"South Korea unveiled a 48.5 trillion won ($43.2 billion) plan to build the world’s largest wind power plant by 2030 as part of efforts to foster an environmentally-friendly recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic."
"California’s rainy season now starts a month later than it did decades ago, prolonging the state’s destructive wildfire season into November, the American Geophysical Union said on Thursday, citing new research."
"Rich countries must step up with fresh financial commitments to help the developing world tackle the climate crisis, the UN’s climate chief has said."
"China’s re-appointment of veteran climate negotiator Xie Zhenhua -- a key architect of the Paris Agreement and the country’s plan to end carbon emissions by 2060 -- signaled that Beijing is looking to engage the Biden administration on the issue."
"A judge says U.S officials downplayed climate change impacts and other environmental costs from the expansion of a massive coal mine near the Montana-Wyoming border, in a case that could test how far the Biden administration is willing to go to unwind its predecessors’ decisions."
"From petitioning to save forests to raising cash for disaster victims, a growing army of K-pop fans worldwide has emerged as the latest force in the global fight against climate change."
"The Biden administration said on Wednesday it would restart permitting for the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, reversing a Trump administration decision that canceled the process late last year."
"California is "far and away" leading the U.S. shift to electric vehicles, researchers said on Wednesday, as President Joe Biden's new administration steps up its clean energy drive."
"The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 13-4 on Wednesday to advance to the full Senate the nomination of former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) to be secretary of Energy."
"When cities try to figure out the amount of greenhouse gases they emit, they tend to undercount — and not just by a little."
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