The Climate Recap

Risking heat drives crippling sand storms across the Middle East | Thomson Reuters Foundation News
80 million Americans are under heat warnings or advisories | The NYTimes
Observation of large and all-season ozone losses over the tropics | AIP Advances
Major wind farm to electrify one million Egyptian households | Energy Monitor
China’s Warren Buffett-backed BYD overtakes Tesla in global EV sales | Financial Times
Poland looks to ease rules blocking development of onshore wind power | Reuters
Granholm, actor Robert Downey Jr. boost clean energy jobs | AP News
EU parliament backs labeling gas and nuclear investments as green | Reuters
Scientists warn MEPs against watering down EU deforestation law | The Guardian
Cups, straws, spoons: India starts on single-use plastic ban | AP News

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Weekend lightning strikes in and around Alaska. | Rick Thoman on Twitter
Driven by climate change: Spain, Portugal dryness ‘unprecedented in 1,200 years | RTL Today
Methane much more sensitive to global heating than previously thought - study | The Guardian
ECB to Adjust Corporate Bond Holdings to Reflect Climate Risk | Bloomberg
Lawmakers threaten to sue EU if it labels gas investments as ‘green’ | Reuters
Floating windfarms could be hosted off Cornwall and Wales, crown estate says | The Guardian
Winnipeg has a new plan to get to net-zero emissions | The Narwhal
Green energy jobs are on the rise as fossil fuel companies lose workers | Grist
Governor Hochul, US Department of Interior and Onondaga Nation Announce One of the Largest Returns of Land to an Indigenous Nation by Any State | NY Governor Kathy Hochul
Battery Makers Warn EU That Lithium Proposal May Hurt EV Sector | Bloomberg

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Sydney flood levels could exceed recent records as NSW premier warns crisis far from over | The Guardian
Mudslide in northeast India leaves 14 dead, over 30 missing | AP News
Marmolada glacier collapse in Italy kills seven | BBC News
San Antonio had 17 days of triple-digit heat in June. The norm is two | The Washington Post
DNV study: Hydrogen will miss the mark | Energy Monitor
Fossil fuel industry faces surge in climate lawsuits | The Guardian
China to cut industrial energy intensity by 13.5% from 2021-2025 | Reuters
Sweden’s green revolution in response to climate change | The Washington Post
Colombia is first in Western Hemisphere to protect 30% of ocean | Axios
White House announces $700 mil in private investments to spur EV charging | Axios
Volkswagen CEO says carmaker will overtake Tesla on EV sales by 2025 | CNBC
Mexico’s largest oil refinery opens to fanfare, not yet operational | Reuters
Environmentalists condemn Biden administration’s offshore drilling plan | The Guardian
Environmental groups sue Biden administration for resuming oil and gas lease sales | The Hill
California passes nation’s toughest plastic pollution bill | Grist

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Italy, Norway hit record June temperatures during heat wave in Europe | The Washington Post
Quantifying risks avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5 or 2ºC above pre-industrial levels | SpringerLink
Flood exposure and poverty in 188 countries | Nature Communications
Offshore wind installations surged threefold last year | Canary Media
NATO aims to cut emissions by 45% by 2030, be carbon neutral by 2050 | Reuters
New program to turn mines into clean energy hubs | Axios
Canada to toughen, but delay new standards for fuel emissions | Reuters
Queensland gives environmental approval to New Acland coalmine expansion | The Guardian
Watered-down G7 climate commitments dismay activists | Reuters
CCC: Costly gas means reaching climate goals ‘could save UK 0.5% of GDP’ | Carbon Brief
Biden administration to hold its first oil drilling leas sale on federal lands | The Hill
Rising number of earthquakes in Texas ‘linked to oil and gas production’ | The Independent

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Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain | Reuters
Mexico to offer fiscal support to firms that save water to address drought | Reuters
Heat Wave Derails BART Train in Concord, California | Gizmodo
California’s largest private landowner closes all forestlands to public indefinitely due to wildfire, drought danger | SFGate
Tropical cyclones now ‘13% less frequent’ due to climate change | Carbon Brief
Companies are off track on net-zero goals | Axios
Kayros Methane Report | Dropbox
G7 leaders to set up a ‘Climate Club’ | CNBC
Climate Denial Funder Set to Become Tory Peer | DeSmog
Gas Piped into Homes Contains Benzene and Other Risky Chemicals, Study Finds | The NYTimes

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Japan urges 37 mil people to switch off lights | BBC News
Historic day in China: The NE province of Hebei reached a temperature of 44.2ºC at Lingshou | Extreme Temperatures Around the World on Twitter
Colorado River states need to drastically cut down their water usage ASAP, or the federal government will step in | Colorado Public Radio
Oceans saved us, now we can return the favor | France24
G7 unveils Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment | NPR
‘Get a real job’: NSW deputy premier lashes out at Blockade Australia protestors | The Guardian
China’s Renewable Energy Growth Outlook for 2022 Keeps Getting Bigger | Bloomberg
I’m still not sure people understand how ginormous China’s wind & solar plans are. This year it will install a record 156GW | Simon Evans on Twitter
China’s largest NPP at Hongyanhe becomes fully operational | Nuclear Engineering International
Global biodiversity deal to halt nature loss stalls in Nairobi | Reuters
India’s Top Carmaker Bets on Hybrid Vehicle Over Electric Car in Clean Shift | Bloomberg
Russia slashes environmental protections as war rages, economic crisis looms | The Barents Observer
Energy treaty update fails to address climate crisis, activists say | The Guardian
Germany Pushes for G7 Reversal on Fossil Fuels in Climate Blow | Bloomberg
Government admits failing to ask EDF to keep Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant open to ease energy crisis | iNews
New research reveals US gas pipeline leaks have not improved | Reuters
Well run by Nigeria’s Eroton spills oil and gas for over a week | Reuters
London Climate Action Week

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New Zealand records largest ever bleaching of sea sponges | The Guardian
Dire Italian drought worsening, breaking records, water authority says | Reuters
Brutal heat bakes Southeast, with more record highs forecast Thursday | The Washington Post
Real-time extreme weather attribution is here | Axios
Lake Mead nears dead pool status as water levels hit another historic low | NBC News
Alaska’s June wildfires break records, fueled by hot, dry weather | The Washington Post
Our climate future | Science
Brazil’s Lula sets out ‘net zero deforestation’ election aim | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Carbon capture: UK’s largest project will turn CO2 into baking soda | New Scientist
On the Rhode to 100% clean energy | Grist
US Steel part of groundbreaking study to snatch carbon emissions from the air and store them in concrete | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Biden, 11 US states to boost support for offshore wind energy | Reuters
World’s Dirtiest Oil and Gas Fields Are in Russia, Turkmenistan, and Texas | Bloomberg
Trans Mountain Expansion a Money Loser for Taxpayers | The Tyee

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Nigeria’s homes are vanishing into the sea from climate change | Reuters
Somalia: ‘The worst humanitarian crisis we’ve ever seen’ | The Guardian
South China provinces raise alerts over historic flooding | Reuters
Wildfire in southwest Turkey whipped up by wind and heat | Reuters
In world’s first, Spain’s Seville to name and classify heatwaves | Reuters
Cement carbon dioxide emissions quietly double in 20 years | AP News
Global climate goal could be in peril without carbon price reform | Reuters
Electoral appeal of climate politics: The Green New Deal and the 2020 US House of Representatives elections | PLOS
Japan is Rewarding Consumers for Climate Friendly Choices | Bloomberg
After fractious debate, EU Parliament votes to back “biggest ever” carbon market overhaul | Reuters
EU seeks to halve use of pesticides, heal nature with landmark laws | Reuters
Germany lays out plan to overhaul rail network | DW
The IEA world energy investment report $1.4 tril investment in clean energy in 2022 – and warns against turning to fossil fuels | Simon Evans on Twitter

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Deadly South Asia floods leave families trapped without food and water | The Washington Post
Monterrey suffers weeks-long water cutoff amid drought | AP News
Texas power use breaks record again, more to come as heatwaves lingers | Reuters
Conservationists in court bid to halt $16 bil Scarborough gas project, citing damaged to Barrier Reef | The Guardian
Dutch Firm Building Floating City in Maldives That Can House 20,000 | Business Insider
EU Parliament’s climate champion role in doubt after key vote | Politico
EU agrees deal on company disclosure to combat greenwashing | Reuters
Forest Service failed to account for climate change in New Mexico wildfire | The Washington Post
Biden calls on Congress to suspend federal gas tax | Axios

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‘Food miles’ have larger climate impact than thought, study suggests | Carbon Brief
Food Companies Falling Short of Carbon-Cutting Goal, Study Finds | Bloomberg
Kal Penn Bloomberg Series: Actor Will Host Climate Change Show | The Hollywood Reporter
Redwood Materials and Toyota collaborate on electric vehicle battery collection | Redwood Materials
Young people go to European court to stop treaty that aids fossil fuel investors | The Guardian
Germany sticks to 2030 coal exit target amid energy worries | AP News
‘Last Generation’ Activists Block Autobahn, Cause Major Traffic Jam | Berlin Spectator
Extinction Rebellion activists glue themselves to European Commission HQ | Politico
Colombia’s new president Gustavo Petro pledges to keep fossil fuels in the ground | Climate Change News
US calls on Vietnam to release environmental activist Nguy Thi Khanh | The Guardian
Native American tribes to co-manage Bears Ears national monument | The Washington Post
Canada lays out rules banning single-use plastics | The Guardian
EPA Announced New Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS Chemicals, $1 Bil in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Strengthen Health Protections | US EPA

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