In climate news, a new study in the journal Nature finds melting of the Antarctic ice sheet will cause global sea levels to rise by more than eight feet — even if nations meet their emissions reduction goals under the Paris climate accord.
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a bill to phase out all gas-powered cars by 2035. Meanwhile, a new Oxfam report finds the wealthiest 1% of the world’s population is responsible for emitting twice as much greenhouse gas as the poorest half of humanity.