Climate Change

Total Accused of Campaign to Play Down Climate Risk From Fossil Fuels"

"The French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies was aware of the link between fossil fuels and rising global temperatures 50 years ago but worked with other oil majors to play down the risks for at least three decades, according to internal company documents and interviews with former executives."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/25/2021

"Biden Crafts a Climate Plan B: Tax Credits, Regulation and State Action"

"After losing the centerpiece of his climate agenda just a week before heading to a major global warming summit, President Biden intends to make the case that the United States has a new plan that will still meet its ambitions to sharply cut greenhouse gases that are warming the planet."

Source: NYTimes, 10/25/2021

"Greenpeace Chief Warns Of ‘Greenwashing’ at UN Climate Talks"

"The head of environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday warned against efforts by countries and corporations at the forthcoming U.N. climate talks in Glasgow to “greenwash” their ongoing pollution of the planet."

Source: AP, 10/22/2021

"La Niña Weather Pattern Likely to Prolong Western Drought, NOAA Says"

"For the second year in a row, the climate pattern known as La Niña has developed in the Pacific Ocean, which will likely prolong the severe drought in much of the Western United States this winter while bringing some relief to Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, government forecasters said Thursday."

Source: NYTimes, 10/22/2021

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