International Public Opinion on Climate Change: Household Climate Actions – Adoption and Barriers, 2023 (climatecommunication.yale.edu)
Virginia Passed a Law Adopting California’s EV Standards. Now Its Republican Governor Wants Out. (www.wsj.com)
A year of record global heat has pushed Earth closer to dangerous threshold (wapo.st)
He repeated past calls for countries to stop investing in new coal power generation, and for developed countries to increase investment in clean energy and extreme weather adaptation, especially in poorer countries that have done the least to contribute to climate change and are feeling some of its worst effects....
‘Hanging by a Thread’: U.N. Chief Warns of Missing a Key Climate Target | His comments came as the world body’s weather agency said it expected Earth to soon surpass 2023's record high temperatures (www.nytimes.com)
Mr. Guterres reiterated past exhortations to end taxpayer subsidies for oil and gas. But he also turned his attention to a new target: He urged governments to ban advertising by fossil-fuel companies, comparing oil and coal producers to the tobacco industry, which faces advertising restrictions worldwide. And he urged the news...
US Congress weighs delaying farm bill over SNAP and climate disputes | The sweeping agriculture law hasn’t been renewed since 2018. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Climate change is accelerating faster than ever (www.lemonde.fr)
‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief calls for global fossil-fuel advertising ban (www.theguardian.com)
António Guterres warns of ‘climate crunch time’ and announces dire new scientific warnings of global heating...
UN Secretary-General Urges Ban on Fossil Fuel Ads as Planet Warms | Countries and businesses must fight harder to slash climate emissions before Paris Agreement goals are out of reach (www.bloomberg.com)
“I hope the younger generations can forgive us”: State oil company pushed $100 billion of deals in UAE’s year as COP28 host (www.globalwitness.org)
Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work | Groundbreaking new research also reports that 11% of surveyed have faced physical violence in their report (www.theguardian.com)
The pollution paradox: How cleaning up smog drives ocean warming (grist.org)
Warfare’s Climate Emissions Are Huge but Uncounted (www.scientificamerican.com)
The end of the great northern forests? The tiny tree-killing beetle wreaking havoc on our ancient giants (www.theguardian.com)
‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban | António Guterres warns of ‘climate crunch time’ and announces dire new scientific warnings of global heating (www.theguardian.com)
Green tycoon gives £5mn to Labour party for election war chest (www.ft.com)
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Chief Heat Officers Are Developing a Global Playbook for Deadly Temperatures | As urban centers deal with scorching weather, a network of officials is comparing notes on solutions to keep people cool. (www.bloomberg.com)
Alameda City Council Votes to Stop Cloud Brightening Test (www.nytimes.com)
The homeowner mutiny leaving Florida cities defenseless against hurricanes (grist.org)
As 12 months of record heat stack up, scientists unpack the impacts around the globe (www.abc.net.au)
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Maryland Governor Wes Moore signs executive order on climate change and heat pumps at Baltimore elementary school (www.baltimoresun.com)
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Tracking the unprecedented impact of humans on the climate | Our new scientific assessment of how humans are affecting the climate is nothing short of alarming, yet contains some encouraging news (www.carbonbrief.org)
No new fossil fuel projects: The norm we need | A social-moral norm against new fossil fuel projects has strong potential to contribute to achieving global climate goals (www.science.org)
Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification | Third of world’s ocean surface particularly vulnerable to threats driven by burning fossil fuel and deforestation (www.theguardian.com)
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German Primary Energy Q1 2024 drops by 4.6% (ag-energiebilanzen.de)
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US National TV news show little curiosity about how climate change fueled record-breaking extreme weather over Memorial Day weekend (www.mediamatters.org)
