Fiscal implications of global decarbonization
Internationally coordinated climate mitigation policies can effectively put the world on a path toward achieving the agreed Paris temperature goals. Such coordination could be initiated by large players,
United States Of America (US)
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U.S. Plains drought highlights spring wheat supply crunch
Drought conditions in the northern U.S. Plains that have propelled spring wheat prices to a three-year high worsened in the past week and there are forecasts for more hot and dry weather that could crimp
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Solar power capacity to double to 22 GW by FY18-end, says Piyush Goyal
The study, developed under the US-India bilateral program “Greening the Grid”, confirms the technical and economic viability of integrating 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy into India’s power grid
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Donald Trump helps spur 7,400 cities around the world into action over climate change
More than 7,400 cities and local councils have signed up to a ‘Global Covenant of Mayors’ to fight climate change, galvanised by Donald Trump’s dismissal of scientists’ concerns for the future. The
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Climate change set to worsen inequality in US if greenhouse gases aren't reduced
Climate change is likely to worsen existing inequalities in the US, with the poorest areas of the country poised to lose as much as 20% of their income by the end of the century if greenhouse gases are
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Protecting fish and fishers: Economists say catch shares work
New research points to the efficacy of catch share programs in the U.S. by halting the ‘race to fish’. According to the study, catch share programs extend fishing seasons significantly, benefitting
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Indians approve Donald Trump’s leadership, support US view on climate change: Pew Research
About 42 per cent Indians view Trump as a strong leader, 22 per cent as charismatic and 41 per cent think that he is well-qualified to be President, according to a Pew Research Centre survey. And 40 per
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U.S. says hopes China will approve more GMO corn for import
The United States hopes that more varieties of its genetically modified corn will be approved for import by Beijing, the U.S. ambassador to China said on Wednesday. The comments came after the world's
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Utah wildfire levels 13 homes, forces evacuation of 1,500 people
A fierce wildfire that has destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced the evacuation of 1,500 residents raged largely unchecked in southwestern Utah for an 11th day, as an army of firefighters struggled
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Final draft of the climate science special report
The average temperature in the United States has risen rapidly and drastically since 1980, and recent decades have been the warmest of the past 1,500 years, according to a sweeping federal climate change
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You say 'climate change', I say 'global warming'- what's the difference?
When it comes to climate speak, labels seem to matter: the American public - particularly Republicans - are more likely to say they doubt the existence of "global warming" than "climate change", according