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Freelance reporter covering environmental stories based in the PNW. Previously with Al Jazeera America in New York City, and Al Jazeera English in Doha, Qatar

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Tag: Union of concerned scientists

Supreme Court’s pause on Clean Power Plan just a ‘speed bump,’ experts say

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Feb. 11, 2016 Despite a Supreme Court decision this week to put … More

al jazeera, barack obama, clean power plan, coal, cop 21, electricity, john coequyt, Ken Kimmell, paris, renee lewis, sierra club, Supreme court, Union of concerned scientists

Historic Paris deal puts globe on path to limit warming to 1.5 C

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Dec. 12, 2015 Climate negotiators in Paris have approved a historic agreement … More

al jazeera, carbon market, carbon trade, climate change, cop 21, environment, francois hollande, Greenpeace, IPCC, marshall islands, migration, paris, renee lewis, sea level rise, tony debrum, treaty, Union of concerned scientists

As UN says world to warm by 3 degrees, scientists explain what that means

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Sept. 23, 2015 As nations around the world prepare to sign a global climate … More

al jazeera, climate change, drought, environment, gavin schmidt, global warming, jason funk, NASA, oxford, ray pierrehumbert, renee lewis, science, Union of concerned scientists, united nations

Scientists: Developing nations outdo wealthier ones on climate pledges

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Sept. 10, 2015 Developed countries “ought to be embarrassed” by less-wealthy nations’ … More

al jazeera, canada, china, climate change, conservation, environment, Ethiopia, forests, land use, morocco, renee lewis, science, Union of concerned scientists, united nations

Exxon knew of human role in climate change in 1981, then funded denial

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / July 9, 2015 Exxon deliberately deceived the public about the human impact on … More

al jazeera, climate change, climate denial, environment, exxon, exxon knew, fossil fuels, global warming, greenhouse effect, renee lewis, Union of concerned scientists

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