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  • Lithuania now leads Europe in energy efficiency retrofits

    Atlantic Canada braces for Fiona: ‘It’s going to hit us in the face.” | Politico
    Dozens of heat records smashed in Midwest during late September heatwave | The Washington Post
    Study finds ominous rise in wildfire smoke | Axios
    World leaders pledge more support for nature ahead of UN summit | Reuters
    Climate-Friendly ‘15-Minute Cities’ Get a Powerful Global Push | Bloomberg
    Paris and New York join climate litigation against TotalEnergies | Reuters
    Tiwi Islanders win court battle with Santos over drilling in traditional waters | The Guardian
    Why Lithuania Lead Europe in Mobilizing Green Building Retrofits | Bloomberg
    US ratifies global treaty curbing climate super-pollutants | The Washington Post
    Senator Joe Manchin unveils bill that would expedite federal energy projects | The Guardian
    Opinion | Will Bolsonaro stage a coup? Bernie Sanders is warning of the worst | The Washington Post
    Major US banks threaten to leave Mark Carney’s climate alliance - FT | Reuters

    Source list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-23-6dae17de8a8e4f9bbd1673ca572dab77
    Eco-fascism: The greenwashing of the far right | DW: https://www.dw.com/en/what-is-eco-fascism-the-greenwashing-of-the-far-right-terrorism-climate-change-buffalo-shooter/a-61867605 

    13 min
  • Denmark becomes the first to pledge 'loss and damage' finances

    Nigeria battling floods ‘beyond control’ as warning given of dams overflowing | The Guardian
    Heavy rain forecast for Australia’s east coast as third La Niña brings fears of renewed flooding | The Guardian
    Intense Rainstorms and Flash Floods in Central Italy Leave at Least 9 Dead | The NYTimes
    Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves north, leaving disaster-stricken areas on slow road to recovery | CNN
    International team of scientists find many coastal cities worldwide are vulnerable to sea level rise due to rapid land sinking | University of New Mexico
    Farm and food investors face $150 bil loss on climate change, report says | Reuters
    One-third of China’s land protected under ecological red-line scheme | Reuters
    Investors Commit $7.1 Tril of Assets in Pursuit of 1.5ºC Climate Goal | Bloomberg
    European Investment Bank resists pressure to fund gas projects | Financial Times
    Norway’s $1.2 Tril Investment Fund Sets 2050 Net Zero Target | The NYTimes
    Denmark becomes first country to pledge ‘loss and damage’ finance | Climate Change News
    Emissions from Australia’s oil and gas industry rose 20% in first five years of safeguard mechanism | The Guardian


    Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-22-27bad2fb8f3c4602892f07cbb16a5640

    11 min
  • Putin gets his first climate lawsuit

    Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits | BBC News
    Three storms with climate as a common thread | Axios
    Methane emissions from reservoirs are increasing | WSU Insider
    S&P Reveals Fallout From Climate Change on Asset Values | Bloomberg
    Solar Panels Floating in Space Could One Day Power Your Home | Bloomberg
    First climate lawsuit against Russian government launched over emissions | The Guardian
    Tracking the oil industry's methane exposure | Axios
    Thanks to Manchin, IRA’s Methane Fee on Big Oil Is Riddled With Massive Holes | DeSmog
    Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How. | The NYTimes
    Biden plans floating platforms to expand offshore wind power | AP News
    California’s dead will have a new burial option: Human composting | LA Times
    Drought-Wracked California Allows Oil Companies to Use High-Quality Water. But Regulators’ Error-Strewn Records Make Accurate Accounting Nearly Impossible | Inside Climate News

    Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-20-2e9e496897404462a85337700c94e63b
    Fossil Fuel Registry: https://fossilfuelregistry.org/annual-emissions
    SCOTUS made a new cheat code to cut (climate) regulations | Beckisphere Climate Corner: https://youtu.be/ssuVaoSp68k
    All about Biden’s offshore wind plan ( w/ Mike Clancy) | Beckisphere Climate Corner: https://youtu.be/TDfNA4KJqxY 

    12 min
  • Patagonia's founder chooses climate action over wealth

    Correction: Patagonia's *founder* not CEO

    Summer 2022 tied for the hottest on record, according to NASA | The Washington Post
    Death toll in Pakistan floods nears 1,500; hundreds of thousands sleep in open | Reuters
    Pakistan Is Devastated by Floods, Faces Looming Food Crisis | The NYTimes
    Hurricane Fiona rips through powerless Puetro Rico | AP News
    Strong weekend winds set to hamper bid to fight California’s largest wildfire | The Guardian
    World on brink of five ‘disastrous’ climate tipping points | The Guardian
    Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company to Fight Climate Change | The NYTimes
    European Union Signals a Move Away from Wood Energy | The NYTimes
    Liz Truss to lift fracking ban ‘despite little progress on earthquake risk’ | the Guardian
    Zac Goldsmith loses environment job amid fears of animal welfare downgrade | The Guardian
    Gas Companies Accused of Using Hydrogen to ‘Greenwash’ Boilers | DeSmog
    Internal Documents Show Big Oil PR Messages Still ‘Mislead’ Public on Climate | DeSmog
    Oil and gas firms’ green investments fail to match promise of publicity – study | The Guardian
    US House Democrats probe PR firms’ work for oil, gas companies | Reuters

    Climate Week NYC: https://www.climateweeknyc.org/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_medium=sponsorship&_hsmi=225854560&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9R_obw4Nd3umoF1ozCyRwvqGLMeQtMurcOBB-kcg4CZcPEeOY3IfSvqrHbbmi5odz4MPlNBexS3dAe8S5KkPxrTpb18A&utm_content=wc-09-12&utm_source=canary-media 

    Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-19-26acf31c87ec4c908b7184acdb5fa00b
    Climate Recap Sept 7-16: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Sept-7-16-76f8019280824e4b8dfd888973712d84 

    12 min
  • The Atlantic hurricane season's been weirdly quiet

    Amsterdam Homes Sink as Europe Drought Sees Foundations Rot | Bloomberg
    The first hurricane of the season arrived late, but don’t let your guard down | NPR
    Flash flood watch under way for 80m in eastern US as heatwave broil west | The Guardian
    Two killed in northern California wildfire as firefighters continue to battle blazes | The Guardian
    Emmanuel Macron Backs EU-Wide Windfall Tax on Energy Company profits | Bloomberg
    Germany to delay phase-out of nuclear plants to shore up energy security | The Guardian
    Investigation launched after Extinction Rebellion activists’ Parliament protest | Belfast Telegraph
    India Plans to Become Green Hydrogen Giant to Cut Energy Imports | Bloomberg
    China just imported a record amount of beef. Next on its shopping list is coal. | ABC News
    Liz Truss’ (net) zero sum game | Politico

    Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-6-63c5affea2164a90b109889ee4d316b9
    Sept 7-16's climate news- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Sept-7-16-76f8019280824e4b8dfd888973712d84

    10 min
  • California just passed MANY climate bills

    New Zealand Has Warmest Winter on Record For Third Straight Year | Bloomberg
    England has had joint hottest summer on record, Met Office says | BBC News
    US is seriously underestimating the consequences of CO2 - study | Reuters
    ‘Victory for the planet’: South African country revokes Shell’s oil and gas exploration rights | Euronews
    France becomes first European country to ban fossil fuel ads, but does the new law go far enough | Euronews
    California Approves a Wave of Aggressive New Climate Measures | The NYTimes
    California lawmakers pass equitable community solar bill | PV Magazine
    Maine Supreme Court revives contentious transmission project | E&E News
    Nigeria plans gas-led transition to full energy access and net-zero emissions | Climate Change News
    Nigeria Pitches Debt Forgiveness for Climate Change Funding Plan | Bloomberg
    10 of 13 ‘Flagship’ CCS Projects Missed Their Targets, IEEFA Analysis Concludes | The Energy Mix
    Judge Upholds $14 Mil Fine in Long-running Citizen Suit Against Exxon in Texas | Inside Climate News

    Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-5-786cdc10684d4049bb7266d1a44f1869

    13 min
  • Europe plans to build 20 floating LNG terminals to prepare for winter

    Get ready for a rare ‘triple-dip’ La Niña | The Verge
    How Somalia Is Pay The Price of Climate Change | Vice News
    Death Valley could hit 125ºF as earring heat wave roasts the west | AccuWeather
    Climate Change Remains Top Global Threat Across 19-Country Survey | Pew Research Center
    Hornsea 2: North Sea wind farm claims title of world’s largest | BBC News
    Democrat Mary Peltola wins Special US House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress | Anchorage Daily News
    Lawmakers Ok plan to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open | LA Times
    G20 climate talks in Indonesia fail to agree communique | Reuters
    Global fossil fuel subsidies almost doubled in 2021, analysis finds | The Guardian
    Europe plan for floating gas terminals raises climate fears | AP News
    Brazil’s Amazon sees worst August fires in over a decade | Reuters
    Oil Pollution in Nigeria Is Even Dirtier After Shell’s $1 bil Cleanup | Bloomberg

    Source list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-3-2dfea6853f7140a8b9d65c85f44e340c

    14 min
  • American Evangelicals release a pro-climate action report

    Water level on Lower Rhine in Germany falls to record low | Global Times
    California wildfires force evacuations amid heat wave; governor declares state of emergency | CBS News
    Jackson’s water crisis was triggered by floods and compounded by racism | Grist
    Major sea level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’ | The Guardian
    Land use changes and carbon emissions of a transformation to timber cities | Nature Communications
    Unlocking climate science | Axios
    Sichuan uses 5,000 solar panels to boost power supply | Global Times
    England’s gardeners set for peat compost ban | BBC News
    Bible demands action on climate change, Evangelicals say in new report | The Washington Post
    First Solar says it will spend up to $1.2 bil to expand US production | The NYTimes
    Korea Pares Back Renewables as it Taps Nuclear for Climate Goal | Bloomberg
    US fossil fuel firm sues insurer for refusing to cover climate lawsuit | The Guardian
    Tories rush to drill for more oil in North Sea | The Times
    Texas firm to pay $13 mil to settle charges over California oil spill | Reuters

    Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-1-7c070ed8cf454eeba94cccb723ad3f49

    12 min
  • Germany and Denmark announce a Baltic Sea offshore wind hub

    Inside Pakistan’s floods and monsoons: What’s going on? | Miami Herald
    Pakistan floods: plea for help amid fears monsoon could put a third of country underwater | The Guardian
    Mississippi flood warning: Mayor urges residents to flee ahead of rising Pearl Rivier waters | CNN
    Probabilistic projections of increased heat stress driven by climate change | Communications Earth & Environment
    Climate lawsuit over melting Peru glacier could set global precedent | The Washington Post
    German-Danish Offshore Wind Hub to Help REpolace Russian Gas | Bloomberg
    Solar panel sales boom as energy bills soar | BBC News
    Oil trio’s Northern Lights in Yara CO2 emissions storage deal | Reuters
    Nations fail to reach deal on UN treaty to protect sea life | AP News
    European leaders to skip climate summit with Africa | Politico
    Liz Truss pledges to overturn ban on fracking in bid to end UK reliance on foreign energy imports | Daily Mail
    Factcheck: why fracking in UK will not reduce your energy bills | The Guardian
    Factcheck: If solar power a ‘threat’ to US farmland? | Carbon Brief

    Source list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-30-7651e3f963a8434dbb3a5722d828594e

    10 min
  • The US will see a foot of sea level rise by 2050

    Flash flooding in Mississippi inundates streets and prompts rescues | The Washington Post
    Slight growth seen at Moose Fire north of Salmon | KTVH
    As many as one in six US tree species threatened with extinction, study finds | The Washington Post
    2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report | NOAA
    Increased energy use for adaptation significantly impacts mitigation pathways | Nature Communications
    The ‘spongy’ cities of the future | BBC Future
    The Crypto World Can’t Wait for Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ | The NYTimes
    Earthjustice Is Suing EPA Over Coal Ash Dumps Which Leak Toxins Into Groundwater | Inside Climate News
    Interior grants $560 mil across 24 states to plug more than 10,000 orphaned wells | The Hill
    A new mental health hotline for farmers and ranchers | High Country News
    Russia burns off gas as Europe’s energy bills rocket | BBC News
    Deepwater Horizon spiel linked to gene expression changes in dolphins | NBC News

    My twitch channel: https://twitch.com/beckisphere
    Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts | NOAA: https://coast.noaa.gov/slr/#/layer/slr

    Source list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-29-8925afb08d5e4a728ba1b179e02a6cd0

    11 min

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