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Biden announces restrictions on methane emissions at COP27
The president touted U.S. plans to cut methane emissions and boost climate funding to developing countries in an address that sought to reclaim the mantle of global leadership on efforts to limit climate change.
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Carbon-credit surplus could soon turn to shortage
Soon there might not be enough carbon credits to go around as hundreds of companies act to offset emissions they can’t eliminate on their own.
Pakistan minister sees climate change link to ‘monster monsoon’
Pakistan’s top climate official blamed climate change for the country’s deadliest flooding in more than a decade, as intense monsoon rains washed away villages and crops, killing more than 900 people since late June.
Schumer lobbies Democrats to back Manchin climate, tax and healthcare deal
Senate Democrats met behind closed doors to discuss a revived package aimed at lowering carbon emissions and curbing healthcare costs, a day after Sen. Joe Manchin threw his support behind a deal.
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Investing to stop climate change is trickier than it seems
Investors who think they can both save the world and make a profit need to get back to basics, our columnist writes. This is the fourth in a series on sustainable investing.
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Republicans focus on effects, not causes, of climate change
Republican governors are confronting rising sea levels and wildfires as concern increases. “We’re not doing any left-wing stuff,” Florida’s Ron DeSantis says.
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Wildfires are hurting California program to fight climate change
Researchers say trees set aside as part of cap-and-trade system are releasing carbon as they burn in fires that are more destructive than regulators had anticipated.
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