Undeveloped land is ‘natural infrastructure’ that prevents flooding and other impacts of increasingly common severe weather events.
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More than 20 countries at climate summit promise to end financing for fossil fuel projects
The pledge comes just a day after even more nations agreed to restrict public financing for coal power.
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Investors bet big on climate fight, but motives questioned
There is a growing consensus that the private sector must be involved if the world is to avoid catastrophic global warming.
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Biden claims historic progress on climate efforts at summit
But the president has yet to deliver on his own commitments as coal-state U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has again threatened Biden’s domestic effort.
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U.S. says oil, gas sales damage climate – but won’t stop them
Bureau of Land Management officials say they can’t do much to prevent impacts, in part because they can’t discern the significance of emissions from government-owned fuel reserves versus other sources.
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World leaders at climate summit vow to protect forests, plug methane leaks
Britain hailed the commitment by more than 100 countries to end deforestation in the coming decade, but experts noted that such promises have been broken before.
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Leaders dial up doomsday warning to kick-start climate talks
The conference aims to get governments to commit to curbing carbon emissions fast enough to keep global warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Forecaster should amp up climate change coverage
My husband and I relocated to Falmouth from the French Pyrenees. People say “What? Why did you come back?” The truth is, I love Maine. People look at me as though I’m crazy when I tell them I love swimming in the ice cold waters in Casco Bay. As a classical pianist and composer, another […]
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Letter: Overpopulation is real cause of climate change
Seems lately, one of the hot topics is climate change. Politics aside, the planet is changing. But no one has really broached the thorny subject of the real cause: overpopulation. By choice (reasons I won’t get into here), I never had children. What ever happened to the ZPG (zero population growth) buzz that was so […]
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Insight: Seeing climate change in the changing leaves
Warmer, wetter weather pushes autumn foliage displays later, and mutes the colors that people have come to expect.