Category: climate

GOP Asks Biden to Reverse ‘Anti-American Energy Policies’

In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, Republicans are asking the executive to reverse his “anti-American energy policies” in order to increase domestic energy production and meet the demands of Americans as gasoline and food prices continue to rise. Since taking office, Biden has distanced his administration from almost every policy endorsed by President…


Ideology, Not Market, Driving Coal Decisions: Australia Resources Minister

MELBOURNE—Global regulators, banks, and investors are making ideological rather than market-based investment decisions around coal, which will still have solid demand in the coming decades, Australia’s Resources Minister Keith Pitt told Reuters on Thursday. Pitt’s National Party, a junior member of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s governing coalition that represents many Australians in coal-producing districts, has…


Climate Considered a “First-Order Risk” in the Financial System: Expert

Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor of the independent Reserve Bank has said that the climate is now considered a first-order risk to the Australian finance sector at CFA Australia Investment Conference on Oct 14. “Most Australian financial institutions now recognise climate as a risk,” he told the conference. He also added that in recent years in…


Climate Change Considered a ‘First-Order Risk’ in Financial System: Expert

Guy Debelle, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia has said that the climate is now considered a “first-order risk” to the Australian finance sector at CFA Australia Investment Conference on Oct 14. “Most Australian financial institutions now recognise climate as a risk,” he told the conference. He also added that in recent years…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Oct. 7)

President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for private businesses will soon be enforced, Pfizer’s seeking emergency-use approval to vaccinate children as young as five, and Senate Democrats insist that bold climate plans remain in the Build Back Better plan.


Top US Utility Providers Cut Power to Nearly One Million Homes Despite Receiving Huge COVID Tax Bailouts: Report

Some of the top utility providers in the United States cut off power to customers across the nation despite receiving tax bailouts through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. In September, The Center for Biological Diversity’s Energy Justice Program and BailoutWatch released its “Powerless in…


Can We Really Model Climate Change?

Commentary Hardly a day goes by when we are not assailed by claims of doom and gloom over “climate change,” with some well-known politicians warning us that our world will cease to exist as we know it by 2035 (a short 14 years from now!). Just a few weeks ago, representatives of the government blamed…


Australian Govt Campaigns to Fight Climate Criticism

The Australian government is launching a campaign to show off its emissions reductions efforts amid accusations the nation isn’t doing enough to tackle climate change. The public communications campaign, “Making Positive Energy,” seeks to highlight Australia’s climate-focused policies and achievements. “We’re committed to actively supporting practical, long-term solutions to reduce emissions, but we know Australians…


Analysis: Biden’s Lofty Climate Goals Collide With Political, Economic Reality

President Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to restore U.S. leadership in the global fight against climate change and followed up with a dizzying number of executive orders and lofty targets to slash emissions. But nine months into his presidency, political, legal, and economic obstacles have forced his administration to make several moves in support…


Republicans, Democrats Fight Over $20 Billion ‘National Climate Bank’

Lawmakers on the House Committee on Energy & Commerce sparred over billions in funding “relating to air pollution,” defined to include carbon and carbon dioxide, with the many climate- and environment-related provisions including new electric vehicle incentives as well as $20 billion toward a “greenhouse gas reduction fund,” which Republicans called a “National Climate Bank.”…