The Climate Recap

‘We are living in hell’: Pakistan and India suffer extreme spring heatwaves | The Guardian
Bamboo, white paint, coconuts: India’s hands-on battle for survival in the blistering heatwave | The Independent
Firefighters battling New Mexico blaze brace for wind | AP News
Flood and cyclone-prone areas in eastern Australia may be ‘uninsurable’ by 2030, report suggests | The Guardian
Major Japan railway now powered only by renewable energy | AP News
China’s renewable power capacity reached 1,088 GW | China Electric Power News
China to remain renewable energy leader with strong capacity growth in 2022, despite subsidies phase-out | South China Morning Post
Germany, India sign $10.5 bil green development deal | The Hill
India’s Tata Steel shuns Russian coal | Financial Times
Germany signs hydrogen cooperation agreement with India | Euractiv
Germany: Quitting Russian oil by late summer is ‘realistic’ | The Independent
EU Plans to Court Africa to Help Replace Russian Gas Imports | Bloomberg
Algeria’s Sonatrach says it signs gas deal with Italy’s Eni | Reuters
French utility Engie buys US natural gas as Europe looks beyond Russia | Financial Times
California runs on 100% clean energy for the first time | The Independent
Just Stop Oil’s ‘spring uprising’ protests funded by US philanthropists | The Guardian
Biden Administration Begins $3 Billion Plan for Electric Car Batteries | NYTimes
Electric vehicle subsidies are going to the wrong drivers, and we’re paying for it in carbon and cash | Niskanen Center
Shaping direct air capture hubs | Axios

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How farmers in Earth’s least developed country grew 200 million trees | National Geographic
Newsom: California rethinking Diablo Canyon nuclear closure | LA Times
Lone star tick that makes people allergic to red meat is in DC | Washington Post
EPA staff backs status quo on ozone limits in blow to enviros | E&E News

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India sweats over worst power cuts in six years during extreme heat | Reuters
India Passenger Trains Make Way for Coal to Stop Power crisis | Bloomberg
Climate change ‘already’ raising risk of virus spread between mammals | Carbon Brief
Empirical evidence for recent global shifts in vegetation resilience | Nature
Droughts to increase human migration at least 200% | Futurity
Around 24% of shareholders vote against Glencore’s climate progress plan | Reuters
HSBC Holdings PLC AGM faces union pension protest, amid calls to defeat climate vote | Proactive Investors
100 EU cities commit to going climate neutral by 2030 | Politico
Washington state moves to electrify new buildings by requiring heat pumps | Canary Media
States Sue Postal Service Over New Gas-Powered Mail Trucks | NYTimes
Germany’s Habeck: ‘We have to try the unrealistic’ to break free from Russian gas | Euractiv
Public Forests Enter the Carbon Offset Market | Bloomberg
California AG subpoenas Exxon for details on role in global plastic pollution | Reuters

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Tropical forest loss in 2021 emitted as much CO2 as India | Axios
Forest Monitoring, Land Use & Deforestation Trends | Global Forest Watch
World must ‘urgently rethink global food systems’ to avoid loss of land degraded, UN warns | The Independent
Insatiable greed degrading land around the world | BBC
Adding Rock Dust to Farmland could get UK almost halfway to its carbon removal goal | Yale Environment 360
20 Percent of Reptiles Risk Extinction, From King Cobras to Geckos | NYTimes
Human waste turned into renewable energy at Australia’s first biosolids gasification plant | ABC News
Sun King raises $260 mil to widen clean energy access in Africa, Asia | TechCrunch
Activists turn off German oil pipelines in North Sea drilling protest | Reuters
Just Stop Oil activists damage pumps, block two M25 petrol stations | The Independent
Offshore energy projects set to deliver £25 bil windfall | The Times
‘Scotland’s target’: Zenobe reaches financial close 50MW battery storage project | Business Green
Florida Gov. DeSantis surprises with veto of solar net metering bill | Canary Media
US identifies possible wind power areas off Oregon, Atlantic coasts | Reuters
IMF’s resilience fund ‘out of reach’ for some nations in need, analysts warn | Climate Change News
EU energy transition faces critical minerals shortfall | Energy Monitor
Aviation emissions: EU plan could end up increasing greenhouse gases from planes | New Scientist

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India heat wave to worsen, near all-time records | Axios
Parched southern California takes unprecedented step of restricting outdoor watering | The Guardian
Two Wyo rivers under restrictions due to low snowpack, drought | WyoFile
Contributions of mangrove conservation and restoration to climate change mitigation in Indonesia | Global Change Biology
New Zealand unveils pan to tackle climate crisis by adapting cities to survive rising seas | The Guardian
German-funded consortium to develop ‘battery passport’ for European batteries | Reuters
eBay, HP Join Firms in Clean Energy Tax Credits Lobbying Push Ahead of Midterms | Bloomberg
Biden throws out Trump energy policy that added millions of tons of carbon pollution | American Independent
US Earmarks $504 mil to Back World’s Largest Hydrogen Hub | Bloomberg
Is ‘vehicle-to-everything’ charging ready for prime time? | Canary Media
The Impact of Electric Vehicles on Climate Change | ICF
BC Approves North Coast Gas Project Despite First Nations’ Objections | The Tyee
Investors at 3 major banks defeat climate resolutions | E&E News
‘Existential Threat’: Indigenous Leaders Urge Citigroup to Stop Backing Amazon Oil | DeSmog
Credit Suisse investor rebellion over climate action grows ahead of annual meeting | Reuters
As Lake Powell dries up, the US turns to creative accounting for a short-term fix | Grist
Nigeria’s illegal oil refineries: Dirty, dangerous, lucrative | BBC News

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Indigenous leaders convene at UN to push for human rights protections
Vulnerable nations set to pilot loss and damage funding facility
Incorporation of novel foods in European diets can reduce global warming potential, water use and land use by over 80%
Britain moves ahead with mandatory climate plans for companies
Tories could lose 1.3 mil voters if net zero target ditched, poll
Why Wynn Bruce, climate activist, set himself on fire at Supreme Court
Biden administration shrinks area eligible for drilling at Arctic reserve
Wind power’s ‘Colossal Market Failure’ Threatens Climate Change Fight
Global coal capacity edges up in 2021 hitting climate - report
Too many new coal-fired plants planned for 1.5ºC climate goal, report concludes
‘Reckless in the extreme’: Outrage as Gove poised to green-light Cumbria coal mine
Weary of many disasters? UN says worse to come
In Texas, some fines paid by polluters benefit the fossil fuel industry
EU unveils plan for ‘largest ever ban’ on dangerous chemicals

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Highly contagious marine epidemic rips through Caribbean’s coral reefs 
New Mexico: 2 wildfires have combined as fires also rage in Arizona and Nebraska
Scenarios for mitigating CO2 emissions from energy supply in the absence of CO2 removal
Extinction Rebellion activists light flares and ambush energy secretary on Earth Day
Thousands protest plan to raze German village for coal mine 
Electric car cost advantage petrol grows amid energy market turmoil
Big greenhouse gas state taking biggest climate step yet
Biden admin asks health industry to slash GHG emissions

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Siberian wildfires burning unchecked because Russian military units which usually fight them are at war
How climate change is driving forest loss in India
Europe suffered year of climate chaos in 2021, EU report
Emerging weed resistance increases tillage intensity and greenhouse gas emissions in the US corn-soybean cropping system
The US climate has shifted dramatically since April 1970
On Earth Day, climate activists set rally against fossil fuel
Twitter bans climate change propaganda ads
Taiwan to invest in green energy, smart grids to reach net-zero emissions goal
EU countries edge towards deal to share out emissions-cutting efforts 
Europe outlines 9-step plan to save energy, Ukraine and the plane
Transport in Berlin to become emissions-free by 2037
Octopus Energy invites landowners to host wind
Colombia judge ordres suspension of fracking pilot project
Biden's climate order aims at forest protection
FERC’s transmission planting, cost allocation proposal elevates state regulators
Hogan Vetoes Abortion and Paid Family Leave Bills, Allows Climate Measure to Become Law
California grid set record with 97% renewable energy April 3
China plans to build 6 nuclear plants
China to Add 300 Million Tons of Coal Capacity This Year
Japan plans to set legal framework for carbon storage
Republicans, Climate Deniers, and Ranchers Gather on Earth Day to Stop 30x30
Study: Low-producing oil wells cause 50% of methane emissions
How to lower greenhouse gas emissions
‘One quarter’ of US emissions since 2005 come from fossil fuels on public lands
Can Portland Be a Climate Leader Without Reducing Driving?

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Housing Crisis Propels High Death Toll in South Africa Floods
Thousands flee as Arizona wildfire almost triples in size
Global seasonal forecasts of marine heatwaves
HC seeks Centre’s stand on plea for implementation of India’s promises on climate change
European Commission analysing higher 45% renewable energy target for 2030
Germany to ban Russian oil imports by end of year after Ukraine invasion
Zurich turns off gas to fight climate change and Russia
Sir David Attenborough named Champion of the Earth  by UN
MPs to get scientific briefing on climate after activist’s hunger strike
UK consumers able to track renewable energy hourly under new plans
Biden Seeks to Almost Double Renewable Permitted Renewables Capacity on Public Land
US to grant $6.4 bil funding for projects to reduce carbon emissions
Federal buildings cut greenhouse gas emissions in half since 2008
Shell Urgest Shareholders to Reject Activist’s Climate Resolution
China Buys Cheap Russian Coaking Coal as World Shuns Moscow
A close look at election campaign promises shows major parties still back fossil fuel
Brazil discussing oil output boost with US amid Ukraine crisis
World needs extra $1.3 tril energy investment by 2030 - JP Morgan
Oregon has $5.3 bil invested in fossil fuel companies
Los Angeles County bans single-use dishes and cutlery
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Global flood losses hit $82 bln last year, as study highlights UK risk | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/global-flood-losses-hit-82-bln-last-year-study-highlights-uk-risk-2022-03-30/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter 
Incredible before and after photos show just how much this critical reservoir has dried up | CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/30/us/lake-powell-drought-before-after-climate/index.html?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter 
World’s Largest Electric Cruise Ship Set Sail in China | Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-30/world-s-largest-electric-cruise-ship-sets-sail-in-china?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter 
Indonesia revokes forest concession permits covering over 400,000 hectares | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/indonesia-revokes-forest-concession-permits-covering-over-400000-hectares-2022-03-30/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter 
Australia’s Qantas aims to cut carbon emissions 25% by 2030 | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/australias-qantas-aims-cut-carbon-emissions-by-25-by-2030-2022-03-30/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter 
Biden eyes boost to mining of materials for electric vehicles | AP News: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-biden-technology-business-44ae61d299389fab38f47bd86a6281de?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter 
Biden administration announces new funding to make homes energy-efficient | The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/03/30/biden-energy-efficiency-homes-climate/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Climate+news%3A&utm_campaign=TDC+Daily 
DOE unveils new efficiency standards for federal buildings | Utility Drive: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-unveils-new-energy-efficiency-standards-federal-buildings/621257/ 
Historic restructuring of flood insurance begins tomorrow | E&E News: https://www.eenews.net/articles/historic-restructuring-of-flood-insurance-begins-tomorrow/ 
US regulator joins efforts to press banks to guage climate linked financial risks | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-regulator-joins-effort-press-banks-gauge-climate-linked-financial-risks-2022-03-30/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter 
Major automakers back tough US vehicle emissions rules in court battle | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/major-automakers-back-tough-us-vehicle-emissions-rules-court-battle-2022-03-30/ 
Cambo oil field given two year extension | The Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cambo-oil-field-given-two-year-extension-nf8bx52dg?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter 
Third of all compost sold in UK is climate-damaging peat | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/31/third-of-all-compost-sold-in-uk-is-climate-damaging-peat?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter 
Australia’s Qantas aims to cut carbon emissions 25% by 2030 | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/australias-qantas-aims-cut-carbon-emissions-by-25-by-2030-2022-03-30/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20220331&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter 
Ghost flights from UK run