May 24, 2024

Climate News: "If I had children, I would want to be able to look them in the eye and say 'I did everything I could'", Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

50 minutes

Stunning interview with Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (pictured) - "The InterviewThis Scientist Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions";

"Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas";

"In one of the US’s hottest deserts, utilities push gas rather than solar";

"‘The fear has properly set in’: how it feels to watch my home town disappear into the sea";

"The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?";

"Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds";

"Interview: Catherine Bertini on eliminating hunger in a changing climate";

"New report chronicles toll of climate crisis on Latin America and the Caribbean";

"Economic implications of the climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act";

"Critical minerals for the world – or just for the US? Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks";

"A new ruling says countries – including NZ – must take action on climate change under the law of the sea";

"A portrait of pollution around Canada’s busiest port";

"Corporate welfare may keep the lights on. But backing Eraring power station will have other costs for the NSW government";

"Snow worries: Australia’s ski resorts turn to snowmakers with slopes bare ahead of winter";

"‘Above normal’ hurricane season could bring summer of natural disasters to US";

"Nature’s ghosts: how reviving medieval farming offers wildlife an unexpected haven";

"This hurricane season could be among the worst in decades, NOAA warns";

"Florida school district offers kids a cleaner ride to school";

"Extreme weather is coming for your house. Passive energy retrofits can save lives.";

"Would capping the number of years a car can be on the road reduce emissions? Not so much.";

"Businesses and directors could face multi-million dollar penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact";

"Are some routes more prone to air turbulence? Will climate change make it worse? Your questions answered";

"Australia banks on batteries in plan to move away from ‘dig-and-ship’ economy";

"Australia’s SUV obsession could wipe out emissions gains from EV sales and efficiency standards";

"AIIMS-Bhubaneswar opens heat stroke unit";

"‘Supply gap’: Labor was warned last year Victoria will run out of gas";

"$16 billion and 16 years to kickstart Australia’s next nuclear plant: CSIRO";

"Powering ahead: Dutton to name nuclear sites within weeks";

"States have legal duty to cut greenhouse emissions, says top maritime court";

"Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave";

"Scaremongering won’t keep Australia’s lights on. Picking up the pace of energy transition will";

"The world is obsessed with forests’ climate benefits. Here’s the problem.";

"Biden and Big Oil Had a Truce. Now, It’s Collapsing.";

"Surge in India’s renewables tendering set to keep coal’s share below 50% in total installed capacity";

"Workshop Accelerates Heat Preparedness Action in India";

"Cost of climate change comparable to economic damage caused by fighting a war";

"This private school has banned water bottles from classrooms. Here are the results";

"A science festival that envisions our planet’s future";

"Popular car uses 31% more fuel than advertised while other makes fare poorly in Australian efficiency test";

"Brazil’s deadly floods represent the country’s ‘Katrina moment’";

"Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes";

"Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C";

"Northern India Endures a Heat Wave, and a Wave of Deaths";

"In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable";

"After Devastating Floods, Surfers are on the Frontlines in Southern Brazil";

"Brazil’s Historic Floods Create a ‘Katrina Moment’ for Lula’s Presidency";

"An estimated 40 people are dying each day in Myanmar as heat lingers in region&qu

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By Robert McLean