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The energy crises roiling Europe and China — and beyond
Data: FactSet; Chart: Axios Visuals Energy crises in Europe and China are spilling into economic forecasts, supply chains and beyond. Driving the news: Europe has…
Americans’ concern about climate hits all-time highs
After disaster-filled summer, a record number of Americans are concerned about global warming, according to a new poll from the Yale Program on Climate Change…
Ford’s big plans to turbocharge the electric car industry in the U.S.
Ford Motor Company’s new $11 billion manufacturing plan, the biggest component of which will sit just outside Memphis, is part of a much bigger effort…
‘Blah, blah, blah’: Greta Thunberg lambasts leaders over climate crisis
Exclusive: Activist says there are many fine words but the science does not lie – CO2 emissions are still rising Greta Thunberg has excoriated global…
Ford’s big plans to turbocharge the electric car industry in the U.S.
Ford Motor Company’s new $11 billion manufacturing plan, the biggest component of which will sit just outside Memphis, is part of a much bigger effort…
Ford’s big plans to turbocharge the electric car industry in the U.S.
Ford Motor Company’s new $11 billion manufacturing plan, the biggest component of which will sit just outside Memphis, is part of a much bigger effort…
House Democrats uniting around bipartisan infrastructure package
House Democrats started Monday to coalesce around a deal to pass President Biden’s signature Build Back Better infrastructure package, with progressive opposition weakening and House…
Social Democrats’ win in Germany could shake up Europe
BERLIN — Angela Merkel’s political farewell was spoiled Sunday night when the Social Democrats (SPD) narrowly claimed victory in Germany’s elections, just four years after…
Laurene Powell Jobs invests $3.5 billion in new climate-action group
Laurene Powell Jobs, president of Emerson Collective, is investing $3.5 billion in her new climate-action group, the Waverley Street Foundation — all to be spent…
Paraguay on the brink as historic drought depletes river, its life-giving artery
Severe drought that began in late 2019 continues to punish the region while experts say climate change and deforestation may be intensifying the phenomenon In…
German elections: After close result, jockeying to replace Merkel begins
Data: Preliminary results from German Federal Returning Officer; Chart: Sara Wise/Axios Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) pulled off a come-from-behind victory in Sunday’s elections, 10 seats…
China’s cryptocurrency ban clouds the dream of decentralized finance
China’s latest move to ban cryptocurrency shows how tough it will be for the technology to deliver on its backers’ vision of disruptive, decentralized change….
German election: Social Democrats narrowly beat Angela Merkel’s bloc
BERLIN — The center-left Social Democratic Party (SDP) clinched a narrow victory in Germany’s historic federal elections on Sunday, just four years after suffering its…
German election: Exit polls show close race to succeed Angela Merkel
BERLIN — Exit polls from Sunday’s German elections showed the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) slightly ahead of the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) in a tight…
Conservationists push centrists to back Biden’s climate agenda with $4 million ad buy
The League of Conservation Voters and Climate Power are aiming another $4 million worth of ads at centrist House Democrats, urging them to support the…
Scoop: Centrists back $3.5T package
Two of the nine House centrists who demanded Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) bring the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill to the floor by Monday are…
German election: Exit polls show close race to succeed Angela Merkel
BERLIN — The first exit poll from Sunday’s German elections shows the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) and the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) in a dead…
Battleground Baltimore: The fraught past and future of violence reduction
Group Violence Reduction Strategy has its first meeting During the first Group Violence Reduction Strategy meeting on Monday, Sept. 20, Mayor Brandon Scott acknowledged the…
Canada’s big, fat, expensive, nothing-burger election
The past month has been filled with anxious predictions and endless punditry concerning Canada’s snap election, which was called by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
China deems all cryptocurrency transactions illegal
China’s central bank declared on Friday that all cryptocurrencies are illegal, banning crypto-related transactions and cryptocurrency mining, according to Reuters. Why it matters: China’s government…
U.S. friends in Latin America are turning to China
The U.S. is losing Latin America to China without putting up a fight, Ecuador’s ambassador to Washington told Axios, laying bare her frustrations with early…
U.N. Climate Conference President On ‘Last Best Chance’ To Combat Global Warming
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Alok Sharma, president of the United Nations climate change conference COP 26, which is set to take place in Glasgow…
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