FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. As leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change, Part Three examines how the fossil fuel industry worked to delay the transition to renewable energy sources — including by promoting natural gas as a cleaner alternative. Source!
This article was originally published in Climate & Capital Media. Read it here. When Melissa Burt, an atmospheric scientist at Colorado State University, made a video about the climate crisis, it included images of her daughter, Mia. "There’s some light within her that makes me continue to do the climate science work that I do,"... Continue Reading →
Scientist-moms explore why climate change messaging falls flat
Gravitas: Earth could heat up at alarming levels in 5 years
Large parts of India were exposed to an extreme heatwave - with some regions reporting temperatures well above 60 °C. Experts now fear that global warming could get worse in the next 5 years. Palki Sharma tells you why. WION
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
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 →
How Much Does a Home Solar System Cost?
South Korea is set to build a “sustainable floating city” off the coast of major city Busan as early as 2023 in what is being called a “world first.” The goal behind this endeavour is yet another step in utilising breakthrough technologies to combat the continuous threats of climate change. The project, which presented its... Continue Reading →
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