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2024-08-30 12:07:01

"[#SouthAustralia] is already a world leader with more than 70 per cent of its local demand met by wind and solar, and it recently accelerated its target of 100 per cent net #renewables from 2030 to 2027, when a new transmission link to NSW [New South Wales] will be completed."
https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-to-enshrine-100-pct-net-renewable-target-in-law-as-bhp-looks-to-double-smelting-capacity/

2024-08-30 12:03:30

"Climate change-related droughts have resulted in a significant drop in water levels on Lake Kariba to the point where there is no longer enough water for hydropower generation. The lake, which is shared by #Zambia and #Zimbabwe, is on the #Zambezi river, one of Africa’s main rivers whose catchment areas have suffered from #ClimateChange-related droughts over the past few years. "
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/climate-change-zambia-to-shut-down-hydropower-plant-as-kariba-dries-up

2024-08-29 12:38:47

‘Families Like Ours’ Teaser: Thomas Vinterberg’s Venice Series Imagines A Denmark On The Cusp Of Disappearing Due To #ClimateChange
"The director and co-writer Bo Hr. Hansen have imagined a near future scenario in which the Danish government sets in motion a plan to evacuate #Denmark’s entire population due to rising water levels."
https://deadline.com/video/families-like-ours-clip-thomas-vinterberg-venice/

2024-08-26 13:20:37

"The [#EnergyTransition] will be impossible to achieve without also reducing overall energy usage substantially. This transition isn’t just about building lots of solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries. It is about organizing society differently so that is uses much less energy and gets whatever energy it uses from sources that can be sustained over the long run.
How We Could Actually Do It, In Seven Concurrent Steps"
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-08-22/what-would-a-real-renewable-energy-transition-look-like/

2024-08-12 12:11:20

"The Marcos administration has bumped up its calamity fund to P31 billion [US $ 531 million] for 2025 to brace for the impact of #ClimateChange and extreme weather events in the months ahead."
https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/314483040/2025-calamity-fund-to-p31b-to-brace-for-climate-change-extreme-weather.html
That's about 1% of GDP. Half goes to the reconstruction of damaged roads, bridges and school buildings.

2024-08-10 13:26:40

THIS is the moment I've been waiting for!
I've always wanted a "solar skin" on my car. Or even on my backpack, with a USB port inside for charging my devices.
Four decades ago the only available candidate was amorphous semiconductors that you can put on a flexible substrate: look up Sharp and Ovonics for those. The (big) problems:
1. the efficiency sucked;
2. the semiconductors degraded under solar UV exposure.
It was frustrating.
But no more!
https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/oxford-scientists-ultra-thin-solar-cell-27-energy-efficiency/

2024-08-09 12:00:37

Do voters care about #ClimateChange?
"The large majority of Americans would prefer government action on climate change, but that doesn't mean that they prioritize the issue when they're going into their polling place and voting."
A Pew poll says Americans put climate at low priority.
But it's not that simple.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/voters-care-climate-change-green-divides-election/story?id=112586833

2024-08-08 10:58:38

"Leading scientists have found that sea surface temperatures on the #GreatBarrierReef have reached a 400-year critical level, with human-induced climate change to blame.
The study also highlighted that even if the world were to limit global warming to the Paris Agreement’s target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, 70 to 90 per cent of corals on reefs would still be lost."
https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2024/08/great-barrier-reef-facing-catastrophic-damage

2024-08-04 11:34:50

So many people have worked on curbing climate change.
What have we got to show for it?
For starters: The projected warning has decreased by 0.9C. That's considering only actually implemented policies. Pledged emissions cuts go even deeper.
Is it enough?
No.
But we've gone from "It's all going to hell" to "We made good progress let's keep going, and faster."
Data from Climate Action Tracker.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/903/515/561/878/100/original/8d1f24241af66d91.png

2024-08-03 10:24:50

"Vice President Kamala Harris has captured the support of a key coalition of progressive, youth-led and environmental justice-focused climate advocates.
The #GreenNewDeal Network said it sees Harris as bringing to the race a unique record of opposition to Big Oil and an ability to communicate forcefully on environmental justice as a woman of color."
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072024/kamala-harris-green-new-deal-network-endorsement/

2024-08-02 11:21:09

"Scientists have predicted #glaciers would melt, or retreat, as temperatures warm in the tropics—those regions bordering the Earth's equator. But the study's analysis of rock samples adjacent to four glaciers in the #Andes Mountains shows that glacial retreat has happened far faster and already passed an alarming cross-epoch benchmark."
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-retreating-andean-world-glaciers-faster.html

2024-07-30 23:05:07

"The rule, adopted in 2021, requires the #Colorado Department of Transportation and regional planning organizations to prove how any highway expansion project would reduce pollution. Projects that fail to do so could lose their funding.
Within a year, the department nixed two major #HighwayWidening projects and redirected $100 million to greener alternatives like better #PublicTransit."
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/colorado-highway-widening-ban-restriction/

2024-07-30 22:19:56

"Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of the year, a report has found.
It found the continued shift away from polluting fuels has led to a one-third drop in the sector’s #emissions since the first half of 2022."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/30/renewables-overtake-fossil-fuels-to-provide-30-of-eu-electricity
#EU #EnergyTransition

2024-07-27 20:03:11

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He's got nothing against CATS?

2024-07-27 11:35:11

"We measured #methane exchange on hundreds of tree stems in forests along a climate gradient spanning the Amazon and Panama, through to Sweden and the UK.
In total, our cautious first estimate is that trees take up between about 25 and 50 million tonnes of atmospheric methane each year, with most taken up by tropical forests."
https://theconversation.com/weve-discovered-the-worlds-trees-absorb-methane-so-forests-are-even-more-important-in-the-climate-fight-than-we-thought-235233

2024-07-24 19:10:34

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A sign of the times:
"John Lewis trials repair service in partnership with Timpson Group
Five stores will offer to alter, clean or mend clothes in service marketed as a way to help prevent waste."
John Lewis!
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/22/john-lewis-trials-repair-service-in-partnership-with-timpson-group

2024-07-20 10:16:48

"Lakes and reservoirs have experienced #oxygen losses of 5.5% and 18.6% respectively since 1980. The ocean has experienced #OxygenLosses of around 2% since 1960. Although this number sounds small, due to the large ocean volume it represents an extensive mass of oxygen lost.
"The causes of aquatic oxygen loss are global warming due to greenhouse gas #emissions and the input of nutrients as a result of land use,""
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-loss-oxygen-bodies.html

2024-07-19 18:06:19

"To deter long-distance travel, the band offered an initial presale of tickets for local postal codes only.
#MassiveAttack are giving train travellers special privileges: access to a VIP bar with separate toilets, extra pre-sale tickets and free transfers to and from the train station via electric bus. They are also working with the local train network, Great Western Railway, to lay on five extra trains for travelling fans."
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240717-the-band-that-doesnt-want-you-to-travel-for-their-tour

2024-07-19 12:11:47

Ads about climate and kids air in swing states
"The effects of #ClimateChange on children will be the focus of a new $2.5 million ad campaign across six swing states.
#ScienceMoms, a nonpartisan group started in 2021 by climate scientists, is launching the campaign to link global warming with “unnatural disasters” — floods, wildfires and other extreme weather — and emphasize their impacts on families."
https://www.eenews.net/articles/ads-about-climate-and-kids-air-in-swing-states/

2024-07-17 11:23:16

"Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles and restore wetlands, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday."
https://www.elpasoinc.com/money-from-washingtons-landmark-climate-law-will-help-tribes-face-seawater-rise-global-warming/article_38f341ac-f0a3-5b34-83cb-75648e62847b.html

2024-07-15 17:29:30

'All of Our Tricks Worked': Spoof ExxonMobil Ad Nails Just How Easy It's Been for Big Oil
"Do you have any idea how easy it is to get you off our backs with a little bullsh*t about your responsibilities to the planet?"
https://www.commondreams.org/news/exxon-parody

2024-07-15 11:04:20

"Participating in a three-week #CarFree challenge has significantly boosted the health and well-being of Oxford residents
Many reported improved health and well-being, a stronger connection with their local environment and community, and a sense of accomplishment from contributing to air pollution and climate change reduction. Some also noted financial savings."
https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/car-free-living-can-significantly-boost-your-health-and-well-being-study-finds/

2024-07-14 10:39:18

#JustStopOil was right about BP all along
"BP has taken an enormous risk by betting the farm on booming global demand for oil and gas as far out as the late 2030s, and retreating drastically from renewables and clean-tech investment.
None of the others are acting in this fashion. “The story that jumps out is BP’s pivot back to oil and gas at full steam,” says Martijn Rats from Morgan Stanley."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/07/12/just-stop-oil-bp/
NOTE: The Telegraph often has climate denial; this piece does not.

2024-07-12 01:19:34

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"Were it not for immigration, the United States would be facing population declines — it’s one of about 50 places projected to be able to keep growing due to immigration gains. "
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/graphics-2024-united-nations-world-population-prospects-report-data-rcna160017

2024-07-11 22:32:18

"Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling #heatwave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern #Europe soaring toward 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some places.
In the Romanian capital Bucharest, street thermometers showed 42C (107F) on Tuesday and Wednesday though the official measurements were a few degrees lower."
https://apnews.com/article/europe-balkans-heat-wave-fires-48647c65d28a9a56fcc700cd95dc46ad

2024-07-11 12:14:10

#China’s Batteries Are Now Cheap Enough to Power Huge Shifts
"#Battery cells at $50/kWh means the technology to decarbonize most of road transport globally is already here, as opposed to in some future scenario.
The stationary energy-storage market may be the biggest beneficiary. Crashing battery prices make the economics of adding large-scale energy storage much more attractive."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-09/china-s-batteries-are-now-cheap-enough-to-power-huge-shifts

2024-07-08 11:22:03

The broken record sounds like a broken record.
"The global temperature in June was record warm for the 13th straight month and it marked the 12th straight month that the world was 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than pre-industrial times.
It’s not that records are being broken monthly but they are being “shattered by very substantial margins over the past 13 months,” Julien said."
https://apnews.com/article/record-heat-climate-change-june-el-nino-copernicus-95f7028e64c2271b7445a11b247afef8

2024-07-07 14:06:34

Miracle crop for a future of extreme heat: BUCKWHEAT
– Productive in high-heat, drought, high-CO2 conditions that kill wheat;
– Gluten free, rich in fibre and minerals;
– Flowers for months: great for #bees and other insects.
– Likes poor soils
– Needs no fertilisers
What's not to love about buckwheat? Also, tastes great.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/05/weatherwatch-buckwheat-global-heating

2024-07-05 10:38:26

Europe's electricity getting cleaner:
"Emissions-free sources produced 74% of #EU electricity in January-June, of which 50% was from #renewable sources like wind and solar, and 24% from nuclear, industry association Eurelectric said.
#Europe's electricity demand has also decreased, making it easier for green sources to cover a bigger share of the overall mix."
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/eus-power-mix-2024-greenest-yet-industry-data-show-2024-06-30/

2024-07-01 10:52:15

"Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) is a tar-like, thick but relatively cheap oil that is widely used in #shipping around the world, especially tankers.
However, HFO is particularly damaging in the Arctic, where the black carbon it emits when burned speeds up the melting of snow and ice.
Campaigners say the ban, while welcome, will make little immediate impact as a series of loopholes will allow the vast majority of ships to use the fuel until 2029."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv3dk4ydr3o

2024-06-29 10:42:26

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"At least 427 people have died over four days in just one city in #Pakistan due to the lethal #heatwaves scorching south Asia this summer.
The Edhi Foundation said many of the bodies they received were from areas “where a lot of load-shedding is going on”. "
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/pakistan-karachi-heatwave-temperature-death-toll-b2569734.html
#Karachi

2024-06-28 01:57:00

Near- live fact check on #presidentialdebate
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2024/live-blog-fact-check-trump-biden-debate-cnn/

2024-06-27 19:07:31

Deaths mount as #Pakistan swelters in #heatwave
"However, the rising numbers of dead came as temperatures in #Karachi soared above 40C (104F), with the high humidity making it feel as hot as 49C, reports said.
Experts agree these sorts of extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense as a result of climate change.
The heatwave roasting Karachi is expected to last into next week, albeit with slightly lower temperatures forecast."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn05rz3w4x1o

2024-06-27 12:11:28

The New #ClimateDenial Is Based on These Six Terms
The new obstructionist approach doesn’t say global warming isn’t happening. Instead, it argues we don’t need to phase out oil and gas.
This propaganda is spun out of six key terms that dominate the language of #climate politics: alarmist, cost, growth, “India and China,” innovation, and resilience."
https://newrepublic.com/article/182144/climate-denial-language-oil

2024-06-26 11:02:36

" Advocates celebrated Monday after a #Boulder, Colorado judge rejected attempts by #ExxonMobil and #Suncor Energy subsidiaries to dismiss a landmark #lawsuit that seeks damages for the harms the fossil fuel companies have inflicted on the #climate and local communities."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/colorado-climate-lawsuit

2024-06-17 12:10:56

"Unusually low #snowfall in Hindu Kush #Himalayas this year could impact #water supply for over 600 million people in the Gangetic river basin, warns new research."
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lowest-snow-cover-year-for-ganga-basin-101718563716298.html

2024-06-17 11:50:23

Once I was at a hospital with a friend, while his stepfather was undergoing surgery. We were tense but calm. His mom though was white around the lips with worry. She was herself a surgeon and knew exactly all the ways that that surgery could go wrong.
I get the same feeling watching climate scientists today: they know all the ways that climate change can go wrong, and worry about the ways they don't yet know about.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/6/16/what-grief-for-a-dying-planet-looks-like-climate-scientists-on-the-edge-2

2024-06-05 12:21:25

"The world’s #oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of #oxygen and #acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in recent decades and placing enormous stress upon the planet’s panoply of marine life, new research has found."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/04/extreme-heat-oceans-acidification

2024-06-02 20:15:42

Southern #Germany hit by catastrophic flooding
"The southern states of #Bavaria and #BadenWürttemberg have been inundated, causing #DamBursts and prompting dramatic rescues. States of emergency have been declared in several areas with more heavy rain expected."
https://www.dw.com/en/southern-germany-hit-by-catastrophic-flooding/a-69239541

2024-05-27 12:37:11

"On May 20th, 2024, an #iceberg measuring 380 square kilometers (~147 mi2) broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in #Antarctica.
The ongoing loss of Antarctic ice is one of the clearest indications of rising global temperatures and a dire warning."
https://www.sciencealert.com/gigantic-iceberg-in-antarctica-tears-loose-in-major-calving-event
#A83

2024-05-24 12:20:50

"Doctors treated hundreds of victims of #heatstroke at hospitals across #Pakistan on Thursday after an intense #heatwave sent temperatures above normal levels due to climate change, officials said.
This month, temperatures are likely to soar to 55 C (131 F), weather forecasters said."
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-heatwave-sweltering-temperatures-472ed4ea59060142be9e84ad012e7be5

2024-05-21 13:05:31

"Big changes to #Antarctic sea ice will have a profound effect on other parts of the planet. In addition to protecting the exposed edges of Antarctica’s continental ice shelves from waves, the formation of sea ice acts as an engine for ocean currents and influences weather patterns in the Southern Hemisphere, the researchers said."
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20052024/antarctica-fundamental-climate-shifts-studies/

2024-05-20 12:40:55

Smelting #Steel Without Fossil Fuels: #Solar Power Shatters the 1,000°C Barrier for Industrial Heating
"Swiss researchers have developed a solar energy method using synthetic quartz to achieve temperatures above 1,000°C for industrial processes, potentially replacing fossil fuels in the production of materials like steel and cement."
https://scitechdaily.com/smelting-steel-without-fossil-fuels-solar-power-shatters-the-1000c-barrier-for-industrial-heating/
Caveat: this is a lab result, albeit a promising one.

2024-05-13 13:17:40

Climate Movement Cheers Michigan AG's Plans to Sue Big Oil
"I don't know that there's a bigger issue facing the state of #Michigan than climate change," Nessel told the outlet. "We are talking about billions and billions of dollars in damages and we're already starting to see that on a day-to-day basis. We know this is only going to get worse."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-change-in-michigan

2024-05-11 13:13:27

"The race to save the planet is being impeded by a global economy that is contingent on the exploitation of people and nature, according to the UN’s outgoing leading environment and #HumanRights expert."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/07/un-expert-human-rights-climate-crisis-economy
This is why we need #SystemChange

2024-05-10 12:54:50

"The global average concentration of carbon dioxide in March this year was 4.7 parts per million (or ppm) higher than it it was in March last year, which is a record-breaking increase in CO2 levels over a 12-month period."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/09/carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-record?CMP=share_btn_url
#KeelingCurve

2024-05-09 14:02:30

What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign
"Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/09/trump-oil-industry-campaign-money/

2024-05-07 22:37:24

" While #cassava has been ensconced in South and Central America for millennia, its story is far from over. In the age of climate change and mounting efforts toward sustainability, cassava is emerging as a possible world crop. "
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-ancient-amazonians-transformed-a-toxic-crop-into-a-diet-staple/ar-BB1lQM9C

2024-05-07 11:20:50

[#Paskistan's] Supreme Court has issued a landmark directive to the government, ordering the establishment of a climate change authority within 14 days. "
https://www.samaa.tv/2087314224-sc-orders-govt-to-establish-climate-change-authority-within-14-days

2024-05-07 00:30:56

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@npub1rc6…g7hx
This is great!
AND every time I see a report like this I wonder: Did they roll out the bike lanes as they rolled out the e-bike subsidies? I mean, will the new e-bike riders be safe?

2024-05-05 13:17:08

Worsening Weather Is Igniting a $25 Billion Market
"Against a backdrop of rising climate volatility and social shifts, demand for #WeatherDerivatives is surging.
While a [catastrophe] bond may pay out if a 100-year storm tears through a community, a weather derivative can compensate a tourism business if there are too many rainy days, or a farmer if a hot summer stresses her crops."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-04/climate-change-costs-blunted-by-25-billion-weather-derivatives-market

2024-05-02 11:50:39

"Carbon capture" too expensive to run:
"Edmonton-based Capital Power Corp. says it is no longer pursuing its proposed $2.4-billion #CarbonCapture and storage project at its #Genesee natural gas-fired power plant.
The company says it has decided the project at the power plant west of Edmonton is technically viable but not economically feasible."
https://globalnews.ca/news/10463652/capital-power-genesee-carbon-capture/
#CCS

2024-05-01 12:42:34

"#SouthAfrica is a well-resourced country, with a strong agricultural and biodiversity heritage. Our findings, based on a synthesis and review of existing research on #ClimateChange, are that climate change and socioeconomic risks threaten to bring about a huge change to this status."
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-makes-life-harder-in-south-africa-its-likely-to-bring-heatwaves-water-stress-and-gender-based-violence-226937

2024-04-23 00:25:23

"A new statistical analysis of the interaction between El Niño and rising global temperatures due to #ClimateChange concludes that the approaching summer in the tropics has nearly a 7 in 10 chance of breaking records for temperature and humidity.
The prediction applies to a broad swath of the world straddling the equator, including India and the bulk of Africa, Central and South America and Australia, but also includes Florida and Texas."
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-humidity-tropics-summer.html

2024-04-17 12:12:06

A major US state just achieved a critical milestone for nearly two weeks: 'It's wild that this isn't getting more news coverage'
"#California has set a benchmark for #RenewableEnergy, with wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal supplying 100% of the state's electricity demand for 25 out of the last 32 days (and counting)."
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/california-renewable-energy-100-percent-grid/

2024-04-17 11:08:42

Global coral bleaching caused by global warming demands a global response
"How fast the world acts to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions driving global warming will determine which reefs, marine species and ecosystem functions and services can be maintained."
https://theconversation.com/global-coral-bleaching-caused-by-global-warming-demands-a-global-response-228022

2024-04-16 22:32:35

There is a boat that goes around installing wind turbines here and there and everywhere.
😍 😍 😍
"The DP3 installation vessel Orion, owned and operated by the Belgian offshore construction specialist DEME, has sailed out of Invergordon in Scotland and is now en route to the United States, where it will be installing monopile foundations at the Coastal #Virginia Offshore Wind (#CVOW) project site."
https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/04/15/construction-to-soon-begin-on-biggest-us-offshore-wind-farm/

2024-04-16 21:25:56

"Media reports about #ClimateChange typically focus on big events.
But this is to greatly misunderstand how climate change is happening. Big events make headlines but, for the next few years, lots of small events should be the main concern. These will bring difficult long-term problems which are mostly uninsurable."
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3258967/we-must-start-thinking-about-drip-drip-effects-climate-change

2024-04-12 23:44:22

Doggone.
It's 2024, you can't miss the climate crisis even with blinkers on, and these clowns start charter flights -- for dogs.
Tickets start at $ 6000 one way.
WHAT are people thinking.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2024/04/12/bark-air-jet-charter-service-flying-with-dogs/73289679007/

2024-04-10 01:15:23

.... and if your battery is all run down you can still start the car by making your kids push it until it goes fast enough to pop it in second gear and you don't need the starter motor to get it going.
#HashtagGames
#ExplainVintageTechnology

2024-04-09 12:30:05

"The core of the problem – fossil fuel emissions – is well known and largely uncontested in the scientific community. A survey of nearly 90,000 climate-related studies shows a 99.9% consensus that humans are altering the climate by burning gas, oil, coal and trees."
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-confounds-climate-scientists
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2024-04-07 11:19:38

"There is now a real danger that some significant #SeaLevelRise will occur in the next few decades as the ice sheets and glaciers of west #Antarctica continue to shrink. These are being eroded at their bases by warming ocean water and could disintegrate in a few decades."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/simply-mind-boggling-world-record-temperature-jump-in-antarctic-raises-fears-of-catastrophe

2024-04-04 14:49:04

AI: "Don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain."
"Cruise, the “self-driving car” startup that was just forced to pull its cars off the streets of San Francisco, pays 1.5 staffers to supervise every car on the road. In other words, their AI replaces a single low-waged driver with 1.5 more expensive remote supervisors – and their cars still kill people."
https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/

2024-04-02 14:39:08

"#Australia could soon see #megadroughts that last for more than 20 years, according to new modelling from The Australian National University (ANU) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes."
But wait, there's more:
"The researchers' bleak findings are before factoring in human impact on the climate since the Industrial Revolution."
https://www.miragenews.com/australia-braces-for-decades-long-megadroughts-1206791/

2024-03-30 12:07:56

"At more than half of the hundreds of garbage dumps surveyed — in the largest assessment yet of such emissions — most of the pollution flowed from leaks, creating concentrated plumes. The researchers found these super-emitting points can persist for months or even years, and account for almost 90 percent of all measured #methane from the #landfills. Tackling these hotspots could be a huge stride toward lowering emission rates"
https://grist.org/science/us-landfills-emit-far-more-methane-than-previously-known/

2024-03-29 12:14:12

"According to the researcher’s calculations, the isotherm — the boundary line of a temperature zone — is moving upward at 11.67m per year, a rate far higher than previous estimates.
The accelerated speed of #warming shown in the study poses a “severe threat” to the unique species sheltered in the mountains in a troubling sign for the environment."
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/03/29/2003815645

2024-03-29 12:09:21

"If global warming exceeds 2C, some 90 per cent of the #winegrowing areas in the coastal and plains regions of Spain, Italy, Greece and southern California may be unable to produce renowned #wines in a way that’s financially viable."
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/wine-california-france-global-warming-b2519673.html

2024-03-26 12:11:05

"Will a grid based around #wind and #solar kill manufacturing and industry? It’s what the naysayers – the Coalition and conservative agitators – want you to believe, but the experience in #SouthAustralia, which leads the world in the uptake of wind and solar, proves the opposite."
https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australias-world-leading-renewable-transition-is-attracting-flood-of-new-industry/

2024-03-25 23:35:24

"#Texas has emerged as a leader in producing #hydrogen the cheaper way using abundant supplies of natural gas without capturing the carbon dioxide.
Little hydrogen is made from gas with #CarbonCapture or from water in the state — or the rest of the country.
Environmental groups worry the federal funding will prop up oil and gas companies, when the emphasis should be on making hydrogen from water or creating clean power another way."
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/25/texas-energy-clean-hydrogen/

2024-03-24 18:25:25

"A group of mostly Western countries pledged to triple #nuclear generation by 2050.
But lenders balked at the eyewatering cost of doing so.
“We need state involvement, I don’t see any other model,” Ostros said. “Probably we need quite heavy state involvement to make projects bankable.” "
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-22/filling-nuclear-power-s-5-trillion-hole-is-beyond-the-banks
So, taxpayers are nuclear plant builders of last resort now?
The delays and cost over-runs have been legendary.

2024-03-22 19:20:25

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@npub1lrv…tth9
Maybe more like "reporting on puddles while missing the swamp".

2024-03-22 12:43:27

Nearly a billion people in the #Ganga and #Brahmaputra river basins to feel #ClimateChange impacts.
"The report advocated for collaborative action and inclusive policies to address the urgent challenges posed by climate change on major river basins in South Asia. Only through collective efforts can these regions navigate the complexities of climate change and safeguard the livelihoods of millions across the region, the report said."
https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/climate-crisis-ganga-brahmaputra-among-major-south-asian-river-basins-to-feel-climate-change-impact-says-report-himalayas/article67971995.ece

2024-03-21 12:59:15

"At least two people were killed and 11 injured in flash floods caused by heavy rain across #Iraq.
In the past three years, Iraq has faced record summer temperatures that exceeded 50°C in many areas, as well as insufficient and diminishing rainfall and frequent sand and dust storms."
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/2024/03/20/at-least-two-killed-as-torrential-rain-causes-flash-floods-in-iraq/

2024-03-21 12:46:06

"The Great Barrier Reef has been hit by its fifth mass coral bleaching event in the past eight years.
That event has led experts to ask whether Australia's environmental icon has reached a tipping point."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-14/great-barrier-reef-mass-bleaching-coral-devastated/103588726

2024-03-20 12:08:10

"The state of the #climate in 2023 gave ominous new significance to the phrase “off the charts.”
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (#WMO) shows that records were once again broken, and in some cases smashed, for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat."
https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/climate-change-indicators-reached-record-levels-2023-wmo

2024-03-18 22:01:37

"All schools have been ordered to close in #SouthSudan, as it prepares for a #heatwave in which temperatures could reach an exceptional 45C (113F).
Authorities said children should stay indoors and that the extreme weather could last for at least two weeks.
Deaths "related to excessive heat" have already been reported, officials said on Saturday."
#heatwave
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68596499

2024-03-18 15:43:28

"Specific areas of oil reserves should be excluded from extraction in order to limit global warming to less than 1.5 C.
A map of the world showing these areas, which the researchers call the "unburnable oil atlas," reveals which areas must be left alone to achieve these climate goals and avoid a positive feedback loop of climate disasters."
https://www.newsweek.com/global-warming-oil-regions-temperature-rise-1880296
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/117/464/004/826/563/original/c76841f5e0256a81.png

2024-03-16 12:35:33

"The commissioners and staff said the companies were “unreasonably optimistic” about future natural gas demand in a world of growing electrification and low prices. They said the companies are also relying too heavily on the rapid growth of less emissions-intensive fuels such as “renewable natural gas,” from animal waste and “synthetic natural gas". These fuels are not widely produced and are still far too expensive, commissioners said."
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/03/15/oregon-natural-gas-companies-fail-approval-climate-action-plans/

2024-03-13 23:40:14

"In general about 3% of the U.S. gas produced goes wasted into the air, compared to the Environmental Protection Agency figures of 1%, the study found.
Half of these #methane #emissions are coming from a tiny number of oil and gas sites, 1% or less."
So: US fossil gas is at least as dirty as coal, and
Getting rid of leaks at 1% of the sites gets rid of HALF of methane emissions.
https://apnews.com/article/methane-natural-gas-leak-climate-change-401cc08ad784d42fc463ed00bce4983e

2024-03-06 16:11:15

Nearly all new US power plants built in 2024 will be #CleanEnergy
"Now, in 2024, everyone from investor-owned utility companies to cooperatives, municipals and private developers across 50 states has decided carbon-free energy would be the most competitive option to meet their power needs. The industry’s aggregate investment decisions mean that 96% of all new large power plant capacity will be carbon-free."
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/chart-nearly-all-new-us-power-plants-built-in-2024-will-be-clean-energy

2024-03-06 14:20:04

"The 46-year record of end-of-summer #glacier images is incredibly valuable because it contains irrefutable visual evidence of #ClimateChange. We can see how glaciers are changing from year to year, with extremely hot years such as 2023 standing out clearly."
#NewZealand
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/climate-change-photos-of-nz-glaciers-show-they-may-soon-be-extinct/KAPG6KU7U5FEHATAFZSW2WOXXY/

2024-03-06 13:39:49

The story of how fossil fuel interests - OPEC, the United States, and fossil fuel lobbyists - deliberately and aggressively acted to sabotage the decision making process at the UN COP climate conferences, and slowed down global climate action.
#TheyKnew that concerted climate action will threaten their polluting business model, and they worked to sabotage it, since *before* COP1.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-the-challenge-of-consensus-decision-making-in-un-climate-negotiations/

2024-03-04 14:47:44

"As people increasingly experience overlapping #climate impacts, it is critical that the #media articulately convey the interconnected nature of climate change," said McAllister. "There is a biased narrative, that reporting in less-resourced countries is less comprehensive, but we found the opposite: Media in the more-resourced countries have much to learn from media in the most vulnerable countries."
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-climate-journalism-strong-hard-countries.html

2024-03-03 13:57:29

"Fishermen who participate in #Maine's lifeblood lobster industry are on edge about what the future holds, as #lobsters have inched steadily northward as waters have warmed, Cousens said."
https://www.necn.com/news/local/lobster-catch-dips-to-lowest-level-since-2009-as-fishers-grapple-with-climate-change-whale-rules/3175298/

2024-03-02 14:33:18

“If our planet were a patient, it would be admitted to intensive care. Its vital signs are alarming. It is running a fever,” said the #WHO chief.
He painted a picture of the planet’s lung capacity being compromised, with the destruction of #forests that absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
“And many of the earth’s #water sources, its lifeblood, are contaminated. Most concerning of all, its condition is deteriorating rapidly."
https://africa.cgtn.com/who-chief-links-climate-change-to-a-global-increase-in-health-problems/
#ClimateChange #polycrisis

2024-02-29 19:50:54

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@npub1ffl…tv7d
This article is a veritable case study in how to beat around several bushes at once: the DeSantis "anti-woke" bush, and the climate change and sea level rise bush.

2024-02-29 13:16:19

"Drought conditions, exacerbated by climate change, have created a tinderbox scenario in regions of South America, leading to an unprecedented increase in wildfire activity. "
https://bnnbreaking.com/world/south-america/unprecedented-february-wildfire-emissions-in-brazil-venezuela-bolivia-a-climate-crisis

2024-02-27 22:27:15

‘Blue’ Hydrogen Could Produce 50% More Warming than Burning Fossil Fuels
"[Canada] “is betting big on #BlueHydrogen, a fossil fuel-derived chemical masquerading as an energy solution."
This research should finally lay to rest the unfounded hope that creating incentives for fossil #hydrogen production in Canada is any kind of solution for the climate, or for economic development.”
https://www.theenergymix.com/blue-hydrogen-could-produce-50-more-warming-than-burning-fossil-fuels/

2024-02-26 22:10:55

Pieces extolling the virtues of stationary bikes are sad.
It's all sweat, no joy.
Let's talk about the benefits of biking to work, feeling the wind in your face, chance encounters with friends, maybe colleagues.
What should be mandatory is a one day a week commute by foot, bike, or public transit. Pilot it. Take the data. My feeling is that there's no going back, and soon *companies* will be pushing for safe bike lanes.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-26/corporate-fitness-why-workplace-exercise-should-be-mandatory

2024-02-25 14:09:58

"#Rain used to be rare in the #Arctic, but as the region warms, so-called rain-on-snow events are becoming more common. The rains accelerate ice loss, trigger flooding, landslides, and avalanches, and create problems for wildlife and the Indigenous people who depend on them."
https://e360.yale.edu/features/arctic-rainfall-climate-change

2024-02-25 00:24:30

Germany's 2023 Heating Act phases out gas and oil heaters for homes.
Now, a watershed moment:
the country's largest heating manufacturer stops installing gas heaters.
"Thermondo, Germany's largest heating installer, is removing gas heating from its lineup. The future lies in #HeatPumps and climate-neutral technologies."
https://www.fr.de/wirtschaft/heizungsbauer-baut-keine-gasheizungen-mehr-ein-erfolg-fuer-habeck-groesster-92845094.html
English translation of article:
https://www-fr-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/heizungsbauer-baut-keine-gasheizungen-mehr-ein-erfolg-fuer-habeck-groesster-92845094.html?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

2024-02-24 02:01:30

"Global warming is exacerbating the spread of a disease that should have been consigned to the dust bin of history a long time ago.
This suffering is needless. Transmission of #cholera can be stopped in its tracks – and sustainably prevented – through adequate access and investment in safe #water, sanitation and hygiene."
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/2/23/cholera-an-overlooked-outcome-of-climate-change

2024-02-22 19:40:07

"#China is at heightened risk of missing its #climate targets and suffering major economic losses unless it takes decisive actions to put a halt to runaway coal power plant expansion and reform outdated power grid management, new research has found."
[Edit to add} But the country's clean energy boom may just help it reach its 2030 goals, see in-depth piece linked in reply.
https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3252722/climate-change-china-risk-missing-its-goals-unless-it-takes-drastic-action-rein-coal-expansion-new

2024-02-22 13:50:56

"The ice fields in #Africa have more than halved since the beginning of the 21st century.
If precipitation decreases, the ice does not become replenished and the #glacier starts to retreat. The rainy periods have started to become drier since the end of the 19th century, and since then, the glaciers have started to shrink."
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-africa-ice-tropical-fields-climate.html

2024-02-20 23:24:40

"The oil and gas industry is the largest source of Canadian #climate pollution, at 28% of the country’s total #emissions. That’s up from a 17% share in 1990 and 23% in 2005."
#Canada
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/02/how-oil-sands-undermine-canadas-climate-goals/

2024-02-18 23:36:22

It's only February, and it's 36C in #Morocco.
Usually, the average high is 18C in Feb.
(Sorry, not yet out in English news)
https://reporterre.net/36-oC-en-fevrier-le-Maroc-en-proie-a-une-chaleur-exceptionnelle

2024-02-18 13:28:06

When thinking of the flowering chaos brought on by #ClimateChange, I think of the insects being unable to find food. But the plants are in trouble too:
"This uneven shift in #flowering times has resulted in prolonged blooming periods for many species, leading to an “overcrowded” floral neighborhood.
This crowding could intensify competition for the attention of pollinating #insects, as 55% of the species now find themselves in a more congested flowering environment."
https://www.earth.com/news/flowers-blooming-92-days-earlier-due-to-climate-change/

2024-02-15 18:54:58

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@npub15zu…s7lx
Still: You have to KNOW that you don't know before you go searching out the truth.
Sort of like a mass Dunning Kruger effect.

2024-02-15 15:19:28

"Proponents of #hemp tout its non-toxic and mould, fire and infestation-resistant properties
But more recently its ability to capture more than twice its own weight in carbon – twice as fast as traditional forestry – has come into focus. Hemp cultivation taking up only 25% of the world’s agricultural land used for dairy and livestock would close the UN #EmissionsGap of 23 gigatons of CO2 annually."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/15/its-almost-carbon-negative-how-hemp-became-a-surprise-building-material

2024-02-15 13:52:25

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@npub15zu…s7lx
I read a piece once that told of how in sections of the United States all the "news" you can get is either Fox, or Sinclair, and both are part of the climate denial machine.
When perfectly smart people are not given all the information, or the wrong information - and don't know this is happening - of course they draw their conclusions accordingly.