Katy Daigle

@katydaigle

Climate & Environment Editor @Reuters.

Washington, DC

Joined December 2009

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Nov 24

Developing nations blast $300 billion #COP29 climate deal as insufficient. By ⁦@KateAbnett⁩, ⁦@ValerieVolco⁩, ⁦@KarinStrohecker⁩ & ⁦@GloriaDickie⁩ - reuters.com/sustainability…

katydaigle's tweet card. Some delegates lambasted wealthy nations for not doing more.

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · May 13

US House targets big climate, clean energy rollbacks in budget proposal - reuters.com/sustainability…

katydaigle's tweet card. U.S. House lawmakers laid out plans on Monday to phase out clean energy tax credits, slash spending on electric vehicles and renewable energy, and claw back other climate-related funds as part of the...

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · May 13

Exclusive: FEMA cuts emergency training as hurricane season looms - reuters.com/business/envir…

katydaigle's tweet card. The training cutbacks could leave storm-prone communities less prepared.

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Apr 21

Climate non-profits anticipate fight with Trump over US tax status. By ⁦@ValerieVolco & ⁦@VirginiaFurness⁩ - reuters.com/sustainability…

katydaigle's tweet card. U.S. non-profit organizations that focus on climate change are getting ready to fight a possible move by the Trump administration to revoke their tax exemptions as soon as this week.

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Apr 21

As Trump eyes coal revival, his job cuts hobble black lung protections for US miners. By ⁦@ValerieVolco⁩ - reuters.com/business/world…

katydaigle's tweet card. Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that allowed him to buy a home with his wife Stephanie and hunt and fish in his...

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Apr 15

High UK visa costs deter international scientists and engineers - reuters.com/world/uk/high-…

katydaigle's tweet card. It took Ed Roberts over a year to find a senior scientist to work at his cancer research laboratory in Scotland, a delay he blames on high UK visa costs that made it harder to attract international...

Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Mar 4

Over 1,000 protest NOAA scientist layoffs in Colorado - reuters.com/markets/commod…

katydaigle's tweet card. "I was in church yesterday and I wept for my country," said former U.S. Congressman David Skaggs who organized the protest. "We need to take a deep breath and gather our courage and stand up for what...

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Feb 28

Trump's firings at US weather agency will put lives at risk, scientists say - reuters.com/world/us/trump…

katydaigle's tweet card. Scientists and researchers are warning that the Trump administration's firing of hundreds of workers at NOAA, the agency that provides the U.S. government's weather forecasts, will put American lives...

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Jan 24

Michael Bloomberg steps in to help fund UN climate body after Trump withdrawal - reuters.com/sustainability…

katydaigle's tweet card. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy arm said on Thursday it will provide funding to help cover the U.S. contribution to the U.N. climate body's budget, filling a gap left by...

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Jan 22

Trump's Paris climate exit will hit harder than in 2017 - reuters.com/world/trumps-p…

katydaigle's tweet card. A second U.S. withdrawal from the world's primary climate pact will have a bigger impact - in the U.S. and globally - than the country's first retreat in 2017, analysts and diplomats told Reuters.

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Jan 22

Trump's climate withdrawal creates rare discord with Big Oil - reuters.com/world/us/trump…

katydaigle's tweet card. U.S. oil and gas producers are thrilled that President Donald Trump wants to encourage domestic energy development but say his decision to withdraw the United States from international climate...

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Jan 10

2024 was the first year above 1.5C of global warming, scientists say - reuters.com/business/envir…

katydaigle's tweet card. Global temperatures in 2024 exceeded 1.5 Celsius above the pre-industrial era for the first time, bringing the world closer to breaching the pledge governments made under the 2015 Paris climate...

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Nov 25

Business seeks details in face of mixed #COP29 climate messages. By ⁦@JessopReuters⁩, ⁦@KarinStrohecker & ⁦@VirginiaFurness⁩ - reuters.com/business/busin…

katydaigle's tweet card. Deals on finance and carbon markets could lead to billions more dollars flowing around the business world.

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Nov 25

Contentious #COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges. By ⁦@ValerieVolco⁩, ⁦@rich_reuters⁩ & ⁦@KarinStrohecker⁩ - reuters.com/business/envir…

katydaigle's tweet card. When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he...

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Nov 25

Countries remain divided as fifth U.N. plastics treaty talks begin. By ⁦@ValerieVolco⁩ & Joyce Lee - reuters.com/business/envir…

katydaigle's tweet card. Previous talks ended without an agreement to cap plastics production.

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Nov 24

Takeaways from the #COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan - reuters.com/sustainability…

katydaigle's tweet card. This year's U.N. climate summit delivered a deal on climate finance two days past deadline, after two weeks of tense negotiations.

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Nov 24

Explainer: #COP29 - How does $300 billion stack up? By ⁦@KarinStrohecker⁩ & ⁦@JessopReuters⁩ - reuters.com/business/envir…

katydaigle's tweet card. Here are some ways of understanding what that sum is worth.

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Nov 24

COP29 agrees deal to kick-start global carbon credit trading. By ⁦@VirginiaFurness⁩, ⁦@KateAbnett & ⁦@JessopReuters⁩ - reuters.com/sustainability…

katydaigle's tweet card. The agreement hinged on how to ensure credibility in the system.

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Nov 23

How big fossil-fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad. By ⁦@ezzmeldin⁩ & ⁦@ValerieVolco⁩ - reuters.com/business/envir…

katydaigle's tweet card. It helps rich nations to say they're meeting their reduction goals.

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Katy Daigle@katydaigle · Nov 23

Russia's claim of emissions in annexed Ukraine regions draws protests at #COP29. By ⁦@ValerieVolco⁩ - reuters.com/world/europe/r…

katydaigle's tweet card. Russia has included the territories it occupies in Ukraine in its recent greenhouse gas inventory report to the United Nations, drawing protests from Ukrainian officials and activists at the COP29...

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