Climate Change

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…

TL/DR - The U.S. Commerce Department and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have allocated $1 million to enhance Arctic climate data collection, particularly in Alaska, which is warming faster than any other U.S. region. The funds come from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and will be used to gather grant proposals from…

TL/DR - The article features former Vice President Al Gore discussing the ongoing climate crisis and potential solutions. Gore argues that a powerful network of political and financial influence, including oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron, is obstructing the path to resolving the issue as they condition the political space to continue…