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A border tax could clean up international emissions — or spark a trade war
Why the Biden administration is considering a climate tariff.
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‘There’s no alternative’: Louisiana’s ambitious plan to stay above water
Louisiana has a $1.5 billion plan to slow sea-level rise and BP is paying for it.
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WATCH: A Just and Sustainable Future – A Live Conversation With Grist
Exploring climate opportunities in 2021.
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The West has a new front in the war over electric cars
A carbon-free future requires a lot of mining. A battle brewing in Nevada shows it won’t be easy.
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Who’s talking about climate change on TV? Mostly white men.
For the fourth year in a row, less than 10 percent of climate guests were people of color.
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Too British for America? Extinction Rebellion is getting lost in translation.
Why the world’s most confrontational climate activist group hasn’t taken off in the U.S. — yet.
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A Midwest pipeline promises to return carbon dioxide to the ground
How conditions become ripe for carbon capture and storage to bloom in the ethanol industry.
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Oil companies want you to think they’re feminist. It’s BS.
Big Oil's tweets rang hollow on International Women's Day.
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The world’s first ‘carbon-neutral’ cargo ship is already low on gas
Shipping giant Maersk announced plans for a green methanol-powered vessel by 2023. But there isn't enough of the fuel to go around.
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Study: Equivalent of COVID emissions drop is needed every 2 years
"Instead of build back better, it is more often a case of build back, whatever."
