Environmental Politics

Nations Strike Climate Deal, but World Remains Far From Limiting Warming

"GLASGOW — Diplomats from nearly 200 countries on Saturday struck a major agreement aimed at intensifying global efforts to fight climate change by calling on governments to return next year with stronger plans to curb their planet-warming emissions and urging wealthy nations to “at least double” funding to protect poor nations from the hazards of a hotter planet."

Source: NYTimes, 11/15/2021

Lukashenko Warns Europe: Sanction Us Again And We Could Cut Gas Supply

"Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko opened another potential front against Europe on Thursday, threatening to choke off gas supplies amid a deepening crisis that has brought migrants surging to E.U. borders and Western leaders planning to retaliate with more sanctions."

Source: Washington Post, 11/12/2021

"Regan Seeks Industry Backing for Methane Rule to Overcome GOP"

"The EPA’s plans to regulate methane emissions from oil and gas operations will need industry support to stick in case Republicans take over Congress after the 2022 midterm elections, EPA administrator Michael Regan told Bloomberg Law Wednesday in Glasgow."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/11/2021

"Cop26 Draft Text Annotated: What It Says And What It Means"

"The draft text is the most important document that will emerge from the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow. Unlike the last major climate conference, in Paris in 2015, what emerges here will not be a new treaty, but a series of decisions and resolutions that build on the Paris accord."

Source: Guardian, 11/11/2021

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