Julia Conley Deepening campaigners’ anger was the fact that European countries present at the Bonn conference are currently boosting fossil fuel imports to replace the gas shipments they previously received from Russia “We have had enough of you offering crumbs with one hand while you starve the world with the other,” said one campaigner. “Your… Continue reading Bonn Climate Summit Ends in ‘Unconscionable’ Failure as Rich Nations Turn Backs on Poorest
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How We Fix the Climate: Solutions
vlogbrothers We should act as if this is an emergency, because it is. But part of that is understanding the tools and strategies countries are using to decarbonize and stabilize the climate. This is work that’s already being done. We have already decoupled economic growth from the emission of greenhouse gasses which, frankly, was unthinkable… Continue reading How We Fix the Climate: Solutions
Pacific north-west heatwave shows climate is heading into ‘uncharted territory’
Robert McSweeney The deadly heatwave that hit north-western US and Canada in late June would have been “virtually impossible” without human-caused global warming, a new “rapid-attribution” study finds. The event, which saw temperature records shattered by as much as 5C, has been linked to hundreds of deaths in the Pacific north-west region. The heatwave was “so extreme”… Continue reading Pacific north-west heatwave shows climate is heading into ‘uncharted territory’