EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Azerbaijan Is Expected to Host the U.N. Climate Summit in 2024" [9]

"The next United Nations climate change summit appears set to take place in Azerbaijan, a spokesman for the country said Saturday, resolving a bitter, monthslong political standoff over which nation should host the talks in 2024."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 12/11/2023
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"L.A. County Aims To Collect Billions More Gallons Of Local Water By 2045" [16]

"Over the next two decades, Los Angeles County will collect billions more gallons in water from local sources, especially storm and reclaimed water, shifting from its reliance on other region’s water supplies as the effects of climate change make such efforts less reliable and more expensive."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [13]
California [20]
Source: LA Times [21], 12/11/2023
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Trump Slams Kerry In Wild Town Hall, Insisting Climate Change Not A Problem [22]

"Former President Donald Trump didn’t shy away from echoing his adamant denial of climate change during a town hall Tuesday in Iowa hosted by Sean Hannity."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Science [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: HuffPost [25], 12/11/2023
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"Election-Year Rules Could Span Coal Dust To California Owls" [26]

"The Biden administration aims to complete an ambitious set of energy and environment-related rules as it navigates the tumult of a presidential election year."

Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: E&E News [28], 12/08/2023
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Canada’s Plans To Crack Down On Greenwashing Don’t Go Far Enough: Advocates [29]

"A new federal government proposal to crack down on corporate greenwashing in Canada doesn’t go far enough to stop the oil and gas industry from using misleading marketing tactics, two environmental advocacy groups have argued."

Activism [30]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [31]
Science [23]
Public [13]
Canada [32]
Source: The Narwhal [33], 12/08/2023
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U.S. Supports ‘Largely’ Phasing Out Fossil Fuels, Kerry Says at COP28 [34]

"John Kerry, President Biden’s special envoy for climate change, said on Wednesday that the United States supported a phaseout of fossil fuels, his clearest statement yet on America’s position on one of the most intractable issues under debate at the United Nations climate talks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
International [14]
Source: NYTimes [35], 12/07/2023
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Activists Say Their Voices Are Stifled By Increasing COP28 Restrictions [36]

"This year’s United Nations climate talks may have seen record numbers registered to attend, but activists who have spent years demonstrating at the annual event say their space to voice their demands is shrinking year on year."

Activism [30]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [31]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [37], 12/07/2023
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"Al Gore Slams COP28 Climate Summit Host UAE, Says Its Emissions Soared" [38]

"Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the UAE - host of the COP28 climate summit - saying its position as overseer of international negotiations on global warming this year was an abuse of public trust."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [39], 12/07/2023
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"Who Could Host COP29 And Why Is There A Deadlock Over The Venue?" [40]

"There's an unprecedented deadlock at this year's COP28 U.N. climate summit over who will host next year's event."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Europe [41]
Source: Reuters [42], 12/07/2023
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"At Tribal Summit, Biden Says He’s Working To ‘Heal The Wrongs Of The Past’" [43]

"President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he signed an executive order that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding, and have greater autonomy over how to spend it."

Environmental Justice [44]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [45]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: AP [46], 12/07/2023
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"House Backs GOP Bill To Block EPA Rule On Tailpipe Pollution" [47]

"House Republicans approved a bill Wednesday to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [48]
Economy & Business [49]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Transportation [50]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: AP [51], 12/07/2023
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"Air France, Lufthansa And Etihad Ads Banned For Misleading Claims" [52]

"Adverts from Air France, Lufthansa and Etihad have been banned by the UK’s ad regulator due to concerns they have misled customers about the environmental impact of air travel."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [31]
Transportation [50]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [53], 12/06/2023
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"Chevron, Exxon Opt Out Of Funding COP28 Methane-Reduction Fund" [54]

"Six major oil companies each contributed tens of millions of dollars to a grant fund meant to help state-owned rivals cull the release of super-warming methane emissions, but Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. didn’t join in."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: https://worldoil.com/news/2023/12/4/chevron-exxon-opt-out-of-funding-cop28-methane-reduction-fund/ [55], 12/05/2023
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Alaska Tribal Council Greenlit Gold Mine. Some Tribal Members Aren’t Happy [56]

"People in Alaska’s rugged Interior have long known the hills surrounding the Native Village of Tetlin hid gold. As tribal member Kevin Gunter grew up, his elders told him such riches should be left alone. Nothing good would come of digging them up, they warned. Now, Gunter fears what might happen as an open-pit mine comes to his tribe’s land."

Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Natural Resources [18]
Pollution [57]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [58]
Source: Grist [59], 12/05/2023
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"Why Some Experts Say COPs Are ‘Distracting’ And Need Fixing" [60]

"The yearly get-togethers are a critical centerpiece for international climate action. But critics say they have outlived their usefulness and are due for an overhaul."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Grist [61], 12/05/2023
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