07/12/20187 Dec, 2018 in Earth News by Earth-News 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 French protests a canary in the coal mine for climate-change policies Wealthy societies may not be so willing to sacrifice. Axios 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 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 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 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 A major US utility is moving toward 100% clean energy faster than expected Another sign that zero-carbon energy is going viral. Vox Funding Nemo: £600m power cable connects UK and Belgium Energy link covers 80-mile route along seabed between Richborough and Zeebrugge the Guardian 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Rate this post