Climate change

• Donald Trump skips the G7 climate change meeting in France.
• More repercussions — both good and bad — from the Amazon forest fires.
• Thousands of fires are also burning in central Africa, but it’s not quite the same as the Amazon.
• Climate activists will fly drones at London Heathrow to pressure the UK government to reduce emissions.
• The Great Barrier Reef is rated as being in a ‘very poor’ state in a new report.
• And more…

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In this edition of Climate Crisis Weekly:

• Just in case you didn’t hear, the Amazon rain forest is on fire.
• The other Amazon — you know, Jeff Bezos’ gig — is under fire for using non-recyclable packaging.
• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a misnomer.
• 5 foods under threat from climate change.
• What on earth is a nurdle? Hint: It’s not good.
• And more…

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Al Gore: Climate change is “getting worse faster than we are mobilizing to solve it.”
• Greenland residents are stressed about their diminishing ice.
• 5 innovative ways Australia is recycling.
• Aarhus, Denmark, is the poster child of renewable energy.

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In today’s EGEB:

• July 2019 was the hottest month in recorded history — everywhere.
• Drinks giant Diageo goes green in Africa.
• Presidential candidate Jay Inslee: Clean-energy jobs would be “good-paying union jobs.”
• How a small English soccer team became global leaders in the climate-change fight.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Wind energy pioneer Steve Sawyer dies.
• Stationary energy storage installations surge as costs drop.
• The pros and cons of Israel’s sustainability efforts.
• How the Sunrise Movement fueled serious action on climate change.

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In this edition of Climate Crisis Weekly:

• Recent global warming is unprecedented, scientists say.
• It may not be a debate, but the Democratic presidential candidates will do a climate-crisis town hall event.
• Iceland honors its first glacier lost to climate change with a monument.
• The importance of the next 18 months when it comes to long-term climate change.
• Climate-related terms disappear from federal websites under Trump administration.
• And more…

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In this edition of Climate Crisis Weekly:

• Extremely hot days in the US could double in less than 20 years.
• Tech that could feed the growing world in the era of climate change.
• Researchers float the idea of a manmade snowstorm to save Antarctica.
• US mayors seek help on cutting transportation emissions.
• The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act is signed into law in New York.
• And more…

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In this edition of Climate Crisis Weekly:

• A study finds a massive worldwide reforestation effort could be the best way to mitigate emissions.
• Scientists plan to trap their ship in the Arctic ice to study climate change.
• The hottest June on record, and record heat in Alaska.
• Climate change could cost the global economy $69 trillion by 2100.
• Antarctic sea ice hits record lows.
• And more…

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In this edition of Climate Crisis Weekly:

• Investors managing more than half the world’s invested capital seek “decisive action.”
• NYC declares a climate emergency.
• Climate doesn’t exactly dominate the first round of Democratic debates.
• A new poll shows Americans want climate action…as long as they don’t have to pay for it.
• The mess in Oregon.
• And more….

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In this edition of Climate Crisis Weekly:

• Boaty McBoatface and The Big Climate Discovery.
• A new study estimates $400 billion will be needed in the next 20 years to save US coastal communities.
• Oregon Republicans literally flee the state to avoid voting on a carbon reduction bill.
• Arctic permafrost melt stuns experts.
• Activists target a coal mine in Germany.
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In this edition of Climate Crisis Weekly:

• How the most vulnerable nations are approaching the climate crisis.
• An effort to move a trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the air and into soil.
• Cities need to halve emissions by 2030, study says.
• A Trump-appointed regulator sounds the alarm on how climate change will pose financial risks.
• Former Republican EPA heads have a dim view of the current EPA.
• And more…

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In this edition of Climate Crisis Weekly:

• Natural wind protection against hurricane intensity may be diminished.
• Thousands of heat-related deaths can be avoided in US cities by hitting Paris Agreement goals.
• No climate change debate, the DNC says.
• A group of US youths seek a climate change lawsuit.
• Companies could see financial risks from climate crisis in the next five years.
• And more…

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In this edition of Climate Crisis Weekly:

• The Greens gain seats in EU elections.
• Greenpeace issues climate grades for the 2020 US presidential candidates.
• Looking into the increase of methane in the atmosphere.
• Calls for Harvard to divest from fossil fuels.
• How threatened Singapore is responding to the climate challenge.
• And more…

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The federal government is preparing to cast aside its long-term projections of climate change in what’s being called “a new assault” on science by the Trump administration.

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In this edition of Climate Crisis Weekly:

• Sea level rise could be even worse than feared.
• The US is a “hotbed” of climate change denial.
• The GOP touts innovation as a climate solution, then votes against energy research bill.
• An extensive look at how the Midwest is confronting the climate crisis.
• The recent landmark report on nature’s decline didn’t get much love from TV news.
• And more…

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In this edition of Climate Change Weekly:

• Atmospheric carbon dioxide hits a new high.
• Ice loss is seen deep into Antarctica.
• Elizabeth Warren seeks US military preparedness and accountability for climate change.
• Jay Inslee unveils his Evergreen Economy Plan.
• Climate change is a key topic in today’s Australian election.
• And more…

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In this edition of Climate Change Weekly:

• A new report finds nature on an unprecedented decline, with accelerating extinction rates.
• Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden seeking “middle ground” climate policy.
• Iceland is using a new method to fight climate change.
• The more Republicans hear about the Green New Deal, the more they decide they don’t like it.
• Ireland follows the UK in declaring a climate emergency.
• And more…

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In this edition of Climate Change Weekly:

• A few presidential candidates unveil climate/climate-related plans.
• The UK declares a climate emergency while a committee pushes for net zero emissions.
• Indonesia wants to move its capital away from Jakarta, which is sinking.
• A look at how food affects climate change.
• The House votes to pass Climate Action Now Act, which aims to keep US in Paris Agreement.
• And more…

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The UK’s Committee on Climate Change has released its anticipated report, and it’s recommending a new goal — net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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In the inaugural edition of Climate Change Weekly, we check out:

• Controversial comments from London’s mayor.
• England’s environment secretary vows action after a visit from climate activist Greta Thunberg.
• Talk of a climate-focused debate continues among Democratic presidential candidates.
• A look at how New York City may deal with rising seas.
• Melting permafrost is the giant lurking problem that may cost the world trillions and unleash who knows what else.
• And more…

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A new poll shows the disconnect between how most people think climate change should be taught in schools — and how it usually isn’t.

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