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[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Earth Day 2024 Google doodle is a climate change reminder  Space.com Source link

For the first time, US public companies will be required to tell investors about their exposure to climate risks and greenhouse gas emissions. On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved requiring US-listed companies to communicate how they are managing material risks related to climate change and how those risks affect their bottom lines. Large companies will also be required to disclose their direct emissions from their operations and energy use, known as Scope 1 and… Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. Kerry, a longtime senator and secretary of state, was tapped shortly after Joe Biden’s November 2020 election to take on the new role created specifically to fight climate change on behalf of the administration on the global stage. Kerry’s departure plans were first reported Saturday by Axios. Kerry was one of… Source link

A media outlet founded by conservative influencer Ben Shapiro paid Google to advertise on search pages questioning whether the climate crisis is real, according to new research from a disinformation watchdog group. The Daily Wire bought ads on search terms over the past year such as “climate change is a hoax” and “why is climate change fake,” meaning that when people Googled these phrases, stories from Shapiro’s outlet were some of the first results that appeared, the research… Source link

A media outlet founded by conservative influencer Ben Shapiro paid Google to advertise on search pages questioning whether the climate crisis is real, according to new research from a disinformation watchdog group. The Daily Wire bought ads on search terms over the past year such as “climate change is a hoax” and “why is climate change fake,” meaning that when people Googled these phrases, stories from Shapiro’s outlet were some of the first results that appeared, the research… Source link

Ram 1500 models are seen on a lot at the Mak Haik dealership on December 14, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) American automakers and consumers are stymieing progress on cutting the carbon pollution that causes climate change, according to the findings from the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2022 Automotive Trends Report. Even though miles per gallon are gradually increasing within each vehicle weight class, the ongoing shift from sedans to trucks and SUVs, which are… Source link

In an article highlighting the impacts of climate change on Alaska and Hawaii, Yahoo News cited information from the University of Maine Climate Reanalyzer that shows temperatures in the upper third of Alaska, located inside the Arctic Circle, have been observed at an average of 11.5 degrees Fahrenheit above normal this month. Aol, WPXI-TV (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), WFTV-TV (Orlando, Florida), WSB-TV (Atlanta,… Source link

Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp issued a warning to CEOs: Ignore climate change at your own peril. “I would say, in any sector, if a CEO isn’t thinking about this, it’s malpractice,” Krupp recently told Yahoo Finance’s editor-in-chief Andy Serwer (video above). He explained that good corporate leaders have always looked ahead to major transformations in the economy, and that is certainly the case with climate change as the world looks to decouple growth from… Source link

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, pictured in November 2021, has spoken out on the bank’s need to harness big sets of data and artificial intelligence across units like asset management.REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon spoke to wealthy clients on a call Tuesday, Yahoo Finance reported. The call touched on various topics, including climate change and the odds of a recession. He said US natural gas production does not conflict with the reduction of greenhouse gas… Source link

Extreme weather events, from droughts to floods, have inflated global food prices beyond the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war — and climate change will only continue to stress crop yields. “The climate is the No. 1 reason why food prices go up,” Sal Gilbertie, president and CEO of Teucrium Funds (CORN), told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “It happens all the time. If you look at the last six or seven times that global grains have risen, all but one — and that would be the Ukraine war… Source link