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World leaders promised a green recovery. They got a brown one instead
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World leaders promised a green recovery. They got a brown one instead

“The world missed an opportunity to have a green recovery,” said Obama climate official Alice Hill. “We hoped it would. But it didn’t.”
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Stimulus deal includes raft of provisions to fight climate change

Stimulus deal includes raft of provisions to fight climate change

The most substantial federal investment in green technology in a decade includes billions for solar, wind, battery storage and carbon capture. Congress also agreed to cut the use of HFCs, chemicals used in refrigeration that are driving global warming.

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A clean energy transition would cost a fraction of COVID-19 recovery

A clean energy transition would cost a fraction of COVID-19 recovery

We’re spending 15% of global GDP on one crisis. What would happen if we treated the climate crisis the same way?
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Shoshanna Saxe, Kristen MacAskill: Stop building more roads
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Shoshanna Saxe, Kristen MacAskill: Stop building more roads

There’s a right way to do infrastructure. Why does America get it wrong?
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Emissions are surging back as countries and states reopen
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Emissions are surging back as countries and states reopen

As the pandemic rages, the world is still far from getting global warming under control.
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Carys Roberts: Making GDP the focus of a post-coronavirus economy would be a mistake
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Carys Roberts: Making GDP the focus of a post-coronavirus economy would be a mistake

A new, green economy could create 1m jobs, says Carys Roberts, executive director of the IPPR.

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Economic giants are restarting. Here’s what it means for climate change.

Economic giants are restarting. Here’s what it means for climate change.

As countries begin rolling out plans to restart their economies, the three biggest producers of planet-warming gases — the European Union, the United States and China — are writing scripts that push humanity in very different directions.

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Faith leaders challenge EPA's climate stance amid deregulatory push

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Climate disasters disrupt education for Black children, deepening inequities

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New Mexico moves to protect workers from extreme heat with proposed rules

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

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Trump’s science attacks trigger urgent warning from leading researchers

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Trump administration considers major cuts to clean energy programs, drawing bipartisan pushback