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War in Ukraine and the Climate Crisis Are Connected: Our Future Depends on Solutions that Address Both

Union of Concerned Scientists

Fossil fuels are the root cause of climate change, of long-standing environmental injustices, and are also frequently connected to geopolitical strife and violent conflicts. Right now, there is no funding, no governance framework, no international agreement to help people displaced by climate impacts and protect their human rights.

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On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare

Environmental Progress

In the final three chapters of Apocalypse Never I expose the financial, political, and ideological motivations. The invitations from IPCC and Congress are signs of a growing openness to new thinking about climate change and the environment. Environmental groups have accepted hundreds of millions of dollars from fossil fuel interests.

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No Word on Climate from Presidential Candidates Stumping in New Hampshire Amid Record Global Heat

Union of Concerned Scientists

We should expect to hear more, as climate impacts are only going to get worse. As a climate scientist recently said on CNN, “Until we stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere we have no idea what the future looks like.” Hutchinson was surprised to learn of Huckabee’s position and promised to get back to me.

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Policy News: July 18, 2022

ESA

Mining in the area has been the subject of political controversy for years — President Obama recommended a mining withdrawal in this area in 2016, but the Trump administration stopped that process. 6654 ) from Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) permanently authorizing National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: October 8, 2021

ESA

Environmental justice communities already face a disproportionate amount of pollution emanating from political disenfranchisement and racist policies like redlining. But Trump’s changes also sought to speed permitting for major projects.

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