NYT > Climate and Environment What Can the Worldβs Top Court Do About Climate Change? By: Marlise Simons 2 December 2024 at 05:02 SummarizeKey MomentsThe International Court of Justice, the United Nationsβ highest judicial body, is beginning landmark hearings on global warming. Hereβs a guide. Β© Cesar Rodriguez for The New York TimesMexicoβs Valle de Bravo reservoir this year. The court has been asked what obligations governments have to protect the worldβs climate system.
NYT > Climate and Environment The Clean Energy Boom in Republican Districts By: Austyn Gaffney 21 November 2024 at 15:45 SummarizeKey MomentsTrump has said heβll repeal President Bidenβs climate law, but one North Carolina district shows how hard unwinding multibillion-dollar projects could be. Β© Mike Belleme for The New York TimesConstruction of a new battery factory being built by Toyota in Liberty, N.C., part of a major investment in the area funded in part by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
NYT > Climate and Environment What Trumpβs Return Could Mean for Animals By: Emily Anthes and Catrin Einhorn 20 November 2024 at 14:44 SummarizeKey MomentsA second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests. Β© Erin Schaff/The New York TimesCaribous graze near ConocoPhillips oil pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska. During his first term, President Trump moved to open up the stateβs Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development.