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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Negotiators take first steps toward plastic pollution treaty
Delegates from more than 150 countries, plastic industry representatives, environmentalists, scientists, waste pickers, tribal leaders and others affected by the pollution attended in person or virtually.
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Posted inLocal & State
Mills announces $5.4 million for climate change projects, green energy jobs
Gov. Janet Mills announced the $5.4 million in new state grants on the 2nd anniversary of Maine’s Climate Action Plan.
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Biden hosts Macron amid friction over U.S. climate law
French President Emmanuel Macron is using his visit to Washington to sharply criticize aspects of President Biden’s signature climate law as a bad deal for Europe.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine should welcome clean, reliable, affordable hydropower
As electricity prices escalate and the legal process unfolds, let’s take stock of the adverse climate and energy changes since the 2021 referendum.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
UN climate deal: Calamity cash, but no new emissions cuts
Negotiators have approved an historic deal to create a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich countries’ carbon pollution.
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Historic compensation fund approved at U.N. climate talks
The fund would compensate poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich countries’ carbon pollution.
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UN climate talks poised for deal creating disaster fund
According to the draft of the proposal from Egypt developed countries would be “urged” to contribute to the fund, which would also draw on other private and public sources of money such as international financial institutions.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Climate conference serves up lab-grown meat – and a clash over food
It was just one solution for reducing the food industry’s immense carbon footprint being promoted this week at the U.N. Climate Change Conference.
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EU shakes up climate talks with surprise disaster fund offer
The proposed approach would create a fund for poor countries and push for steeper emissions cuts by all countries, as well as the phasing down of all fossil fuels.