The Elephant
A resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens interested in climate change and the environmental emergency
The ElephantA resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens interested in climate change and the environmental emergency
US spends billions on roads rather than public transport in ‘climate time bomb’
2024-02-29 in The GuardianNew analysis finds money from Biden’s $1.2tn infrastructure bill has overwhelmingly been spent on widening highways for cars
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Cars
Why the U.S. Is Pumping More Oil Than Any Other Country in History
2023-12-20 by in The AtlanticThe politics of solving climate change may, paradoxically, require producing more fossil fuels for a while.
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Joe Biden | US Politics | Saudi Arabia
Kamala Harris addresses Cop28 amid mixed reaction to US climate pledges
2023-12-02 in The GuardianUS vice-president, deputising for Joe Biden, tells summit that world faces a ‘pivotal moment’ in the climate crisis
Tagged under: COP28 | Joe Biden
US and China’s joint climate plan leaves key questions unanswered
2023-11-15 in The GuardianThe breakthrough has been welcomed by experts – but it lacks specific emissions cuts or a commitment to phase out fossil fuels
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Joe Biden
Approval of divisive Alaska oil project upheld in blow to US climate goals
2023-11-10 in The GuardianAdvocates warned of ‘tragic consequences’ should the project in a remote part of northern Alaska go ahead
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Joe Biden | Alaska
Mike Johnson's First Big Bill Cuts Biden's Climate Funding - Bloomberg
2023-10-26 in BloombergThe first major legislation House Republicans passed under newly installed Speaker Mike Johnson would cut billions of dollars in consumer rebates for energy efficiency upgrades included in President Joe Biden’s signature climate law.
Tagged under: US Politics | Legislation | Joe Biden | Renewable Energy | Louisiana
Biden administration cancels years-long attempt to drill in Alaska National Wildlife Refuge | CNN Politics
2023-09-06 by in CNNThe Biden administration announced Wednesday it will cancel seven Trump-era oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and protect more than 13 million acres in the federal National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, stymieing a years-long attempt to drill in the protected region.
Tagged under: Arctic | Wildlife | Joe Biden | US Politics | Health | Alaska | Finance
Every single candidate denied climate change in first Republican presidential debate
2023-08-24 (or before) in currentlyhq.com"Climate change is real, by the way" - Joe Biden, on Twitter.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Joe Biden
‘It’s a beast’: landmark US climate law is too complex, environmental groups say
2023-08-23 in The GuardianBiden’s bill includes $60bn for environmental investments, but organizations that would benefit most face hurdles in accessing funding
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
Technocrats Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis
2023-08-20 (or before) in JacobinIn January, the Biden administration launched an ambitious plan for a valuation of all the United States' natural resources. But the initiative, which aims to encourage environmentally responsible investment, is naive and confused.
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Joe Manchin vows ‘unrelenting fight’ against US climate law he helped pass
2023-08-16 in The GuardianDemocratic West Virginia senator calls the Inflation Reduction Act, hailed as ‘biggest step on climate crisis’, a ‘radical agenda’
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
We bailed out the banks but we’re not prepared to bail out the planet | Larry Elliott
2023-07-30 in The GuardianUS and UK must use financial firepower of the state to put economies on a saner course
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
Climate change threat 'existential' says Joe Biden, as world faces hottest July - BBC News
2023-07-27 (or before) in The BBCResearchers believe this month will be the hottest ever recorded - even with several days to go.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Joe Biden
US Republicans oppose climate funding as millions suffer in extreme weather
2023-07-13 in The GuardianNearly 90 million Americans are facing heat alerts this week, yet GOP members are wrangling over spending to reduce emissions
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
Canada wildfires: US East Coast sees worst air quality in years - BBC News
2023-06-08 (or before) in The BBCUS President Joe Biden says the dense cloak of smoke is a "stark reminder" of climate change.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Joe Biden | Wildfires
The Biden administration sees hydrogen as a game-changing climate technology. The reality is far more complicated | CNN Politics
2023-06-05 by in CNNThe Biden administration on Monday announced a goal to produce 50 million metric tons of clean hydrogen fuel by 2050 – a roadmap that, if successful, would cut around 10% of the country’s planet-warming pollution by the same date.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Climate Change | Hydrogen | Joe Biden | US Politics | Electricity | Health | Finance
State leaders taking on climate saw boost from fossil fuel
2023-04-25 (or before) in CNBCRepublicans have slammed ESG investing platforms and pulled funds away from BlackRock and other firms that have adopted them.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance | Florida
Biden approves Alaska gas exports as critics condemn another ‘carbon bomb’
2023-04-14 in The GuardianEnergy department gives green light to exports from liquefied natural gas (LNG) program, after Willow project approved last month
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Joe Biden | US Politics | Alaska
Opinion: Biden betrays our generation by greenlighting the Willow Project | CNN
2023-04-07 by in CNNPresident Joe Biden's recent approval of the Willow Project in Alaska has alarmed many young people. Climate activists Sophia Kianni, Greta Thunberg, and Vanessa Nakate urge Biden to consider our collective future before short-term political gains.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Climate Change | Activism | Joe Biden | Health | Alaska | Finance
US puts Italy-sized chunk of Gulf of Mexico up for auction for oil drilling
2023-03-29 in The GuardianIn latest blow to Joe Biden’s reputation as the ‘climate president’, 73.3m acres of the gulf will be offered for fossil fuel extraction
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels
Biden Says Generation 'Damned' If We Don't Fix Climate Change, Also Approves Willow Oil Drilling Project
2023-03-14 by in Rolling Stone - Music, Film, TV and Political News CoverageThe president joined guest host Kal Penn on The Daily Show Monday
Tagged under: Climate Change | Joe Biden
How Biden Got From ‘No More Drilling’ to Backing a Huge Project in Alaska
2023-03-13 in The New York TimesTagged under: Joe Biden | Alaska
NDN Collective Slams Biden Greenlighting Willow Oil Project | NDN Collective
2023-03-13 in ndncollective.org“The Biden administration’s decision to greenlight the Willow project is a climate disaster in the making. Today’s decision completely contradicts not only the administration’s climate goals…
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Willow Project: US government approves Alaska oil and gas development - BBC News
2023-03-13 (or before) in The BBCPresident Biden approves an $8bn oil drilling project, in a move that has angered climate activists.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Alaska | Activism
Biden Officials Back Alaska Oil Project Scorned as Carbon Bomb
2023-03-11 (or before) in BloombergThe Biden administration has decided to authorize a mammoth ConocoPhillips oil project in northwest Alaska, despite arguments by opponents that it will exacerbate climate change, according to people familiar with the matter.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change | Russia | Alaska
New U.S. climate law could make Midwest water contamination worse - Investigate Midwest
2023-02-22 (or before) in Investigate MidwestThis story was originally published by Circle of Blue. President Biden, U.S. environmental organizations, and climate activists were appropriately enthused last summer when Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act. Embedded in the new statute are more than $140 billion in direct payments and tax incentives for renewable fuels and cleaner electrical generation to help reduce […]
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Joe Biden
Biden-Lula meeting: The time is right for U.S. and Brazil to work together for Amazonia (commentary)
2023-02-10 in MongabayThe Amazon rainforest and its people have gone through tough times recently. For the last four years, under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the region has experienced increasing deforestation and the dismantling of agencies intended to protect the environment and support indigenous communities. With the recent election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, or “Lula,” Brazilians […]
Tagged under: Deforestation | Joe Biden | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
‘A national scandal’: how US climate funding could make water pollution worse
2023-02-08 in The GuardianThe Inflation Reduction Act was hailed for its climate funding – but some are concerned several provisions will worsen a growing environmental disaster
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
Three Energy Realities to Remember Ahead of the State of the Union
2023-02-08 (or before) in API - American Petroleum InstituteAs you monitor President Biden’s State of the Union address, we hope you will remember three key areas where the administration continues to fall short in delivering a long-term strategy that ensures American families and businesses have access to affordable and reliable energy.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels
Outrage as US government advances $8bn Alaska oil drilling plan
2023-02-01 in The GuardianInterior department report recommends scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips’ Willow project despite Biden campaign pledge
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | Alaska
US fails to give money promised for developing countries to ease climate impacts
2022-12-23 in The GuardianSpending bill passed by Senate includes less than $1bn in climate assistance for poorer nations even though Biden promised $11.4bn
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
The people behind the bizarre non-profit trying to kill Biden's climate agenda
2022-12-14 (or before) by in Popular Information | Judd Legum | SubstackFor more than a week, a group called United for Clean Power has run an extensive online advertising campaign arguing the reconciliation package negotiated by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), which contains historic investments in clean energy, doesn't go far enough. The ads, which have run on social networks like Facebook and at the top of prominent publications like Politico, urge progressive Democrats in Congress to "demand environmental justice
Tagged under: US Politics | Joe Biden | Climate Justice
The Biden Administration's Further Regulatory Delays For Critical Climate Rules Are Unacceptable
2022-11-19 (or before) in evergreenaction.comThe Biden administration is digging itself into a deeper hole as it continues to miss its own regulatory agenda deadlines.
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Fossil fuel industry dupes media, quietly funds non-profits to block renewable energy
2022-11-16 (or before) by in Popular Information | Judd Legum | SubstackShortly after he took office, President Biden announced a goal of building 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030, enough clean energy to power 10 million homes. For the administration, the offshore wind target was a part of a larger strategy of reducing carbon pollution and putting the country on track for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But, like many clean energy plans, this one was met with immediate resistance.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | Wind Power
Biden Didn't Fight Big Oil. Democrats Are About to Pay for It
2022-11-03 by in Rolling Stone - Music, Film, TV and Political News CoverageThe president’s spectacular success on climate is in jeopardy because of Big Oil’s ongoing grip of our economy — and our democracy
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Two-thirds of US money for fossil fuel pours into Africa despite climate goals
2022-10-31 in The GuardianJoe Biden will fly to Africa to attend the Cop27 talks in Egypt but the US funnels billions to dirty projects on the continent
Tagged under: COP27 | Joe Biden | Africa
Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us
2022-10-18 in The NationA national fleet of battery-powered cars is unlikely to prove sustainable and could have catastrophic consequences globally.
Tagged under: Lithium | Batteries | Joe Biden | Cobalt | Electric Cars | Cars
Senator Joe Manchin unveils bill that would expedite federal energy projects
2022-09-21 in The GuardianThe centrist Democrat believes he has votes to pass the measure, which has met with resistance from the left
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Biden talks up electric vehicle revolution – but is America ready to give up gas?
2022-09-17 in The GuardianPresident appears at Detroit auto show, where EVs are this year’s stars – but the road to electrification promises to be a bumpy one
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | EVs | Cars
‘Transformational’: could America’s new green bank be a climate gamechanger?
2022-09-11 in The GuardianLong championed by climate activists, the green bank would provide funding to expand clean energy use across the US
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change | US Politics | Activism
Environmentalist Elizabeth Wathuti: ‘Perhaps I had something President Biden really needed to hear’
2022-08-30 in The GuardianKenya’s rising climate star tells how her speech at Cop26 grabbed a world leader’s attention, and urges policymakers to go beyond mere pledges
Tagged under: Activism | Joe Biden | COP26 | Africa | Sustainability
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Privately Blew Up Biden Nominee Needed to Enact Regulatory Agenda
2022-08-26 (or before) in The InterceptSinema quietly killed Biden’s nomination of Ganesh Sitaraman for an important regulatory office.
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Revealed | How Biden's $3/kg green hydrogen tax credit could break open US production
2022-08-17 in Recharge | Latest renewable energy newsMarket price for subsidised green H2 produced on US Gulf Coast can undercut grey hydrogen immediately and continue to cut costs from there, S&P calculates
Tagged under: Hydrogen | Joe Biden
How One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan
2022-07-15 in The New York TimesTagged under: Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | US Politics
White House official blasts 'outrageous' oil profits, leaves door open to windfall profit tax | CNN Politics
2022-06-09 by in CNNA White House official is strongly criticizing Big Oil for banking huge profits in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which the administration has blamed for soaring gas prices.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics | Russia | Finance
GOP-led states ask Supreme Court to block key Biden climate accounting measure
2022-04-28 in The HillA group of Republican-led states on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate a court order blocking a key climate accounting measure put in place by the Biden administration amid a legal dispu…
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Manchin ‘very reluctant’ on electric cars in ominous sign for Biden’s climate fight
2022-03-15 in The GuardianCentrist Democrat, who holds key swing vote in US Senate, has poured scorn on the idea of phasing out gasoline and diesel cars
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Electric Cars | US Politics | Cars
‘Defining moment’: how can the US end its dependency on fossil fuels?
2022-03-11 in The GuardianDemocrats hope climate measures in Build Back Better will be resurrected amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – but green groups want Biden to go even further
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | Russia
Biden’s Big Energy Lies Exposed
2022-03-10 in Issues & InsightsDemocrats blame everyone but themselves for soaring energy prices.
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Biden Could Score a Climate Victory in a Single Word: Plastics - Inside Climate News
2022-02-28 in Inside Climate NewsWith Biden’s ambitious climate agenda blocked in the Senate, the administration now has an opportunity to look for a win through diplomacy, while at the same time addressing one of the most pressing problems facing the planet. The plastics industry has exploded in recent decades, with plastic products becoming ubiquitous in daily life. But plastic […]
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
The Great Climate Backslide: How Governments Are Regressing Worldwide
2022-02-14 (or before) in BloombergFrom the U.S. to China, harsh economic realities mean the political will for painful choices is evaporating fast.
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Biden administration moves to restore mercury rules for power plants weakened under Trump
2022-02-01 in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.EPA reaffirmed its authority to regulate mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Donald Trump
Judge throws out Biden administration’s massive Gulf of Mexico lease sale, in win for environmentalists - The Washington Post
2022-01-28 in The Washington PostA federal judge has invalidated a record offshore lease sale held by the Biden administration, arguing the government had used a flawed analysis to analyze the climate impacts of drilling for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tagged under: Joe Biden
GRAPHIC CONTENT – Floods wipe out livestock in northern Kenya
2022-01-26 (or before) in YouTubeThe carcasses of goats and sheep strewn across the scrubland of northern Kenya are testament to the devastation wrought by the once-in-a-generation floods th...
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Finance
US to hold surprise plant inspections targeting pollution in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
2022-01-26 in The GuardianEnvironmental Protection Agency seeks to protect local community from sites suspected of air pollution violations
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Louisiana
New Data: Biden’s First Year Drilling Permitting Stomps Trump’s By 34%
2022-01-23 (or before) in Center for Biological DiversityCenter for Biological Diversity: Thousands of Permits OK’d Despite President’s Authority to End Drilling by 2035
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Time is running out. Here’s how the climate movement can level up.
2022-01-10 by in VoxThe high-risk, high-reward stakes of building a more radical movement.
Tagged under: Activism | Joe Biden | Climate Change | US Politics
Greta Thunberg says it’s ‘strange’ Joe Biden is considered a climate leader
2021-12-28 in The GuardianEnvironmental activist criticises US president for expanding fossil fuel infrastructure
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Joe Biden
The Year in Climate Photos - Inside Climate News
2021-12-27 in Inside Climate NewsJANUARY President Biden Rejoins Paris Agreement and Kills Keystone XL on Day 1 of His Administration Joe Biden, who ran on the most progressive and comprehensive climate plan of any presidential candidate in history, took the oath of office just before noon on Jan. 20 outside a Capitol building that had been ransacked just two […]
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Why the collapse of Biden’s Build Back Better would be a major blow to the climate fight
2021-12-22 in The GuardianIt would be almost impossible for the US to comply with its greenhouse gas reduction pledges without the $1.75tn package that Manchin refuses to support
Tagged under: US Politics | Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Collapse
A New Estimate of the ‘Most Effective’ Way to Fight Climate Change
2021-12-17 (or before) in The AtlanticClimate-concerned donors should focus on helping to pass climate policy, not offset their emissions, an advisory group says.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change | Economics | Health
Revealed: Biden administration was not legally bound to auction gulf drilling rights
2021-12-13 in The GuardianJustice department admits a previous ruling did not force the detonation of what environmentalists call ‘huge carbon bomb’
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | Climate Justice
Biden recommends reforms to oil and gas drilling, stops short of ban
2021-12-07 (or before) in CNBCThe long-anticipated report did not indicate that the Biden administration would take climate change impact into account when approving new oil and gas leases.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change
Biden keeps Jerome Powell. What it means for climate
2021-11-23 by in E&E News | Essential Energy and Environment NewsIn nominating Jerome Powell yesterday for a second term as Federal Reserve chair, President Biden chose the conventional route — and in the process left many
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Biden administration holds largest oil and gas sale in US history - The Boston Globe
2021-11-17 (or before) in The Boston GlobeDays after making massive climate pledges at an international conference, the White House held a larger oil and gas lease Wednesday than any held under Trump.
Tagged under: Joe Biden
We’re Heading Straight for a Demi-Armageddon
2021-11-04 (or before) by in The AtlanticWhat happens when we do something—but not enough—to stop climate change?
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Joe Biden | IPCC | Climate Change | Electricity | Russia | Sea Level | Climate Change Impacts | Electricity Grid | Activism
Biden Is Showing Up Empty-Handed In Glasgow. That's A Good Thing
2021-10-28 in The Federalist - Culture, Politics, ReligionGlasgow's goals are off. As the world has become warmer, cheap and reliable energy in the form of fossil fuels has made it safer.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels
Why the COP26 climate summit won’t save the planet
2021-10-27 in PoliticoEfforts to stop warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius may already have slipped away.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Joe Biden | COP26 | Coal | Climate Change | Indonesia
Rich countries break ‘totemic’ $100B annual climate pledge
2021-10-25 in PoliticoThat undermines a bargain where developing countries were to cut emissions in return for climate finance.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | COP26 | Africa | Climate Change | Finance
How the US Can Address Legacy Fossil Fuel Sites for a Clean Energy Future
2021-10-20 (or before) in World Resources InstituteWith the United States setting a record for clean energy development in 2020 and the Biden administration charting an ambitious path to 100% clean electricity, the transition toward a clean energy future is well underway.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Electricity
Over 650 People Arrested in D.C. During Week of Indigenous-led Climate Action Calling on Biden to be the Climate Leader he Promised to be
2021-10-18 by in DeSmogAs environmental advocates from across the United States converged in Washington, D.C. last week to take part in the five day “People vs. Fossil Fuels” action, President Biden’s infrastructure package remained stalled, in part, by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s push to cut its largest climate measure. The series of fossil fuel protests were organized by a coalition of over […]
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Coal | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Tracking Biden’s environmental actions
2021-10-13 (or before) in The Washington PostPresident Biden is unwinding Donald Trump’s environmental legacy while forging his own. The Washington Post is chronicling every step.
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Briefing: Greenhouse Gas Pollution Estimates of Proposed U.S. Fossil Fuel Infrastructure - Oil Change International
2021-10-12 in Oil Change InternationalStopping these projects would prevent a drastic increase in emissions at a critical time for Biden and the entire world's climate goals.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Hundreds of Scientists Tell Biden: Halt Fossil Fuel Development Now
2021-10-08 (or before) in Center for Biological DiversityTop Scientists Back Demands of People vs. Fossil Fuels Mobilization
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels
GM Blows Past Biden Renewable Energy Goals With 100% By 2025
2021-09-30 in Cleantech News Ñ #1 In EV, Solar, Wind, Tesla NewsGM unleashes its latest renewable energy announcement just in time to pressure Congress on climate action.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Joe Biden | US Politics
The Most Cost-Effective Climate Solution Available: Keep Forests Where They Are
2021-09-20 in Earthjustice: Because the earth needs a good lawyerWe're calling on the Biden administration to conserve all mature and old-growth trees throughout our federal forests.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Trees
Congress is debating its biggest climate change bill ever. Here's what's at stake | MPR News
2021-09-16 (or before) in Minnesota Public RadioClimate measures in a massive $3.5 trillion economic plan would transform the U.S. energy system. They are crucial for meeting President Joe Biden's ambitious climate goals, but face powerful opposition.
Tagged under: US Politics | Joe Biden | Climate Change
Lawsuit Filed After Biden Opens 80 Million Acres of Gulf of Mexico for Oil Leasing
2021-08-31 in Earthjustice: Because the earth needs a good lawyerImmediately following the Biden administration’s decision to offer 80 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing, environmental and Gulf groups today filed a challenge to the lease sale in court.
Tagged under: Joe Biden
Biden’s OPEC Plea Pits Fuel Price Fears Against Climate Push
2021-08-12 (or before) in BloombergPresident Joe Biden has pledged to wean the U.S. off of fossil fuels, and never has that call been more urgent than now, with United Nations-backed scientists warning of a point of no return.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Why Biden's Interior Department isn't shutting down oil and gas
2021-07-23 by in The HillThe prevailing political opinion is keeping these key moderate senators happy.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Public Opinion | US Politics
US Dept. Of Energy Drops $52.5 Million Green Hydrogen Bomb On Natural Gas Lobby
2021-07-08 in Cleantech News Ñ #1 In EV, Solar, Wind, Tesla NewsNatural gas stakeholders will have to fight for an ever-shrinking piece of the hydrogen pie as the Biden administration ramps up its green hydrogen commitment.
Tagged under: Hydrogen | Joe Biden
B.C. town destroyed, Canada Day reflections, Alberta reopens | The National for July 1, 2021
2021-07-03 (or before) in YouTubeOfficials say the town of Lytton, B.C., was essentially destroyed by a wildfire overnight Wednesday as blistering heat sparks more fires throughout the provi...
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Wildfires | Climate Change | Collapse
Joe Biden blames climate crisis for deadly heatwave in western US and Canada
2021-06-30 in The GuardianRecord-shattering temperatures linked to dozens of deaths, buckled roads, blackouts and wildfires
Tagged under: Oregon | Joe Biden | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Heatwaves | Washington State
There’s a ticking climate time bomb in West Texas
2021-06-01 by in VoxBiden faces a critical decision about the Permian Basin and its methane emissions from oil and gas.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Methane | Climate Change | Texas
Bill seeks to make Louisiana ‘fossil fuel sanctuary’ in bid against Biden’s climate plans
2021-05-09 in The GuardianRepublicans and Democrats are introducing bills to push against Biden’s new restrictions on oil and gas companies
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Louisiana | Fossil Fuels
Joe Biden’s billions won’t stop Bolsonaro destroying the Amazon rainforest | Marina Silva and Rubens Ricupero
2021-04-22 in The GuardianMoney alone will not persuade Brazil’s government to stop deforestation, say former Brazilian environment ministers Marina Silva and Rubens Ricupero
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Joe Biden | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Trees
Scott Morrison’s climate change leadership fail
2021-04-22 (or before) in Independent AustraliaWhile other nations step up to zero-emission targets, Scott Morrison is still falling behind on taking action and being a responsible leader.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change | Net Zero
An Outdated Idea Is Still Shaping Climate Policy
2021-04-21 (or before) in The AtlanticBiden’s team is split on how to think about climate change.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change
Republicans new favorite study trashes Biden's climate plans – but who's behind it?
2021-03-09 in The GuardianWyoming representative Liz Cheney says the study proves Biden’s policies would destroy state economies. But it has the oil and gas industry’s fingerprints all over it
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
With America Back In The Paris Agreement, We Must Be ‘All In’ On Climate
2021-03-05 (or before) by in ForbesThe only way we will get to net zero by mid century is to implement science-based interim targets based on concrete strategies for moving our economy, society and financial system away from fossil fuels.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
Rural Americans are the future of the clean energy economy — policymakers must catch up
2021-03-01 by in The HillIt’s time to reconsider dated stereotypes regarding which communities are leading the environmental movement and start imagining what could be accomplished if our policymakers tap into the ingenuity of rural Americans surviving on the front lines of climate catastrophe.
Tagged under: US Politics | Joe Biden | Climate Change | Climate Justice
Republicans criticizing Haaland's nomination have ties to fossil fuels
2021-02-26 in The GuardianThe congresswoman has faced hostile questioning from senators during her confirmation for interior secretary. Some of them are personally invested in fossil fuels
Tagged under: US Politics | Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels
5 Reasons the US Should Cut its GHG Emissions in Half by 2030
2021-02-25 (or before) in World Resources InstituteThe Biden administration said it will set a new emissions-reduction target before the Leaders' Climate Summit in April 2021. A 50% reduction by 2030 is both achievable and attainable, and would provide major economic and social benefits for America.
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What Biden could learn from Bill Clinton's unfinished work on environmental justice
2021-02-24 in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions."The boogeyman when you’re fighting systemic racism is implementation."
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Plastic Kills: Ask President Biden to Act
2021-02-21 (or before) in act.biologicaldiversity.orgPlastic pollution kills. It poisons our air and water and gets into our bodies. It greatly harms wild animals, often rare or endangered, who mistakenly eat it or get tangled up in plastic waste. Sign the #PlasticFreePresident petition demanding bold action on plastics.
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How Biden could use foreign and trade policy to protect the Amazon
2021-02-19 (or before) by in News Thomson Reuters Foundation NewsTo tackle rising deforestation in the Amazon, experts urge U.S. climate diplomacy to focus on trade policies, economic incentives and new coalitions
Tagged under: Deforestation | Joe Biden | Amazon Rainforest | Coal
Eight priorities for calculating the social cost of carbon
2021-02-19 (or before) in NatureAdvice to the Biden administration as it seeks to account for mounting losses from storms, wildfires and other climate impacts. Advice to the Biden administration as it seeks to account for mounting losses from storms, wildfires and other climate impacts.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Wildfires
Trump Led An "All-Out Assault" On The EPA. Now Biden Has To Rebuild It.
2021-02-12 (or before) in BuzzFeed NewsUnder Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency knelt to the country’s biggest polluters and lost more than 800 employees. Staffers say they want accountability.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Donald Trump
Capitalism Is Struggling With the Language of Climate Change
2021-02-10 (or before) in BloombergThe technical terminology of science can sometimes be muddled in powerful climate messages from finance and political leaders.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Capitalism | Finance
This popular and proven climate policy should be at the top of Congress’s to-do list
2021-02-04 by in VoxThe case for a national clean electricity standard.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | US Politics | Joe Biden | Climate Change | Electricity
How Biden is reversing Trump's assault on the environment
2021-02-02 in The GuardianThe new president is focusing on seven key areas to reverse a legacy of environmental destruction and climate denialism
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Donald Trump | Fossil Fuels
Twitter's Big Oil ad loophole - by Emily Atkin - HEATED
2021-02-02 (or before) by in HEATED | Emily Atkin | SubstackClimate groups can't pay Twitter to spread political content. But the oil industry can, and it's ramping up its efforts alongside Biden's climate push.
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Republicans introduce long shot bill to circumvent Biden on Keystone XL
2021-02-02 by in The HillRepublicans in both chambers of Congress are taking on a long shot bid to reinvigorate the Keystone XL pipeline after President Biden canceled a key permit for the oil pipeline project last month.
Tagged under: US Politics | Joe Biden
Biden’s Early Climate Blitz Goes Faster, Further Than Expected
2021-01-28 (or before) in BloombergIn less than a month, the new president has oil executives ‘aghast’ at the swift policy switch
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change
American Petroleum Institute Chief Promises to Fight Biden and the Democrats on Drilling, Tax Policy - Inside Climate News
2021-01-14 in Inside Climate NewsIt’s a tough time for the nation’s oil and gas industry. Last year was among its least profitable in memory, and companies are bracing themselves for a new president focused on climate change, a Congress controlled by Democrats who increasingly shun their financial support and a world beginning to look past fossil fuels towards a […]
Tagged under: US Politics | Joe Biden | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
The World Needs to Wake Up: At Risk the Survival of Humanity - Impakter
2021-01-13 in ImpakterAt a time when the world, battered by COVID-19, is watching with dismay the rocky transition from Trump to President-Elect Biden, a group of 17 world
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change
Texas' move to control coal ash pollution could shield industry from tougher rules under Biden-led EPA
2020-12-29 by in Texas TribuneTexas is close to finalizing a years-long effort to wrangle control of coal ash pollution from the EPA, a move that could, for a time, keep coal companies insulated from tougher rules expected from the next administration.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Coal | Texas
How to Make the Paris Agreement Really Work | The New Republic
2020-12-29 (or before) in The New RepublicThe climate accord will only succeed if the Biden administration can think outside of it.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change
Trump loyalists aim to block Biden's goal to rejoin Iran and Paris agreements
2020-12-22 in The GuardianTed Cruz and Lindsey Graham urge Trump to submit Iran nuclear deal and Paris climate agreement to Senate to undercut future attempts to revive them
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Joe Biden | Donald Trump | US Politics | Iran
Trump kick-starts oil drilling licence sales in Arctic refuge
2020-12-03 in The GuardianFossil fuel extraction sell-off in pristine Alaskan wilderness set for 6 January, predating Biden inauguration by days
Tagged under: Oceans | Joe Biden | Donald Trump | Arctic | Wildlife | Alaska
Revealed: Covid recovery plans threaten global climate hopes
2020-11-09 in The GuardianExclusive: analysis finds countries pouring money into fossil fuels to fight recession
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
US formally exits Paris climate agreement as election hangs in balance - Net Zero Watch
2020-11-04 (or before) in Net Zero Watch - News on net zeroBut the outcome of the tight U.S. election contest will determine for how long. Trump’s Democratic rival, Joe Biden, has promised to rejoin the agreement if e
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Donald Trump | Net Zero
The Whole World Is on the Ballot | The New Republic
2020-10-28 (or before) in The New RepublicAs American democracy teeters, so does the fate of our burning planet.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change
Preventing a Climate Crash
2020-10-27 (or before) in collaborative.evergreenaction.com5 Tools President Biden Can Use to Stop Wall Street from Financing the Climate Crisis, and Prevent the Next Economic Crash
Tagged under: Joe Biden
'Just like propaganda': the three men enabling Trump's voter fraud lies
2020-10-26 in The GuardianThe hysteria over voter fraud has reached an alarming pitch – and this dangerous moment in US democracy wouldn’t be possible without the work of these men
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Donald Trump | US Politics
Climate news Trump can use - by Emily Atkin - HEATED
2020-10-26 (or before) by in HEATED | Emily Atkin | SubstackHEATED analyzed 30 news articles about Biden's climate policy, and found that 25 adopted Trump's preferred framing.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Donald Trump
Joe Biden if president will push allies like Australia to do more on climate, adviser says
2020-09-07 in The GuardianJake Sullivan says the former vice-president, if elected, won’t ‘pull any punches’ on what is a global problem
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
Groups pressure Biden to exclude fossil fuel execs from team
2020-09-01 by in The HillMore than 100 climate and advocacy groups are asking Joe Biden's presidential campaign to commit to blocking fossil fuel representatives from its transition team or administration should the former vice president wi
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Joe Biden on Climate Change: Where the Candidate Stands - Inside Climate News
2020-01-10 in Inside Climate News“It’s almost like denying gravity now. … The willing suspension of disbelief can only be sustained for so long.” —Joe Biden on climate denial, March 2015 Been There Among the current candidates, only former Vice President Joseph Biden has debated a Republican opponent during a past contest for the White House—when he was Barack Obama’s running […]
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