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Here’s how the Glasgow climate talks failed
At most every climate conference, including this year’s in Glasgow, world leaders talk a big game, but then fail to deliver a final agreement that can actually ward off catastrophic levels of global warming. Why?
Southwest Airlines commits $10 million to Yale University to support climate change initiatives
Southwest Airlines announced a $10 million commitment to Yale University’s Center for Natural Carbon Capture to research technological advancements and find new solutions to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions.
With first official ordinance, Mayor Wu divests Boston from fossil fuels
Wu said the ordinance was “making history for the city of Boston, and really setting the tone for the rest of the country.”
Space junk spreads, creating risk of no-go zones for satellites
The Russian missile test that shattered a dead satellite this week highlights a growing threat of space debris just as companies such as SpaceX and Boeing Co. make plans to launch as many as 65,000 commercial spacecraft into orbit in coming years.
World fish stocks are in worse state than expected, study says
The world’s fish population is in a dire state, with about half of assessed stocks being overfished. A tenth of fish stocks worldwide are on the brink of collapse, reduced to 10 percent of their original size, the study shows.
Biden’s historic climate spending bill includes incentives for clean energy projects, electric vehicles
The Build Back Better act, which the House of Representatives advanced on Friday, would result in chart-topping investments to reduce carbon pollution. Yet its passage by the Senate is far from promised.
You can’t make it up: Last night’s lunar eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 28 minutes
On the night the Patriots defeated the Falcons, the world witnessed a lunar eclipse that lasted 3 hours and 28 minutes.
Beyond divestment: Massachusetts’ pension fund may soon be used in the fight against climate change
The board that oversees Massachusetts’ state pension fund is considering becoming a shareholder activist, pushing all companies in which it invests to take climate action.