The Climate Recap

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South Africa plans to switch from coal straight to clean energy
Nov 21 2022
South Africa plans to switch from coal straight to clean energy
Flash floods in Australia’s southeast cut off inland towns | Reuters‘Rain bursts’ over Sydney have intensified by 40% over the last two decades, research finds | The GuardianWarmest Armistice Day ever for England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland | The GuardianStudy: Extreme heat is responsible for hundreds of deaths in Texas prisons | GristWorld has nine years to avert catastrophic global warming, study shows | The Washington PostWorld’s biggest carmakers to build 40 mil more vehicles than 1.5ºC climate target will allow | The GuardianMethane emissions from 15 meat and dairy companies rival those of the EU | The GuardianAfricans Sun: Why Solar Not Gas Offers Continent the Best Economic Opportunity in the Transition | Carbon Tracker InitiativeHow Oil & Gas Funding Distorts Energy Research | GizmodoMichael Bloomberg announces a new initiative to phase out coal in 25 countries | The NYTimesSouth Africa pitches $84 bil plan to shift from coal to clean energy | Climate Change NewsEU agrees law to remove CO2 with woodlands and other carbon sinks | ReutersGermany to leave Energy Charter Treaty | PoliticoClimate protesters in Lisbon storm building urge minister to resign | The GuardianRainn Wilson Changes Name to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson For Melting Arctic | THR News$13 bil to reduce energy bills | GrisBarcelona students to take mandatory climate crisis module from 2024 | The GuardianCoal projects in Great Barrier Reef catchments approved without environmental impact statements | The GuardianSwitzerland Is Paying Poorer Nations to Cut Emissions on Its Behalf | The NYTimesAnalysis: US falling $32 bil short on ‘fair share’ of $100 bil climate finance goal | Carbon BriefSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Nov-19-11c4eb08b63b4653a4e182edbac157f5Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere
Big Ag companies agree to regenerative agriculture pledge
Nov 8 2022
Big Ag companies agree to regenerative agriculture pledge
UNESCO finds that some iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050 | UNESCOClimate risks and rewards for the global workforce | AxiosReport: Countries need an impossible amount of land to meet climate pledges | GristProtected areas provide thermal buffer against climate change | Science AdvancesThe staying power of fossil fuel subsidies | AxiosCorporate climate action lags pledges | AxiosBig food companies commit to regenerative agriculture, but skepticism remains | NPRIntroducing a $25,000 car that makes fuel from the sun | AxiosUK Energy Supplies: Wind Farms Generate Record Electricity as Temepreature Dips | Bloomberg150 Tourists Held Hostage in Peru in Oil Spills Protest: Report | InsiderAramco beats expectations with record quarterly profit of $42 bil | Arab NewsBP rakes in quarterly profit of $8.2 bil as oil majors post another round of bumper earnings | CNBCShell and Total, Oil Giants Report Huge Profits on Its Second-Highest Profit | The NYTimesElectricity prices dictated by gas producers who provide less than half of UK electricity | UCLLNG tankers idle off Europe’s coast as traders wait for gas price rise | Financial TimesHidden emissions in liquid gas imports threaten targets | BBC NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-November-7-c0ce0f897b7541a2bb042c3259c3ef4aPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphereDiscord: https://discord.gg/avgY2sJ9
Lula win's Brazil's presidential race!
Nov 1 2022
Lula win's Brazil's presidential race!
Chad declares state of emergency as floods affect 1 mil people | ReutersStorm Nalgae: floods and landslides in Philippines kill at least 72 | The GuardianClimate crisis fuelling unseasonably warm October in UK and Europe | The GuardianClimate-warming methane emissions rising faster than ever, study says | The Washington PostCO2 emissions growth slows way down | AxiosEnergy crisis sparked by Ukraine war to speed up green transition, IEA | ReutersClimate pledges to date are not enough to meet Paris targets | AxiosCOP27: Climate Change threatening global health - report | BBCMost children will regularly face extreme heat by 2050, UNICEF | The Washington PostClimate crisis study finds heatwaves have cost global economy $16 tril | The GuardianBolsonaro’s defeat is a climate turning point | AxiosLula pushes Brazil-Indonesia-Congo rainforest alliance if elected | ReutersThis Amazon road led to vast deforestation. Brazil’s president wants it paved. | GPBEU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 | AP News100 UK universities pledge to divest from fossil fuels | The GuardianClimate activist arrested after gluing heat to “girl with a Pearl Earring” | AxiosClimate activists stage march to condemn COP26 failure | Belfast TelegraphClimate activists glue themselves to dinosaur exhibit at Berlin museum | ReutersNew York still vulnerable 10 years after Hurricane Sandy, protesters warn | The GuardianThe World’s Largest Carbon Removal Plant is Now Under Construction | BloombergCOP27 host Egypt plans to push gas as the perfect solution | Climate Change NewsOil Giants, With Billions in Profits, Face Criticism and an Uncertain Outlook | The NYTimesSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-31-de28c2eacb6d4a159b2b2f789668f60bPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere
Italy's new PM Meloni wants climate change to be a right-wing issue
Oct 28 2022
Italy's new PM Meloni wants climate change to be a right-wing issue
Southeast Australia braces more rain residents told evacuate | ReutersCyclone lashes Bangladesh, killing nine flooding low-lying areas | ReutersRoslyn Moves Inland and Breaks Up After Lashing Mexican Coast | The NYTimesNew fossil fuels ‘incompatible’ with 1.5ºC goal, comprehensive analysis finds | Carbon BriefAustralia signs up to global pledge cut methane emissions by 30% | ReutersFrance becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty | The GuardianLandowners call for scrapping of plans to ban solar energy from England’s farmland | The GuardianUK’s Lloyds ditches project finance new oil and gas fields | Reuters​​Biden ‘social cost of carbon’ climate risk measure upheld by US appeals court | ReutersUS is seriously underestimating consequences, CO2 study | ReutersApple calls on global supply chain to decarbonize by 2030 | AppleItaly’s Meloni aims to make climate change a right-wing issue | PoliticoEgypt shuts down event spaces on first Monday of COP27 in a blow to NGOs | The GuardianCOP27: ‘Greenwash’ PR firm Hill+Knowlton helping organise UN climate conference | Open DemocracyBureau of Meteorology was cowering in the corner on climate crisis, former staff claim | The GuardianRevenue cap ‘catastrophic’ for low-carbon electricity companies | The TimesAnalysis: Biden’s EV minerals cash fruitless without permitting reform | ReutersSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-26-554ef39a03d1486d817aba9f08131d7dPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere
Russia uses emissions counting to claim territory
Oct 25 2022
Russia uses emissions counting to claim territory
Amount of ocean heat found to be accelerating and fueling extreme weather events | The GuardianIncreasing Hurricane Intensification Rate Near the US Atlantic Coast | Geophysical Research LettersClean Energy, Electric Cars Are Hitting Tipping Points for Global Mass Adoption | BloombergSolar powers India towards its 175GW renewables target for 2022 | Energy MonitorAustralia and Singapore strike agreement to achieve net-zero | AP News‘Rewiring the nation’: Albanese and Andrews governments to jointly fund renewable energy zones | The GuardianHelsinki Utility Finds a Surprising Heat Source: Icy Seawater | BloombergThe Netherlands to leave embattled Energy Charter Treaty | PoliticoWhy environmentalists went after Canada’s biggest bank for greenwashing | CBCUS Plans First Sale of Offshore Wind Rights Off California | BloombergRuling could result in trials against oil majors over Louisiana wetlands damage | NolaNJ sues oil, gas firms, trade group over climate change | AP NewsNew England’s pioneering power experiment | GristTruss faces major rebellion on fracking as senior Tories pledge to defy whip | The GuardianRishi Sunak: What are the climate credentials of the UK’s next prime minister | EdieAt war, Russia aims to claim Ukraine’s land – and its carbon emissions | The Washington PostEverybody’s Business: The net zero blind spot | Net Zero TrackerBlackRock tells UK ‘no’ to halting investment in coal, oil and gas | ReutersHSBC Put on Notice for Greenwashing Because of Investments | AdWeekUp in Smoke: California’s Greenhouse Gas Reductions Could Be Wiped Out By 2020 Wildfires | Energy Policy Institute at the University of ChicagoSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-24-2e408467afea488ea6de4bf9686fdf8bPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere
20 vulnerable countries threaten to withhold debt payments
Oct 20 2022
20 vulnerable countries threaten to withhold debt payments
Nigeria Floods Kill Hundreds and Displace Over a Million | The NYTimesFirst came the fires. Now Australia is facing devastating floods. | The Washington PostRare ‘triple’ La Niña climate event looks likely – what does the future hold? | NatureHistoric October heat shatters record in the Pacific Northwest | The Washington PostEconomic losses from hurricanes cannot be nationally offset under unabated warming | Environmental Research LettersHurricane ripple effects | AxiosOil and mining sectors have climate cash to spare | AxiosIn Texas, a New Study Will Determine Where Extreme Weather Hazards and Environmental Justice Collide | Inside Climate NewsDue to fossil fuel crisis, payback from renewables drops to one year | Climate Change News20 Nations at High Risk From Global Warming Might Halt Debt Payments | The NYTimesMPs issue 10-point environmental wishlist for Liz Truss | The GuardianGermany extends lifespan of all three nuclear power plants | PoliticoMexican president outlines renewable energy push ahead of Kerry visit | ReutersCarbon Capture Projects See Meteoric Growth in 2022 | Yale E360Scripted TV and Movies Ignore Climate Change Concerns | Variety:Iraqi minister admits gas flaring cancer link | BBC NewsEnergy crisis means a ‘very dark winter’ for Europe’s forest | PoliticoSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-19-b270529dd2b64886ac8494d55439457dPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere
Arkansas grows its EV charging network
Oct 18 2022
Arkansas grows its EV charging network
Chad climate disaster leaves record 2.1 mil people hungry | Reuters:Alaska cancels snow crab season for first time after population crash | The Washington PostThe 2022 Living Planet Index Is Out. Here’s How to Understand It. | The NYTimesGive up the gas: switching to electric appliances could save Australians up to $1,900 a year, report says | The GuardianBiden's security strategy goes big on climate | AxiosChina needs $17 tril in investments to meet climate goals, World Bank says | ReutersChina's LNG needs and the geopolitics in tow | AxiosUS Air Force releases climate change plan | NBC NewsArkansas opens EV charging station rebate program early to meet high demand | Arkansas AdvocateVolkswagen: The scandal explained | BBCCity Council permanently bans large, new fossil fuel developments | City of Vancouver$3.6 mil for indigenous land stewardship | GristAmid historic drought, California approves $140 mil desalination plant | ReutersLouisiana carbon capture project draws criticism from environmental advocates | LA IlluminatorEgypt silenced climate experts’ voices before hosting COP27, HRW says | The GuardianBanks Try Quiet Quitting Net-Zero as Fortune Favors Fossil Fuels | BloombergUK firms using legal muscle to facilitate human rights and climate abuses - report | The GuardianUS law protecting endangered species hampered by poor resources, study says  | The GuardianOil Industry Moves to Overturn Historic California Drilling Protection Law | Inside Climate NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-17-362c3b40f44943f09225ffdcdca91ce4Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere
Greta says Germany's messing up
Oct 16 2022
Greta says Germany's messing up
Barges stranded as Mississippi River water levels reach critical low | The GuardianIan is the 15th billion-dollar disaster this year so far | NOAASurging Weather-related Power Outages | Climate CentraClimate Crisis Poses as Great a Risk to Energy Systems as Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, WMO Warns | EcoWatchHeat waves taking humanitarian toll | AxiosUK heat waves linked to record excess deaths among elderly in England | The Washington PostEnvironment sector has failed to become more inclusive, study suggests | The GuardianBanks Run by Women Lend Less to Big Polluters, ECB Study Finds | BloombergIndonesia Pans EV Subsidies in 2023 to Reduce Pollution, Spur Adoption | BloombergStudy busts myth about EV greenhouse gas emissions and dirty grids | Green Car ReportsGreta Thunberg: Germany making ‘mistake’ by ditching nuclear power for coal | DWBraverman says ‘fire engine blocking’ Just Stop Oil demo ‘indefensible’ | Belfast TelegraphDirect action not ruled out by conservation groups over environment policies | BBC NewsI’m part of the ‘anit-growth coalition’ Liz Truss hates – and proud of it | George Monbiot | The GuardianEE North America to develop 10 GW of renewable energy projects in the US by 2026 | PR News WireWill the Farm Bill be the next big climate package? | GristBlackRock, Citigroup CEOs Won’t Be Returning to Key Climate Talks | BloombergSerious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries | ReutersMinisters hope to ban solar projects from most English farms | The GuardianSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-15-55222e8e4c3d4ef2826cc6ce3b53f334Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere
New Zealand plans to tax cow farts
Oct 13 2022
New Zealand plans to tax cow farts
Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought | ReutersSydney records wettest year since 1858 as Australia braces for more floods | ReutersScotland ‘snow-free’ for fourth time in six years | BBCSnow loss is fueling the West’s megadrought | GristSouthern California faces new water restrictions next year | Los Angeles TimesDrought-stricken Coalinga, CA may soon run out of water | The Washington Post28 dead as Julia drenches Central America with rainfall | AP NewsInvestment Requirements of a Low-Carbon World: Energy Supply Investment Ratios | Bloomberg NEFDebt costs overshadow climate finance in small island states - report | ReutersWorld aviation agrees ‘aspirational’ net zero plan | BBC NewsEuropean Airlines Misleading Fliers With Carbon-Neutral Claims, Research Finds | Yale E360World Bank to launch new trust fund for emissions reduction grants | ReutersIMF’s New Climate Tool Allows Rwanda to Access $310 Mil | BloombergNew Zealand farmers may pay for greenhouse gas emissions under world’s first plan | The GuardianEuropean Commission aims to end secret system protecting fossil fuel holdings | The GuardianGreek renewables fully cover power demand for first time on record | ReutersSolar energy from Egypt to power European homes through new undersea cable | The IndependentAs US cobalt mine, crucial to making electric vehicles, opens in Idaho | NPRUgandan police arrest anti-pipeline protesters outside EU Embassy | Climate Change NewsLocals in the dark about oil auctions in DRC: report | MongabayUS shift on child labor may scramble EV sector | E&E NewsSource list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-12-3d6825c128b64df98924a2ddf4d47e0aMy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Or you can buy me a cup of coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere
Munich Re drops oil investments
Oct 10 2022
Munich Re drops oil investments
UN ups flood aid appeal as Pakistan enters ‘second wave of death’ | Al JazeeraSome Chinese cities break October heat records as others shiver | CNNClimate change made 2022’s northern hemisphere droughts at least 20 times more likely | Carbon BriefNorth America Heat Wave Led to Record Ice Melt in Greenland | BloombergEliminating waste is a climate solution | GristCutting emissions will hit growth, but costs of inaction much higher, says IMF | The GuardianMunich Re tightens oil and gas policies | ReutersDairy co-op Arla to pay farmers more for milk if climate targets met | The GuardianMost electric car buyers don’t switch back to gas | AxiosOregon to cover health-related climate expenses | AP NewsOPEC+ oil output cut ahead of winter fans inflation concerns | ReutersCOP15: ‘World leaders might have to invite themselves’ to summit | The GuardianCOP27: Activists ‘baffled’ that Coca-Cola will be sponsor | BBC NewsCOP27 Farming Coalition Under Fire for Links to Climate Science Denial | DeSmogUK defies climate warnings with new oil and gas licences | BBC NewsBlackRock Faces More ESG Fallout as Louisiana Pulls $794 mil | BloombergInside a conservative group’s war against BlackRock’s ESG investments | AxiosEPA is ‘falling behind’ on power plant rules, report says | The Washington PostSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-10-8875d0fcdac64fb4ac8f334eee596bd4How to help Pakistan | The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/01/pakistan-help-donate-flooding/Remove Coca-Cola as sponsor of COP27 | Change.org: https://www.change.org/p/remove-coca-cola-as-sponsors-of-cop27
New York joins California in gas car ban
Oct 4 2022
New York joins California in gas car ban
More Americans are moving into hurricanes’ path as climate change risks mount | The Washington PostFlorida’s death toll tops 100 as the search for survivors continues | CNNMethane Might Be a Bigger Climate Problem Than Thought, Study Finds | The NYTimesHuge gas flaring emissions never reported | BBC NewsMining Bitcoin Climate Impact Similar to Beef, Crude Production | BloombergIn Pivotal Climate Case, UN Panel Says Australia Violated Islanders’ Human Rights | Inside Climate NewsNY Implements 2035 All-EV Plan After California Clears the Way | BloombergHow Many EV-Charging Stations Are There in New York City? | BloombergLA restricts water flow to wasteful celebrity mansions: ‘No matter how rich, we’ll treat you the same’ | The GuardianFed Announces Plan to Assess Climate Risks to Banks | The NYTimesEU won’t back climate danger fund talks at COP27, says draft | PoliticoGermany promotes insurance-based Global Shield for climate victims | Climate Change NewsEmissions declaration by equity firm Carlyle under question | AP NewsMexico is world’s deadliest spot for environmental activists | AP NewsNew EWG analysis: Of $7.4 bil spent on two of the USDA’s biggest conservation programs in recent years, very little went to ‘climate-smart’ agriculture | Environmental Working GroupPivotal Supreme Court term begins with WOTUS war | E&E NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-4-23314f286b0e4b948a3d88be39cad09c