Category: climate

Banks’ Trillions in Climate Financing Pledges Are a Bailout Hazard, Experts Warn

News Analysis Trillions in financing pledged by banks to climate change projects present an unprecedented gamble that could end up in potentially the largest government bailout ever seen, warned several experts on environmental policy and investment. Many of the world’s largest banks have recently made pledges to direct trillions in investments to projects meant to…


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Arizona’s audit of over two million ballots has been paused until Monday, ten Republican Attorneys General led by Louisiana have filed a lawsuit against President Biden’s climate order, and every branch of government is called upon address the unprecedented border surge.


Chinese Regime Cannot Be Trusted on Climate Pledges: GOP Lawmakers

As Chinese Leader Xi Jinping made his first appearance with President Joe Biden at the White House’s virtual global climate summit on April 22, Republican lawmakers are warning his administration against cooperating with Beijing on climate change. Citing the regime’s long track-record of breaking its promises, they say the Chinese regime cannot be trusted to…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 22)

Senate Republicans officially propose an infrastructure plan that’s less that half the cost of President Joe Biden’s plan, 20 state Attorneys General urge President Biden not to expand the Supreme Court, and Biden announces an ambitious goal at a two-day virtual climate summit.


Trudeau Pledges to Cut Emissions by 40-45 Percent by 2030

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising Canada will slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 percent within the next decade. The cut applies to 2005 emission levels. The new target is higher than the 36 percent reduction the government says it can achieve under existing measures by 2030, and the 30 percent goal…


Biden Pledges to Cut US Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half by 2030

President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. Biden will officially announce the new target during a virtual summit with 40 world leaders, including the heads of China and Russia, the White House announced. The new target essentially doubles the previous goal, established…


Xi to Attend Biden’s Climate Change Summit in First Meeting of Two Leaders

BEIJING—Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since the advent of the new U.S. administration. Biden has invited dozens of world leaders to join the two-day virtual summit starting on Thursday, after bringing the…


How Far Can China-US Climate Cooperation Go?

Commentary The U.S. President’s special envoy for climate change, John Kerry, ended his trip in Shanghai. The international community is concerned about the outcome of the China-U.S. cooperation on climate issues, especially whether the U.S. government will be fooled by the Chinese regime. Xi Jinping Doesn’t Care About Climate Issues Kerry visited several countries, including…


US, China Agree to Cooperate on Climate, Beijing’s Actions Are Key

The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon emitters, have agreed to cooperate on climate change with seriousness and urgency, according to a joint statement issued on April 17. “This [the cooperation] includes both enhancing their respective actions and cooperating in multilateral processes, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and…


US, China Agree to Cooperate on Climate

The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon emitters, have agreed to cooperate on climate change with seriousness and urgency, according to a joint statement issued on April 17. “This [the cooperation] includes both enhancing their respective actions and cooperating in multilateral processes, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and…