Science, Tech & Environment
PRI's The World
September 02, 2016
Updated
09/03/2016 - 11:15am
The US and China have just announced their commitment to the Paris climate deal, in a strong push to lead almost 200 countries to pledge to cut carbon emissions. But the future of that tandem climate change approach depends on the outcome of US elections.
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Science, Tech & Environment
The historic Paris climate change agreement just became international law
Agence France-Presse
November 05, 2016
It's the first-ever deal binding all the world's nations, rich and poor, to a commitment to cap global warming caused mainly by the burning of coal, oil and gas.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Obama seeks to cement a climate legacy with China before the US election
PRI's The World
September 02, 2016
Updated
The US and China have just announced their commitment to the Paris climate deal, in a strong push to lead almost 200 countries to pledge to cut carbon emissions. But the future of that tandem climate change approach depends on the outcome of US elections.
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Science, Tech & Environment
As Trump takes office, India remains a question mark in international climate action
PRI's The World
January 19, 2017
India was notably absent from the public chorus of support for the Paris agreement after Donald Trump was elected. The silence has worried experts.
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Two US coal miners, two very different perspectives on the future of coal
PRI's The World
March 29, 2017
Updated
Trump surrounded himself with coal miners when he signed his energy executive order, a very public signal that he was making good on a campaign promise to end the "war on coal." But not all miners agree on the future of their industry.