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The Climate Recap
Montana KIDS beat STATE in CLIMATE lawsuit!
Scorched Europe battles deadly fires. Turkey shuts shipping lane | ReutersMore than 100,000 people have been evacuated over 3 weeks from flooding in Pakistan | NPRLethal fires in Peru Andes | AP NewsCanada’s Northwest Territories declares emergency due to wildfires | ReutersPortland hits August record of 108 amid extreme Pacific Northwest heat wave | The Washington PostHow climate change shaped California’s first tropical storm in decades | E&E NewsAntarctic ice melt may have killed thousands of emperor penguin chicks | CBC‘We’re changing the clouds.” An unintended test of geoengineering is fueling record oce...
2023-09-01
14 min
The Climate Recap
FIRST nuclear plant joins US grid in 30 YEARS!
Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate crisis, scientists show | The GuardianIs the Atlantic Ocean current system AMOC nearing collapse? Probably not – but scientists are seeing troubling signs | CBS NewsIndia pauses plans for new coal plants for five years to focus on renewable energy | PBSCanada releases framework to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies | ReutersBritain commits to hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licenses | ReutersRishi Sunak’s family firm Infosys signed $1.5 bil deal with BP | The NationalNew Biden Rule Would Make Energy Companies Pay More To D...
2023-08-08
13 min
The Climate Recap
Amazon deforestation DROPPED!
Extreme weather: What you need to know about the global heatwave | Al Jazeera‘It’s really cool’: Visitors flock to Death Valley amid soaring heatwave | NBC NewsHistorically bad heat wave isn’t close to over: 5 maps to make you sweat | The Washington PostChildren lost in flooding as US endures extreme weather, from smoke up North to heat in the West | AP NewsFlash floods rage in Vermont, New York; 50 rescued by shift boat | ReutersAs China struggles with heat, flooding and drought, employers are ordered to limit outdoor work | AP NewsDeadly M...
2023-07-27
10 min
The Climate Recap
Lab-grown meat hits restaurants!
World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3 | ReutersMultnomah County in Oregon Sues Fossil Fuel Companies Over Heat Dome | The NYTimesSupreme Court rejects Navajo Nation’s water rights trust claim | ICT NewsBiden administration announces $7 bil in residential solar grant program | The HillFord Gets $9.2 Bil to Help US Catch Up with China’s EV Dominance | BloombergFirst ‘lab-grown’ meat approved by US regulators | The HillNew carbon accounting rules target ‘greenwashing’ | PhysPortugal to swap $153 mil Cape Verde debt for nature investments | ReutersPortugal doubles 2030 goals for solar and hydrogen...
2023-07-12
09 min
The Climate Recap
UN protects the high seas!
Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here’s why there is so much smoke | AP NewsCanada’s wildfires are part of our new climate reality, expert officials say | The GuardianPeru battles record dengue fever, in a warning of the warming world | The Washington PostEl Nino is officially here, scientists say | SpaceChinese cities break heat records, stressing electricity grid | ReutersTexas power use break records in heat wave this week, grid operators say | ReutersScotland records hottest day so far as heatwave hits | BBCIndi...
2023-06-29
14 min
The Climate Recap
Wind overtakes gas in the UK!
US, EU lawmakers push depose UAE’s Jaber from climate talks | ReutersBreakthrough Colorado River deal reached, outlining big water cuts for the next three years | The LA TimesSupreme Court erases protections for most wetlands | E&E NewsOil drilling project near mouth of Amazon River rejected by Brazil’s environment regulator | AP NewsBrazil’s Lula summons ministers as Congress seeks to dilute environmental powers | ReutersWind is main source of UK electricity for first time | BBCSpain powered itself with renewable energy for nine straight hours | Interesting EngineeringSource...
2023-06-01
08 min
The Climate Recap
Sweden found a huge rare earths deposit
Mexico bans solar geoengineering after rogue experiment | Climate Change News‘It’s time to start suing’: States tee up next WOTUS war | E&E NewsHSBC’s secretive loan to a coal company bulldozing a village | The Bureau of Investigative JournalismGas Stoves Back Under Scrutiny With New US Limits Proposed | BNA NewsGas industry hires Democrats to win support of liberal voters | The Washington PostDeSantis keeps heat on gas stoves issue, proposing tax exemption | The HillEnergy transition funding spikes | AxiosRenewables Projected to Soon Be One-Fourth of US Electricity | Inside C...
2023-02-10
21 min
The Climate Recap
The ozone layer is healing!
California contends with flooding, power outage as severe storms batter the state | CBS NewsLake Tahoe snowpack levels nearly 250% above normal | Fox40Low water levels have created an energy crisis at the world’s largest dam | The Washington PostSatellites watch Europe get hit by most severe winter heatwave ever | SpaceOzone layer may be restored in decades, UN report says | BBCWE QUIT | Extinction Rebellion UKPublic Order Bill: The British government wants to hand police unprecedented powers to handle protestors. Human rights activists say it’s an affront to democracyGerm...
2023-01-19
19 min
The Climate Recap
Was 2022 a good year for the climate?
Did world leaders and trends do the climate crisis any favors in 2022?Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/2022-Mitigation-Recap-724d1131fa1e4be0b51c44afb28a8c06Youtube- https://youtube.com/beckisphereTikTok @beckisphereInstagram @theclimaterecapPatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere
2023-01-12
19 min
The Climate Recap
LA bans new oil wells
Global renewable capacity set to double over next five years, says IEA | ReutersUS utilities to triple battery storage capacity in 2025 - EIA | ReutersUK coal mine approval sparks global fury and hypocrisy claims | Climate Change NewsOnshore wind rules to be relaxed after Tory revolt | BBC‘Burn everything’: Poland chokes on the smog of war | ReutersEU agrees new law to kick deforestation out of supply chains | EuractivAlberta regulator withholding list of dangerous oil and gas sites | The NarwhalFederal data: Kansas oil spill biggest in Keystone history | AP News...
2022-12-14
20 min
The Climate Recap
Greta sues Sweden
Meta tops list of US corporate solar adopters with 3.6 GW, more than Amazon and Apple combined: SEIA | Utility DiveEvidence grows of forced labour and slavery in production of solar panels and wind turbines | The GuardianSwedish activists sue state over its climate policies | AP NewsGreta Thunberg, 600 others sue Sweden for climate inaction | Al JazeeraPuerto Rican towns sue Big Oil under RICO alleging collusion on climate denial | ReutersScholz welcomes Qatar LNG deal as ‘building block’ for German energy security | ReutersNetherlands reportedly set to forcibly close 3,000 farms to comply with EU m...
2022-12-05
18 min
The Climate Recap
COP27 Week 2 Recap: Did anything get done?
How much got done at COP27, the big UN climate conference in Egypt in mid-November? What ended up being on the final agenda? Listen to COP27 Week 1's recap first to gain more context.Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/COP-27-Week-2-aebc7cc0bbab4824b9415e622a251ef4Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere
2022-11-30
23 min
The Climate Recap
South Africa plans to switch from coal straight to clean energy
Flash floods in Australia’s southeast cut off inland towns | Reuters‘Rain bursts’ over Sydney have intensified by 40% over the last two decades, research finds | The GuardianWarmest Armistice Day ever for England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland | The GuardianStudy: Extreme heat is responsible for hundreds of deaths in Texas prisons | GristWorld has nine years to avert catastrophic global warming, study shows | The Washington PostWorld’s biggest carmakers to build 40 mil more vehicles than 1.5ºC climate target will allow | The GuardianMethane emissions from 15 meat and dairy companies rival those of...
2022-11-21
26 min
The Climate Recap
COP27 Week 1 Recap
What's the backdrop of this year's conference? And what got done on week 1?Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/COP27-week-1-0acdb4cd349941568aa6c4c4cd97ed15Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere
2022-11-16
20 min
The Climate Recap
Big Ag companies agree to regenerative agriculture pledge
UNESCO finds that some iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050 | UNESCOClimate risks and rewards for the global workforce | AxiosReport: Countries need an impossible amount of land to meet climate pledges | GristProtected areas provide thermal buffer against climate change | Science AdvancesThe staying power of fossil fuel subsidies | AxiosCorporate climate action lags pledges | AxiosBig food companies commit to regenerative agriculture, but skepticism remains | NPRIntroducing a $25,000 car that makes fuel from the sun | AxiosUK Energy Supplies: Wind Farms Generate Record Electricity as Temepreature Dips | Bloomberg
2022-11-08
19 min
The Climate Recap
Lula win's Brazil's presidential race!
Chad declares state of emergency as floods affect 1 mil people | ReutersStorm Nalgae: floods and landslides in Philippines kill at least 72 | The GuardianClimate crisis fuelling unseasonably warm October in UK and Europe | The GuardianClimate-warming methane emissions rising faster than ever, study says | The Washington PostCO2 emissions growth slows way down | AxiosEnergy crisis sparked by Ukraine war to speed up green transition, IEA | ReutersClimate pledges to date are not enough to meet Paris targets | AxiosCOP27: Climate Change threatening global health - report | BBCMost children will...
2022-11-01
17 min
The Climate Recap
Italy's new PM Meloni wants climate change to be a right-wing issue
Southeast Australia braces more rain residents told evacuate | ReutersCyclone lashes Bangladesh, killing nine flooding low-lying areas | ReutersRoslyn Moves Inland and Breaks Up After Lashing Mexican Coast | The NYTimesNew fossil fuels ‘incompatible’ with 1.5ºC goal, comprehensive analysis finds | Carbon BriefAustralia signs up to global pledge cut methane emissions by 30% | ReutersFrance becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty | The GuardianLandowners call for scrapping of plans to ban solar energy from England’s farmland | The GuardianUK’s Lloyds ditches project finance new oil and gas fields | Reuters
2022-10-28
17 min
The Climate Recap
Russia uses emissions counting to claim territory
Amount of ocean heat found to be accelerating and fueling extreme weather events | The GuardianIncreasing Hurricane Intensification Rate Near the US Atlantic Coast | Geophysical Research LettersClean Energy, Electric Cars Are Hitting Tipping Points for Global Mass Adoption | BloombergSolar powers India towards its 175GW renewables target for 2022 | Energy MonitorAustralia and Singapore strike agreement to achieve net-zero | AP News‘Rewiring the nation’: Albanese and Andrews governments to jointly fund renewable energy zones | The GuardianHelsinki Utility Finds a Surprising Heat Source: Icy Seawater | BloombergThe Netherlands to leave embattled Energy Char...
2022-10-26
20 min
The Climate Recap
20 vulnerable countries threaten to withhold debt payments
Nigeria Floods Kill Hundreds and Displace Over a Million | The NYTimesFirst came the fires. Now Australia is facing devastating floods. | The Washington PostRare ‘triple’ La Niña climate event looks likely – what does the future hold? | NatureHistoric October heat shatters record in the Pacific Northwest | The Washington PostEconomic losses from hurricanes cannot be nationally offset under unabated warming | Environmental Research LettersHurricane ripple effects | AxiosOil and mining sectors have climate cash to spare | AxiosIn Texas, a New Study Will Determine Where Extreme Weather Hazards and Environmental Justice...
2022-10-20
15 min
The Climate Recap
Arkansas grows its EV charging network
Chad climate disaster leaves record 2.1 mil people hungry | Reuters:Alaska cancels snow crab season for first time after population crash | The Washington PostThe 2022 Living Planet Index Is Out. Here’s How to Understand It. | The NYTimesGive up the gas: switching to electric appliances could save Australians up to $1,900 a year, report says | The GuardianBiden's security strategy goes big on climate | AxiosChina needs $17 tril in investments to meet climate goals, World Bank says | ReutersChina's LNG needs and the geopolitics in tow | AxiosUS Air Force releases climate change pl...
2022-10-18
18 min
The Climate Recap
Greta says Germany's messing up
Barges stranded as Mississippi River water levels reach critical low | The GuardianIan is the 15th billion-dollar disaster this year so far | NOAASurging Weather-related Power Outages | Climate CentraClimate Crisis Poses as Great a Risk to Energy Systems as Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, WMO Warns | EcoWatchHeat waves taking humanitarian toll | AxiosUK heat waves linked to record excess deaths among elderly in England | The Washington PostEnvironment sector has failed to become more inclusive, study suggests | The GuardianBanks Run by Women Lend Less to Big Polluters, ECB Study Finds | Bl...
2022-10-16
19 min
The Climate Recap
New Zealand plans to tax cow farts
Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought | ReutersSydney records wettest year since 1858 as Australia braces for more floods | ReutersScotland ‘snow-free’ for fourth time in six years | BBCSnow loss is fueling the West’s megadrought | GristSouthern California faces new water restrictions next year | Los Angeles TimesDrought-stricken Coalinga, CA may soon run out of water | The Washington Post28 dead as Julia drenches Central America with rainfall | AP NewsInvestment Requirements of a Low-Carbon World: Energy Supply Investment Ratios | Bloomberg NEFDebt costs overshadow climate financ...
2022-10-13
18 min
The Climate Recap
World Bank is accused of greenwashing itself
Biden pledges $60 mil to stormproof Puerto Rico during visit | The GuardianSee the Solar-Powered Florida Town That DIdn’t Lose Power During Ian | Business InsiderYoung people demand climate justice in run-up to COP27 UN talks | The GuardianDuncan’s First Nation sues Alberta for industry impacts | The NarwhalFederal Government’s $20 Bil Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming | The NYTimesEnergy transition and clean energy jobs | AxiosUS’ first grid-scale hybrid wind-solar-battery plant comes online | Energy Storage NewsWhat will Italy’s new right-wing government mean for energy? Energy MonitorFresh pressure on Bi...
2022-10-07
16 min
The Climate Recap
Putin gets his first climate lawsuit
Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits | BBC NewsThree storms with climate as a common thread | AxiosMethane emissions from reservoirs are increasing | WSU InsiderS&P Reveals Fallout From Climate Change on Asset Values | BloombergSolar Panels Floating in Space Could One Day Power Your Home | BloombergFirst climate lawsuit against Russian government launched over emissions | The GuardianTracking the oil industry's methane exposure | AxiosThanks to Manchin, IRA’s Methane Fee on Big Oil Is Riddled With Massive Holes | DeSmogDemocrats Designed th...
2022-09-20
11 min
The Climate Recap
The US will see a foot of sea level rise by 2050
Flash flooding in Mississippi inundates streets and prompts rescues | The Washington PostSlight growth seen at Moose Fire north of Salmon | KTVHAs many as one in six US tree species threatened with extinction, study finds | The Washington Post2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report | NOAAIncreased energy use for adaptation significantly impacts mitigation pathways | Nature CommunicationsThe ‘spongy’ cities of the future | BBC FutureThe Crypto World Can’t Wait for Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ | The NYTimesEarthjustice Is Suing EPA Over Coal Ash Dumps Which Leak Toxins Into Groundwater | Inside Climate NewsInterior...
2022-08-29
10 min
The Climate Recap
North America's first freshwater wind farm gets the go-ahead
Floods, landslides leave 40 dead in northern India | NPRMigrants on US-Mexican border suffer from extreme water scarcity | Climate Change NewsThe World’s Addiction to Plastic in Five Charts | BloombergNEFFirst North American Freshwater Wind Farm Wins Ohio Court Case | Bloomberg LawCanada says hydrogen better than LNG for German needs | ReutersSending Canadian LNG to Germany is ‘doable,’ Trudeau says | PoliticoAre plastics connected to climate change? | Beckisphere Climate Corner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEvlLrDaxPw&t=2s Source list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-23-016355d8a7e04f34...
2022-08-23
06 min
The Climate Recap
Mexico wants to nationalize its energy grid...prioritizing fossil fuels
China issues first national drought alert, battles to save crops in extreme heatwave | ReutersFlooding caused by the heavy rain kills 16 in western China | ReutersAt least 38 people killed as ‘tornado of fire’ rages in Northern Algeria | The GuardianForest fire smoke drifts into Russian capital amid heatwave | ReutersEurope storms: Children among dead in France, Austria and Italy | BBC NewsAll of Massachusetts now in drought amid alarming expansion of dry conditions in Northeast | CNNHistorical patterns and sustainability implications of worldwide bicycle ownership and use | Communications Earth & EnvironmentBurying just 5 perc...
2022-08-22
10 min
The Climate Recap
President Biden Signs the largest climate bill in US history into law
UK weather: Thunderstorms warning as heavy rain hits and roads flood | BBC NewsMexican Drought Spurs a South Texas Water Crisis | Inside Climate NewsUS spares Western states from Colorado River water cuts - for now | ReutersClimate change threatens terrestrial water storage over the Tibetan Plateau | Nature Climate ChangeRise in extreme heat will hit minority communities hardest | E&E NewsBiden signs massive climate and health bill | AP NewsThe electric car Battery Belt is reshaping America’s heartland | AxiosOne EV advantage: cheaper fuel costs | AxiosLos Angeles Ho...
2022-08-18
12 min
The Climate Recap
US Congress passes historic climate bill! (that could violate WTO rules)
Gulf of MAINE, not MexicoPoyang Lake’s dry season arrives earlier than ever | China DialogueSwiss mountain pass will lose all glacier ice ‘in a few weeks’ for first time in centuries | The GuardianUK Heatwave: Official drought declared across large parts of England | BBC NewsDrought Threat Puts Focus on England’s Chronic Water Leaks | Bloomberg2 dead as heaviest rainfall in 10 years floods Las Vegas strip, casinos flood for second time in weeks | USA Today‘Firenado’ sparked by hot winds and wildfires burns in California – video | The GuardianEven a small rise i...
2022-08-15
12 min
The Climate Recap
US Senate passes the historic climate bill
Japan – Thousands Ordered to Evacuate After Record Rainfall Triggers Floods and Mudslides | FloodlistWildfires in Europe burn second-biggest area on record | ReutersSource of the River Thames dries out ‘fore first time’ during drought | The GuardianSome of the approximate 1,000 people stranded at Death Valley National Park have left in spite of flooding | CNNAfrican climate diplomats reject African Union’s pro-gas stance for COP27 | Climate Change NewsJudge rejects massive BLM coal mining proposal in Montana, Wyoming | Daily MontananNew law creates $45 mil electric school bus program | New Jersey MonitorUS Senate p...
2022-08-08
08 min
The Climate Recap
India FINALLY makes a formal emissions reduction pledge
At least 24 people dead as flash flooding hits eastern Uganda | The GuardianExcess deaths surged as heat wave hit Europe | PoliticoParis swelters as France sees third heatwave this year | The IndependentDriest July in memory imperils Europe’s crops | EuractivDutch government declares water shortage due to drought | ReutersEurope’s Rhine River on Brink of Effectively Closing Thanks to Low Water Levels | BloombergAustralia passes landmark climate bill to cut emissions by 43% | AxiosIndia Approves Climate Change Commitments to UN Ahead of COP27 | BloombergCycling Surges 47% In England As Fuel...
2022-08-05
08 min
The Climate Recap
US states and Quebec join forces to drop truck emissions
100 million under heat warnings in U.S. (again) | AxiosAt least 14 potential heat deaths in Oregon after hot spell | AP NewsUS high tide flooding breaks records in multiple locations | The HillFlood warning: Illinois downpours dump over 10 inches of rain | The Washington PostClimate Change Linked to Uptick in Lyme Disease Cases | Green MattersEndgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios | PNASNew Zealand Climate Plan Includes Relocating Some Homes | BloombergEU approves €3 bil German green heating scheme | EuractivNearly 20 states push ahead with truck electrification plan | Transport DiveMaine cu...
2022-08-04
12 min
The Climate Recap
African countries meet this week to talk conservation
‘Climate change affects everyone’: Europe battles wildfires in intense heat | ReutersThe U.S. keeps setting heat records, too | AxiosHow well have CMIP3, CMIP5 and CMIP6 future climate projections portrayed the recently observed warming | NatureKigali summit to outline strategy for nature conservation in Africa | The GuardianPacific island national leaders declare climate emergency | AP NewsChina Sees Rooftop Solar Take Off as New Policies Bolster Growth | Yale E360Climate aid, war fallout features at Berlin climate talks | AP NewsTour de France officials drag protestors off the road during chaotic stag...
2022-07-19
12 min
The Climate Recap
American Presbyterians break up with oil
IPBES Sustainable Use Assessment – 50,000 Wild Species Meet Needs of Billions Worldwide | IPBESCommunity-based seed banks in Nepal help conserve native species | MongabayWay to go: why Germany’s €9 travel pass is a big step in the right direction | The GuardianUS Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply Despite Shortages | The NYTimesDC Moves To Ban Natural Gas In Most New Buildings | DCistPresbyterians to divest from 5 oil companies, including Exxon Mobil, after years of debate | Religion NewsManchin Pulls Plug on Climate and Tax Talks, Shrinking Domestic Plan | The NYTimesInaction on Climate Change...
2022-07-18
07 min
The Climate Recap
The US owes Bangladesh $14.1 bil in damages for emissions
US emissions inflict almost $2 tril in damage to other countries: study | The HillClimate adaptation bill for African countries to dwarf health spending | The GuardianThe chill takes on Europe's coal boost | AxiosBreaking from China’s clean energy dominance ‘imperative’, US and Australia say after new climate tech deal | The GuardianIdaho receives $28 mil to build EV charging stations every 50 miles of interstate | Idaho Capital SunMidwest wind energy transmission line gets supersized | E&E NewsWalmart pledges to stock up on Canoo EVs | AxiosUK Next Prime Minister Likely to Have W...
2022-07-14
09 min
The Climate Recap
Climate protestors block the East Hampson airport
Dangerous Heat Wave Strikes China | The NYTimesGlacier avalanches in Italy, Kyrgyzstan highlight warming climate | The Washington PostPortugal wildfires: Dozens injured amid warning temperatures could hit 43ºC | The IndependentTexans urged to save energy as extreme heatwave strains power grid | The GuardianRate of Arctic warming faster than previously thought | E&E NewsDeep-sea mining creates a ‘cylinder of sound’ risking impacts on marine life | High Country NewsCampaigners take legal action over failings of England’s food strategy | The GuardianClimate protestors block airport from private jets and helicopters in ritzy H...
2022-07-13
06 min
The Climate Recap
Yosemite's on fire!
Pakistan floods: 135 killed and hundreds homeless as record monsoon rains wreak havoc | the IndependentSpain swelters as temperatures soar in second heatwave | ReutersWashburn Fire in Yosemite threatens sequoias in Mariposa Grove | The Washington PostAmazon deforestation hits record for first half of 2022 | The Washington PostColombia court ruling on fracking paves way for contracts worth over $500 mil advance | ReutersBiden Administration Signals Support for Controversial Alaska Oil Project | The NYTimesCourt blocks Pennsylvania’s carbon emissions plan | AP NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-July-12-09364891bf624b28a4f63...
2022-07-12
06 min
The Climate Recap
Germany to up its clean energy target
Rain storms last China’s northeastern rust-belt | ReutersHeat, drought and wildfires: Torrid spell torments Portugal | AP NewsUK heatwave: health alert issued as highs of mid-20Cs forecast | The GuardianCalifornia deepens water cuts amid drought, hitting farms | LA TimesGlobe has third-hottest June, with severe heat waves | AxiosPlant-based meat by far the best climate investment, report finds | The GuardianEU lawmakers back mandatory use of green jet fuel from 2025 | ReutersGerman lower house backs 360 GW wind, solar target in 2030 | MontelUK Maps Out £54 Bil of wiring to Connect Off...
2022-07-11
11 min
The Climate Recap
Third largest airport in Europe gets a flight cap
Emissions from mining cause ‘up to £2.5 tril’ in environmental damages each year | Carbon BriefDutch government issues world-first cap on flights from European hub | Climate Change NewsFrance plans full nationalism of power utility EDF | ReutersBritain’s energy security bill set to become law | ReutersUK Coal Power Plants Could Make a Comeback as Energy Bill Excludes Deadline | BloombergUK renewables subsidy auction secures 11 GW of new capacity | ReutersA warning on China's solar supply chain dominance | AxiosSource list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-July-8-1177aa2739954fbaaf68c19e364e3490
2022-07-08
07 min
The Climate Recap
Scientists found a new ozone hole and it's huge
Risking heat drives crippling sand storms across the Middle East | Thomson Reuters Foundation News80 million Americans are under heat warnings or advisories | The NYTimesObservation of large and all-season ozone losses over the tropics | AIP AdvancesMajor wind farm to electrify one million Egyptian households | Energy MonitorChina’s Warren Buffett-backed BYD overtakes Tesla in global EV sales | Financial TimesPoland looks to ease rules blocking development of onshore wind power | ReutersGranholm, actor Robert Downey Jr. boost clean energy jobs | AP NewsEU parliament backs labeling gas and nuclear investments as gr...
2022-07-07
11 min
The Climate Recap
Spain and Portugal join the worst-in-1,200-year drought club
Weekend lightning strikes in and around Alaska. | Rick Thoman on TwitterDriven by climate change: Spain, Portugal dryness ‘unprecedented in 1,200 years | RTL TodayMethane much more sensitive to global heating than previously thought - study | The GuardianECB to Adjust Corporate Bond Holdings to Reflect Climate Risk | BloombergLawmakers threaten to sue EU if it labels gas investments as ‘green’ | ReutersFloating windfarms could be hosted off Cornwall and Wales, crown estate says | The GuardianWinnipeg has a new plan to get to net-zero emissions | The NarwhalGreen energy jobs are on the ri...
2022-07-06
07 min
The Climate Recap
Colombia conserves 30% of its waters
Sydney flood levels could exceed recent records as NSW premier warns crisis far from over | The GuardianMudslide in northeast India leaves 14 dead, over 30 missing | AP NewsMarmolada glacier collapse in Italy kills seven | BBC NewsSan Antonio had 17 days of triple-digit heat in June. The norm is two | The Washington PostDNV study: Hydrogen will miss the mark | Energy MonitorFossil fuel industry faces surge in climate lawsuits | The GuardianChina to cut industrial energy intensity by 13.5% from 2021-2025 | ReutersSweden’s green revolution in response to climate change | The Washington Po...
2022-07-05
10 min
The Climate Recap
G7 countries water-down some climate pledges
Italy, Norway hit record June temperatures during heat wave in Europe | The Washington PostQuantifying risks avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5 or 2ºC above pre-industrial levels | SpringerLinkFlood exposure and poverty in 188 countries | Nature CommunicationsOffshore wind installations surged threefold last year | Canary MediaNATO aims to cut emissions by 45% by 2030, be carbon neutral by 2050 | ReutersNew program to turn mines into clean energy hubs | AxiosCanada to toughen, but delay new standards for fuel emissions | ReutersQueensland gives environmental approval to New Acland coalmine expansion | The GuardianWatered-down G7 c...
2022-06-30
12 min
The Climate Recap
Will the US Supreme Court hear an Apache religious rights case?
Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain | ReutersMexico to offer fiscal support to firms that save water to address drought | ReutersHeat Wave Derails BART Train in Concord, California | GizmodoCalifornia’s largest private landowner closes all forestlands to public indefinitely due to wildfire, drought danger | SFGateTropical cyclones now ‘13% less frequent’ due to climate change | Carbon BriefCompanies are off track on net-zero goals | AxiosKayros Methane Report | DropboxG7 leaders to set up a ‘Climate Club’ | CNBCClimate Denial Funder Set to Become Tory Peer | DeS...
2022-06-29
12 min
The Climate Recap
G7 countries agree to provide $600 bil in projects to emerging economies
Japan urges 37 mil people to switch off lights | BBC NewsHistoric day in China: The NE province of Hebei reached a temperature of 44.2ºC at Lingshou | Extreme Temperatures Around the World on TwitterColorado River states need to drastically cut down their water usage ASAP, or the federal government will step in | Colorado Public RadioOceans saved us, now we can return the favor | France24G7 unveils Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment | NPR‘Get a real job’: NSW deputy premier lashes out at Blockade Australia protestors | The GuardianChina’s Renewable Energy Growth...
2022-06-28
12 min
The Climate Recap
Rhode Island goes for most ambitious US climate plan
New Zealand records largest ever bleaching of sea sponges | The GuardianDire Italian drought worsening, breaking records, water authority says | ReutersBrutal heat bakes Southeast, with more record highs forecast Thursday | The Washington PostReal-time extreme weather attribution is here | AxiosLake Mead nears dead pool status as water levels hit another historic low | NBC NewsAlaska’s June wildfires break records, fueled by hot, dry weather | The Washington PostOur climate future | ScienceBrazil’s Lula sets out ‘net zero deforestation’ election aim | Thomson Reuters FoundationCarbon capture: UK’s largest pr...
2022-06-27
11 min
The Climate Recap
IEA lays out how the global clean energy transition's going
Nigeria’s homes are vanishing into the sea from climate change | ReutersSomalia: ‘The worst humanitarian crisis we’ve ever seen’ | The GuardianSouth China provinces raise alerts over historic flooding | ReutersWildfire in southwest Turkey whipped up by wind and heat | ReutersIn world’s first, Spain’s Seville to name and classify heatwaves | ReutersCement carbon dioxide emissions quietly double in 20 years | AP NewsGlobal climate goal could be in peril without carbon price reform | ReutersElectoral appeal of climate politics: The Green New Deal and the 2020 US House of Representati...
2022-06-24
12 min
The Climate Recap
The Maldives is getting a floating city
Deadly South Asia floods leave families trapped without food and water | The Washington PostMonterrey suffers weeks-long water cutoff amid drought | AP NewsTexas power use breaks record again, more to come as heatwaves lingers | ReutersConservationists in court bid to halt $16 bil Scarborough gas project, citing damaged to Barrier Reef | The GuardianDutch Firm Building Floating City in Maldives That Can House 20,000 | Business InsiderEU Parliament’s climate champion role in doubt after key vote | PoliticoEU agrees deal on company disclosure to combat greenwashing | ReutersForest Service failed to account fo...
2022-06-23
08 min
The Climate Recap
Colombia's presidential election is a win for the climate!
‘Food miles’ have larger climate impact than thought, study suggests | Carbon BriefFood Companies Falling Short of Carbon-Cutting Goal, Study Finds | BloombergKal Penn Bloomberg Series: Actor Will Host Climate Change Show | The Hollywood ReporterRedwood Materials and Toyota collaborate on electric vehicle battery collection | Redwood MaterialsYoung people go to European court to stop treaty that aids fossil fuel investors | The GuardianGermany sticks to 2030 coal exit target amid energy worries | AP News‘Last Generation’ Activists Block Autobahn, Cause Major Traffic Jam | Berlin SpectatorExtinction Rebellion activists glue themselves to European Commissi...
2022-06-22
10 min
The Climate Recap
China bans heavy industry in key areas to reduce emissions
Dengue fever cases rocket in Singapore. Experts blame climate change. | The TelegraphAt least 59 dead and millions stranded as floods devastate India and Bangladesh | The GuardianSpain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat wave | AP NewsDisabled people being ‘systematically ignored’ on climate crisis, says study | The GuardianChina to ban new heavy industrial projects in key zones | ReutersFERC has a new plan to connect clean energy to the grid more quickly | Canary MediaUPS tests tiny battery-powered cycles in congested cities | AP NewsGermany unveils new measures to cut usag...
2022-06-21
08 min
The Climate Recap
Vietnam arrests a top environmentalist
China hit by rare convergence of rainfall, heatwaves, tornado | Reuters41 dead, millions stranded as floods hit Bangladesh, India | The Strait TimesSpain, France to see historic June heatwave though weekend | The Washington PostWildfires ravage woods in Spain’s Catalonia as heat-wave bites | ReutersUS Sees a Wave of Heat-Related Warnings Ahead of Summer’s Start | The NYTimesThousands of cattle in Kansas killed by heat wave, humidity | The Washington PostWater supply in Montana’s biggest city imperiled by Yellowstone floods | The GuardianExtreme weather is making mining waste a major proble...
2022-06-20
10 min
The Climate Recap
New Zealand wants to tax cow burps
Almost all of Portugal in severe drought after hot, dry May | AP NewsThe Great Carbon Arbitrage | International Monetary FundClimate change erased a fifth of exposed nations’ growth potential, report | Gulf News‘Triple La Niña’: Australia may face another summer of flooding rains, US expert warns | The GuardianAustralian state to invest $850 bil in power grid | ReutersNew Zealand Tackles Climate Change with Cow Burp Tax | WebMDChina to Let Battery Storage Facilities Trade Electricity to Lure More Investors | BloombergDevelopment banks eye $50 bil for climate spending, US officials say | Reuters...
2022-06-13
10 min
The Climate Recap
We're missing our last chance to keep warming below 1.5ºC
Environment Agency sets out roadmap for more flood and climate-resilient nation | UK GovernmentCanada launches greenhouse gas offset credits to help tackle emissions | ReutersTwo big energy rollouts: charging and hydrogen | AxiosCalifornia to Tackle Methane Leaks Amid Broad US Climate Push | BloombergGlobal reaction to energy crisis risks zero carbon transition | Climate Action TrackerUK Permits New Drilling for Gas in Countryside South of London | BloombergUK: Enough Renewable Power to SUpply 800,000 Homes Was Wasted in 2020, 2021 | BloombergOil, gas companies underreported methane leaks, new study shows | The Washington PostCourt...
2022-06-10
09 min
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Law firm ClientEarth questions the EU and the UK on parts of their climate plans
Flood alerts issued as more torrential rain forecast to hit China | The GuardianAs the Great Salt Lake Dries UP, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’ | The NYTimesWind farms raise incomes and house prices in rural US, study finds | Carbon BriefIndia Loosens Rules to Promote Switch to Clean Energy | BloombergClimate lawyers challenge EU support for gas pipelines | Climate Change NewsGermany introduces bill to accelerate wind power expansion | ReutersCampaigners take US government to court over ‘unlawful’ net zero climate strategy | The IndependentEU Parliament approves ban on new fossil f...
2022-06-09
12 min
The Climate Recap
Environmental groups combine efforts to tackle 'carbon bomb' projects
Famine risk rises in Somalia as rain fails, food prices soar, UN says | ReutersAmericans warned to stay indoors this weekend as intense heat wave approaches | The IndependentEnvironmentalists join forces to fight ‘carbon bomb’ fossil fuel projects | The GuardianInitiative launched to rank corporate climate claims using carbon offsets | ReutersTiwi Islanders challenge offshore drilling, saying Santos did not consult them | The GuardianNorth China’s Inner Mongolia pledges to reduce energy intensity by 15% by 2025 | Global TimesClimate groups coordinating $100M in ad spending ahead of midterms | The HillGlobal crises underm...
2022-06-08
11 min
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Biden cancels solar tariffs for two years and issues Defense Protection Act
Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Highest in Human History | The NYTimesClimate change is forcing schools to close early for ‘heat days’ | The Washington PostMacron, Bloomberg seek better monitoring of business climate action | ReutersJoe Biden Plans Executive Action to Provide Support for US-Made Solar Panels | BloombergDefense Production Act Title III Presidential Determination for Critical Materials in Large-Capacity Batteries | US Department of DefenseMidday Tech helps homeowners go solar in the states with the dirtiest electric grids | Fast CompanyNew York crypto mining moratorium is first in nation | ProtocolFracking Moratorium off...
2022-06-07
08 min
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States and tribes get their right to veto fossil fuel projects back
Tropical storm warnings hoisted for Florida | AxiosWhy mental health is a priority for action on climate change | World Health OrganizationEPA, Reversing Trump, Will Restore States’ Power to Block Pipelines | The NYTimesAnother oil company backs out of leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | Anchorage Daily NewsA Decade of Successes Against Fossil Fuel Export Projects in Cascadia | Sightline InstitutCalifornia Gears UP for a New Composting Law to Cut Methane Emissions | Inside Climate NewsNew York Plans 22 Renewable Energy Plants to Reach Climate Goals | BloombergYouth climate lawsuit file...
2022-06-06
07 min
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A Slack channel to help you quit your job and switch to a climate career
California is rationing water amid its worst drought | CBS NewsDeutsche Bank subsidiary CEO resigns after greenwashing raid | EuronewsThis Slack channel helps you quit your job to work on climate change. Now he’s helping others do the same thing. | Fast CompanyBuick's electric move and EV price competition | AxiosHere’s how the government wants to disaster-proof your home | AP News2022 EPI ResultsHouse Republicans to introduce climate change strategy with eye on midterms | PoliticoLack of climate change research in Central Asia raises odds of harsh consequences | EurasianetThe...
2022-06-03
08 min
The Climate Recap
Finland enacts one of the world's most ambitious climate goals
Finland sets world’s most ambitious climate target in law | Climate Change NewsGermany: Deutsche Bank raided in ‘greenwashing’ probe | DWUS says it will cut costs for clean energy projects on public lands | ReutersVice President Harris Announces Action Plan on Global Water Security and Highlights the Administration’s Work to Build Drought Resilience | The White HouseHow the Ford F-150 Can Be a Backup Home Generator | BloombergBills in blue states target the fossil fuel industry for climate damaged | The Washington PostHawaii Homewoners Must Tell Prospective Buyers If Sea Level Rise Thr...
2022-06-02
10 min
The Climate Recap
Did a study just kill the future of small modular reactors?
Zero-Emission Vehicles Progress Dashboard | BloombergNEFChina Set to Double Last Year’s Record Solar Panel Installations | BloombergIndia aims to cut power from at least 81 coal-fired utilities over 4 years | ReutersAustralia election: PM Anthoney Albanese secures majority government | BBC NewsDozens of schemes receive grants of up to £100,000 to boost investment in nature | The IndependentTiny Pacific island nation declares bold plan to protect 100% of its ocean | The GuardianBiden releases plan to avoid ‘dangerous’ CO2 pipeline failures | E&E NewsInterior approves big power line for renewables in US West | E&E News
2022-06-01
10 min
The Climate Recap
Aussie tech billionaire ruined top polluter's plans
Death toll in Brazilian floods rise to 57, thousands displaces | ReutersHurricane Agatha Makes Landfall | The Weather ChannelIsraeli study: Climate change already causing storm levels only expected in 2080 | Times of IsraelGroup of Seven pledges to phase out coal plants by 2035 | The Washington PostG7 push Japan to speed up clean energy transition at home and abroad | Climate Change News‘Time running out’: US, Germany intensify climate change fight | Al JazeeraUK imposes windfall tax on oil and gas company profits as inflation bites | The Washington PostTech Billionaire Brings Down Breakup Plan...
2022-05-31
09 min
The Climate Recap
US Supreme Court backs a higher price of carbon
South Africa needs $250 bil over three decades for clean energy transition, report | ReutersSupreme Court allows Biden climate regulations | The Washington PostUS proposes offshore wind sale off California coast | ReutersColorado judge nixes drilling plan | GristBureau Of Land Management Employees Unionize in Wake of Trump-Era Upheaval | HuffPostGrains vs Biodiversity: Germany’s new, greener government stages balancing act | ReutersSecurity warnings at UK nuclear facilities hit 12-year high as inspections fall | The GuardianPeople in US and UK face huge financial hit if fossil fuels lose value, study shows | The Gu...
2022-05-30
08 min
The Climate Recap
Brazil shows signs of slowing Amazon deforestation
‘It seems this heat will take our lives’: Pakistan city fearful after hitting 51C | The GuardianPakistan’s mango production to fall by 50% due to heatwaves, water shortages | ReutersMajor New Zealand salmon producer shuts farms as warming waters cause mass die-offs | The GuardianEgypt says climate finance must be top of agenda at COP27 talks | The GuardianVietnam company to invest $840 mil in country’s first green hydrogen plant | ReutersRishi Sunak to announce windfall tax on energy firms | The GuardianMore than 30 companies fined as part of efforts to reduce emissions | Gov.uk
2022-05-27
08 min
The Climate Recap
Exxon loses appeals and must now face court
Thawing Permafrost in Sweden Releases Less Methane Than Feared, Study Finds | Yale E360The Field Report: Food Companies Are Not Counting All of Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Civil EatsNOAA predicts as many as 6 major Atlantic hurricanes in 2022 | AxiosDo not work for ‘climate wreckers’, UN head tells graduates | The GuardianGlobal carbon pricing schemes raised $84 bil in 2021, World Bank says | ReutersGujarat to launch India’s first carbon trading market among large polluters | Hindustan TimesIsland states back Vanuatu’s quest for climate justice at the UN | Climate Change News‘Go after the...
2022-05-26
12 min
The Climate Recap
International shipping has agreed to be carbon taxed
People in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest again reel from floods | AP NewsMore than 150,000 still without power, some schools closed after Ontario storm leaves ‘severe’ damage | CBC NewsDeadly Indian heatwaves made 30 times more likely by climate crisis | The GuardianThe Wetlands Are Drowning | WIREDUN body makes ‘breakthrough’ on carbon price proposal for shipping | Climate Change NewsEgypt promises to allow protest, push pledges as COP27 host | AP News‘They’re ignoring all the alarms’: Contractor resigns from Shell with a warning to staff about extreme harm to the planet | Sky NewsArcadia buys...
2022-05-25
09 min
The Climate Recap
Australia's presidential election is a win for the climate!
Hundreds evacuated amid renewed flooding in South Africa’s coastal province | ReutersHistoric May heat shatters records in Southern and Central Europe | The Washington PostGermany tornadoes: At least 43 people injured | NPRUS heatwave brings historically high temperatures to dozens of states | The GuardianExtreme fire threats prompt US suspension of planned burns | AP NewsThe turning point | DeloitteAnthony Albanese signals climate policy change | BBC NewsG7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Communiqué | US Department of the TreasuryHSBC suspends head of responsible investing who called climate warnings shr...
2022-05-24
11 min
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China's emissions might peak five years early
Cant’s Sleep? Blame the Climate Crisis | SciShowClimate change is harming a vital tool for combatting it | AxiosBiden forest plan stirs dispute over what counts as “old” | AP NewsExtreme heat linked to rise in US death rates, study | The HillWhy China is set to significantly overachieve its 2030 climate goals | Carbon BriefHelp to buy EVs in ‘landmark’ New Zealand net-zero climate plan | The GuardianEU drive for new clean energy could see solar panels on all new buildings | Carbon BriefTwenty-one Democratic AGs file motion to intervene in Califor...
2022-05-23
10 min
The Climate Recap
The Atlantic hurricane season will be BAD this year
World’s oceans at most acidic level in 26,000 years, climate report warns | ReutersBad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the year of Katrina | The ConversationBiden warns of ‘another tough hurricane season’ this year | AP NewsFour countries pledge tenfold rise in EU offshore wind power capacity | ReutersNetherlands to ban fossil heating by 2026 to make heat pumps mandatory | EuractivLondon City Airport brings forward net-zero target to 2030 | ReutersCritical minerals threaten a decades long trend of cost d...
2022-05-21
05 min
The Climate Recap
The US solar tariff issue might be one big misunderstanding
India heatwave: Delhi records highest-ever temperature at 49ºC | The Daily TelegraphFrench towns seat in record May heat | PhysAndalucía prepares for “earliest heat wave” since records began in Spain | Sur in EnglishWMO State of Global Climate report 2021 is released 18 May | World Meteorological OrganizationClimate change swells odds of record India, Pakistan heatwaves | BBC NewsClimate Change Threatens China With Another Deadly Flood Season | BloombergRecent European Drought was the most intense in at least 250 years | Yale Environment 360UN boss unveils new clean energy proposals | AxiosEurope Rethinks its Relian...
2022-05-19
08 min
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New Zealand announced a landmark 15-year climate action plan
Water crisis, power cuts worsen misery in Pakistan’s hottest city | Al JazeeraNew Mexico wildfire grows to state's largest in history | Axios‘Flash droughts’ are Midwest’s next big climate threat | GristNew Zealand announces ‘landmark’ 15-year climate change action plan | UPIMichael Bloomberg Plans a $24 mil Investment in Clean Energy | NYTimesThe global impact of local carbon cuts | AxiosClimate Overshoot Commission | Overshoot CommissionShut down fossil fuel production sites early to avoid climate chaos, says study | The GuardianClimate change is hurting insurers, report says | ReutersCutting air pollutio...
2022-05-18
07 min
The Climate Recap
Is the US Dust Bowl back?
Ukraine war: Global wheat prices jump after India export ban | BBC NewsTexans told to conserve energy as six power plants go offline amid heatwave | The IndependentNew Mexico governor seeks more US aid for wildfire response | AP NewsDust storm, hurricane-force winds tear destructive path across US upper Midwest | ReutersWhere homes will face the most wildfire risk in the next 30 years | AxiosClimate change made extreme rains in 2022 South Africa floods twice as likely | Carbon BriefAustralian authorities to buy out fisheries, citing climate crisis | The GuardianDeutsche Bank...
2022-05-17
09 min
The Climate Recap
Electrifying everything would save Australian households over $5,000 a year
Satellite images reveal global losses of tidal wetlands over past two decades | Carbon BriefLiving costs in outer suburbs would be slashed under plan to ‘electrify everything,’ analysis finds | The GuardianUK Starts £120 Million Fund to develop nuclear power technology | BloombergScotiabank’s exit from CAPP is a blow to Canada’s oil and gas lobby | The NarwhalSaudi Aramco passes Apple as world’s most valuable company | ProtocolMissing the emissions for the trees: Biomass burning booms in East Asia | MongabayChina-funded dam could disrupt key Argentine glaciers and biodiversity | MongabayFried seeks...
2022-05-16
09 min
The Climate Recap
US offshore wind starts unionizing
China, Hong Kong Brace for Potential Record-Breaking Rainfall | BloombergRains, Hydro Generation, Covid Add to China’s Easing Coal Demand | BloombergFire burns at least 20 homes in wealthy California town of Laguna Niguel | ReutersClimate change to make droughts longer, more common, says UN | AP NewsDroughts increase 29% in a generation, only getting worse: UN | The HillHow can carbon labels and climate-friendly default options on restaurant menus contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions associated with dining? | PLOS ClimateCampaigners take Canada to court over new oil extraction project | Climate Change Ne...
2022-05-13
10 min
The Climate Recap
The EU plans scale up solar to get off Russian fossil fuel
‘Devastating’: 91% of reefs surveyed on Great Barrier Reef affected by coral bleaching in 2022 | The GuardianGreat white sharks expand northern range by 370 miles as oceans warm | The IndependentVanuatu’s push for legal protection from climate change wins critical support | The GuardianEU to Boost Solar Energy to Cut Russian Gas, Draft Shows | BloombergNew Energy Bill unveiled in Queen’s Speech to Boost Energy Security | Current NewsCalifornia lays out plan to drastically cut fossil fuel use | AP NewsOrder Instituting Rulemaking to Revisit Net Energy Metering Tariffs | California Energy CommissionGreen po...
2022-05-12
10 min
The Climate Recap
The US grid might finally get an upgrade
As record-setting heat blasts Pakistan, a glacial lake floods village | The Washington PostTexas shatters heat record as temperature reaches 112ºF | Independent‘Fifty-fifty chance’ of breaching 1.5ºC warming limit | BBC NewsAvoid using gas as ‘transition’ fuel in move to clean energy, study urges | The GuardianChina’s sea level touched new high in 2021, government study shows | ReutersClimate disasters take Bangladesh children from classrooms to work | Thomson Reuters Foundation NewsClimate-Responsible Finance – a Moral Imperative towards Children | UN Environment ProgrammeIvory Coast aims to raise $1.5 bil to restore forests, land | ReutersPortugal s...
2022-05-11
12 min
The Climate Recap
We have almost 90% of the tech we need to stop climate change
Forest kill at least 8 people in Siberia as high winds amper rescue | ReutersGovernments risk $340 bil in legal claims for limiting oil and gas projects, study finds | Climate Change NewsWater scarcity could worsen in over 80% of world’s croplands by 2050 | The IndependentFilipino inquiry finds big polluters ‘morally and legally liable’ for climate damage | The GuardianAmerica’s net-zero frontier: A business guide | McKinseyWells Fargo set emissions reduction targets for oil, gas, power clients | ReutersDOE updates water heater rule for first time in two decades | E&E NewsA battle...
2022-05-10
10 min
The Climate Recap
The US Department of Justice creates an office to tackle environmental justice issues
India’s Modi asks states to prepare heat action plans amid rising temperatures | ReutersThousands sickened, one dead as latest severe sandstorm hits Iraq | Al JazeeraLand-use emissions embodied in international trade | ScienceInvestor-state disputes threaten the global green energy transition | ScienceIndian Court Rules That Nature Has Legal Status on Par With Humans – and That Humans Are Required to Protect It | Inside Climate NewsBiden admin unveils long-awaited EJ strategy | E&E NewsNASA climate research scientist awarded World Food prize | The GuardianThe Hawai’i State Legislature calls for a Fossil...
2022-05-09
09 min
The Climate Recap
The US might have found a lithium goldmine
Projected environmental benefits of replacing beef with microbial protein | NatureLichtblick seeks to build up to 1-GW portfolio of German wind, solar | Renewables NowBlow for Barclays as 20% of shareholders reject climate strategy | The GuardianOrsted moves forward with plans to grow corals on wind turbines | CNBCStanford University given $1.1 bil by venture capitalist for climate change school | ReutersThe Salton Sea could provide the world’s greenest lithium | CNBCProgress stalls on gas flaring cuts — World Bank | AxiosChina’s central bank steps up support for clean, efficient coal use | The St...
2022-05-06
08 min
The Climate Recap
Billie Eilish adds a climate conference to her summer world tour
(Utah) Gov. Spencer J Cox issues drought emergency order | Governor Spencer J Cox:To Save Water Amid a Megadrought, Law Vegas Outlaws Grass | The New York TimesScientists identify heat-resilient coral patches in Hawaii | Popular ScienceBillie Eilish to host climate event at the O2 Arena | The IndependentPassing vehicles could help generate electricity to run street to run street lights in UK town | MirrorEPA announces $40 mil to help restore Chesapeake Bay | AP NewsScientists believe beavers can build resilience in Northwest waterways | OPBCompanies can soon start paying the Bahamas...
2022-05-05
09 min
The Climate Recap
A major Japan railway runs 100% on renewable energy
‘We are living in hell’: Pakistan and India suffer extreme spring heatwaves | The GuardianBamboo, white paint, coconuts: India’s hands-on battle for survival in the blistering heatwave | The IndependentFirefighters battling New Mexico blaze brace for wind | AP NewsFlood and cyclone-prone areas in eastern Australia may be ‘uninsurable’ by 2030, report suggests | The GuardianMajor Japan railway now powered only by renewable energy | AP NewsChina’s renewable power capacity reached 1,088 GW | China Electric Power NewsChina to remain renewable energy leader with strong capacity growth in 2022, despite subsidies phase-out | South China Morning Post...
2022-05-04
12 min
The Climate Recap
California might keep its nuclear plant
How farmers in Earth’s least developed country grew 200 million trees | National GeographicNewsom: California rethinking Diablo Canyon nuclear closure | LA TimesLone star tick that makes people allergic to red meat is in DC | Washington PostEPA staff backs status quo on ozone limits in blow to enviros | E&E NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-May-3-ac2dc10d2cd540b6b6889b2cbd83970a
2022-05-03
05 min
The Climate Recap
100 EU cities commit to going carbon neutral by 2030
India sweats over worst power cuts in six years during extreme heat | ReutersIndia Passenger Trains Make Way for Coal to Stop Power crisis | BloombergClimate change ‘already’ raising risk of virus spread between mammals | Carbon BriefEmpirical evidence for recent global shifts in vegetation resilience | NatureDroughts to increase human migration at least 200% | FuturityAround 24% of shareholders vote against Glencore’s climate progress plan | ReutersHSBC Holdings PLC AGM faces union pension protest, amid calls to defeat climate vote | Proactive Investors100 EU cities commit to going climate neutral by 2030 | PoliticoWashin...
2022-05-02
09 min
The Climate Recap
Australia starts up its first poop-to-power plant
Tropical forest loss in 2021 emitted as much CO2 as India | AxiosForest Monitoring, Land Use & Deforestation Trends | Global Forest WatchWorld must ‘urgently rethink global food systems’ to avoid loss of land degraded, UN warns | The IndependentInsatiable greed degrading land around the world | BBCAdding Rock Dust to Farmland could get UK almost halfway to its carbon removal goal | Yale Environment 36020 Percent of Reptiles Risk Extinction, From King Cobras to Geckos | NYTimesHuman waste turned into renewable energy at Australia’s first biosolids gasification plant | ABC NewsSun King raises $260 mil to wid...
2022-04-29
10 min
The Climate Recap
Ebay, HP, and 40 other companies lobby Congress for clean energy tax credits
India heat wave to worsen, near all-time records | AxiosParched southern California takes unprecedented step of restricting outdoor watering | The GuardianTwo Wyo rivers under restrictions due to low snowpack, drought | WyoFileContributions of mangrove conservation and restoration to climate change mitigation in Indonesia | Global Change BiologyNew Zealand unveils pan to tackle climate crisis by adapting cities to survive rising seas | The GuardianGerman-funded consortium to develop ‘battery passport’ for European batteries | ReuterseBay, HP Join Firms in Clean Energy Tax Credits Lobbying Push Ahead of Midterms | BloombergBiden throws out Trum...
2022-04-28
12 min
The Climate Recap
The UK tackles greenwashing in the financial sector
Indigenous leaders convene at UN to push for human rights protectionsVulnerable nations set to pilot loss and damage funding facilityIncorporation of novel foods in European diets can reduce global warming potential, water use and land use by over 80%Britain moves ahead with mandatory climate plans for companiesTories could lose 1.3 mil voters if net zero target ditched, pollWhy Wynn Bruce, climate activist, set himself on fire at Supreme CourtBiden administration shrinks area eligible for drilling at Arctic reserveWind power’s ‘Colossal Market Failure’ Threatens Climate Change FightGl...
2022-04-27
10 min
The Climate Recap
The US health sector creates a pledge to reduce emissions
Highly contagious marine epidemic rips through Caribbean’s coral reefs New Mexico: 2 wildfires have combined as fires also rage in Arizona and NebraskaScenarios for mitigating CO2 emissions from energy supply in the absence of CO2 removalExtinction Rebellion activists light flares and ambush energy secretary on Earth DayThousands protest plan to raze German village for coal mine Electric car cost advantage petrol grows amid energy market turmoilBig greenhouse gas state taking biggest climate step yetBiden admin asks health industry to slash GHG emissionsSource list- https://heav...
2022-04-26
04 min
The Climate Recap
The top 9 ways to reduce fossil fuel reliance
Siberian wildfires burning unchecked because Russian military units which usually fight them are at warHow climate change is driving forest loss in IndiaEurope suffered year of climate chaos in 2021, EU reportEmerging weed resistance increases tillage intensity and greenhouse gas emissions in the US corn-soybean cropping systemThe US climate has shifted dramatically since April 1970On Earth Day, climate activists set rally against fossil fuelTwitter bans climate change propaganda adsTaiwan to invest in green energy, smart grids to reach net-zero emissions goalEU countries edge towards deal...
2022-04-25
14 min
The Climate Recap
The US hit an emissions target a decade early
Housing Crisis Propels High Death Toll in South Africa FloodsThousands flee as Arizona wildfire almost triples in sizeGlobal seasonal forecasts of marine heatwavesHC seeks Centre’s stand on plea for implementation of India’s promises on climate changeEuropean Commission analysing higher 45% renewable energy target for 2030Germany to ban Russian oil imports by end of year after Ukraine invasionZurich turns off gas to fight climate change and RussiaSir David Attenborough named Champion of the Earth by UNMPs to get scientific briefing on climate after activist’s hunge...
2022-04-23
12 min
The Climate Recap
Automakers back new strict car emissions standards
Global flood losses hit $82 bln last year, as study highlights UK risk | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/global-flood-losses-hit-82-bln-last-year-study-highlights-uk-risk-2022-03-30/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter Incredible before and after photos show just how much this critical reservoir has dried up | CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/30/us/lake-powell-drought-before-after-climate/index.html?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter World’s Largest Electric Cruise Ship Set Sail in China | Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-30/world-s-largest-electric-cruise-ship-sets-sail-in-china?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm...
2022-04-22
08 min
The Climate Recap
The world's largest carbon capture plant shut down
An Unprecedented Record Low Antarctic Sea-ice Extent during Austral Summer 2022India Risks Power Outage as High Temperatures Boost Coal DemandFires then floods: Argentina province underwater months after blazesSingapore and New Zealand to jointly tackle climate change‘We’re trying to turn the magnet towards optimism’: Cate Blanchett on her new climate crisis podcastJust Stop Oil calls one-week halt to protests in hope of action from No 10[Alberta is Spending its Carbon Tax on Pro-Oil Ad CampaignsCanada climate goals set high hurdle for Suncor oil sands mine extensionBi...
2022-04-22
06 min
The Climate Recap
The UK adds climate education as a GCSE
Endangered rivers: Colorado River is most threatened the US, new reportRightwing populist parties blight climate policy, study findsSix arrested after climate activists scale oil tanker in central London Nasa climate scientist who was arrested speaks about his tearful protestNew GCSE in climate science to be launchedClimate Innovation Challenge provides Google Cloud creditsHollywood missing the drama in climate change, group saysOceans conference comes up with $16 bil in pledges to safeguard marine healthBiofuels are accelerating the food crisis – and the climate crisisResponse to ris...
2022-04-21
07 min
The Climate Recap
What the French election matters for the climate
Factbox: Hot air? Where Macron and Le Pen stand on climate and energyTrump-era EPA chief Scott Pruitt files to run for Senate in OklahomaBlack, Latino areas have a higher level of oil drilling, study showsCompanies, not FDA, approve most chemicals in foodNew EPA data shows fewer staff overseeing more pesticide regulationsSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-April-19-38d7871cd1d84f9baaa69b19ef085c6e
2022-04-20
03 min
The Climate Recap
Wind is the US's second-largest energy generator!
Intense atmospheric rivers can weaken ice shelf stability at the Antarctic PeninsulaAtmospheric rivers could cause collapse of Larsen C Ice Shelf: studyEven the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate ChangeClimate change is killing off soil organisms critical for some of Earth’s ecosystemsNew York Approves $4.5 Bil Plan to Buring NYC HydropowerRiverkeeper statement regarding the Champlain Hudson Power ExpressWind was second-largest source of US electricity generation on March 29Cows, coal and climate change: A Q&A with the new BLM director More than half of...
2022-04-19
09 min
The Climate Recap
Sophisticated and effective Russian malware detected in US energy plants
South Africa floods: deadliest storm on record kills over 300 peopleTornadoes leave people ‘trapped in their homes’ in LouisianaElderly couple killed and more than 200 homes destroyed in New Mexico wildfire‘Historic’: global climate plans can now keep heating below 2ºC, study showsGuarding against the next pandemic with a LinkedIn for scienceXR scientists glue hands to business department in London climate protestExtinction Rebellion infiltrates Shell on day of actionFrance Installing First Wind Farm at Sea a Decade After ApprovalCalifornia Reveals Its Plan to Phase Out New Gas-P...
2022-04-16
08 min
The Climate Recap
Hydrogen's a worse greenhouse gas than CO2
Dozens killed in Philippines landslides and floods as tropical storm Megi hitsHeavy Floods and Mudslides Leave at Least 45 Dead in South AfricaUganda fights crop-devouring armyworm, blaming climate changeBleaching of marine sponges observed in warming Tasmanian waters for the first timeTeen Environmental Impact SurveyGlobal executives suspect their own companies of “greenwashing”How much energy powers a good life? Less than you’re using, says a new reportRenewables generated more power than gas and coal amid record wind turbine performanceMore than 300,000 homes in England now better protec...
2022-04-15
12 min
The Climate Recap
Sweden gets greener!
Full embargo on oil could stop war - ex-Putin aideJust Stop Oil activists wrong to disrupt people’s lives, says George EusticeHere come the EVsNew proposals to make sustainable products the normSweden set to be world’s first country to target consumption-based emission cutsEPA launches civil rights inquiry into Louisiana agenciesA ‘New Era of Air Pollution’ in the Tropics Could Have a Huge TollSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-April-11-2990fc6567194fab925d93e8d1556e6e
2022-04-14
04 min
The Climate Recap
Biden launches the America The Beautiful challenge
Chile announced unprecedented water rationing plan as drought enters 13th yearIndia’s northwest reels under unusual early heat waveClimate change drove extreme rain in southeast Africa storms, studySustainable Recover TrackerQueensland advances green hydrogen and ammonia project to be powered by renewablesHow UK newspapers changest their minds about climate changeFacing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for ProtectionDonors Pledge $41 mil to Monitor Thawing Arctic Permafrost Brightmark, Georgia county cancel $680 mil plastic-to-fuel projectWhite House Launches $1 Bil Program To Boost Conservation GoalFacebook dis...
2022-04-13
09 min
The Climate Recap
Solar panels that can produce energy at night
Sydney asks thousands to evacuate as heavy rains cause flash flood downtown streets trigger evacuationsAfrica faces rising climate-linked health emergenciesRecord heat to bake California as April snowpack nears 70-year lowScientists react: What are the key new insights from the IPCC’s WG3 report?Colorado State researchers predict above-average Atlantic hurricane seasonThe Ukraine war will not derail Europe’s energy transitionJapan’s Nissan plans ‘game changing’ electric car batteriesIndigenous Australians Have Derailed a Controversial Gas Project by Suing the South Korean GovernmentCombating climate misinformation on Pinterest
2022-04-12
11 min
The Climate Recap
Big Agriculture is trying to get kids to love pesticides
California rain not enough to halt slide back into droughtAs drought deepens, Californians are saving less waterRappahannock Tribe gest 465 acres of land back on the Chesapeake BayWA creates first sea grass and kelp sanctuary off EverettChina’s funding for overseas coal projects currently under construction will release 300 mil tons of emissions a year, climate experts sayToyota threatens to pull out of UK manufacturing over net-zero plansMore than 200 arrests made at climate change protestsClimate advocates urge senators to oppose Biden District Court nomineeBig Agriculture is...
2022-04-06
05 min
The Climate Recap
A new UN group tackles greenwashed pledges
Protect indigenous people’s rights or Paris climate goals will fail, says reportMassive fire near glaciated area of Parvati Valley, Glaciologists sound alarmGreta Thunberg to publish a ‘go-to source’ book on the climate crisisUN launches group to hold companies to account for net-zero pledgesEU will do ‘whatever it takes to rebuild solar energy manufacturing in EuropeUS taps $420 mil to boost water supplies hit by climate changeBiden admin to roll out new fuel efficiency rule todayClimate tech comes to YC’s Demo DayEU will do ‘whatev...
2022-04-05
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