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Biden pledged to stop funding fossil fuels overseas. It's not stopping one agency
Friday, May 12, 2023
Leaders of the Export-Import Bank of the United States voted Thursday to help fund the expansion of an oil refinery in Indonesia.
Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change
Sunday, April 09, 2023
At annual meetings this spring, shareholders will be pushing publicly-traded companies for information about how they're contributing to climate change, and what they're doing about the problem.
Activist investors press corporations to take action against climate change
Monday, April 03, 2023
At publicly traded companies' annual meetings, shareholders are filing more resolutions about climate change than at the same point last year.
Climate activists target nation's big banks, urging divestment from fossil fuels
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Across the U.S. on Tuesday, people gathered outside major banks demanding that financial institutions shift away from investing in fossil fuel projects.
Activists spread misleading information to fight solar
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Citizens for Responsible Solar is part of a growing backlash against renewable energy in rural communities across the United States.
An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America
Saturday, February 18, 2023
An NPR/Floodlight investigation found that a longtime Republican insider is stoking solar opposition by spreading bad information about health and environmental risks. Her influence is growing.
Republicans plan more attacks on ESG. Investors still plan to focus on climate risk
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Investors still view climate change as a serious financial risk. But Republican attacks could have a chilling effect on the kinds of actions they're willing to take to deal with the problem.
House GOP likely to begin inquiries into environmental, social and governance issues
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Republicans plan to use their majority in the House to probe environmental, social and governance investing, which are at the center of a debate over how businesses should respond to climate change.
The U.S. wants to slash carbon emissions from power plants. Natural gas is in the way
Monday, December 05, 2022
Despite climate targets set by the Biden administration and corporate executives, the U.S. is still building new natural gas plants that threaten to cause greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come.
Electricity companies throw a wrench in Biden's plans to eliminate greenhouse gases
Monday, December 05, 2022
Energy companies continue to build fossil fuel plants that will be in use for decades, even as President Biden pledges a renewable energy future.
Did the world make progress on climate change? Here's what was decided at global talks
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Delegates reached a last-minute deal to pay vulnerable countries for damages caused by climate change. But the final agreement does not put humanity on track to avoid catastrophic warming.
Low-income countries want more money for climate damage. They're unlikely to get it.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Wealthy nations may instead reshuffle money earmarked for other goals like limiting and adapting to global warming. That could hamstring efforts to deal with climate change in low-income countries
Here's what happened on Friday at the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks
Friday, November 11, 2022
President Biden touted American progress reining in emissions and said he intends to push for more money for developing countries. Here's what happened at COP27 today.
Here's what happened on Day 5 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Russia's war in Ukraine also threatens to wreck climate goals, members of Congress arrive, and an actor changes his name to draw attention to global warming
Here's what happened on day 4 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
A U.S. funding plan for lower-income countries faced criticism and a big map of who is releasing greenhouse gasses was released. Here's what happened at COP27 today.
U.S. plan for boosting climate investment in low-income countries draws criticism
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
The plan would allow companies to buy carbon credits from developing nations that cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Critics say carbon markets often fail to deliver climate benefits.
Investors have trillions to fight climate change. Developing nations get little of it
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
Private investment is crucial to addressing climate change. But a big barrier to private investment in developing countries is the perception that risks are higher than in industrialized nations.
Here's what happened on day 3 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks
Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Pakistan's leader sounded the alarm, climate scientists called for more equitable research and the U.N. tried to crack down on greenwashing. Here's what happened at COP27 today.
Here's what happened today at the U.N.'s COP27 climate negotiations
Monday, November 07, 2022
A new early warning system for weather disasters, calls for wealthy nations and corporations to pay up and dire descriptions of human suffering. Here's what happened at COP27 today.
U.N. plan would help warn people in vulnerable countries about climate threats
Monday, November 07, 2022
About half the world isn't covered by early warning systems that send alerts for weather emergencies. The worst is in developing countries, which have been hit hardest by global warming.