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<title><![CDATA[Umair Irfan  - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/37152.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Umair Irfan ]]></description><category domain="37152">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Clean Energy Could Become a Huge Political Winner]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[You'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve probably noticed that Democrats are'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' talking a lot less about climate change. But connecting clean energy to household bills proved to be a successful way to win voters in the elections across the US on Tuesday.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why It's Taking LA So Long To Rebuild]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-it-s-taking-la-so-long-to-rebuild/ar-AA1IDoh5</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the record-breaking wildfires in Los Angeles in January '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' some of the most'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' expensive and destructive blazes'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in history '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' one of the first things California Gov. Gavin Newsom did was to sign an'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' executive order'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' suspending environmental rules around...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[We've Unlocked a Holy Grail in Clean Energy Storage]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/we-ve-unlocked-a-holy-grail-in-clean-energy-it-s-only-the-beginning/ar-AA1DjhNq</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' use it or lose it.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[9 Stories That Prove Not All Hope Is Lost for Climate Progress]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/climate/391702/2024-hope-climate-progress</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[During the hottest year ever, these moments provided a silver lining.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is FEMA Messing Up? An Expert Weighs In]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/climate/376845/disaster-accountability-fema</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[How to know when a disaster response is going well and when it's going poorly.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Embrace a Surprising 'America First' Approach on Climate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/climate/372665/harris-trump-debate-energy-nationalism-climate</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[The strategy comes at a cost for the planet.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Dems Aren't Talking Much About One of Their Biggest Issues]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/politics/368706/kamala-harris-dnc-climate-change-policy-poll</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[Climate change was a huge issue for Democrats in the 2020 election. Voters care less now.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Great American Natural Gas Reckoning Is Upon Us]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/climate/24055711/lng-export-pause-biden-liquefied-natural-gas-climate-change</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[So, Biden paused LNG exports. Does this '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';' fix climate change?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Case For &amp; Against More Fossil Fuels in Developing Countries]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/23458617/cop27-fossil-fuels-energy-developing-countries-coal-oil-gas-africa-finance</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[Should coal, oil, and natural gas still be part of the answer for the world's poorest in an era of climate change?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[California&rsquo;s Gas Car Ban Will Change How Everyone Drives]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/23320166/california-gasoline-ban-electric-vehicle-car-diesel-climate</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[State regulators are about to vote on a proposal to ban sales of gasoline vehicles by 2035.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Europe Is Burning Like It's 2052]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/23268566/europe-heat-wave-uk-france-canicule-spain-wildfire-record-temperature-climate</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[The extraordinary heat wave in Europe is showing what's possible already, and what lies ahead under climate change.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Air Conditioning Paradox]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/23067049/heat-wave-air-conditioning-cooling-india-climate-change</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[How do we cool people without heating up the planet?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the World Did and Didn't Accomplish at COP26]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/22777957/cop26-un-climate-change-conference-glasgow-goals-paris</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[The biggest climate conference in history was a tiny step toward solving a gargantuan problem.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Fate of the Planet Will Be Negotiated in Glasgow, Scotland]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/22714800/cop26-un-climate-change-conference-glasgow-explained</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here's what you need to know about COP26, the high-stakes climate conference that starts on October 31.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Climate Change: What's the Worst That Could Happen?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/22620706/climate-change-ipcc-report-2021-ssp-scenario-future-warming</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[These five climate scenarios show us what the future of the planet could look like.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Debate Over Covid&rsquo;s Origins May Never Be Resolved]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/22527717/covid-19-lab-leak-debate-natural-spillover-pandemic-prevention</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc, humans still aren't doing enough to prevent the next pandemic.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Biden Could Use Executive Powers to Fight Climate Change]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/21549521/joe-biden-transition-climate-change-senate-runoff</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[10 ways Biden plans to fight climate change, with or without Congress.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why It&rsquo;s So Damn Hot in Australia]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2019/12/30/21039298/40-celsius-australia-fires-2019-heatwave-climate-change</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ocean circulation, years of drought, and climate change are fueling Australia's record heat and deadly fires.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Lawsuits Are Not Going Away]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2019/11/12/20959293/climate-lawsuit-exxon-juliana-sinnok</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[More cities and children are demanding their day in court while key decisions are pending in other cases.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Restoring Nature Is So Important to Limiting Climate Change]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2019/11/6/20883736/climate-change-nature-solutions-ecosystem-restoration</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[Countries have pooled billions of dollars to preserve rainforests and wetlands in developing nations. But they pose thorny political challenges.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Ethics of Having Children in a Warming World]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2019/3/11/18256166/climate-change-having-kids</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, nonprofits, and ethicists are now publicly addressing questions about procreation in the age of climate change.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pay Attention to the Growing Wave of Climate Change Lawsuits]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/2/22/17140166/climate-change-lawsuit-exxon-juliana-liability-kids</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[Kids, farmers, fishermen, cities, and states are suing the fossil fuel industry and governments. Could they win?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pruitt's Legacy: A Toxic Mess of Deregulation and Dysfunction]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2018/7/6/17539834/scott-pruitt-resigns-andrew-wheeler-epa-legacy</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pruitt did lasting damage to the agency, and his replacement, Andrew Wheeler, will pick up where Pruitt left off.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The EPA's Fuel Standard Rollback Will Hurt Clean Carmakers]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2018/4/2/17181476/tesla-epa-fuel-economy-standards</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency is rolling back one of the biggest, most impactful environmental regulations of the Obama era, giving a boost to America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s big three automakers while undercutting a smaller manufacturer with a cult following.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Scott Pruitt Is Very Effectively Slowly Strangling the EPA]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/1/29/16684952/epa-scott-pruitt-director-regulations</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Umair Irfan </author>
							<description><![CDATA[The'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' mandate'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' of the head of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and enforce environmental regulations.Yet since he was'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' confirmed'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' last February, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has worked to stall or roll back this core function of his agency, efforts...]]></description>
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