20/12/201820 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. Pulling Canada’s Caribou Back From the Brink First Nations communities are leading the effort to rescue the last remaining caribou herds from extinction. The Atlantic “Green New Deal” in US “Must Be Mirrored by a Global Green Deal” “Right now, the economy is controlled by big corporations whose profits are dependent on the continuation of climate change. This arrangement benefits few, but comes at the detriment of our planet and all its inhabitants." Common Dreams Norway Is Entering a New Era of Climate-Conscious Architecture The country now has a suite of buildings that generate more energy than they use. The Atlantic What to Do Before the Green New Deal Bold action on climate change can start at the state level. The Atlantic Met Office expects 2019 to be one of the hottest years in history The Met Office estimates average global temperatures for 2019 will be 1.1C above pre-industrial levels, putting it among the five hottest years ever. Mail Online EU coal subsidy phase-out 'completely inconsistent with Paris deal' Stay of execution for coal subsidies has been heavily criticised by climate analysts the Guardian We’re back to the 1930s politics of anger and, yes, appeasement | Larry Elliott The UN climate accord is the equivalent of Chamberlain’s piece of paper, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott the Guardian Jamie Oliver is burnishing Shell's reputation – and tarnishing his own | Ava Lee There’s nothing in it for him, except £5m, says anti-corruption campaigner Ava Lee the Guardian As Seas Warm, Galápagos Islands Face a Giant Evolutionary Test Climate change is ravaging the natural laboratory that inspired Darwin. The creatures here are on the brink of crisis. click.revue.email British brewed Budweiser beer to rely on solar power from 2020 Budweiser beer will be brewed in Britain using solar power from 2020 following a 15-year deal signed by brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) and renewable power developer Lightsource BP, the companies said on Wednesday. U.S. As Polar Bear Attacks Increase in Warming Arctic, a Search for Solutions With sea ice reduced, polar bears in the Arctic are spending more time on land, leading to increased attacks on people. Concerned Inuit communities want to increase hunting quotas, but researchers are testing new technologies they hope will reduce these often deadly confrontations. Yale E360 U.S. lawmakers seek oversight over any Saudi nuclear power deal Lawmakers from both U.S. parties introduced legislation on Wednesday to give Congress more say in any deal on civil nuclear power cooperation between the United States and Saudi Arabia. U.S. Global warming 'hiatus' is the climate change myth that refuses to die New research addresses two questions about the supposed 'pause' in warming. The Conversation Industry backs NSW call for Morrison government to require emissions cut Australian Industry Group says an emissions reduction obligation in national policy is ‘vastly superior’ to separate state schemes the Guardian Head in the clouds: the woman scaling fresh climate change heights For 40 years, Nalini Nadkarni has studied cloud forest in the Costa Rican town of Monteverde. Now global warming is drying out its lush hanging gardens the Guardian Australia experiencing more heat, longer fire seasons and rising oceans State of the climate report points to a long-term increase in the frequency of extreme heat events, fire weather and drought the Guardian Gates Among Billionaires Backing Alphabet Energy Spinoff Alphabet Inc.’s secretive X moonshot lab is spinning off an energy-storage project with backing from billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. Bloomberg.com Covering Climate Talks in the Heart of Poland’s Coal Country (Published 2018) One of the big challenges in tackling global warming was found outside the hall where diplomats from around the world had gathered. click.revue.email Climate campaigners taking on French state Several NGOs are considering filing an application to the administrative court of Paris in 2019. However, French law may be more rigid than Anglo-Saxon law, which has already convicted several other states on this matter. EURACTIV France reports. www.euractiv.com Huge Antarctic ice sheet ‘melted during similar temperatures to today’ raising fears of catastrophic global floods Glaciologists fear a new collapse could again send sea levels rising, this time resulting in devastating world floods The Independent What We Can Learn About Online Privacy From Climate Change (Published 2018) Real action to protect privacy hinges on big institutions, to the point that small, individual measures pale in comparison. But there are still ways to act. click.revue.email Poland's Coal Addiction: Changing Its Energy Plan Could Cut Emissions 40%, Save $19 Billion Annually The COP24 climate conference in Katowice, Poland played out against a coal-centric backdrop - but new modeling shows it could save $19 billion annually and cut emissions 40% with clean energy technologies and policies. Forbes Climate change resilience of a globally important sea turtle nesting population Using an integrated approach, we assess climate change resistance at a globally important green sea turtle rookery in Poilão Island, West Africa. We project 200 years of primary sex ratios (1900–2100... Wiley Online Library As Seas Warm, Galápagos Islands Face a Giant Evolutionary Test Climate change is ravaging the natural laboratory that inspired Darwin. The creatures here are on the brink of crisis. click.revue.email Rate this post