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Congress fails to pass Zika bill, and that’s an ominous sign of things to come
In a climate-changed world, we need a government that can respond effectively to emergencies, but we don’t have one.
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North America pledges to deliver 50 percent zero-carbon energy in less than a decade
The three nations will announce ambitious climate plans this week.
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Sanders and Clinton teams fight over climate language in Democratic platform
Bernie Sanders wants tougher climate and energy provisions, but Hillary Clinton’s appointees have blocked them.
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![Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)]()
![Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)]()
Top climate leader wants to be U.N.’s head honcho
United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres is preparing to run for secretary-general.
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![Vote Leave campaign leader Boris Johnson prepares to speak at the group's headquarters in London, Britain June 24, 2016.]()
![Vote Leave campaign leader Boris Johnson prepares to speak at the group's headquarters in London, Britain June 24, 2016.]()
Post-Brexit, U.K. favorite for prime minister is Trump-Lite on climate change
Former London Mayor Boris Johnson isn’t exactly a climate denier. But he’s something.
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![Vote leave poster, Euro referendum. Thames Ditton, Surrey]()
Brexit could have serious repercussions for the climate
What will Britain’s vote to leave the European Union mean for the Paris Agreement and climate action?
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![Chelsea Pensioners leave after voting in the EU referendum, at a polling station in Chelsea in London, Britain June 23, 2016.]()
![Chelsea Pensioners leave after voting in the EU referendum, at a polling station in Chelsea in London, Britain June 23, 2016.]()
Top architect of climate deal warns against Brexit
Climate advocates say Britain leaving the EU is bad news for the climate.
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A peek into the relatively sane climate debates outside the United States
Turns out denial isn't a pre-req for political life elsewhere.
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![Illustration picture of postal ballot papers June 1, 2016 ahead of the June 23 BREXIT referendum when voters will decide whether Britain will remain in the European Union.]()
![Illustration picture of postal ballot papers June 1, 2016 ahead of the June 23 BREXIT referendum when voters will decide whether Britain will remain in the European Union.]()
Britain might leave the European Union. Here’s what that could mean for the climate.
A climate hawk’s guide to the Brexit vote.
