Don’t Call Elon Musk a “Green” Billionaire
Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Elon Musk was once lauded as a sort of green Tony Stark—the genius inventor who leads a double life as superhero Iron Man—for single-handedly tackling the climate crisis one Tesla at a time, helping to forge a clean energy…
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Swarm UN Treaty Talks on Plastics Pollution
Workers sort used plastic bottles at a recycling factory in Dhaka, BangladeshJoy Saha/Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Fossil fuel and chemical company interests are out in force at the United Nations meeting in Nairobi, where delegates from about 170 countries are negotiating the…
1 Percenters Emit More CO2 Than Bottom 2/3 of Global Population
Markus Spiske/Pexels This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The richest one percent of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66 percent, with dire consequences for vulnerable communities and global efforts to tackle the climate emergency, a report says. The most comprehensive study of…
Cop28 Climate Summit Host Also Runs Abu Dhabi’s State Oil Company
Sultan Al Jaber speaking during Climate Future Week at Museum of the Future in Dubai. Kamran Jebreili/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The state oil company of the United Arab Emirates, whose CEO will preside over imminent UN climate negotiations, has the largest net-zero-busting expansion plans…
US and China Pledge to Work Together to Tackle Climate Crisis
Chinese President Xi Jinping being greeted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he arrives to San Francisco for APEC. Xie Huanchi/Xinhua/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. China and the US have pledged to work together more closely to fight global heating, declaring the climate…
Texas Board of Education Urged to Reject Climate-Accurate Textbooks
Retired school teacher Anthony Bruner testifies before the Texas Board of Education public during a public hearing raising objections to proposed history books.Eric Gay/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just a week after Texas voters approved billions of dollars to build new gas-fired power plants,…