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Shipping sector gears itself for new emissions regulations
This DW article discusses how the shipping sector is gearing up for new emissions regulations. The shipping industry has long been one of the most important to the world economy, and one of the most destructive to the environment. New regulations come into effect on January 1 which could have […]
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Hear the sounds of climate change—with earthquake monitors.
This National Geographic article discusses how you can hear the sounds of climate change—with earthquake monitors. Seismometers can register hurricanes from thousands of miles away, or hear ice melting and refreezing, offering a new way to track changes big and small.
THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS, running along the French-Spanish border, conceal a […]
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Report: Renewables generated more power than fossil fuels in UK for first quarter ever
This The Hill article discusses how renewables generated more power than fossil fuels in UK for first quarter ever.
Electricity generated from wind, solar and hydroelectric plants beat out traditional fossil fuel plants as the top source of power for the United Kingdom during a three-month period for the first time, […]
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Indigenous Mapuche pay high price for Argentina’s fracking dream
This The Guardian article discusses how the indigenous Mapuche are paying a high price for Argentina’s fracking dream.
The roar of the burning gas well could be heard almost a mile and a half away, from atop the high plateau where Albino Campo Maripe stood, looking down at the orange […]
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The world needs a massive carbon tax in just 10 years to limit climate change, IMF says
This Washington Post article discusses an IMF report that says that the world needs a massive carbon tax in just 10 years to limit climate change. The international organization suggests a cost of $75 per ton by 2030.
A global agreement to make fossil fuel […]
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Firms ignoring climate crisis will go bankrupt
This The Guardian article discusses why firms ignoring the climate crisis will go bankrupt, according to Mark Carney, Bank of England Governor, who warns of financial collapse linked to climate emergency.
Companies and industries that are not moving towards zero-carbon emissions will be punished by investors and go bankrupt, the governor […]
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Report: How extreme sea level events are going to increase in Australia
This The Guardian article discusses how extreme sea level events are going to increase in Australia. Even with immediate cuts to carbon emissions, scientists expect sea level rise of 30cm-60cm by 2100, exposing millions of people to flooding.
A major new report predicts extreme sea level events that used to occur once […]
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Nuclear Faces Climate-Fight Irrelevance Without Lower Cost
This Bloomberg article discusses the future of the high-cost nuclear industry.
Catastrophic climate change can still be averted even without increasing one of the biggest sources of carbon-free electricity.
That was the message sent to International Atomic Energy Agency officials on Monday, who convened their first-ever conference exploring how […]
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Reports: What we eat matters: to change climate crisis, we need to reshape the food system
This The Guardian article discusses what we eat matters: to change climate crisis, we need to reshape the food system. Everything we eat has an effect on global heating, but perhaps the biggest problem is livestock.
The world came together last week for the UN general assembly, and climate crisis […]
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The Literal Gaslighting That Helps America Avoid Acting on the Climate Crisis
This Bill McKibben article for The New Yorker discusses claims that the US is leading in reducing GHGs. The claim is that, since 2005, global emissions have increased by twenty per cent, but the United States’ emissions have decreased by more than the next twelve emission-reducing countries combined.
The problem […]
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