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The article discusses the rising global backlash against pro-climate policies, where various political movements oppose climate action and question the need for major changes to combat climate change. This backlash is fueled by concerns about economic disruption and the potential costs of transitioning to cleaner energy sources. Populist politicians are using this skepticism to their advantage, and this partisan divide on climate change is undermining effective climate policy.

The article discusses preparation being made by the America First movement for second term for former president Donald Trump. Topics discussed include work of America First Policy Institute (AFPI) and the Heritage Foundation on policies and personnel implemented if Trump were to be re-elected, plan of pursuing industrial policies, lower taxes and attack work need to government benefits, and administration of Trump to aim to shift environmental policies focusing on end of war on fossil fuels.

The article explores the potential for carbon removal to become a trillion-dollar industry, highlighting the development of direct air capture (DAC) plants, the growth of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, and the role of government action in supporting the industry.

The article focuses on different methods of pricing carbon dioxide emissions, emphasizing the challenges and discrepancies in determining the social cost of carbon. Topics include the notion of the social cost of carbon, its influence on policy decisions and carbon-pricing schemes, and the limitations and economic feasibility of alternative approaches such as carbon removal (CDR) markets.

The article discusses the efforts by California to become a global leader on climate policy. Also cited are how the worldwide energy shortage prompted U.S. President Joe Biden to support the drilling of more oil, the sharp increase in the price of petrol in the U.S., particularly in California due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and California's plan in protecting people against droughts and fires, improving public-transit infrastructure, and electrifying transport.

The article discusses challenges to the environmental policies of the administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Topics explored include the relationship of Lula with the Brazilian Congress which tend to affect his environmental plans, the political influence maintained by the agribusiness lobby, and the failure of state-owned petroleum company Petrobras to obtain an offshore oil exploration.

The article highlights the importance of compliance with the Paris climate target agreement in light of the climate crisis in 2021. Topics discussed include the aim of the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming to below two degrees Celsius, impact of a two-degree-Celsius warming on small-island states, 420 million people and Arctic ice cover, and implication of the failure of governments to enact the announced environmental policies to address climate change.

The article discusses the issues tackled by attendees to the annual United Nations (UN) climate summit in Egypt, particularly on how and how much should polluting countries should pay the poorer ones for the climate change-linked damages they experience. Also cited are the refusal by other countries to stop their use of fossil fuels, and their adoption of the 'polluter pays' principle of environmental regulation.

The article discusses the effectiveness and criticisms of carbon pricing as a means to combat climate change. It discusses topics such as the expansion of carbon-pricing schemes worldwide, concerns regarding the aggressiveness and equity of these schemes, and the evidence of their impact on emissions and the economy. It further suggests that recycling revenues and using national carbon prices may help address the criticisms and make carbon pricing more effective.

The author reflects on how to stabilise the global climate, particularly on stopping electricity generation from generating fossil-fuel-derived emissions. Also cited are the importance of greening and expanding the electricity grids worldwide to address climate change, and the challenges in advancing green electricity projects like limited investments and planning regulations.

The author reflects on the key role to be played by powerful countries in mitigating climate change. Also cited are the accomplishments by countries to address the issue like agreeing that rich countries should pay poor ones for climate-related damages, and how the cooperation of China and the U.S. could pave the way for meaningful climate change mitigation programs.

The article discusses the challenge for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to balance environmental protection with economic growth. Topics covered include the reduction of greenhouse gases by 2030, the establishment of a national standard for pricing carbon emissions, and approval of the expansion of the Trans Mountain petroleum pipeline. Also mentioned are wedge issues involving the pros and cons of oil extraction and the oil industry's role in Alberta's wealth.

The article reports on the efforts by Nigel Farage to call for a referendum on the net zero carbon-reduction policy of the British government on his GB News show. According to Farage, the policy will result in increased energy bills and pricey electric cars. Also cited are how Brexit bound Great Britain to the Paris climate agreement, and the claim by some Tory voters that the threat of climate change is exaggerated.

In the article, the author discusses the rise of unpopulism in the Conservative Party of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Also cited are Johnson's alleged misplaced criticism of Labour Party chief Keir Starmer as a mere lawyer despite the positive image of lawyers in the country, and the issues on culture war and environmental policy.

The article focuses on international efforts to limit emissions of greenhouse gases and the impact that Donald Trump's election as president of the U.S. will have on environmental policies. It states Trump's promise to abolish the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and end the United Nations agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions is unlikely to happen. It talks about increased use of solar and wind power by China and other developing countries and economic factors against coal power.

The article looks at environmental conditions and environmental policy in China in areas including air pollution, water pollution and water supply, and energy production. Topics include trends in China's carbon dioxide emissions in the context of concern about global climate change and its intensive use of coal for electricity production.

The article discusses impact on President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro's popularity from rising cases of COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon rainforest fire, and scandals in Brazil. Topics discussed include criticism of Brazil's environmental vandalism; ideological agenda of Bolsonaro involving expanding of gun access; and need for Bolsonaro to balance economic reforms.

The article reports on the efforts by Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso to protect the marine environment, including his cooperation with his counterparts in Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. Also cited are Lasso's expansion of the marine reserve at Galapagos islands by 50%, the ban on fishing within the protected areas, and Lasso's plan to boost oil production and mining projects to drive economic recovery.

The author reflects on the efforts by countries to help mitigate climate change, particularly in the European Union (EU). Topics include the EU's flawed labelling system or taxonomy that aims to promote environmentally sustainable activities like the installation of heat pumps to the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge, and the main purposes or jobs of capitalism or the capital markets.

The author offers opinions on forests and forestry. The role forests play in ecology, particularly their absorption of carbon dioxide and emission of oxygen and preservation of biodiversity, are seen as vital to the world's environment. The effects of deforestation are deplored. A need is seen for governments to place a higher priority on preserving forests.

The article presents an overview of the science of climate change and global warming. It addresses the uncertainties which are necessarily involved in any scientific study of such complex phenomena. It also emphasizes the large body of knowledge on these topics which is regarded as relatively well understood and uncontroversial by most scientists. The impact of scientific predictions on environmental policy is also addressed.

The article discusses economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions projections for India as of 2015 in relation to comparisons to China. Topics include a target for carbon emissions mitigation set by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, environmental problems and climate change impacts affecting India, and factors involved in India's energy security. The economic role of renewable energy development is addressed.

The article discusses the impact of climate changes including Supercyclone Amphan and the need for more and better climate-adaptation policies and societies must prepare for impacts. Topics include Bangladesh's policies regarding adaptation to climate risks such as cyclone shelters, new rice varieties and floating farms; how businesses need to look at their vulnerabilities to climate change; and a study which found that parts of the tropics could become too hot to sustain human life.

The article discusses the ongoing battle faced by German electric utilities company RWE with environmentalists. Topics covered include the standoff between the German police and activists protesting against coal mine expansion in Hambach forest, a lawsuit filed by a Peruvian farmer against RWE for its contribution to climate change, and the company's vow to become carbon neutral by 2040.

The article presents an outlook for the economy of India. The administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has experienced environmental, educational and administrative challenges affecting the economy. The government has introduced policies in connection with laws for protecting the environment, including stricter vehicle-emissions standards. The country's poor educational outcomes has been attributed to low government spending on education.

The article focuses on common debt launched by European Union (EU) that came under Next Generation EU and mentions that European Semester dictates the budget fit of the government with the spending rule of EU. Topics discussed include countries and companies that fall in line on issues of online privacy, EU-level matter concerning the environmental policy and issues of slashing emissions.

The article focuses on the disconnect between Paris and semi-rural outer areas of the Île-de-France region in terms of environmental policy. Topics discussed include the claim of La Chapelle-en-Vexin Mayor Joëlle Valenchon that the area is not close to Paris, challenge facing Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo of appealing to voters in the outer areas, and role of different geographical interests in the failure of efforts to merge the administrative structures governing Paris and the region.

The article reports on the growing authority of the European Commission under the presidency of Ursula von der Leyen as of May 2021. Other topics include how the commission gained power during a crisis like its authority as proto-treasury, the proposal by former German leader Angela Merkel to give the commission a bigger role in health care, and the commission's leading role in environmental policy.

The article examines efforts in Brazil to prevent the deforestation of rain forests in the Amazon River region of the country. Environmental policies and laws enacted by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following his election in 2003 are discussed. The use of information generated from artificial satellites to measure deforestation is discussed. Improved ranching methods reducing the need for deforestation are examined.

The article examines public opinion and political attitudes towards biodiversity. Increased concern for protecting biodiversity and an increase in environmentalism as a social movement are discussed and largely attributed to increased knowledge of how biodiversity contributes to the welfare of human beings.

This article reports on environmental policy in Australia in 2011. The article discusses Australian environmentalism related to climate change, natural disasters like droughts and storms, and natural resources. Information is also provided on climate change skepticism, flood control, and agriculture.

This article reports on the success of the carbon market, which allows industries to buy and sell carbon dioxide credits. The purpose of setting up the market was, first, to establish a price for carbon and, second, to encourage efficient emissions reductions by allowing companies which would find it expensive to cut emissions to buy credits more cheaply. It has had some success on both counts. INSET: Irrational incandescence.

The article discusses Greece and Italy were forced to live like ants, with strict rules on spending and often economic reforms. It mentions that European Union (EU) member states have agreed to rip up spending rules to cope with the economic wreckage caused by covid-19; and Berlin, Germany has burst through its "black zero" rule, that insists on a balanced federal budget. It also mentions that countries are spending on environmental policy.

The author focuses on climate policy which proves in part of countries that benefited from carbon into cash and mentions bloc orchestrated pledge to net neutral in carbon emission by 2050. Topics discussed include green party which stands in way of package of environmental legislation, European Union (EU's) ability to bring in private investment, and decision to phase out nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster forced the country to burn carbon.

Awareness of China's environmental problems is rising among policymakers at the highest level--reflected in a new package of right-sounding initiatives like a "green GDP " indicator to account for environmental costs. There is some cause for optimism, not least an influx of foreign technology and capital. But progress on pollution is unlikely to be as rapid or uniform as the government and environmentalists desire. Water and waste pollution is the single most serious issue. Pan Yue, deputy head of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), calls it "the bottleneck constraining economic growth in China". According to Mr Pan, the catastrophe on the Huai river that killed fish and wildlife occurred because too much water had been taken from the river system, reducing its ability to clean itself. Others say that numerous factories dump untreated waste directly into the water. According to the World Bank, China has 16 of the world's 20 most polluted cities. Estimates suggest that 300,000 people a year die prematurely from respiratory diseases. The main reason is that around 70% of China's mushrooming energy needs are supplied by coal-fired power stations. Combined with the still widespread use of coal burners to heat homes, China has the world's highest emissions of sulphur dioxide and a quarter of the country endures acid rain. In 2002, SEPA found that the air quality in almost two-thirds of 300 cities it tested failed World Health Organisation standards. Adding it all up, the World Bank concludes that pollution is costing China an annual 8-12% of its $1.4 trillion GDP in direct damage, such as the impact on crops of acid rain, medical bills, lost work from illness, money spent on disaster relief following floods and the implied costs of resource depletion.

Discusses diminished prospects for the Kyoto accord to cut greenhouse gases, because of the opposition of United States President George W. Bush. Troubles facing the Kyoto accord even before Bush took office; Bush's opposition to regulating carbon-dioxide emissions; Tension between the European Union and the United States regarding environmental policy.

The article reports on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) release of a policy that would prohibit the agency from using studies backed by confidential data when drafting environmental regulations. Topics discussed include EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's decision to remove scientists affiliated with universities from the agency's scientific advisory committee, the secret science underpinning environmental regulation, and the allegations that scientists are using fabricated data.

Focuses on the problem of air pollution in the world's developing countries. The exaggeration of the problem as more people use cars and manufacturing firms continue to belch out pollution; How rich countries fear that environmental problems in poor areas may end up affecting them; Discussion of trends in global warming and acid rain; The underemphasized problem of indoor air pollution; How populations are affected by these issues.

Focuses on pollution problems in developing countries. Why the conventional wisdom that concern for the environment is a luxury only the rich world can afford is wrong; How the environmental problems of developing countries differ from those focused on by industrialized nations; How solving the problems of contaminated water and polluted air need not hurt economic growth.

Considers the reluctance of the United States to make commitments on important environmental issues pertaining to greenhouse gas emissions as of October 1997. Relative statements made by US President Bill Clinton as part of the so-called White House Initiative on Global Climate Change; The lobbying efforts against restrictive measures by a large segment of US business.

Examines how companies that take the environment seriously are finding that they are changing their management style. Management changes; Example of Geneva Steel; Companies that are building links with each other; Title III of the 1986 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act and its impact on companies; Importance of the environmental audit; Examples of General Motors, Union Carbide, and others.

Reports that the next obligation on companies will be to consider the impact of their product on the environment, during and at the end of its life. Possible shifts in product goals; Pressure for change; Steps for companies to take, including cutting packaging and recycling; Examples; Strategies of companies such as McDonald's, Heinz, and BMW.

The article discusses the incoming director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Scott Pruitt and the U.S. President Donald Trump's attitudes towards the EPA, including Pruitt's lawsuits against the EPA. The sewage and pollution in the Anacostia River in Virginia and Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) are discussed. Environmental policies of the Trump administration are also discussed.

The article reports on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's success in securing the support of most provinces for a national carbon-pricing scheme. Topics discussed include Canada's withdrawal from the Kyoto accord in 2011, the need for each province to impose a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade scheme by 2018, and the country's national emissions target by 2030.

The article looks at the environmental policy of California which started with its emission-reduction efforts and the establishment of its greenhouse-gas regulatory program, as of June 2019. Topics discussed include the state's dedication to environmentalism including its high standards for energy efficiency, views of Governor Gavin Newsom on the state's climate change policy, and the benefits from its California Environmental Quality Act including progress in public-works projects.

The article focuses on Jason Kenney, conservative leader of Alberta and a formidable opponent to Justin Trudeau, the Liberal prime minister of Canada. Topics discussed include the national climate-change plan that Trudeau created in 2016 with eight of Canada's ten provincial leaders, opposition from some provinces to Trudeau's plans and opposition of environmentalists and some indigenous groups to an oil pipeline that would pass through Alberta and British Columbia.

The article comments on a draft rule introduced by of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reverse a 2015 rule on wetlands and ephemeral streams issued by the administration of President Barack Obama. The draft rule would protect 18 percent of streams and 51 percent of wetlands. President Donald Trump has made a promise to farmers as part of the rollback. The EPA's rationale for the rule change is discussed.