
Here Are All the Climate Actions Biden Took on Day One
As expected, the president signed executive orders to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and review Trump-era rollbacks
Jean Chemnick is a reporter with E&E News.
As expected, the president signed executive orders to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and review Trump-era rollbacks
The selections of Representative Deb Haaland and Michael Regan are seen as signs that environmental justice will be prioritized by the new administration
The appointment telegraphs the incoming administration considers climate change a key foreign policy concern
The president-elect has included those with climate experience across a wide swath of federal agencies
The surprise announcement vaults the country ahead of U.S. climate ambitions and could encourage developing countries to follow suit
New rules provide laxer requirements for finding and repairing leaks of the potent greenhouse gas
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s government, meanwhile, has worked to erode Indigenous protections and ownership
An EPA proposal to weaken pollution controls could make the ongoing threat worse
The Clean Air Act would be a key avenue for pursuing more stringent emissions reductions
Air pollution disproportionately impacts minority communities, and proposed changes would stymie efforts to address the disparity
Countries were expected to ramp up their emissions reductions goals at the November meeting, now delayed until 2021
The agency says social distancing rules will limit companies’ abilities to comply with air pollution rules
The administration’s proposed spending for 2021 repeats previous calls for steep cuts to environmental programs
The changes would underestimate the true contributions to global warming of fossil fuel infrastructure and other projects
Critics say a loophole in carbon accounting undermines the Paris Agreement to limit global warming
Lethargic, inconclusive negotiations on matters like carbon trading contrasted with fervent protests on the streets outside
Negotiators need to iron out rules on carbon trading and compensation for climate-related damage
The U.S. will officially leave the landmark agreement the day after the 2020 presidential election
The Trump administration is expected to notify the U.N. on Nov. 4, leaving the pact a year later, after the U.S. election
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is trying to push countries to ratchet up their emissions reduction efforts
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