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It's Earth Day, which means @nytclimate published an absolute flurry of great coverage.
For live updates of President Biden’s ongoing climate summit, start here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/22/us/biden-earth-day-climate-summit 1/x
For live updates of President Biden’s ongoing climate summit, start here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/22/us/biden-earth-day-climate-summit 1/x
Need a refresher on what we know about climate change (and how we know it)? @1juliarosen has a guide for you: https://www.nytimes.com/article/climate-change-global-warming-faq.html 2/x
@bradplumer and @PopovichN took a look at how President Biden’s announcement to cut the United States’ emissions to half of 2005 levels by 2030 compares to other countries goals https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/04/22/climate/new-climate-pledge.html 3/x
To actually reach that target, the United States would need to swap coal power plants for solar and wind energy, expand forests and encourage a massive shift from gas-powered to electric vehicles - via @bradplumer https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/climate/biden-emissions-target-economy.html 4/x
If global carbon emissions are not curbed, the impacts of climate change will devastate communities and ecosystems around the world. In monetary terms, it could amount to $23 trillion in losses for the global economy by 2050, reports @cflav https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/climate/climate-change-economy.html 5/x
As some countries chart paths toward lower emissions, @SominiSengupta looked at how coal power may keep growing in the immediate future, largely driven by investments from China https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/climate/coal-climate-change.html 6/x
“But what about the rainforests?” you ask. Read this story by @catrineinhorn about a new partnership to protect tropical rainforests, led by Britain, Norway, the United States and some of the world’s largest corporations https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/climate/britain-norway-and-the-united-states-join-forces-with-businesses-to-protect-tropical-forests.html 7/x
