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Why Climate Change Hurts the Poor the Most

Why Climate Change Hurts the Poor the Most

By Mallika Khanna If you’ve read anything about climate change over the past year, you’ve probably heard about the IPCC report that gives a 12-year deadline for limiting climate change catastrophe. But for many parts of the world, climate change already is a catastrophe. Recently in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India, more […]

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    5 Podcasts to Inspire You on Climate

    5 Podcasts to Inspire You on Climate

    Most days, the news on climate can be tough. Carbon dioxide levels reaching new heights. Glaciers melting even faster than we thought. White House officials celebrating the prospect of an ice-free Arctic. Not a whole lot of good ways to spin these. But here’s the good news. There are a lot of smart and committed […]

    Which 2020 Candidates Make the Grade When it Comes to Climate Action?

    Which 2020 Candidates Make the Grade When it Comes to Climate Action?

    Washington Governor Jay Inslee is at the top of the class, and former Vice President Joe Biden is struggling near the bottom with a D minus. Those are the results of Greenpeace USA‘s #Climate2020 Scorecard, the latest tool designed to rate the 2020 presidential candidates based on their plans for tackling the climate crisis. The […]

    Climate Change Is a Top Concern in 2020 Election

    Climate Change Is a Top Concern in 2020 Election

    The climate crisis is a major concern for American voters with nearly 40 percent reporting the issue will help determine how they cast their ballots in the upcoming 2020 presidential election, according to a report compiled by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Of more than 1,000 registered voters surveyed on global warming, climate […]

    Drastically Shorter Workweeks Needed to Fight Climate Crisis, Study Finds

    Drastically Shorter Workweeks Needed to Fight Climate Crisis, Study Finds

    If people in three European countries want to fight the climate crisis, they need to chill out more. That’s the conclusion of a new study from think tank Autonomy, which found that Germany, the UK and Sweden all needed to drastically reduce their workweeks to fight climate change. 💥💥💥NEW REPORT OUT TODAY 💥💥💥 ON THE […]

    Presidential Candidate Jay Inslee Unveiled His First Major Climate Plan

    Presidential Candidate Jay Inslee Unveiled His First Major Climate Plan

    Washington Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled an ambitious clean energy plan Friday, the first major policy platform for his climate-change-focused 2020 campaign. Dubbed the “100 Percent Clean Energy for America Plan,” the proposal would phase out coal over the next decade, requiring all power production to be emissions-free by 2035. The plan also mandates that all […]