Climate Change

TL/DR - During the first presidential debate, Joe Biden and Donald Trump clashed over their economic policies, with a particular focus on inflation reduction. No specific details were given in the article regarding the content of the argument. The source of this information is MDJOnline.com. Trump and Biden Face Off Over Economic Strategies:…

TL/DR - Vermont has become the first US state to pass a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for damage caused by climate change. The legislation will affect companies involved in the extraction of fossil fuels or the refining of crude oil attributable to over 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions between 1995 and 2024. The…

TL/DR - A majority of Americans do not believe that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Biden in 2022, has had much impact on climate change, according to a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs and Research. Just 16% of respondents believe the IRA has helped combat climate change, while 30%…

TL/DR - A Vanderbilt study emphasizes the significance of household actions in reducing carbon emissions, with data from 2021 showing households account for around a third of U.S. CO2 emissions. The researchers concluded that a small proportion of funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 and Inflation Reduction Act…