20/12/2018

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Pulling Canada’s Caribou Back From the Brink
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 The Atlantic
“Green New Deal” in US “Must Be Mirrored by a Global Green Deal”
“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 Common Dreams
Norway Is Entering a New Era of Climate-Conscious Architecture
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 The Atlantic
What to Do Before the Green New Deal
What to Do Before the Green New Deal

Bold action on climate change can start at the state level.
The Atlantic The Atlantic

Met Office expects 2019 to be one of the hottest years in history
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 Mail Online
EU coal subsidy phase-out 'completely inconsistent with Paris deal'
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 the Guardian
We’re back to the 1930s politics of anger and, yes, appeasement | Larry Elliott
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 the Guardian
Jamie Oliver is burnishing Shell's reputation – and tarnishing his own | Ava Lee
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 the Guardian
As Seas Warm, Galápagos Islands Face a Giant Evolutionary Test
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.
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British brewed Budweiser beer to rely on solar power from 2020
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. U.S.
As Polar Bear Attacks Increase in Warming Arctic, a Search for Solutions
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 Yale E360
U.S. lawmakers seek oversight over any Saudi nuclear power deal
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. U.S.
Global warming 'hiatus' is the climate change myth that refuses to die
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 The Conversation
Industry backs NSW call for Morrison government to require emissions cut
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 the Guardian
Head in the clouds: the woman scaling fresh climate change heights
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 the Guardian
Australia experiencing more heat, longer fire seasons and rising oceans
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 the Guardian
Gates Among Billionaires Backing Alphabet Energy Spinoff
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 Bloomberg.com
Covering Climate Talks in the Heart of Poland’s Coal Country (Published 2018)
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.
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Climate campaigners taking on French state
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 www.euractiv.com
Huge Antarctic ice sheet ‘melted during similar temperatures to today’ raising fears of catastrophic global floods
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 The Independent
What We Can Learn About Online Privacy From Climate Change (Published 2018)
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.
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Poland's Coal Addiction: Changing Its Energy Plan Could Cut Emissions 40%, Save $19 Billion Annually
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 Forbes
Climate change resilience of a globally important sea turtle nesting population
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 Wiley Online Library
As Seas Warm, Galápagos Islands Face a Giant Evolutionary Test
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.
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