Maine has met the first of its four climate goals by reducing gross greenhouse gas emissions by 30% from 1990 levels, well ahead of its 10% goal by 2020, but it has a long way to go to meet a 45% cut by 2030.
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Climate records keep getting shattered. Here is what you need to know.
Making sense of the run of climate extremes may be challenging for some. Here’s a look at what scientists are saying.
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A fast-warming Gulf of Maine is rising faster than ever
The gulf is warming 3 times faster than the global average and rising about 2.5 times faster in recent years than it has over the last century, according to the Maine Climate Council.
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UN chief wants a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies, calling them ‘godfathers of climate chaos’
The burning of fossil fuels – oil, gas and coal – is the main contributor to global warming caused by human activity.
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New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating
The report also said Earth is likely to reach the point in 4.5 years that it can no longer avoid crossing the internationally accepted threshold for warming: 2.7 degrees F.
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Climate change likely to bring rewards – and risks – for Maine farmers
Warming temperatures and a longer growing season will benefit agriculture in the state, but pathogens, pests and extreme weather also are likely to accompany the milder winters, according to the Maine Climate Council.
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Climate change is already affecting Mainers’ health, doctors say
The most direct link between climate change and public health in Maine can be found between warming temperatures and heat-related illnesses and diseases spread by ticks that no longer die off in winter.
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Falling EV sales are upending banker climate strategies
A slowdown in EV adoption has potentially huge implications for the energy transition.
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Climate resilience commission starts work in lucrative port: Stonington
The newly formed panel aims travel around Maine to identify storm-ravaged communities whose needs do not fit neatly into federal disaster relief categories.
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It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees
Other factors have contributed to the die-off, including drought, forest fires and logging that deprives the primates of water, shade and the fruit they eat.