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PublishedSeptember 26, 2021
Owners of Maine’s carbon-sponge forests asked to do more to blunt climate change
Two separate efforts are underway to maximize carbon absorption, one for smaller landowners and the other for forest industry heavyweights.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2021
Markets that pay woodland owners to store carbon are complex, controversial
Maine, the nation's most heavily forested state, has been an early participant in so-called carbon offset markets.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2021
EPA rule sharply limits hydrofluorocarbons, gases used as refrigerants
The new rule is intended to decrease U.S. production and use of HFCs by 85 percent over the next 15 years, part of a global phaseout designed to slow global warming.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
UN tells world leaders to do more to fight climate change
Leaders heard pleas Monday to make deeper cuts of emissions of heat-trapping gases and give poorer countries more money to develop cleaner energy and adapt to climate change.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
More emissions reduction needed to avoid ‘catastrophic’ climate path, U.N. says
A report on all the national commitments submitted by signatories of the Paris climate accord until July 30 found that they would result in emissions rising nearly 16% by 2030, compared with 2010 levels.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
Biden, world leaders push climate action, vow methane cuts
'We have to act and we have to act now,' the president says, speaking on a White House set with virtual arrays of solar panels in the background and a wall of other global leaders listening on screens.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
Democrats call oil giants to testify at climate change hearing
The lawmakers say there is a long-running, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2021
Climate change, logging collide – and a forest shrinks
Critics of federal forest management say that in their fervor to do something about climate change, officials are allowing the removal of too many older trees that can actually better withstand fire.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Climate change could force 200 million people to move by 2050
A World Bank report has found climate change could create migration hotspots unless urgent action is taken to reduce global emissions.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2021
Maine’s climate is getting more volatile. Is your home ready for it?
Maine's climate isn't just getting warmer – it's becoming more extreme and unpredictable. Now is the time to make your home more resilient, experts say.
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