07/12/2018

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Greenland ice sheet melting speed is 'off the charts', climate change experts warn
Greenland ice sheet melting speed is 'off the charts', climate change experts warn

Sea level rises caused by Greenland ice melt highest for 'thousand of years'
The Independent The Independent
WHO: Health benefits outweigh costs of meeting Paris Agreement climate goals
WHO: Health benefits outweigh costs of meeting Paris Agreement climate goals

World Health Organisation report estimates meeting climate goals could save one million lives worldwide a year by 2050 through better air quality alone
The Guardian view on climate change: too much, too soon | Editorial
The Guardian view on climate change: too much, too soon | Editorial

Editorial: We are losing the war against climate change; the use of fossil fuels is driving higher carbon emissions when they need to be coming down
the Guardian the Guardian
Climate change made UK heatwave 30 times more likely – Met Office
Climate change made UK heatwave 30 times more likely – Met Office

Global warming is harming people’s lives and humanity will not be able to cope, say scientists
the Guardian the Guardian
Nonlinear rise in Greenland runoff in response to post-industrial Arctic warming
Nonlinear rise in Greenland runoff in response to post-industrial Arctic warming

Ice-core-derived melt records reveal that atmospheric warming has recently intensified Greenland ice-sheet surface melt and runoff to levels that are exceptional over at least the last 350 years.
Nature Nature
Denmark, Britain top global league for climate measures: report
Denmark, Britain top global league for climate measures: report

Denmark and Britain are the top countries when it comes to implementing measures to fight climate change, although Britain has lagged in phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, a report published by academics said on Wednesday.
U.S. U.S.
The Best Technology for Fighting Climate Change Isn't a Technology
The Best Technology for Fighting Climate Change Isn't a Technology

Forests are the most powerful and efficient carbon-capture system on the planet
Scientific American Blog Network Scientific American Blog Network
French protests a canary in the coal mine for climate-change policies
French protests a canary in the coal mine for climate-change policies

Wealthy societies may not be so willing to sacrifice.
Axios Axios
The most important country for the global climate no one is talking about
The most important country for the global climate no one is talking about

Indonesia is one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, but manages to fly well below the radar.
Vox Vox
Trump's top diplomat to Canada begins job today amid tense trade talks | CBC News
Trump's top diplomat to Canada begins job today amid tense trade talks | CBC News

Kelly Craft begins her job as U.S. ambassador to Canada today at a time of delicate diplomatic talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement.
CBC CBC
Barclays customers in switch threat over tar sands investment
Barclays customers in switch threat over tar sands investment

Up to 30,000 account holders sign petition against pipeline projects in US and Canada
the Guardian the Guardian
Old coal mines could be turned into giant underground FARMS
Old coal mines could be turned into giant underground FARMS

Disused mine shafts around the UK will be fitted with specialist LED lighting tailored for specific crops and plants will be grown in water-based solutions, opposed to soil.
Mail Online Mail Online
A major US utility is moving toward 100% clean energy faster than expected
A major US utility is moving toward 100% clean energy faster than expected

Another sign that zero-carbon energy is going viral.
Vox Vox
Funding Nemo: £600m power cable connects UK and Belgium
Funding Nemo: £600m power cable connects UK and Belgium

Energy link covers 80-mile route along seabed between Richborough and Zeebrugge
the Guardian the Guardian
Japan bids for top climate finance job, citing $1.5bn contribution
Japan bids for top climate finance job, citing $1.5bn contribution

As the biggest donor to the Green Climate Fund, Japan said it had a 'responsibility' to ensure it is run well
Climate Home News Climate Home News
Will Global Warming Shrink U.S. GDP 10%? It's Complicated, Says The Person Who Made The Estimate
Will Global Warming Shrink U.S. GDP 10%? It's Complicated, Says The Person Who Made The Estimate

One number from the latest National Climate Assessment grabbed headlines: climate change could lead to up to a 10% reduction in the US economy. Amir Jina, who co-authored the study from which the number originates, explains how the number was mischaracterized but why it is nonetheless instructive.
Forbes Forbes
PETA Wants Us to Stop Using 'Anti-Animal Language' - EcoWatch
PETA Wants Us to Stop Using 'Anti-Animal Language' - EcoWatch

Instead of bacon, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wants us to "bring home the bagels." Instead of "killing two birds with one stone," why not feed them a scone?In a tweet on Tuesday, the animal rights group called out the "speciesism" of our everyday conversations in order to encourage compassion for animals.
EcoWatch EcoWatch
Hyundai to Leapfrog Tesla With World's Largest Battery - EcoWatch
Hyundai to Leapfrog Tesla With World's Largest Battery - EcoWatch

South Korea's Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems will soon complete a massive lithium ion battery in the industrial city of Ulsan. When it goes live in three months, Hyundai's $45 million, 150-megawatt system will overtake Tesla's 100-megawatt facility in South Australia as the world's largest industrial energy storage system.
EcoWatch EcoWatch
Will Koch Pull the Plug on Electric Cars? - EcoWatch
Will Koch Pull the Plug on Electric Cars? - EcoWatch

Now Koch wants to kill a federal income tax credit of up to $7,500 for electric vehicle (EV) buyers for the first 200,000 EVs each automaker sells. Although EVs make up less than 2 percent of total vehicle sales nationally, 123,000 of them were snapped up in the first six months of this year, more…
EcoWatch EcoWatch
Beef-eating 'must fall drastically' as world population grows
Beef-eating 'must fall drastically' as world population grows

Current food habits will lead to destruction of all forests and catastrophic climate change by 2050, report finds
the Guardian the Guardian
Trump promised to rescue the coal industry. But he can't
Trump promised to rescue the coal industry. But he can't

The Trump administration attempted a daring rescue of the coal country, but the pro-coal agenda is failing to jump-start a renaissance — and analysts don't see one on the horizon.
CNN CNN
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