Posted on May 18, 2022 I argue that in addition to emission reduction targets, which only take effect after years, countries should also make temperature reduction commitments and start cooling their countries and cities. For example greening of about 1/3 of the EU’s urban areas would reduce urban summer temperatures by 2.5–6°C! In its latest…
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Climate policy under Biden: homework & international rallying
With Biden, the United States can give global climate policy the necessary stimulus, and fill in the political vacuum if it gets its own house back in order. New US President Joe Biden cited climate as one of his priorities. Now that he can have a majority in the Senate with 50 Democratic senators and…