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Bill Spindle

Bill Spindle

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Bill Spindle is the Climate and Energy Editor at Semafor

Artists step up in battle against climate change

Artists have an underappreciated role in accelerating the transition to a green economy.
Nigerian art galleryReuters/Seun Sanni

COP27 fails to tackle credibility of carbon credits

Nailing down assurances that claims of emissions cuts are not exaggerated gets kicked to next year.
COP27Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Climate funding deal allows a refocus on cutting emissions

The COP27 summit opened a path for compensating developing countries, but did little to reduce greenhouse gasses.
COP27Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Indonesia set to receive $15 billion to cut reliance on coal

The deal with developed countries is the second such pact after South Africa.
Unloading coal in JakartaReuters/Willy Kurniawan

Heat pumps come to the rescue in Europe’s energy crisis

Sales of the device have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but there’s a shortage of people who know how to install them.
John Szymik, CEO of Octopus Energy ServicesSemafor/Bill Spindle

Carbon offsets get more scrutiny under Kerry’s climate plan

At COP27, climate activists are skeptical of Kerry’s pitch to have big companies buy carbon credits generated by developing countries to help them cut emissions.
U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry at COP27Reuters/Mohammed Salem

COP27 opens with a fight and a possible opening

The focus on compensation for climate damage upends diplomacy after cooperative spirit in Paris agreement.

Climate change alters way of life in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

The residents buffeted by evolving weather patterns shows how global warming will affect every community.

Climate plan’s scale has Biden team scrambling and business worrying

The challenge is implementing the infrastructure package and Inflation Reduction Act to get funds flowing.

U.N. gives world an ‘F’ on efforts to fight climate change

A grim U.N. report calls for a massive step up in climate action.

Inside the plan to keep Europe warm, US pump prices low

Europe continues to wean itself from Russian gas. The U.S. is focused on the next step as the continent moves to end purchases of Russian oil. European insurers and shippers play a key role.

Global climate conference threatens to be a bust

The upcoming COP27 climate conference in Egypt could fail amid disputes between the developed and developing world.