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Donald Trump pulls US out of Paris climate agreement

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Donald Trump pulls US out of Paris climate agreement Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesDonald Trump has once again taken the US out of the landmark Paris climate agreement, abandoning the global effort to limit climate change. Trump signed an executive order today to exit. The Paris accord was adopted in 2015, committing nearly 200 countries including the US to working together to stop…

The Verge 742 2025-01-21

How New York state is defying Donald Trump’s plans to roll back climate action

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How New York state is defying Donald Trump’s plans to roll back climate action NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2023/06/29: Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press briefing at office on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. | Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesNew York governor Kathy Hochul signed landmark climate legislation into law last week, showing how states can keep holding polluters accountable even when …

The Verge 556 2024-12-31

The proposed climate fix tech companies just spent millions on? Rocks.

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The proposed climate fix tech companies just spent millions on? Rocks. Terradot’s pilot program in Brazil involves spreading crushed basalt over farmland. | Image: TerradotTo try to counteract the impact their pollution has on the climate, Google and other big companies have bought into a plan to trap carbon dioxide using rocks. They recently announced multimillion dollar deals with a Sheryl Sandberg-backed startup…

The Verge 766 2024-12-21

UN climate negotiations were a major bummer

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UN climate negotiations were a major bummer Activists protest against fossil fuels and for climate finance on day 11 at the UNFCCC COP29 climate conference on November 22nd, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.  | Photo by Sean Gallup / Getty ImagesMaybe it was the host of the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan this month calling oil and gas a “gift of God.” Or the US, the world’s biggest oil and gas …

The Verge 925 2024-11-26

A proposed climate tax on crypto mining is gaining momentum

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A proposed climate tax on crypto mining is gaining momentum Image: Nick Barclay / The VergeA tentative proposal to tax cryptocurrency mining to raise funds for climate action took off during a United Nations climate conference that’s set to come to a close today. A levy on energy-hungry crypto mining, at $0.045 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity used, could generate $5.2 billion in revenue annually, …

The Verge 811 2024-11-23