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The recent report released by Energy Secretary Chris Wright on the climate impacts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. has caused quite a stir in the climate science arena. “Outrage,” ...

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It started in April, just after Earth Day, when former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his think tank, the Tony Blair Institute, called for a “radical reset” in the way the world tackles climate ...

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