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The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N. climate summit in December. But right now, the post-pandemic global economy is throwing up obstacles that will need to be overcome if the goal is going to be met. Here are the big hurdles to solar, wind and other renewable …

A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing the oil industry, asserting that major oil producers systematically deceived the public about their role in accelerating global warming. Bucks County’s lawsuit against a half dozen oil companies blames the oil industry for more frequent and intense storms — including one last summer …

The City of Berkeley, California, agreed to stop enforcing — and work to repeal — a landmark climate rule banning natural gas hookups in new construction, ending a nearly four-year court battle to beat the ban by industry groups. The city said it would immediately stop enforcement of the Natural Gas Infrastructure Ordinance while repealing the policy through the regular …

During a Senate Budget Committee hearing last week, Olympic skier Gus Schumacher faced a grilling by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., after being called to testify as one of the Democrats’ “expert witnesses” on climate change. On “Hannity,” Monday, Kennedy elaborated on his exchange with Schumacher, labeling his testimony as an example of the “‘Kardashian-ing’ of America.” GOP LEADERS CONFRONT BIDEN’S …

A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponed Monday, underscoring how farmers’ protests sweeping the continent influence politics ahead of the June EU parliamentary elections. The member states were supposed to give final approval to the bill on Monday following months of proceedings through the EU’s institutional …

A new air quality report found that Canada had the most polluted air of any North American country in 2023, as critics say the Trudeau government’s scattered response to the disaster likely made matters worse. “2023 marks the first time in our report’s history that Canada had such high levels of PM2.5,” Natasha Ganes, Public Relations Manager for IQAir North …

Four California parks have been dubbed the most polluted parks in the nation in a new environmental study. A report from the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) found that Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ranked as the most polluted parks based on unhealthy levels of haze pollution along with the frequent threats of droughts and wildfires. “With stunning mountains, …

“Climate cafés” have been popping up worldwide over the past few years to help people deal with their global warming anxiety, according to a recent New York Times report. The article “Can Climate Cafes Help Ease the Anxiety of Planetary Crisis?” documented a new phenomenon of groups meeting, whether publicly or privately, to “discuss their grief, fears, anxiety and other …

Maine’s top environmental regulator rejected a proposed state electric vehicle (EV) mandate in a surprise vote, bucking climate concerns voiced by eco groups and Democrats. The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) turned down the so-called Advanced Clean Cars program after receiving overwhelming opposition from stakeholders and citizens. The proposed program would have closely mirrored regulations approved in California, mandating …

FIRST ON FOX: Republican leaders in the Senate and House have opened a joint probe into the International Energy Agency (IEA), a powerful group with influence on major global decarbonization policies. In a letter late Wednesday to IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair …