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Global warming
IEA's World Energy Outlook provides plan for shift to renewable energy
by
David Brancaccio
, Jasmine Garsd
and Alex Schroeder
Oct 13, 2020
The IEA said, under current conditions, renewables are expected to overtake coal as the primary means of producing electricity by 2025.
Flood risk increases for U.S. properties as sea levels continue to rise
Aug 25, 2020
Unmitigated climate change could shave more than 10% off U.S. annual GDP by the end of the century.
Russian tanker crosses Arctic in early season voyage as ice grows thinner
by
Scott Tong
Jun 8, 2020
The route, which saves more than 10 days of travel, is a test case for a Russian energy company that wants to ship gas to China through the summer.
The role of whales in staving off climate change
Sep 26, 2019
A study from the IMF looks at the economic impact of whales on alleviating the effects of climate change.
Heat waves reveal another cost of climate change
Jul 17, 2019
Rising temperatures associated with climate change will create a significant drain on economic productivity, according to researchers.
Climate adaptation isn’t surrender. It’s survival
by
Molly Wood
May 17, 2019
Investment in adaptation technology needs to grow.
"How We Survive": suggested reading on climate change adaptation
May 13, 2019
In addition to sharing our coverage of climate change adaptation on "Marketplace Tech," we also want to highlight great writing, important documents and interesting facets of the bigger conversations in play.
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EPA decision could make it harder to impose environmental rules
by
Scott Tong
Dec 31, 2018
Coal mining companies and power plants that burn coal are trying to sort out the implications of a deregulatory move by the Trump administration late Friday. The EPA is proposing to re-think rules cutting the air pollutant mercury – it’s a toxin which can impact the brain development of babies. For now, the agency says […]
In the age of climate change, farmers weigh their options for the future
by
Peggy Lowe
Dec 27, 2018
National climate change report says the business of farming could dramatically change if global warming isn’t addressed.
How climate change will alter the economy
Nov 26, 2018
Late Friday, the White House released the Fourth National Climate Assessment. And it was dire. Among the predictions: If we don’t take global warming seriously by the end of this century, the American economy will be 10 percent smaller than it otherwise would have been. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.