In Radical Shift, GOP Leaders Actively Embrace Catastrophic Climate Change
If indifference to the dangers of climate inaction by the rich and powerful is a sin, as the Pope has said, how immoral is it for the rich and powerful to actively try to block the entire world from...
View ArticleU.S.-China Relations Show Chilling Signs After Obama Changes Hotel...
The United States' relationship with China has become so strained Obama and other White House staff will not stay at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel due to spying concerns. The post U.S.-China Relations Show...
View ArticleLargest Cities In The U.S. And China Set New Climate Targets
Cities and states from the world's two biggest superpowers just announced new action on carbon emissions. The post Largest Cities In The U.S. And China Set New Climate Targets appeared first on...
View ArticleNew Study Shows Just How Deadly Air Pollution Really Is
Air pollution is deadly, a new study has confirmed. The post New Study Shows Just How Deadly Air Pollution Really Is appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleThis U.S. Lab Just Agreed To Help China Use Even More Renewable Energy
A partnership between a U.S. lab and the world's largest utility is a good sign for carbon reductions. The post This U.S. Lab Just Agreed To Help China Use Even More Renewable Energy appeared first on...
View ArticleApple’s Chinese App Store Hacked Just Before U.S. And China Talk Cyber Security
Giving CEO Tim Cook the perfect segue to bringing up cybersecurity relations with China's president this week. The post Apple’s Chinese App Store Hacked Just Before U.S. And China Talk Cyber Security...
View ArticleChinese President Details Wide-Ranging Carbon Pollution Pledge At White House
These commitments -- some new and some old -- seriously damage the common argument that the U.S. should not act to cut carbon pollution until China does. The post Chinese President Details Wide-Ranging...
View ArticleA Medical Breakthrough Made Possible By Ancient Chinese Remedies Just Won A...
"Tu revisited the ancient literature and discovered clues that guided her in her quest." The post A Medical Breakthrough Made Possible By Ancient Chinese Remedies Just Won A Nobel Prize appeared first...
View ArticleThe Most Pressing Questions About The Trans-Pacific Partnership
It might actually be time to start paying attention to the free-trade deal heading to Congress. The post The Most Pressing Questions About The Trans-Pacific Partnership appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleWhy Ending China’s One-Child Policy May Be Too Little Too Late
As Feng Wang of the Brookings Institution put it, “The era of uninterrupted supplies of young, cheap Chinese labor is over.” The post Why Ending China’s One-Child Policy May Be Too Little Too Late...
View ArticleFrance And China Announce Major Climate Action Agreement
Four weeks before the United Nations climate change conference in Paris, China and France agree to review progress on emissions cuts every five years. The post France And China Announce Major Climate...
View ArticleWhy The News Of China’s Underreported Coal Consumption Won’t Derail A Climate...
The bad news is that China has been underreporting its coal use. The good news is that it's finally starting to come clean. The post Why The News Of China’s Underreported Coal Consumption Won’t Derail...
View ArticleAs Paris Climate Talks Kick Off, Beijing Issues Its Highest Smog Alert Of The...
Beijing and New Delhi are engulfed in pollution. The post As Paris Climate Talks Kick Off, Beijing Issues Its Highest Smog Alert Of The Year appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleNew Charts Show The Downward Spiral Of Chinese Coal Use
China’s coal use appears to have peaked back in 2013. Here's why coal is in a downward spiral in China while renewable energy is soaring. The post New Charts Show The Downward Spiral Of Chinese Coal...
View ArticleChina’s Coal Cuts Are Driving A Plateau In Global Carbon Emissions
2015 is headed toward the first drop in CO2 emissions during a period of economic growth. The post China’s Coal Cuts Are Driving A Plateau In Global Carbon Emissions appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleWhat It’s Like To Live In Beijing Under Hazardous Levels Of Air Pollution
At least a third of the population of China breathes air deemed “unhealthy” by U.S. standards -- air that kills as many as 1.6 million people every year. The post What It’s Like To Live In Beijing...
View ArticleChina Isn’t Approving Any New Coal Mines For The Next 3 Years
The recent announcement is yet another sign that China, the largest coal producer and consumer in the world, is increasingly distancing from its largest energy source. The post China Isn’t Approving...
View ArticleSanders Blasts Trump On Weird Climate Change Claim
Sanders just laughed at the Republican frontrunner. The post Sanders Blasts Trump On Weird Climate Change Claim appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleThe Mystery Of The Disappearing Book Publishers
Five booksellers have gone missing since October. All of them worked for a publishing company that printed books critical of Chinese leaders. The post The Mystery Of The Disappearing Book Publishers...
View ArticleWe Might Have Finally Seen Peak Coal
"Peak coal is coming sooner than expected," as Goldman Sachs told its clients recently. The post We Might Have Finally Seen Peak Coal appeared first on ThinkProgress.
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