climate change
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PublishedNovember 11, 2021
U.N. chief says global warming goal is on ‘life support’
Guterres said the negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, set to end Friday, will ‘very probably’ not yield the carbon-cutting pledges he has said are needed to keep the planet from warming beyond the 1.5-degree threshold.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
Serious about climate change? Get serious about peat.
These waterlogged, acidic, low-nutrient ecosystems are the most carbon-dense lands on Earth.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
Draft deal at U.N. climate talks calls for end to coal use
The early version of the document circulating at the negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, also impresses on countries the need to cut carbon dioxide emissions by about half by 2030.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Renewable energy in the U.S. nearly quadrupled in the past decade, report finds
The proportion of electricity that the United States gets from solar and wind nearly quadrupled from 2011 to 2020.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Despite pledges at COP26, world likely on track to warm 2.5 degrees Celsius, U.N. report says
In a preliminary analysis released Tuesday, researchers found a massive gap between countries' long-term promises to zero out carbon emissions and the official, short-term plans they have submitted to U.N. officials.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Commentary: Tech startups could close greenwashing loopholes
Better carbon accounting tools will make it possible to see which companies are truly green.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Developers of former South Portland Shipyard focus on sustainability
Owners of the prime 30-acre coastal site have hired a world-renowned sustainability expert to help them shape its redevelopment.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2021
Letter: Film has much to teach about small steps leading to big gains
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PublishedNovember 6, 2021
Maine Voices: Land trusts are part of the fight against climate change
Undeveloped land is 'natural infrastructure' that prevents flooding and other impacts of increasingly common severe weather events.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
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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