Name: UNC professor on Biden's plan to address climate change
Uploaded: 2021-01-21T10:26:53-0500
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Description: President Joe Biden is taking swift action on a number of key issues -- including climate change. Angel Hsu, an assistant professor of public policy and the environment at UNC, talks about the potential impact.

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President Joe Biden is taking swift action on a number of key issues -- including climate change. Angel Hsu, an assistant professor of public policy and the environment at UNC, talks about the potential impact.

ABOUT TO BEC >>> PRESIDENT BIDEN IS TAKING SWIFT ACTION ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE, HE REJOINED THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD AND ISSUED A BROAD ORDER TO REVERSE MANY OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION'S POLICIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT. >> THIS ORDER PROTECTS THE NATION BY REVIEWING THE BOUNDERS FOR SEVERAL NATIONAL MONUMENTS, AND TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON ALL OIL AND NATURAL GAS LEASING IN WILDLIFE REFUGE IN THE ARCTIC. >> THESE ARE JUST THE SERIES OF POLICIES THAT ARE EXPECTED. JOINING US NOT TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLICY AND ENVIRONMENT, ANGEL SUE, GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.>> HEY. >> LET'S START WITH THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PULLED OUT OF THAT AGREEMENT WHICH INVOLVES A THING ABOUT 190 COUNTRIES. WE SHOULD POINT OUT IT IS NOT LEGALLY BINDING SO HOW MUCH DOES IT BENEFIT THE U.S. TO REJOIN THE ACCORD? >> IT REALLY IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE WE KNOW THE CLIMATE CHANGE IS A GLOBAL PROBLEM. NOT RELATED TO A SINGLE COUNTRY. SO TO PROTECT THE FUTURE CLIMB AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, WE NEED TO HAVE EVERY SINGLE COUNTRY DOING THEIR PART. >> WE HEARD FROM THE SECRETARY SAY THE PRESIDENT IS AVERSIVE A SERIES OF TRUMP POLICIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH WE MENTIONED. HOW MUCH OF AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT WILL THIS HAVE ON THE BATTLE AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE? >> IT'S REALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE I DID JUST MENTIONED, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAD ROLLED BACK NEARLY 100 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. TO REQUIRING OIL AND GAS COMPANIES TO REPORT METHANE EMISSIONS WHICH IS A POWERFUL GREENHOUSE GAS. SO WE SAW A HUGE TURNAROUND FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN. IN 2018 COME WE HAD 3% SPIKE IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, OF COURSE, THIS PAST YEAR AND BECAUSE OF COVID-19, THE U.S. IS NOWHERE CLOSE TO MEETING THE AGREEMENT. SO FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN, AND REVERSE BUT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAD DONE IT IS HUGE TO ALLOWING US TO COVER THE BASELINE SO WE CAN INCREASE AND REALLY START THE WORK THAT IT WILL TAKE TO THE CARBONIZED THE COUNTRY.>> THE FACT THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SCOFFED AT CLIMATE CHANGE, HOW MUCH DID THAT PUT THE U.S. BEHIND THE REST OF THE WORLD? >> IT REALLY WAS SIGNIFICANT. WE HAVE TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES BY HALF BY 2030 IF WE HAVE ANY HOPE OF CONTAINING THE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE. SCIENTISTS SAY IT IS NEEDED IF WE NEED TO AVOID THE MOST DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THEN WE HAVE TO GET TO ZERO EMISSIONS CAN WE HAVE TO COMPLETELY THE CARBONIZED THE GLOBAL ECONOMY BY 2050 TO MEET THE GOALS. WE SAW THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, WHEN THE U.S.  DID NOTHING ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THAT GOES BACKWARDS AND ALLOWING FOR MORE POLLUTION, FOR MORE EMISSIONS OF CARBON. FOR MORE COAL CONSUMPTION. THAT REALLY HAS SET THE U.S. MUCH FURTHER BEHIND . SOME COUNTRIES HAVE ALREADY MOBILIZED THEIR ECONOMIES AND SET THESE EMISSIONS TARGETS TO MEET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050 INCLUDING CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, 120 OTHER GOVERNMENTS HAVE ALREADY MADE THE GOAL. SO FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN TO COME IN AND HAVE THIS AMBITIOUS GOAL IS REALLY HUGE. >> I WANT TO REALLY TALK QUICKLY ABOUT THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE THAT THEY ARE STOPPING THE PROJECT. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN INVESTED, GOOD MOVE OR BAD MOVE OR DOES IT WORK? >> I THINK IT'S EXCELLENT, IT IS A HUGE WIN FOR INDIGENOUS GROUPS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS THAT HAVE OPPOSE THIS PIPELINE STRUCTURES, ABOUT 1200 MILES FROM ALBERTA, CANADA. IT EXTRACTS FROM THE TAR SANDS WHICH IS MUCH MORE POLLUTING MUCH MORE DAMAGING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. WE DON'T NEED THAT WELCOME WE HAVE PLENTY OF NATURAL GAS WHICH SPANS THE GLOBE. IT IS A HUGE RISK A HUGE STEP FORWARD AND IT WILL BOLSTER A LOT OF CONFIDENCE OF THE OTHER POLICIES THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS PUTTING FORTH ON CLIMATE CHANGE. >> ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT UNC CHAPEL HILL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR

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UNC professor on Biden's plan to address climate change

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I'm meteorologist, Amy Wilma in the WRL severe weather center, we had a dry warm day today, but a cold front is off to the west of us and it arrives tomorrow and brings the potential for some scattered showers and some thunderstorms. It's a pretty potent system today with a level three out of five risk for part of the Midwest. But the severe weather will be moving eastward as this cold front moves eastward as well. And we'll have the risk for severe storms tomorrow. Although the storm energy will not be as high tomorrow as it is today. There's a lot of storm energy west of us today and that's why they have that higher risk for severe storms. But as this system moves closer to North Carolina, it does weaken. We could still have some isolated severe storms but we have weak to moderate energy. We don't have the strong energy that they have west of us today. So it's a level one risk for most of us Friday. This is in the afternoon and evening. So isolated severe storms possible. The biggest threat will be some damaging winds and a potential for some hail as Well, the first half of the day is dry, so no rain worries for the morning commute. But by the time we get to the afternoon and evening, that's when we'll have scattered showers and storms and any of the storms that do form could become severe. And our highest rain chances are right during the evening commute. So about a 40% chance for rain tomorrow as we move ahead to Saturday, only a slim chance for a shower, a 20% chance for rain. But then a decent chance for rain on Sunday, we don't expect storms, but mainly the second half of our Sunday will have some scattered showers and it will be a cooler day. Here's a look at the rain over the weekend again, just a slim chance for rain on Saturday. Otherwise partly to mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low to mid seventies. Sunday morning looks mainly dry with a little bit of rain over some of our southern counties. But then as we head toward the afternoon, a better chance for rain, especially south and east of the triangle. And then during the evening is when some of that rain lifts to the north and includes a good part of the viewing area on Sunday. So the second half of the day certainly looks like the wettest part of the day, still warm Friday with a high of 84. And then we're down into the mid seventies Saturday, high temperatures will be in the low to mid sixties for Sunday and Monday with some chilly mornings, Monday morning and Tuesday morning. Down into the forties, we warm back up next week though. 74 on Tuesday, 78 Wednesday and near 70 for a high temperature on Thursday.

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After 22 years in business, Armadillo Grill on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh has closed.



WE HAVE MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. I'LL SHOW YOU COMING UP. THE LIST OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH BUSINESSES SHUTTING THEIR DOORS IS ARMADILLO GRILL IS THE LATEST TO CLOSE FOR GOOD. >> WRAL'S SEAN GALLAGHER IS IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH TO FIND OUT WITH THIS MEANS FOR THE GLENN WOOD, SOUTH AREA. SEAN, THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO A LOT OF FOLKS. >> YEAH, THIS WAS VERY ABRUPT SO ABRUPT THAT WE'VE SEEN A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE COMING UP HERE TRYING TO GET LUNCH ON THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY'RE MET WITH THIS SIGN ON THE DOOR, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AT THIS LOCATION. NOW, THIS TEX MEX RESTAURANT CALL THE CORNER OF GLENWOOD AVENUE AND TUCKER STREET HOME FOR THE LAST. 22 YEARS. IN A FACEBOOK POST, THE OWNERS SAY CHANGES IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND RISING COSTS ARE WHY THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN THIS LOCATION. IT'S THE LATEST IN A STRING OF STAPLE BUSINESSES RALLY, CLOSING CLOUDS BREWING, SHUT DOWN ITS RALEIGH TAVERN ON WEST STREET EARLIER THIS MONTH IN THE CAPITAL CLUB. 16 IS SHUTTING DOWN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. OUR BELOVED REAL SAID THEY WILL LOOK FOR ANOTHER LOCATION TO SERVE THE RALEIGH COMMUNITY. BUT FOR SHARE MCCRACKEN OF GARDEN SCAPE DESIGNER FOR BUSINESSES AROUND THIS AREA. THIS IS JUST A SIGN OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> IT'S ELEVATING RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO KIND OF ROLL WITH IT. NATURALLY COMING TO AN END AND MAYBE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SPOT THAT'S PERFECT FOR THEM. BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THERE IS A CHANGE GOING ON ON THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. >> AN ARMADILLO GRILL WILL ARE STILL OFFER THEIR CATERING SERVICES HERE AND THEY WILL STILL OPERATE THEIR FLAGSHIP LOCATION IN CARRBORO. BUT RENEE, THAT'S ABOUT 40 MINUTES AWAY RIGHT NEAR UNC CAMPUS. >> WHILE CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE TO DRIVE A LOT FARTHER AND WE WILL SEE WHAT ENDS UP TAKING ITS PLACE. THERE ON GLENWOOD

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