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2021 joint report on Multilateral Development Banks’ climate finance

Climate finance committed by major multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose by more than 24% last year compared to 2020, according to this 2021 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’ Climate Finance. The 2021 total financing by MDBs already surpassed the 2025 climate finance goals set at the 2019 United Nations …

Searching for public health law’s sweet spot: The regulation of sugar-sweetened beverages

In May 2012, the New York City Board of Health set a limit of 16 ounces on sugary drinks sold in city restaurants, theaters, and food carts, triggering international media attention and a firestorm of opposition. A majority of New Yorkers viewed the portion cap as a “bad idea”, and …

Rising number of local governments set targets to cut emissions

Twenty local governments, representing areas producing 5 percent of global climate-changing emissions, have committed to targets to cut those emissions, with the majority also setting goals for renewable energy, a platform uniting them said on Thursday. The Compact of States and Regions, launched last September, said more local governments would …

Environmental movement making a real impact in the US, study finds

The environmental movement is making a real difference in the US, according to a new research that shows states with strong green voices have significantly lower emissions of the gases that drive global warming. The study is one of the first to quantify the real impact of green politics on …

Food Trucks In NYC To Ditch Diesel, Go Solar In Attempt To Clean Up City's Air Pollution

For 12 hours a day, Muhammad Islam serves up spicy South Asian cuisine from a metal food cart near New York City’s Wall Street. A diesel-powered generator powers the lights and refrigerator, while a tank of propane keeps the grill warm. Around the city, some 8,000 food trucks and carts …

Space and the city

BUY land, advised Mark Twain; they’re not making it any more. In fact, land is not really scarce: the entire population of America could fit into Texas with more than an acre for each household to enjoy. What drives prices skyward is a collision between rampant demand and limited supply …

Limiting climate change could have huge economic benefits, study finds

Major economies would boost their prosperity, employment levels and health prospects if they took actions that limited global warming to 2c, according to the first analysis of emissions pledges made before the UN climate summit in Paris later this year. Europe has promised a 40% emissions cut by 2030, compared …

Global warming is now slowing down the circulation of the oceans — with potentially dire consequences

Last week, we learned about the possible destabilization of the Totten Glacier of East Antarctica, which could unleash over 11 feet of sea level rise in coming centuries. And now this week brings news of another potential mega-scale perturbation. According to a new study just out in Nature Climate Change …

High air pollution linked to stroke precursor; obesity raises cancer risk

Air pollution has been linked to a dangerous narrowing of neck arteries that occurs prior to strokes, according to researchers at New York Univerity's Langone Medical Centre. The scientists analysed medical test records for more than 300,000 people living in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut. Dwellings, identified by zip …

Could China & India's Air Pollution be behind our Cold, Snowy Winters?

It's March. It's freezing. And there's half a foot of snow on the ground. When is this winter going to end? Many scientists think that climate change might be one cause of this year's "snowpocalypse" in Boston and bitter cold snaps in New York and Washington. But physicists at NASA's …

New York State Changes Plan to Reduce Its Swan Population

In response to public pressure, state environmental officials on Monday released a revised plan to thin out the invasive mute swan population in New York. While emphasizing nondeadly control measures, the new plan would still allow the killing of the birds. The revision comes after a blueprint issued early last …

Sea Levels Along The Northeast Rose Almost 4 Inches In Just 2 Years: Study

Sea levels across the Northeast coast of the United States rose nearly 3.9 inches between 2009 and 2010, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Arizona and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The waters near Portland, Maine, saw an even greater rise -- 5 inches …

Think Of The Money You Could Save If You Stopped Smoking

Saving up for an extravagant vacation? You might want to quit smoking to help pay for it. A new analysis released as part of Tobacco-Free Awareness Week reveals that millions of smokers in the United States may be more likely to drop the habit if they realize just how much …

U.S. Solar Jobs Climb 22% as Clean Power Aids Economic Recovery

U.S. solar companies boosted their employee rolls by 22 percent last year, and now employ 86 percent more workers than they did in 2010, driven by rising demand in the world’s third-largest market. Almost 174,000 people are working in the U.S. solar industry, compared with 143,000 in 2013 and 93,500 …

NY orders plans for protecting Long Island drinking water

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York is directing state conservation officials to write a plan for protecting Long Island drinking water from a plume of contaminants and chemicals from the former military plane manufacturing site in Bethpage. The law signed last week directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to outline …

Flooding could follow heavy snow in western New York

Emergency workers filled thousands of sandbags on Sunday as the area around Buffalo, New York braced for potential flooding as warming temperatures began to melt up to seven feet (2 meters) of snow. Creeks appeared to be flowing smoothly and no flooding had been reported as the sun began to …

Few U.S. states preparing for climate change, study says

Only 14 U.S. states, California among them, have plans to deal with the effects of climate change Online tool shows how U.S. states are preparing -- or not preparing -- for the effects of climate change Fewer than half of American states are working to protect themselves from climate change, …

Despite the UN climate summit, fossil fuel firms are still in for the long-term

More than 300,000 people marched in New York a week ago, with tens of thousands more in cities across the globe. More than 120 heads of state and government convened in New York, renewing their commitment to a global climate deal to be forged next year. France pledged $1bn in …

Cargill in deforestation pledge as part of UN summit

Cargill has made one of the broadest commitments to environmental protection ever by a large agricultural company. The company says it wants to root out deforestation in all of its agricultural supply chains. Speaking to the BBC, Cargill's chief executive Dave MacLennan said that he wanted Cargill to be a …

India to take on twin challenges of fighting poverty, climate change: Javadekar

With a slogan of "Development without destruction", India's message to the UN Climate Change Summit is that it will take on the twin challenges of fighting poverty and climate change. India will have to increase its energy consumption if it is to significantly improve the lives of its people, but …

Chinese Now Emit More Carbon Per Capita Than Europeans

Last year, the people of China emitted more carbon per person than those in the EU, according this year's Global Carbon Budget. The report, updated annually, also found that global emissions jumped 2.5 percent last year and are set to hit a record high of 40 billion tonnes this year. …

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