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Meet the U.K. Minister Charged with Making COP26 a Success
COP26, shorthand for the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is in many ways as wonky as it sounds. For two weeks in early November, negotiators from nearly 200 countries will gather in Glasgow to debate the granular details of how best to put the world on…
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson Wants to Make Climate Action Profitable
Around 20% of the world’s 2,000 largest public companies had committed to net-zero targets
Merck Will Allow Other Drug Manufacturers to Produce Its COVID-19 Pill
The Medicines Patent Pool said that it had signed a voluntary licensing agreement for molnupiravir with Merck
Fossil Fuel Companies Are Still Influencing COP26, Despite Losing Their Official Role
Though fossil fuel companies are technically barred from having a formal role at COP26, they will still impact what happens at the talks
Russia Says Climate Change Is a Big Priority. But Its Real Goal at COP 26 Will Be Slowing Down Progress
It will be harder for Russia to decarbonize than almost any other country. It's much easier to delay and derail
China to Start Vaccinating Children Over 3 Years Old as COVID-19 Cases Spread
The news comes as the government pushes to have a largely vaccinated public ahead of the Beijing Olympics in February
Why Flying Carbon Class To COP26 Is More Expensive Than Taking the Train
A version of this story first appeared in the Climate is Everything newsletter. If you’d like sign up to receive this free once-a-week email, click here. In less than two weeks, leaders from 196 countries and around 25,000 delegates, activists and protestors will descend on the Scottish city of Glasgow for the United Nation’s 26th…
Schools and Pediatricians Will Be Key to Biden’s Childhood Vaccine Rollout
Shots for kids 5-11 will be approved as soon as early November
Need a Checkup? Controversial Fitness Company CrossFit Wants to Be Your Doctor
CrossFit CEO Eric Roza would like to know if I have a primary care doctor. When I sheepishly tell him that I do not, he grins. I’ve just helped prove his point that the traditional primary care system, the one rooted in doctor’s offices and hospitals, isn’t working as it should. My lack of a…
It May Be Too Late to Find the Origin of COVID-19. The WHO Is Trying Anyway
Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s still not clear exactly how, where or when the SARS-CoV-2 virus began infecting people. Many experts believe the virus jumped from animal hosts to humans, but researchers continue to investigate the possibility that it escaped from a laboratory. It’s not clear which, if either, of those theories…
What Colin Powell’s COVID-19 Death Says About the Current State of the Pandemic
It's not just a 'pandemic of the vaccinated'
The FDA’s Vaccine Expert Panel Recommends Approval of a J&J Booster for Anyone Who Had an Initial Shot
The expert committee has now recommended booster doses for all three COVID-19 vaccines available in the US