Climate@stad
- Canadians want urgent climate action, but most not willing to pay more tax: pollglobalnews.ca Canadians want urgent climate action, but most not willing to pay more tax: poll - National | Globalnews.ca
A majority of Canadians say the country will face more extreme weather events in the future, calling on the government to take urgent action, according to Ipsos polling
Unsurprising. And I suspect the results wouldn't be very different elsewhere.
And that's why we're fucked.
- Climate science in Arctic ‘broken’ as U.S. and Europe isolate Russiawww.japantimes.co.jp Climate science in Arctic ‘broken’ as U.S. and Europe isolate Russia
Arctic climate scientists tend to be a close-knit community, but the war in Ukraine has upended that status quo.
- Greta Thunberg joins another climate change protest a day after Met charge her with public order offencewww.lbc.co.uk Greta Thunberg joins another climate change protest a day after Met charge her with public order offence
Greta Thunberg has gone on another climate change protest a day after being charged with a public order offence.
She's on a roll....
- What will happen to the Greenland ice sheet if we miss our global warming targetstheconversation.com What will happen to the Greenland ice sheet if we miss our global warming targets
The ice will survive if temperatures are soon brought back down – new study.
- Greta Thunberg charged following Fossil Free London protestwww.bbc.co.uk Greta Thunberg charged following Fossil Free London protest
The climate campaigner is accused of breaching the Public Order Act at a demonstration in London.
- Apple's climate change efforts far exceed rivals, says environmental reportappleinsider.com Apple's climate change efforts far exceed rivals, says environmental report
A study of the environmental work being done by six major Big Tech firms shows that Apple is far ahead in its climate change efforts.
I'm not big on Apple. I don't own a single Apple device. And I'm acutely aware there's a lot of problems with talking up the climate effort of companies whose profits are intimately linked to pushing consumerism, but it's good they're at least making an effort to be less shit than many others can be bothered to...
- SUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study findswww.theguardian.com SUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study finds
Exclusive: UK climate campaign group Possible calls for ‘polluter pays’ tax based on vehicle size
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/3402975
> The increasing popularity of ultra-heavy SUVs in England means a conventional-engined car bought in 2013 will, on average, have lower carbon emissions than one bought new today, new research has found. > > The study by the climate campaign group Possible said there was a strong correlation between income and owning a large SUV, which meant there was a sound argument for “polluter pays” taxes for vehicle emissions based on size.
Huge, bulky cares emit more?!? Who would've thought?
- ‘No normal seasons any more’: seed farmers struggle amid the climate crisiswww.theguardian.com ‘No normal seasons any more’: seed farmers struggle amid the climate crisis
Floods, freezes and heatwaves threaten seed production as farmers scramble to produce strains that resist climate chaos
- A little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of Americanswww.theguardian.com Revealed: how a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of Americans
Major investigation shows local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realize
cross-posted from: https://derp.foo/post/320312
> There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.
- New NZ government to abandon plans for zero emissions grid by 2030reneweconomy.com.au New NZ government to abandon plans for zero emissions grid by 2030
The National Party isn’t committing any new money to renewables, and will abandon the 2030 clean grid target, but hopes to cut approval times from seven years to one year.
- Scientists count huge melts in many protective Antarctic ice shelves. Trillions of tons of ice lost.phys.org Scientists count huge melts in many protective Antarctic ice shelves. Trillions of tons of ice lost.
Four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997 and 28 of those have lost more than half of their ice in that time, reports a new study that surveyed these crucial "gatekeepers'' between the frozen continent's massive glaciers and open ocean.
Same news as The Guardian article a couple of days ago, but a bit more details.
- As Canada explores carbon capture, experts warn of health riskswww.motherjones.com As Canada explores carbon capture, experts warn of health risks
When a CO2 pipeline fails, it fails catastrophically, endangering people and animals.
- Largest offshore wind farm celebrates power milestonewww.bbc.com Largest offshore wind farm celebrates power milestone
Power from the first turbine at the Dogger Bank scheme is now being sent to the UK's national grid.
It's hard to get the scale of these wind farms until you see how tiny that ship is next to the thing... Yikes.
- How the Canadian Supreme Court dealt a blow to Trudeau's climate ambitions and what comes next
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/3083945
> > Court's ruling on environmental impact law clips federal government's wings on climate change, expert says
- Greta Thunberg: "Since the rise of human civilization, we have cut we have cut down half of the trees in the world, wiped out more than two thirds of the wildlife" [...]diasp.org Greta Thunberg: "Since the rise of human civilization, we have cut ...
Greta Thunberg: "Since the rise of human civilization, we have cut down half of the trees in the world, wiped out more than two thirds of the wildlife, and filled the oceans with plastics, as well as initiating a potential mass extinction and a climate catastrophe. We have begun destabilizing the ...
- Hydro dams are struggling to handle the world’s intensifying weatherarstechnica.com Hydro dams are struggling to handle the world’s intensifying weather
Climate change is robbing some hydro dams of water while oversupplying others.
- UK net zero targets 'harder to achieve' after PM's speech - adviserswww.bbc.co.uk UK net zero targets 'harder to achieve' after PM's speech - advisers
The UK's climate advisers say recent changes to net zero policies make it harder to meet climate goals.
Sunak once again making things worse.
- Day after Sweden oil protest fine, Greta joins Norway wind farm fightwww.euronews.com Day after Sweden oil protest fine, Greta joins Norway wind farm fight
The activists say a transition to green energy shouldn’t come at the expense of the rights of Indigenous people.
- Resource-rich African countries target emissions reductions in energy sector with Commonwealth supportwww.modernghana.com Resource-rich African countries target emissions reductions in energy sector with Commonwealth support
Government officials from six emerging oil and gas producers in Africa gathered recently in Senegal to examine tangible actions they could undertake, as to minimise greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector. The week-long workshop, titled Oil and Gas Emissions Visibility and Reductions, was d...
- Climate 'countdown clock' report launched ahead of key UN talksphys.org Climate 'countdown clock' report launched ahead of key UN talks
Top scientists have launched a yearly report series to plug knowledge gaps ahead of crunch climate talks, with their global warming "countdown clock" vying for the attention of world leaders and ordinary citizens alike.
- New map shows how climate change affects your community and its vulnerability to weatherphys.org New map shows how climate change affects your community and its vulnerability to weather
Across the globe, the past few years have been characterized by scorching summers that endanger the health of outdoor workers and biting winters that often freeze pipes and other critical infrastructure.
- Climate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, say expertstheconversation.com Climate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, say experts
Our study shows the UK must prepare for, and respond to, the risks associated with future food shortages.
- Solarpunk: Refuturing our Imagination for an Ecological Transformation | One Earthwww.oneearth.org Solarpunk: Refuturing our Imagination for an Ecological Transformation | One Earth
Imagine a future where ecological balance meets human innovation. Delve into One Earth's exploration of the transformative movement of solarpunk.
- Antarctica has lost 7.5tn tonnes of ice since 1997, scientists findwww.theguardian.com Antarctica has lost 7.5tn tonnes of ice since 1997, scientists find
Study finds more than 40% of ice shelves have shrunk, with millions of tonnes of freshwater entering ocean