Experts predict that the impact of climate change on everything from housing to public health will increase over time. A study from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago estimates that for every degree Fahrenheit increase in average temperatures, the cost to the U.S. economy would increase by 0.7% of GDP. Investors looking … Read more
Activists stage a protest during the United Nations COP29 climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 23, 2024. — Reuters Rich countries raised their climate finance offer for poorer countries to $300 billion on Saturday in the COP29 negotiations, with doubts growing that all countries will walk away happy with the outcome. Negotiators worked … Read more
A man stands next to the logo of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 20, 2024. — Reuters BAKU: The UN climate body on Thursday published new options for the COP29 summit’s primary goal of agreeing how much money rich countries should give poor countries to help them tackle climate … Read more