• July 29, 2021

Weather summary: so hot, and that’s it for the fish

Whenever I write about climate, I am always careful to emphasize that climate scientists largely agree not only that climate change is real, but also that it is not too late: Urgent action is needed to prevent the worst effects of global warming. Very bad things are already happening, but it is too early to…

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EU and climate change: European Union launches ‘green deal’ to cut emissions by half in ten years

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on March 24, 2021. (Yves Herman / Reuters) The European Union unveiled on Wednesday an ambitious program to transform the region’s economy to combat climate change, eliminating dependence on fossil fuels, boosting the development and adoption of alternative energies, and imposing the world’s…

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