Smart Growth, the Philidelphia Planning Authority and Island Books combined to bring a special event to life in which Peter Norton talked about his new book: "Autonorama: The Ilorory Promise of High-Tech Driving".
A full-length recording of the event can be found on the Smart Growth website.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) enabled people to hear a discussion about the question: "What Does the Glasgow Climate Pact Mean for the Fight Against the Climate Crisis?".
Other Quick Climate Links for today are:
"Scottish Tory MPs did not engage with UK over carbon capture funding";
"Let’s turn the tide on climate change";
"New US energy standards would reverse Trump’s war on lightbulbs";
"LABarometer survey finds adverse environmental conditions impact a growing number of Angelenos";
"Poor neighborhoods bear the brunt of extreme heat, ‘legacies of racist decision-making’";
"How did the Dutch get their cycle paths?";
"Australia’s coal-fired power plants likely to shut almost three times faster than expected, report suggests";
"‘Really sad moment’: bogong moth among 124 Australian additions to endangered species list";
"Margaret River bushfire threatens properties as locals flee homes, but Yallingup fire downgraded";
"Israeli winemakers see climate change affects their grapes";
"Climate Change Is About To Change Everything We Knew About Tiger Sharks";
"Shale Reality Check 2021";
"Iceland facility sucks carbon dioxide from air, turns it into rock";
"Warmer winters leave Connecticut’s forests vulnerable to a tiny, wooly pest";
"Dictionary update shows how changing climate changes language, and much more";
"Seed is Australia’s first Indigenous youth climate network";
"Stop Ecocide";
"Korea Joins the Race to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2050";
"Coalition, Labor jockey for carbon dollar";
"Scotland marks end to coal power as Longannet chimney is blown up";
"WA firefighters must navigate caves to fight bushfire threatening Margaret River region";
"Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform";
"Land rights";
"Landback";
"Labor calls for ‘grassroots mobilisation’ of religious Australians to tackle climate crisis";
"Indigenous Climate Action";
"How global warming brings Indian Ocean Region together";
"A TikTok food star on why gas stoves are overrated";
"Coastal GasLink could face million-dollar fines for repeated environmental infractions";
"Getting it wrong on self-driving vehicles";
"‘Really sad moment’: bogong moth among 124 Australian additions to endangered species list";
"Australia’s weekend weather: west battles bushfires as storms and rain forecast for most of east coast";
"Hats off to the ResourceSmart Schools!";
"Rain-Soaked Rural Australia Asks: When Will It End?";
"Searching for Australia’s Climate Tipping Point";
"The tricky business of charging electric cars";
"Why Nissan is probably the most serious threat to Tesla out of the traditional automakers";
"FMG CEO Elizabeth Gaines stands down as company reinvents itself with green energy";
"Australia’s climate culprits pay little or no tax, new data shows";
"‘Extraordinary’: End of coal in sight as Australia maps out 2050 electricity plan";
"CCC warns Scotland must rapidly reduce emissions to meet 2030 target";
"Orange launches new carbon fund to finance reforestation and ecological restoration projects";
"Regional Paths to COP26: An Overview of Climate Policy and Regulation";
"Extreme weather and pandemic help drive global food prices to 46-year high";
"How ‘Big Oil’ works the system and keeps winning";
"Climate action leadership program helps teens channel concern into action";
"Crab Wars: A Tale Of Horseshoe Crabs, Ecology, And Human Health By William Sargent — Review";
"A rush to mine the deep ocean has environmentalists worried";
"Europe conflicted over push to fast-track mining code for the ocean floor";
"US spending on airport expansion flies under the radar for climate activists";
"African Union urged to bring political clout to Egypt climate talks";
"We’re Living Through the ‘Boring Apocalypse’";
"'We want justice on climate', Makate says";
"Concern over impact of Norfolk Boreas offshore windfarm on seabirds";
"The Man Who Predicted Climate Change";
"Tropical forests can regenerate in just 20 years without human interference";
"NSW bars environment officials from holding financial interests linked to offset scheme";
"WA bushfires: two fires burn near Margaret River in Western Australia – video";
"Homeowner told to remove solar panels – but next door has had them for decade";
"Dave Sharma, the very model of a Wentworth modern Liberal";
"Dissecting the Language of Climate Change";
"Biden approves relief for Kentucky after tornadoes kill dozens in heartland";
"‘We can’t save everybody’: could biobanking offer Australian animals a last hope against extinction?";
"First Fires, Then Floods: Climate Extremes Batter Australia";
"Renewables growth puts heat on Kurri gas peaker";
"More than 70 people killed as series of deadly tornadoes smash several US states";
"A Plea to Make Widespread Environmental Damage an International Crime Takes Center Stage at The Hague";
"A Life’s Work Bearing Witness to Humanity’s Impact on the Planet";
"Scientists Join Swiss Hunger Strike to Raise Climate Alarm";
"‘A Trash Heap for Our Children’: How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, Became One of the Most Polluted Places on Earth";
"UNEP: Current climate commitments are ‘weak promises, not yet delivered’";
"‘Gentle giants’: rangers prepare for return of wild bison to UK";
"Tornadoes Leave Trail of Devastation Across Six States, With Scores Dead".
Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".
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