As the BBC notes, almost from the first moment that people realized that the human-caused climate crisis is real, there’s been an effort to determine how quickly action needed to be taken to stave off the worst outcomes. Could we wait 50 years? What about 30? What about 20? The answers are no, no, and no. Recent studies... Continue Reading →
Climate change is not moving as slowly as we’d like to think. In fact, half of all the damage done through burning fossil fuels has been just over the last 30 years. Unfortunately, every year is now more damaging than the last. The good news is that we are not at a point of no... Continue Reading →
Why Climate Change is Worse Than You Think…
Bill Nye: Climate Change Is Now | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC
CO2 levels are the highest they have been in 3 million years. Bill Nye the Science Guy joins Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle with his thoughts on our warming planet. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc Continued at source...
show to the rest of the world that it can be done
Joshua Álvarez: “Become the model for a global, large nation and show to the rest of the world that it can be done, that we can transform our economy and our society into 100% renewable energy. And we can do it within the next 10 years, if the DNC has the guts to allow us to have... Continue Reading →
Nobody could have predicted that a Swedish teenager would shift the terms of the global climate debate in the way that Greta Thunberg has done. Since she began her school strike in Stockholm last August, Greta has addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, the European parliament and the UN climate talks in Poland. Last... Continue Reading →
The Guardian view on Greta Thunberg: seizing the future
Antarctica is losing ice at an accelerating rate
The frozen continent of Antarctica contains the vast majority of all freshwater on Earth. Now that ice is melting at an accelerating rate, in part because of climate change. What does this transformation mean for coastal communities across the globe? William Brangham reports from Antarctica on the troubling trend of ice loss and how glaciers... Continue Reading →
Human-induced climate change was first identified in 1800 and again in 1831 by the same scientist, Alexander von Humboldt Though little known and studied today, Alexander von Humboldt (b. September 14, 1769) was a legend in his lifetime, and remains one of the most important scientists in history. More places and species are... Continue Reading →
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The Climate Crisis and the Green New Deal
At the Sanders Institute Gathering, we brought together some of the leading progressive minds on this issue to talk about how we solve this climate crisis. Sanders Institute founding fellow Bill McKibben, author Naomi Klein, activist Matt Nelson, Sanders Institute fellow and economist Stephanie Kelton, and physician and activist Abdul El-Sayed spoke about climate change... Continue Reading →
The Drawdown EcoChallenge is a fun and social way to learn about and take action on the 100 climate solutions featured in Drawdown. From April 3-24, 2019 individuals and teams from around the world will take part in simple daily activities to reduce their carbon footprints and delve into the world’s most substantive solutions to global... Continue Reading →
Drawdown EcoChallenge April 3-24, 2019
I am obsessed with “large initial-condition ensembles”—LICE. These are climate models that run multiple scenarios to reflect uncertainties about the system’s past. I’ve been working with them for the last year. Most major climate modeling centers have LICE. They are a valuable scientific tool for trying to understand the relative sizes of a human-caused global... Continue Reading →
How to Deal with Chaos in Climate and Politics…
boost representation of indigenous people
UN climate body bids for 26% core budget increase Published on 27/03/2019Despite pressure from the likes of US and Brazil to rein in costs, the UN is seeking extra government funding to put the Paris Agreement into practice By Megan DarbyThe UN climate body needs 26% more money to meet its core commitments in 2020... Continue Reading →