eric Dean Wilson wrestles with the societal costs of individual air conditioning.
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NOAA releases warmer climate "normals" for the U.S.

by Kimberly Adams
May 4, 2021
The new baseline temperatures are a reflection of climate change.
Climate change is acting as a headwind for agriculture, slowing down productivity growth, according to one expert.
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Spending, relief bill phases out planet warming refrigerants

by Scott Tong
Dec 28, 2020
Whenever a polluting product gets phased out, a cleaner one has to be sold by somebody.
The COVID-19 relief package includes legislation to phase out a polluting chemical coolant known as HFC.
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IEA's World Energy Outlook provides plan for shift to renewable energy

by David Brancaccio , Jasmine Garsd and Alex Schroeder
Oct 13, 2020
The IEA said, under current conditions, renewables are expected to overtake coal as the primary means of producing electricity by 2025.
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Flood risk increases for U.S. properties as sea levels continue to rise

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 25, 2020
Unmitigated climate change could shave more than 10% off U.S. annual GDP by the end of the century.
Part of a glacier melting into the sea on Greenland's southeast shore, contributing to the Earth's rising oceans.
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Russian tanker crosses Arctic in early season voyage as ice grows thinner

by Scott Tong
Jun 8, 2020
The route, which saves more than 10 days of travel, is a test case for a Russian energy company that wants to ship gas to China through the summer.
The ice-breaking Christophe de Margerie, carrying natural gas to China, was able to start its Arctic voyage earlier in the year because of thinning ice.
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The role of whales in staving off climate change

by Rhoda Metcalfe
Sep 26, 2019
A study from the IMF looks at the economic impact of whales on alleviating the effects of climate change.
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Heat waves reveal another cost of climate change

by Kimberly Adams
Jul 17, 2019
Rising temperatures associated with climate change will create a significant drain on economic productivity, according to researchers.
Glass installer Brian Herrera unloads a truck in Washington, D.C. He says he often has to work in extreme heat, and has several strategies to protect himself.
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Climate adaptation isn’t surrender. It’s survival

by Molly Wood
May 17, 2019
Investment in adaptation technology needs to grow.
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