The level of carbon now in the atmosphere hasn’t been seen in 12 million years, Harvard scientist James Anderson warned, and this pollution is rapidly pushing the climate back to its state in the Eocene Epoch, more than 33 million years ago, when there was no ice on either pole. Forbes
The book that helped launch the green movement highlighted the damage caused by pesticides. BBC
We can’t adapt to perils we can’t foresee. So we need to cut greenhouse gas emissions now. New York Times
Companies and governments are gaining new powers to follow people across the internet and around the world, and even to peer into their genomes. The benefits of such advances have been apparent for years; the costs — in anonymity, even autonomy — are now becoming clearer. New York Times
Economists have workable policy ideas for addressingclimate change. But what if they’re politically impossible? New York Times
Investors are finally paying attention to climatechange — though not in the way you might hope. New York Times
By pressuring China and India to end or sharply reduce oil purchases from Iran and Venezuela, American officials are seeking to cut off a key economic lifeline for what the administration considers to be two rogue nations that threaten the stability of the Middle East and Latin America. New York Times
As the West burns, the South swelters and the East floods, some Americans are starting to reconsider where they choose to live. New York Times
The New York Times sent a climate policy survey to the 18 declared candidates. They all want to stick to the Paris Agreement. Beyond that, they diverge. New York Times
The redacted version suggests that Donald Trump is his own worst enemy . The Economist
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