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2023 in Climate News

Inside Climate News

The push and pull of progress and catastrophe made 2023 one of the most discordant—and consequential—years for the world’s climate. By ICN Staff In 2023, clean energy progress and the horrors of a radically warming climate fought almost to a draw.

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Analysis: Russia’s slow progress on climate action set to pick up speed

A Greener Life

A person walks past solar panels of the Isyangulovo solar power plant in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan. With oil and gas playing a major role in its economy, Russia has been slow to move on climate action, but it is rising up Moscow’s agenda. Moscow–Beijing political ties have strengthened.

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Conservatives Who Support Climate Action

Legal Planet

And yet, the UK remains firmly committed to climate action, in a way that would be unthinkable for American conservatives. The Climate Change Act of 2008 was amended in 2019 under a coalition government of the Conservatives and their North Irish allies. Indeed, the UK remains a leader on the subject.

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Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2021 Texas Grid Failure

Environmental Progress

9] That $50 billion, and future money, is money that could have gone to making the grid more resilient to extreme weather events, whether from climate change or not, but instead went into subsidizing the integration of variable renewable energy sources. We can see the same impact of variable energies in Germany. I believe the U.S.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

15] -- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Aug. 16 Webinar: Why Should We Care About, Advocate For A Climate-Friendly Federal Farm Bill? PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Test Emergency Sirens Thursday, Aug. 17 -- PA Solar Center Hosts Aug. Potter County To Sept.

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Analysis: Can Germany wean itself off Russian oil and gas??

A Greener Life

Now in place for three months, the new coalition has overhauled a decades-long political stance toward Russia which was centred on Wandel durch Handel (change through trade). Over the past few weeks, Germany’s political elite has finally realised that gas is Putin’s leverage over Europe and Germany.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 6.15.22

PA Environment Daily

House Passes Major Wildlife Conservation Funding Bill PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- York Daily Record: Democrats Fetterman, Shapiro Show Early Leads In USA Today Poll -- PennLive: The Republican Lincoln Project Labels Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano A ‘Traitor’ For Efforts To Overturn Nov. What’s Your Community Doing?