Top news of the week: 02.06.2021.
Climate
MP joins climate change deniers’ ‘Project Fear’ on net zero
Bob Wards highlights errors in a recent article by Steve Baker MP that claims “the poorest will pay the highest price for Net Zero fantasies”, part of an apparent ramp-up in the ...
Biden’s budget proposal calls for more than $36 billion to fight climate change
Biden's budget proposal on climate change issues would advance his promise to slash U.S. carbon emissions in half by 2030.
Vacancy: Journalist at Carbon Brief
This is an exciting opportunity to become a Carbon Brief journalist, helping us to analyse...
Stripe injects cash into 6 more carbon removal projects
Growing kelp, crushing rocks, zapping seawater — what's next?
Pressure Builds for Schools to Teach Climate Change Studies
International organizations and other groups are calling for climate change studies to become a normal part of the school curriculum around the world. They say it is an important step to ...
‘Investor-State Dispute Settlement’ as a new avenue for climate change litigation
This commentary presents the international investment law scenario in which climate-related ‘Investor-State Dispute Settlement’, or ISDS, cases are emerging, identifies the main types of ...
Global warming already responsible for one in three heat-related deaths
Between 1991 and 2018, more than a third of all deaths in which heat played a role were attributable to human-induced global warming, according to a new article in Nature Climate Change.
Schatz, Casten Reintroduce Legislation To Ensure U.S. Financial System Is Prepared For Climate Change
The official U.S. Senate website of Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii