26/11/2018

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Here’s a selection of today’s environment related news from around the web. We do the hard work, so you don’t have to.

Major new climate report warns U.S. could see hundreds of billions in economic losses
Major new climate report warns U.S. could see hundreds of billions in economic losses

The report, issued by the Trump administration on Black Friday, makes for bleak reading.
Axios Axios
British summer temperatures could rise by five degrees over next 50 years, major report to warn
British summer temperatures could rise by five degrees over next 50 years, major report to warn

British summers could become more than five degrees hotter on average over the next 50 years, a major report will warn today.
The Telegraph The Telegraph
Irish Times view on public mood for action on climate change
Irish Times view on public mood for action on climate change

Strong indications that Irish citizens are supportive of collective action
The Irish Times The Irish Times
China says work far from complete on national CO2 scheme
China says work far from complete on national CO2 scheme

China still needs to do a lot of work before it can fully launch its long-awaited nationwide carbon emissions trading scheme and will gradually phase in the system that is already running behind schedule, a senior government official said on Monday.
U.S. U.S.
The World Needs to Quit Coal. Why Is It So Hard? (Published 2018)
The World Needs to Quit Coal. Why Is It So Hard? (Published 2018)

Coal, the most polluting of energy sources, shows no sign of disappearing three years after the Paris agreement, when world leaders promised decisive action against global warming.
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‘Why David Attenborough doesn’t deserve ‘the seat of the people’ at the next climate conference’
‘Why David Attenborough doesn’t deserve ‘the seat of the people’ at the next climate conference’

Let’s be clear: he is not a climate change expert
The Independent The Independent
Opinion | Is Exxon Conning Its Investors? (Published 2018)
Opinion | Is Exxon Conning Its Investors? (Published 2018)

A New York State lawsuit charges that the oil giant has not properly accounted for the climate risks at the core of its business.
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No salmon in rivers ‘due to climate change’
No salmon in rivers ‘due to climate change’

The Scottish salmon industry is in crisis because of global warming, academics say.Beats on rivers including the Spey and the Nith have failed to record a single caught salmon during this year’s
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We need to bring back the wildwoods of Britain to fight climate change | Isabella Tree
We need to bring back the wildwoods of Britain to fight climate change | Isabella Tree

Rather than replanting a vast northern forest, allow nature to do the job, says author Isabella Tree
the Guardian the Guardian
Populism and the internet – a toxic mix shaping the age of conspiracy theories | John Naughton
Populism and the internet – a toxic mix shaping the age of conspiracy theories | John Naughton

When we embarked on research into conspiracism five years ago, it seemed a fringe concern. Now, with Trump in office, it’s mainstream
the Guardian the Guardian
Weatherwatch: where is the political will to tackle climate change?
Weatherwatch: where is the political will to tackle climate change?

A report from the European Commission forecasts serious consequences in the next 30 years
the Guardian the Guardian
Why it's time we all became climate change optimists
Why it's time we all became climate change optimists

There are plenty of reasons to feel pessimistic about humanity's future. Presented with our greatest ever challenge, scientists and technologists are showing the way forward
WIRED UK WIRED UK
Big business backs EU climate neutrality goal
Big business backs EU climate neutrality goal

Business leaders have urged the EU to scrap greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and increase climate ambition in time to stick to the Paris Agreement, in a letter seen by EURACTIV.
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Incredible maps show how humans have devastated the planet
Incredible maps show how humans have devastated the planet

Professor Tomasz Stepinski from the University of Cincinnati (UC) created the map, which he says 'raises alarm bells' about our impact on the environment.
Mail Online Mail Online
US Donors Gave $177k to UK Climate Science Denying Global Warming Policy Foundation - DeSmog
US Donors Gave $177k to UK Climate Science Denying Global Warming Policy Foundation - DeSmog

The UK’s premier climate science denial campaign group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), received hundreds of thousands of dollars of US donations in 2017, recently published tax returns show. The money was received at a time when the GWPF was allegedly coordinating with eight other right-wing thinktanks based in and around offices at 55 Tufton…
DeSmog DeSmog
‘I’m probably deemed a weirdo’: Russell Martin, the footballer who joined the Green party
‘I’m probably deemed a weirdo’: Russell Martin, the footballer who joined the Green party

Walsall’s defender tells Stuart James about ordering teammates to turn off the tap, being vegan and how clubs could be more socially conscious
the Guardian the Guardian
Climate change activists Extinction Rebellion begin fourth day of protest with demonstration in Parliament Square - CityAM
Climate change activists Extinction Rebellion begin fourth day of protest with demonstration in Parliament Square - CityAM

Climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion has launched a fourth day of action in London today by staging a demonstration
CityAM CityAM
Germany's coal commission advises to start coal exit in the west: Der Spiegel
Germany's coal commission advises to start coal exit in the west: Der Spiegel

Germany will start to shut down coal-fired power plants in the west of the country, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday, citing an internal document of the governmental coal commission which is currently evaluating Germany's strategy for exiting coal energy.
U.S. U.S.
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