As the COP26 is over, many people have given their two cents on the summit leaving two ends of the spectrum up for analysis. One, the young environmentalist Greta Thunberg, who believes the real work continues outside these halls; and the other, my colleague, Nithya Balakrishnan, who believes that decision-makers are appreciating the need to […]
Five years on, some signs that Paris climate accord is working
Scientists and diplomats say the outlook for mid-to-late century is not as gloomy as it was when the historic 2015 Paris climate accord was signed. New York: The forecast for global warming is looking a little less bleak in the long term, but not so rosy in the short term. With numerous countries pledging to […]
Trump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants
The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation’s electrical grid off coal-fired power plants and their climate-damaging pollution. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, signed a replacement rule that gives states leeway in […]
Ex-aide reveals how Barack Obama won over PM Modi on Paris climate deal
Obama used race, personal chemistry, Jan 26 visit according to his former top personal and national security aide Benjamin Rhodes. WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama made an exceptional use of his race, went out of his way to develop a personal chemistry with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and moved the State of the […]
Struggling US Polysilicon Producers Are a Forgotten Casualty in the Solar Trade War With China
Polysilicon production, once dominated by America, has been taken over by China. It’s a direct consequence of tariffs and failed negotiations In January, Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office next to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and delivered a verdict thesolarindustry had anticipated for months: A 30 percent tariff would be levied on imported […]