Climate News: Seizing the Decade - Amanda McKenzie; Climate rights decision in Switzerland could ripple across Europe

Climate Conversations

Apr 13 2024 • 32 mins

The Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie (pictured) talks about "Seizing the Decade";

"Consumer Energy Summit";

"Verdict saying Switzerland violated rights by failing on climate action could ripple across Europe";

"Does "Every Little Thing" REALLY Stop Climate Change?";

"‘Historic’ European Court of Human Rights ruling backs Swiss women in climate change case";

"Solar canopy over Denver school parking lot will provide energy to low-income families";

"Climate complacency: study finds even the most informed people would rather take the easy option"

"Fashion's climate impact and how to reduce it";

"The Permian Basin Climate Bomb Series";

"How to prepare your finances for an extreme weather disaster";

"The Rising Tide";

"The Peoples' Blockade";

"Intensifying Cycle of Extreme Heat And Drought Grips Europe";

"Network of ‘ghost roads’ paves the way for levelling Asia-Pacific rainforests";

"How climate change could reverse progress in global inequality";

"How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change";

"Ocean Heat Has Shattered Records for More Than a Year. What’s Happening?";

"This is an emergency - climate silence is climate denial. #EndClimateSilence now";

"The Olympics are usually a sustainability disaster. Can Paris be different?";

"Australia could reach an ‘ambitious’ emissions cut of up to 75% by 2035, advisers tell Labor";

"Australia is playing catch-up with the Future Made in Australia Act. Will it be enough?";

"Nexamp nabs $520M to build community solar across the US";

"In-depth Q&A: How does climate change drive human migration?";

"EU Policy. European Parliament approves energy market overhaul";

"‘It’s a sun trap’: climate crisis brings boomtime for British wine";

"‘A Massive Win for All Generations’: European Human Rights Court Rules Switzerland Violated Rights With Climate Inaction";

"Storm in Perth's north causes flooding, damage as BOM issues severe weather warning";

"Earth Day 2024";

"See photos, video of flooding in New Orleans metro neighborhoods during severe weather";

"Rainfall Intensity and Daily Rainfall on April 10, 2024";

"Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Stronger Clean Air Standards for Chemical Plants, Lowering Cancer Risk and Advancing Environmental Justice";

"Flooded farms in England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from river";

"Climate target organisation faces staff revolt over carbon-offsetting plan";

"Labour may fail to grab target seats as young voters turn away over Gaza and climate";

"Carbon price should be set at $70 a tonne and rise six-fold by mid-century, says AEMC";

"New Yorkers for Clean Power";

"Rural opposition to solar farms goes beyond beliefs in climate change";

"The heat is on: what we know about why ocean temperatures keep smashing records";

"Adelaide is losing 75,000 trees a year. Tree-removal laws must be tightened if we want our cities to be liveable and green";

"How the essential, dirty steel industry is going green":

"Driven by China, Coal Plants Made a Comeback in 2023";

"What Happened When a German Car Factory Went All Electric";

"Brazil Labor Spat Thwarts Lula’s Bid to Boost Growth and Save the Amazon";

"Tanya Plibersek’s proposal to save Toondah Harbour is a win for both threatened species and people power";

"Deforestation rising in Colombia 5 years after peace deal";

"NGO links H&M and Zara cotton to deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado";

"How to prepare your finances for an extreme weather disaster";

"Earth sees hottest-ever March, the 10th record-breaking month in a row";

"Here’s how EVs could get 200 miles per gallon";

"Spies Like Us: why the Government is still backing Woodside over Timor-Leste";

"Power to the people? Bolivia’s hunt for gas targets national parks – and divides communities";

"Feeling depleted? So is the planet. Here’s how to move from exhaustion to empowerment";

"Incarcerated People Subjected To Worst Of Climate Change";

"Embodied Carbon = 10% Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions!".

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