The Climate Recap

Chad climate disaster leaves record 2.1 mil people hungry | Reuters:
Alaska cancels snow crab season for first time after population crash | The Washington Post
The 2022 Living Planet Index Is Out. Here’s How to Understand It. | The NYTimes
Give up the gas: switching to electric appliances could save Australians up to $1,900 a year, report says | The Guardian
Biden's security strategy goes big on climate | Axios
China needs $17 tril in investments to meet climate goals, World Bank says | Reuters
China's LNG needs and the geopolitics in tow | Axios
US Air Force releases climate change plan | NBC News
Arkansas opens EV charging station rebate program early to meet high demand | Arkansas Advocate
Volkswagen: The scandal explained | BBC
City Council permanently bans large, new fossil fuel developments | City of Vancouver
$3.6 mil for indigenous land stewardship | Grist
Amid historic drought, California approves $140 mil desalination plant | Reuters
Louisiana carbon capture project draws criticism from environmental advocates | LA Illuminator
Egypt silenced climate experts’ voices before hosting COP27, HRW says | The Guardian
Banks Try Quiet Quitting Net-Zero as Fortune Favors Fossil Fuels | Bloomberg
UK firms using legal muscle to facilitate human rights and climate abuses - report | The Guardian
US law protecting endangered species hampered by poor resources, study says  | The Guardian
Oil Industry Moves to Overturn Historic California Drilling Protection Law | Inside Climate News

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Barges stranded as Mississippi River water levels reach critical low | The Guardian
Ian is the 15th billion-dollar disaster this year so far | NOAA
Surging Weather-related Power Outages | Climate Centra
Climate Crisis Poses as Great a Risk to Energy Systems as Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, WMO Warns | EcoWatch
Heat waves taking humanitarian toll | Axios
UK heat waves linked to record excess deaths among elderly in England | The Washington Post
Environment sector has failed to become more inclusive, study suggests | The Guardian
Banks Run by Women Lend Less to Big Polluters, ECB Study Finds | Bloomberg
Indonesia Pans EV Subsidies in 2023 to Reduce Pollution, Spur Adoption | Bloomberg
Study busts myth about EV greenhouse gas emissions and dirty grids | Green Car Reports
Greta Thunberg: Germany making ‘mistake’ by ditching nuclear power for coal | DW
Braverman says ‘fire engine blocking’ Just Stop Oil demo ‘indefensible’ | Belfast Telegraph
Direct action not ruled out by conservation groups over environment policies | BBC News
I’m part of the ‘anit-growth coalition’ Liz Truss hates – and proud of it | George Monbiot | The Guardian
EE North America to develop 10 GW of renewable energy projects in the US by 2026 | PR News Wire
Will the Farm Bill be the next big climate package? | Grist
BlackRock, Citigroup CEOs Won’t Be Returning to Key Climate Talks | Bloomberg
Serious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries | Reuters
Ministers hope to ban solar projects from most English farms | The Guardian

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Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought | Reuters
Sydney records wettest year since 1858 as Australia braces for more floods | Reuters
Scotland ‘snow-free’ for fourth time in six years | BBC
Snow loss is fueling the West’s megadrought | Grist
Southern California faces new water restrictions next year | Los Angeles Times
Drought-stricken Coalinga, CA may soon run out of water | The Washington Post
28 dead as Julia drenches Central America with rainfall | AP News
Investment Requirements of a Low-Carbon World: Energy Supply Investment Ratios | Bloomberg NEF
Debt costs overshadow climate finance in small island states - report | Reuters
World aviation agrees ‘aspirational’ net zero plan | BBC News
European Airlines Misleading Fliers With Carbon-Neutral Claims, Research Finds | Yale E360
World Bank to launch new trust fund for emissions reduction grants | Reuters
IMF’s New Climate Tool Allows Rwanda to Access $310 Mil | Bloomberg
New Zealand farmers may pay for greenhouse gas emissions under world’s first plan | The Guardian
European Commission aims to end secret system protecting fossil fuel holdings | The Guardian
Greek renewables fully cover power demand for first time on record | Reuters
Solar energy from Egypt to power European homes through new undersea cable | The Independent
As US cobalt mine, crucial to making electric vehicles, opens in Idaho | NPR
Ugandan police arrest anti-pipeline protesters outside EU Embassy | Climate Change News
Locals in the dark about oil auctions in DRC: report | Mongabay
US shift on child labor may scramble EV sector | E&E News

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UN ups flood aid appeal as Pakistan enters ‘second wave of death’ | Al Jazeera
Some Chinese cities break October heat records as others shiver | CNN
Climate change made 2022’s northern hemisphere droughts at least 20 times more likely | Carbon Brief
North America Heat Wave Led to Record Ice Melt in Greenland | Bloomberg
Eliminating waste is a climate solution | Grist
Cutting emissions will hit growth, but costs of inaction much higher, says IMF | The Guardian
Munich Re tightens oil and gas policies | Reuters
Dairy co-op Arla to pay farmers more for milk if climate targets met | The Guardian
Most electric car buyers don’t switch back to gas | Axios
Oregon to cover health-related climate expenses | AP News
OPEC+ oil output cut ahead of winter fans inflation concerns | Reuters
COP15: ‘World leaders might have to invite themselves’ to summit | The Guardian
COP27: Activists ‘baffled’ that Coca-Cola will be sponsor | BBC News
COP27 Farming Coalition Under Fire for Links to Climate Science Denial | DeSmog
UK defies climate warnings with new oil and gas licences | BBC News
BlackRock Faces More ESG Fallout as Louisiana Pulls $794 mil | Bloomberg
Inside a conservative group’s war against BlackRock’s ESG investments | Axios
EPA is ‘falling behind’ on power plant rules, report says | The Washington Post

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Biden pledges $60 mil to stormproof Puerto Rico during visit | The Guardian
See the Solar-Powered Florida Town That DIdn’t Lose Power During Ian | Business Insider
Young people demand climate justice in run-up to COP27 UN talks | The Guardian
Duncan’s First Nation sues Alberta for industry impacts | The Narwhal
Federal Government’s $20 Bil Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming | The NYTimes
Energy transition and clean energy jobs | Axios
US’ first grid-scale hybrid wind-solar-battery plant comes online | Energy Storage News
What will Italy’s new right-wing government mean for energy? Energy Monitor
Fresh pressure on Biden over World Bank | Axios
World Bank criticized over climate crisis spending | The Guardian
Greenwashing Enters a $22 Tril Debt Market, Derailing Climate Goals | Bloomberg
Climate Activists Are Missing a Huge Source of Capital Driving Emissions | Bloomberg
SCOTUS prods Biden team on climate | Axios

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More Americans are moving into hurricanes’ path as climate change risks mount | The Washington Post
Florida’s death toll tops 100 as the search for survivors continues | CNN
Methane Might Be a Bigger Climate Problem Than Thought, Study Finds | The NYTimes
Huge gas flaring emissions never reported | BBC News
Mining Bitcoin Climate Impact Similar to Beef, Crude Production | Bloomberg
In Pivotal Climate Case, UN Panel Says Australia Violated Islanders’ Human Rights | Inside Climate News
NY Implements 2035 All-EV Plan After California Clears the Way | Bloomberg
How Many EV-Charging Stations Are There in New York City? | Bloomberg
LA restricts water flow to wasteful celebrity mansions: ‘No matter how rich, we’ll treat you the same’ | The Guardian
Fed Announces Plan to Assess Climate Risks to Banks | The NYTimes
EU won’t back climate danger fund talks at COP27, says draft | Politico
Germany promotes insurance-based Global Shield for climate victims | Climate Change News
Emissions declaration by equity firm Carlyle under question | AP News
Mexico is world’s deadliest spot for environmental activists | AP News
New EWG analysis: Of $7.4 bil spent on two of the USDA’s biggest conservation programs in recent years, very little went to ‘climate-smart’ agriculture | Environmental Working Group
Pivotal Supreme Court term begins with WOTUS war | E&E News

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Climate change warning: Hurricane Ian and the trend of rapidly intensifying storms | Axios
Gulf temps are pretty warm – what does that mean for the tropics? | Tampa Bay
Biden faces pressure to waive restrictions as ship idles off Puerto Rico coast | The Washington Post
IMF, Barbados Reach Deal for First-Ever Loan Under Climate Trust | Bloomberg
Half of world’s bird species in decline as destruction of avian life intensifies | The Guardian
Hydrogen is unsuitable for home heating, review concludes | The Guardian
Australian state unveils $40 bil clean energy plan to slash reliance on coal | Reuters
AGL will close Victoria’s coal-fired power station Loy Yang A a decade early | The Guardian
World Bank approves $512.2 mil financing for Turkey housing and infrastructure | Reuters
Fossil fuel recruiters banned from UK university careers service | The Guardian
Huge expansion of oil pipelines endangering climate, says report | The Guardian
China accelerates investments in coal-fired power and steel | South China Morning Post
Nord Stream Gas Leaks Could Be ‘Unprecedented’ Climate Disaster | Bloomberg
World’s central banks financing destruction of the rainforest | The Guardian

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World Bank pledges $2 bil for flood-ravaged Pakistan | WRAL
Vietnam downgrades Typhoon Noru to a tropical storm, but warns of flood risk | Reuters
Cuba without electricity after hurricane hammers power grid | AP News
Live updates: Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida | CNN
Compared to oil and gas, offshore wind is 125 times better for taxpayers | Grist
Reducing beef’s carbon footprint is key to achieving net-zero in Latin America and the Caribbean, new paper shows | Mongabay
More than 20 countries agree to boost low-emission hydrogen output | Reuters
Recyclable turbine blades now available for onshore wind energy projects | New Atlas
Easyjet to stop offsetting CO2 emissions from December | The Guardian
Australia’s Victoria to invest $100 mil in energy storage in push to cut emissions | Reuters
EPA Will Make Racial Equality a Bigger Factor in Environmental Rules | The NYTimes
Mayor Harrell Signs $6.5 Mil in 2022 Green New Deal Opportunity Fund | Greenspace Blog
The unlikely allies who sank Joe Manchin’s energy deal | Vox
Australian Coal Mines Planned by BHP, Glencore pose climate threat | Bloomberg
Sweden and Denmark say Nord Stream pipeline blasts were deliberate attacks | Politico
‘We are angry’: green groups condemn Truss plans to scrap regulations | The Guardian
Fires in Brazil’s Amazon surge in September, worst month since 2010 | Reuters

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Typhoon Noru Aims for Vietnam After Hitting the Philippines | The NYTimes
Ian now a major hurricane, set to strengthen into Cat 4 storm in Gulf | AccuWeather
A world off-track on clean energy | Axios
Flood garden to combat drought and biodiversity loss, says Natural England | The Guardian
Global climate change protests demand compensation ahead of COP27 | Reuters
Vanuatu makes bold call for global treaty to phase out fossil fuels | The Guardian
‘Field of dreams’: Queensland plans to build Australia’s largest publicly-owned windfarm | The Guardian
UK set for onshore wind boom after Government announces move to relax planning restrictions | iNews
What Are National Plans to Fight Climate Change Ahead of COP27 | Bloomberg
Pension fund Cbus quits Mark Carney’s green alliance | Finance Review
Exxon Could Have Helped Stop Climate Change 30 Years Ago, “Proprietary” Docs Show | DeSmog
Manchin Applies to GOP to Seize Moment on Energy Permitting Bill | Bloomberg

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Canada’s Atlantic provinces begin to recover from Fiona | NPR
Biden administration to cover Puerto Rico’s Fiona recovery costs for the next month | Politico
Alaskan tribal communities confront food insecurity after Typhoon Merbok | Axios
The Pathway to 90% Clean Electricity is Mostly Clear. The Last 10%, Not So Much | Inside Climate News
World Bank chief walks back on climate skepticism in note to staff | Politico
White House Launches ‘Generational’ $7 Bil Hydrogen Hub Plan | Bloomberg Law
Amtrak pledges net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 | The Washington Post
California Moves to Ban Natural Gas Furnaces and Heaters by 2030 | Bloomberg
China Has Built 14 Coal Plants Abroad Since Vowing No New Ones | Bloomberg
Emissions and deforestation set to spike under Indonesia’s biomass transition | Mongabay
India May Boost Coal Power Fleet 25% by 2030 amid rising demand | Bloomberg
Truss could break fracking election pledge to bypass local opposition | The Guardian
Minsters lower climate bar for new oil and gas projects | The Times
UK climate activists held in jail for up to six months before trial | The Guardian
Duke Energy Is Leaking a Potent Climate-Warming Gas at More Than Five Times the Rate of Other Utilities | Inside Climate News

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