Wyoming, nation's top coal mining state, promotes climate-friendly plans | 60 Minutes - CBS News
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Wyoming, nation’s top coal mining state, promotes climate-friendly plans | 60 Minutes Wyoming is the nation’s top coal mining state, but Republican Gov. Mark Gordon is a leading voice on climate-friendly energy projects. Amid pushback, Gordon has set a net-negative emissions goal.
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Talks are well underway in preparation for the next major international meeting on climate change, 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in the United Arab Emirates.
Much like last year’s COP27, finances — specifically, aid to developing nations — will be at the center of conference deliberations.
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