We may be looking at the wrong climate change data… and it might be worse than we thought Living in a time of polar ice caps means the “greenhouse” model may be underestimating of climate change. Six times since 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released major assessment reports on the climate.... Continue Reading →
‘Net zero won’t change the way we live’ | Free Lunch on Film
Jacques-André Mayeur 9 hours ago Great video, good summary. There won't be a worldwide consensus on which path is the best and how to get there. However, countries shouldn't wait for the consensus to act and incentivize other countries to find their own way to reach net zero. While doing so the technology will improve... Continue Reading →
140bn metric tons of planet-heating gases could be unleashed if fossil fuel extraction plans get green light, analysis shows by Nina Lakhani in Colorado and Oliver Milman in New York The fate of the vast quantities of oil and gas lodged under the shale, mud and sandstone of American drilling fields will in large part... Continue Reading →
US fracking boom could tip world to edge of climate disaster
Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States. As average global temperatures continue to rise, the threats of both extreme heat events and chronic heat are projected to increase. Heat disproportionately affects marginalized residents and those who face systematic inequities such as workplace safety, housing quality, energy affordability, transportation reliability, and healthcare... Continue Reading →
Planning for Urban Heat Resilience
Limits and Beyond: 50 years on from The Limits to Growth, what did we learn and what’s next? Published 2022 – In 1972, a book changed the world. The Club of Rome commissioned a report that shifted how we see what humans are doing to the planet. Looking back five decades later, what happened next,... Continue Reading →
Limits and Beyond
Climate Action Needs Culture | Picture Zero: Creative Carbon Scotland
When the nations of the world come together in Glasgow, what will be the story we tell of COP26? SOURCE! Excellent! This applies to COP27 and more...
Carbon Dioxide Removal from our oceans. Can we achieve 20 BILLION tonnes per year?
Carbon Dioxide Removal is the latest buzz phrase in the climate world. The IPCC tell us it will be essential to meet the goals of the Paris Accord. But it's easier said than done! Now a new study proposes copying the way nature creates seashells, so that we can durably store billions of tonnes of... Continue Reading →
Two new federal funds could share billions of dollars with local wildlife agencies to help save biodiversity. This month, the Biden administration launched the America the Beautiful Challenge, a $1-billion program that gathers funds from various sources to support conservation and restoration projects. Also on the horizon is the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a bipartisan... Continue Reading →
The future of American conservation lies in restoration, not just protection
The largest, and by some measures the most passenger-friendly station in Europe, is in Leipzig, Germany, a cosmopolitan city of nearly 600,000 people in the Eastern German state of Saxony. Despite being lauded as the “new Berlin” and one of Germany’s fastest-growing cities, Leipzig’s global reputation is still catching up to its European one. I... Continue Reading →
How More Cities Worldwide Can Attract Remote Workers
The deadline to make dramatic reductions in climate-heating pollutants is closing fast, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and cities and transportation agencies will both need to transform themselves dramatically in the next decade to avoid the worst effects of a heating climate. Earlier this month, the IPCC... Continue Reading →
International Climate Report Demands ‘Systemic’ Changes to Transportation and Urban Planning
Solar energy installations have skyrocketed in recent years; it’s likely there are some in your neighborhood. One of the reasons solar power has become so popular is the cost of solar systems has plummeted in the last decade or two. As a result, many more households can afford to install solar. But just how much... Continue Reading →
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