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It's Climate Week. Where are Republicans?Republicans remained largely silent following President Obama's UN Climate Summit speech Tuesday, which urged international cooperation to address climate change. The GOP largely criticizes the president's environment and energy policies, but is there an opening for bipartisanship on renewable energy and climate adaptation?
UN Climate Summit: Lots of talk, little actionAs the traditional UN pathway to an agreement on climate change has proven intractable and largely ineffective, the climate movement has grown louder and more aggressive, Cunningham writes. But can history offer a lesson in forging a global compact on energy and environment issues?
Amid Ukraine crisis, Russia sanctions force exodus of Western energyWestern sanctions on Russia are forcing international energy firms to rethink or even suspend plans for oil and gas projects in Russia. The most recent round of sanctions over the Ukraine crisis also severely limits Russian energy companies’ access to Western financing and technology in support of developing energy resources.
Kenya at the heart of an African energy boomWhen it comes to new oil and gas frontiers, today it’s all about Africa, Stafford writes. More specifically, it’s all about the eastern coast, with Kenya the clear darling of an emerging oil industry.
The most promising climate change support doesn't come from government ...... It comes from private industry. Government action is critical, but businesses are increasingly active leaders in addressing climate change, Holland writes, and are making their voices heard during climate week. That could signal a real turning point for climate action.
UN Climate Summit: Obama flexes US muscle in global climate fightAt a UN Climate Summit in New York Tuesday, President Obama said the US was beginning to take action to fight climate change, but must do more. Mr. Obama called on the international community to make strong commitments on clean energy ahead of next year's climate talks in Paris.
Progress WatchEarth's ozone layer: Scientists hail first hints of recoveryThe 1987 Montreal Protocol, which banned the production of 100 chemicals, is having an impact. Scientists expect full recovery of Earth's ozone layer by midcentury.
Fatal bear attack in New Jersey 'a rare occurrence,' says officialA fatal bear attack in New Jersey that killed a hiker over the weekend is being investigated. State and local officials stressed that bear attacks in New Jersey are rare.
China, India leaders are no shows at UN Climate Summit. Why that's OK.At Tuesday's UN Climate Summit in New York, the leaders of two major carbon emitters are taking a rain check. Why it's unfair to interpret their absence as a rejection of efforts to curb global emissions.
UN climate change summit: Stymied at home, Obama looks for climate support overseasAt Tuesday's UN climate change summit, President Obama will push world leaders to pledge ambitious emissions targets and environmental protections to combat climate change – even as Republicans and some Democrats in Congress hope to upend his clean energy goals at home.
Climate change activists 'flood' Wall StreetAs a part of Climate Week events, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in lower Manhattan's financial district to warn that climate change is destroying Earth. The organizers of #FloodWallStreet said the sit-in aimed to disrupt business in the financial district by targeting 'corporate polluters and those profiting from the fossil fuel industry.'
Why the UN Climate Summit will have a hard time doing anythingPresident Obama will address the UN Climate Summit, and more than 120 world leaders are expected to attend. But big emitters China and India will not be represented by their top leaders.
Climate change activists plan Wall Street protestClimate activists on Monday planned to flood Wall Street to protest what they say is corporate and economic institutions' role in the climate crisis. It comes a day after hundreds of thousands of activists participated in the People's Climate March through Manhattan warning that climate change is destroying the Earth.
People's Climate March urges climate change actionDemonstrators in the People's Climate March Sunday urged policymakers to take quick action on climate change. The New York People's Climate March was one of a series of events held around the world to raise awareness about climate change.
People's Climate March; Scottish oil and gas; Kenya's energy boom [Recharge]The People's Climate March drew hundreds of thousands from around the world for what organizers are calling the largest climate march in history; Global energy largely welcomed Scotland's decision to stick with the UK; Big oil finds in Kenya puts it at the center of an East African energy boom. Catch up with the People's Climate March and the latest in global energy with Recharge.
Will pro-nuclear Abe government overcome Japan's nuke fears?Japan could restart its first two nuclear reactors next month after the nationwide shutdown in 2011 after the Fukushima disaster. But nearly 60 percent of Japanese oppose the restart.
People's Climate March draws 300,000 to ManhattanThousands of climate change activists and others gathered in Manhattan Sunday for the People’s Climate March. It came just before the UN’s Climate Summit, expected to draw nearly 100 heads of state.
Cover StoryClimate change chief dossier: Christiana FigueresUN climate change chief Christiana Figueres is a long distance runner and constant traveler who calls wherever she is "home." Here is a thumbnail profile.
Cover StoryClimate change summitry's force of nature: Christiana FigueresHow UN climate change chief Christiana Figueres became a fierce crusader to lower Earth's thermostat. A visceral connection to the planet – from the now-extinct golden toads of her childhood in the Costa Rican jungle to shrinking glaciers – moves her to tears.
People’s Climate March aims to be biggest rally yet on global warmingThe People’s Climate March, scheduled for Sunday in New York and featuring everything from noisemakers to an ark, will take place just days before world leaders gather there to address global warming concerns at the UN Climate Summit.
