Coalition of the Confused
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Ignoring the debate on Climate Change. General Confusion
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
1/25/21
Biden administration to unveil more climate policies, urges China to toughen emissions target
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration next week will release more policies it believes are needed to tackle climate change and is urging China to toughen one of its targets on greenhouse gas emissions, his top climate advisers said on Saturday.
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1/25/21
The US is back at the climate table. Here's why that's important for all of us
Within hours of becoming US President, Joe Biden moved to recommit the United States to the Paris Agreement - the internationally binding treaty to combat climate change. So what does this actually mean for climate change and global emissions targets?
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2/13/21
'Rapid turnaround' of a worrying trend means it's good news again for the ozone layer
A "worrying" increase in ozone-depleting CFCs observed since 2013 has stopped and in fact it's been in decline for the past two years, scientists say - and that's positive for the recovery of the ozone layer.
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2/16/21
France's BNP to stop financing firms farming deforested land in the Amazon
France's largest bank BNP Paribas pledged on Monday to stop financing firms producing or buying either beef or soybeans cultivated on land in the Amazon cleared or converted after 2008.
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4/29/21
Senate votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, as part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to tackle climate change. The Senate approved a resolution Wednesday that would undo an environmental rollback by President Donald Trump that relaxed requirements of a 2016 Obama...
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5/29/21
At least 2 Exxon board members lose seats in climate fight
NEW YORK (AP) - Exxon Mobil's shareholders have voted to replace at least two of the company's 12 board members with directors who are seen as better suited to fight climate change, bolster Exxon's finances and guide it through a transition to cleaner energy.
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