But no country has come close to matching the scale and tenacity of China’s support. The proof is in the production: In 2022, Beijing accounted for 85 percent of all clean-energy manufacturing investment in the world, according to the International Energy Agency....
Replacing the average diesel bus would generate a benefit of $84,200 per bus, split nearly evenly between health and climate effects. Such a replacement would cut 181 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per bus and reduce childhood deaths and asthma cases from diesel emissions, the researchers conclude....
Rotten Bananas in a Scorching India Expose Climate's Food Cost | India wastes more food than almost any other country partly because of spotty refrigeration. Climate change is making the problem worse (www.bloomberg.com)
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The Push to Control Plastic Waste in New York: What to Know | As plastic continues to fill landfills and oceans, city and state leaders are backing state legislation to curb it. (www.nytimes.com)
How China Pulled So Far Ahead on Industrial Policy (www.nytimes.com)
But no country has come close to matching the scale and tenacity of China’s support. The proof is in the production: In 2022, Beijing accounted for 85 percent of all clean-energy manufacturing investment in the world, according to the International Energy Agency....
13-year-old rape victim has baby amid confusion over state's abortion ban (abcnews.go.com)
How Free School Meals Went Mainstream | Over the past decade, many more schools started to offer free meals to all children, regardless of family income. (www.nytimes.com)
The Maldives faces existential threat from a climate crisis it did little to create. We need the world’s help now (www.theguardian.com)
Trump’s Post-Verdict Playbook: Anger and Retribution, Regardless of the Outcome: Former President Donald J. Trump has a history of attacking investigators, blaming President Biden & seeking vengeance (www.nytimes.com)
Cutting forests for solar energy ‘misses the plot’ on climate action (news.mongabay.com)
Arizona Senate Republicans Pass Bill to Prevent Climate Action (climate.law.columbia.edu)
La evidencia del cambio climático - NASA Ciencia (ciencia.nasa.gov) Spanish
Un cráter gigante en Siberia revela el pasado de Rusia (www.nytimes.com) Spanish
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Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe | Russian military intelligence, the G.R.U., is behind arson attacks aimed at undermining support for Ukraine’s war effort (www.nytimes.com)
Research puts dollar figure on climate savings from electric school buses | A substantial portion of the half-million school buses in the United States are “highly polluting old diesel vehicles” (wapo.st)
Replacing the average diesel bus would generate a benefit of $84,200 per bus, split nearly evenly between health and climate effects. Such a replacement would cut 181 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per bus and reduce childhood deaths and asthma cases from diesel emissions, the researchers conclude....
City Hall Aide Is Cooperating With Corruption Investigation Into Adams (www.nytimes.com)
Douglas fir die-off in Southern Oregon gives a glimpse into the future of West Coast forests | It’s one example of how our changing climate is affecting forests in the region. (www.opb.org)
Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it. A new Republican governor is taking aim at the state’s coastal protection agency. (wapo.st)
Trump Tells Libertarians to Nominate Him, and Mocks Them When They Boo (www.nytimes.com)