This digest provides a selection of recent news articles relating to climate change and other environmental issues. Click on the title to read the full article from its original source.
By Wyatt Myskow (Inside Climate News)
Building more regional infrastructure to distribute electricity in the West could help states more affordably meet their clean energy goals, a new study found. And they could turn hefty profits selling power out of state.
By Nina Lakhani (The Guardian)
Trees have multiple benefits in urban areas which include cleaner air, improved physical and mental health, water conservation, increasing wildlife habitat, CO2 storage and sequestration and lower temperatures through shade.
By Dan Gearino (Inside Climate News)
Overall sentiment is positive, but swings toward negative for people living close to the largest projects.
By Nicole Jao and Shariq Khan (Reuters)
White House senior adviser John Podesta said the new task force will focus on addressing carbon leakage, carbon dumping, and emissions associated with upstream manufacturing and production.
By Aatish Bhatia (New York Times)
In 2023, global levels of the greenhouse gas rose to 419 parts per million, around 50 percent more than before the Industrial Revolution.
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