November 13, 2024

CLIMATE CHANGE

New Jersey will issue a drought warning after its driest September and October ever

NPR -   United Kingdom Prime Minister Kier Starmer has announced plans to cut climate pollution by at least 81% compared to 1990 levels by 2035. He made the pledge to fight global warming at the COP29 Climate Summit, which is underway this week. The U.K. plans to reach this goal by investing in climate solutions like wind energy, solar, big batteries and nuclear energy, NPR’s Julia Simon says. Starmer also made an economic argument for the change, saying it is a huge opportunity to invest in U.K. businesses. There hasn't been as much optimism for U.S. leadership at this climate summit, Simon says. President-elect Trump has previously called climate change a hoax.

1 comment:

Greg Gerritt said...

I eem to spend more than a fair bit of time trying to get my local governments to understand that the only real economic chance for RI is to go all in on creating a climate justice economy. They have not gotten it yet, but it appears Starmer is starting to get it.