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The Climate Recap, brought to you by the Beckisphere Climate Corner, is the place to get your semi-daily dose (M, T, Th, F) of global and US-based climate news in 5-10 minutes. How are we doing at reducing the impacts of and preparing for climate change?

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    Montana KIDS beat STATE in CLIMATE lawsuit!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 14:44


    Scorched Europe battles deadly fires. Turkey shuts shipping lane | ReutersMore than 100,000 people have been evacuated over 3 weeks from flooding in Pakistan | NPRLethal fires in Peru Andes | AP NewsCanada's Northwest Territories declares emergency due to wildfires | ReutersPortland hits August record of 108 amid extreme Pacific Northwest heat wave | The Washington PostHow climate change shaped California's first tropical storm in decades | E&E NewsAntarctic ice melt may have killed thousands of emperor penguin chicks | CBC‘We're changing the clouds.” An unintended test of geoengineering is fueling record ocean warmth | Sciencevlogbrothers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk8pwE3IByg&t=0sClimateAdam video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71jlEyIc1Pk&t=0sDid the Tonga eruption cause this year's extreme heat? | Live ScienceHawaii: growing threat of ‘devastating' fires as island landscape dries and warms | The GuardianLahaina used to be a wetland | HeatedOil Giants Fight Climate Deception Suit at Hawaii Supreme Court | Bloomberg LawHawaii's youth-led climate change lawsuit is going to trial next summer | GristJudge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in a Landmark Climate Case | The NYTimesEnvironmental groups sue to keep Virginia in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative | AP NewsCountries adopt multibillion-dollar fund to protect nature | ReutersEcuador votes to ban oil drilling in part of Amazon, mining outside Quito | ReutersBiden Protects Land By Grand Canyon But Will Still Allow Mining | Bloomberg Law5 things to know about Japan's Fukushima water release in the Pacific | NPRSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-8-28-ff44b9e0c4c54464a678b0ca968d4098?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphere

    FIRST nuclear plant joins US grid in 30 YEARS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 13:52


    Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate crisis, scientists show | The GuardianIs the Atlantic Ocean current system AMOC nearing collapse? Probably not – but scientists are seeing troubling signs | CBS NewsIndia pauses plans for new coal plants for five years to focus on renewable energy | PBSCanada releases framework to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies | ReutersBritain commits to hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licenses | ReutersRishi Sunak's family firm Infosys signed $1.5 bil deal with BP | The NationalNew Biden Rule Would Make Energy Companies Pay More To Drill On Public Lands | HuffpostThe first US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades | AP NewsA landmark US clean energy transmission line just broke ground | ElectrekUN starts moving oil from Yemen tanker in bid to stop disaster | Al JazeeraSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-8-07-bca7ae1e28ae4e30bce5698821737bae?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphere

    Amazon deforestation DROPPED!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 10:45


    Extreme weather: What you need to know about the global heatwave | Al Jazeera‘It's really cool': Visitors flock to Death Valley amid soaring heatwave | NBC NewsHistorically bad heat wave isn't close to over: 5 maps to make you sweat | The Washington PostChildren lost in flooding as US endures extreme weather, from smoke up North to heat in the West | AP NewsFlash floods rage in Vermont, New York; 50 rescued by shift boat | ReutersAs China struggles with heat, flooding and drought, employers are ordered to limit outdoor work | AP NewsDeadly Monsoon Flooding and Landslides Lash Northern India | The NYTimesYamuna river reaches Taj Mahal's outer walls in India after swelling with monsoon rains | LA Times‘Heaviest rain ever' causes deadly floods and landslides in Japan | The GuardianSouth Korea flood death toll rises to 40, Yoon blames botched responses | ReutersIt's Deadline Day for Deep Sea Mining | Hakai MagazineShipping agrees net-zero goal but critics chide deal | BBC NewsUS truckmakers reach deal to phase out polluting diesel big rigs | The Washington PostColombia, Brazil presidents pledge cooperation to protect Amazon | ReutersDeforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops 34% in first half 2023 | ReutersSources- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-7-21-8534a5989f8541afacd47f06879fe423?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckisphereInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/theclimaterecap/TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@beckisphere

    Lab-grown meat hits restaurants!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 9:22


    World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3 | ReutersMultnomah County in Oregon Sues Fossil Fuel Companies Over Heat Dome | The NYTimesSupreme Court rejects Navajo Nation's water rights trust claim | ICT NewsBiden administration announces $7 bil in residential solar grant program | The HillFord Gets $9.2 Bil to Help US Catch Up with China's EV Dominance | BloombergFirst ‘lab-grown' meat approved by US regulators | The HillNew carbon accounting rules target ‘greenwashing' | PhysPortugal to swap $153 mil Cape Verde debt for nature investments | ReutersPortugal doubles 2030 goals for solar and hydrogen capacity | ReutersSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-7-06-23-6257788bc1294ac584cc67e7687d7de4?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    UN protects the high seas!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 14:01


    Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here's why there is so much smoke | AP NewsCanada's wildfires are part of our new climate reality, expert officials say | The GuardianPeru battles record dengue fever, in a warning of the warming world | The Washington PostEl Nino is officially here, scientists say | SpaceChinese cities break heat records, stressing electricity grid | ReutersTexas power use break records in heat wave this week, grid operators say | ReutersScotland records hottest day so far as heatwave hits | BBCIndia heatwave: 96 people dead repordedly from heat-aggravated conditions | The GuardianUN adopts high seas treaty, the first-ever pact to protect international waters | CBS NewsNew Mexico imposes oil and gas moratorium on state land near schools | AP NewsState Farm stops new home insurance sales in California as wildfire risks grow | ReutersSenate launches probe into insurance firm's fossil fuel industry | The Washington PostNorth Carolina lawmakers OK bill blocking local government energy fuel prohibitions | AP NewsNorth Carolina Republicans send green investment ban to governor | AP NewsMontana officials minimize first-of-its-kind climate lawsuit ahead of final arguments | PBSPower companies spend millions to fight Maine's proposed non-profit utility | The GuardianSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-6-29-1d6b1916abe944259b00a809c7187e82?pvs=4Twitch- https://www.twitch.tv/beckisphereYouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    Wind overtakes gas in the UK!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 8:55


    US, EU lawmakers push depose UAE's Jaber from climate talks | ReutersBreakthrough Colorado River deal reached, outlining big water cuts for the next three years | The LA TimesSupreme Court erases protections for most wetlands | E&E NewsOil drilling project near mouth of Amazon River rejected by Brazil's environment regulator | AP NewsBrazil's Lula summons ministers as Congress seeks to dilute environmental powers | ReutersWind is main source of UK electricity for first time | BBCSpain powered itself with renewable energy for nine straight hours | Interesting EngineeringSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-5-31-9e54f11e58154d2c9a3ebb118ce111e7YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    Sweden found a huge rare earths deposit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 21:59


    Mexico bans solar geoengineering after rogue experiment | Climate Change News‘It's time to start suing': States tee up next WOTUS war | E&E NewsHSBC's secretive loan to a coal company bulldozing a village | The Bureau of Investigative JournalismGas Stoves Back Under Scrutiny With New US Limits Proposed | BNA NewsGas industry hires Democrats to win support of liberal voters | The Washington PostDeSantis keeps heat on gas stoves issue, proposing tax exemption | The HillEnergy transition funding spikes | AxiosRenewables Projected to Soon Be One-Fourth of US Electricity | Inside Climate News24/7 carbon-free energy is about to become a reality in California | Canary MediaCalifornia greenlights more than 800 MW of storage and solar to bolster power grid reliability | Utility DriveFeds offer $700 mil to lithium project at heat of ESA dispute | E&E NewsTexas' most populous county adopts a climate plan | GristIndia to annually invite bids for 8 GW wind power projects to 2030, govt order | ReutersIndia pledges $4.3 bil for cleaner energy | GristSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-2-07-a3b0140bab804565b703eddb0ec8ce95Patreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphereYouTube- https://youtube.com/beckisphere

    The ozone layer is healing!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 19:24


    California contends with flooding, power outage as severe storms batter the state | CBS NewsLake Tahoe snowpack levels nearly 250% above normal | Fox40Low water levels have created an energy crisis at the world's largest dam | The Washington PostSatellites watch Europe get hit by most severe winter heatwave ever | SpaceOzone layer may be restored in decades, UN report says | BBCWE QUIT | Extinction Rebellion UKPublic Order Bill: The British government wants to hand police unprecedented powers to handle protestors. Human rights activists say it's an affront to democracyGermany: Police clear climate activists from coal village | DWBiden EPA Backs Off Plan to Crack Down on Smog From Permian Oil Drillers | BloombergAhead of Major Court Case, E.P.A. Revises Clean-Water Protections | The NYTimesDo Gas Stoves Have Health Risks? | The NYTimesSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/1-18-23-Climate-Recap-6c630db8190d46b6afa4d4447de05ddbBeckisphere YouTube channel- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    Was 2022 a good year for the climate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 19:10


    Did world leaders and trends do the climate crisis any favors in 2022?Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/2022-Mitigation-Recap-724d1131fa1e4be0b51c44afb28a8c06Youtube- https://youtube.com/beckisphereTikTok @beckisphereInstagram @theclimaterecapPatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    EU to tax carbon at its border

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 16:31


    This Will Be The Coldest Christmas In Decades… | Ryan Hall, Y'allExtreme winter spells trouble for food insecure | AxiosState of the climate: 2022 to date is fourth warmest year on record | Carbon BriefArctic is rapidly turning warmer, wetter, and riskier: report | AxiosDrought emergency declared for all Southern California | The LA TimesAt Least 141 Die in Congo After Floods Hit Kinshasa | The NYTimesMet Office forecasts 2023 will be hotter than 2022 | BBC NewsHSBC Halts Finance for New Oil and Gas Fields in Climate Change Move | BloombergGlobal coal consumption to reach all-time high this year - IEA | ReutersFinal deal on EU carbon market (ETS) give heavy industry a free pass at the expense of households and taxpayers | Carbon Market WatchCalifornia cuts payments to homeowners for solar panels feeding energy back to the grid | CNBCNuclear fusion science reaches major milestone but materials and tech challenges remain | AxiosWhen I say "last week," I mean the week before last. Sources and honorable mentions- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Dec-23-9ac3c1b9e3dc4a4ca9e488a35adc5dda

    LA bans new oil wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 20:33


    Global renewable capacity set to double over next five years, says IEA | ReutersUS utilities to triple battery storage capacity in 2025 - EIA | ReutersUK coal mine approval sparks global fury and hypocrisy claims | Climate Change NewsOnshore wind rules to be relaxed after Tory revolt | BBC‘Burn everything': Poland chokes on the smog of war | ReutersEU agrees new law to kick deforestation out of supply chains | EuractivAlberta regulator withholding list of dangerous oil and gas sites | The NarwhalFederal data: Kansas oil spill biggest in Keystone history | AP NewsIn historic move, Los Angeles bans new oil wells, phases out existing ones | LA NewsCalifornia's biggest cities ban polystyrene | GristVanguard Quits Net-Zero Group, Marking Biggest Defection Yet | BloombergUN official ‘alarmed' by jailing of climate activist who blocked traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge | The GuardianQueensland's indigenous women rangers given Earthshot Prize for protecting Great Barrier Reef | The GuardianSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Dec-12-ebbceca7194b40dca30b8e3eaa7e8bc3Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    Greta sues Sweden

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 18:50


    Meta tops list of US corporate solar adopters with 3.6 GW, more than Amazon and Apple combined: SEIA | Utility DiveEvidence grows of forced labour and slavery in production of solar panels and wind turbines | The GuardianSwedish activists sue state over its climate policies | AP NewsGreta Thunberg, 600 others sue Sweden for climate inaction | Al JazeeraPuerto Rican towns sue Big Oil under RICO alleging collusion on climate denial | ReutersScholz welcomes Qatar LNG deal as ‘building block' for German energy security | ReutersNetherlands reportedly set to forcibly close 3,000 farms to comply with EU mandate | Fox NewsCanada unveils climate adaptation plan | GristUS to Auction Almost 1 Mil Acres Off Alaska for Oil Drilling | YahooIndustry players unite to build trust in carbon storage | AxiosSources- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Dec-3-90e500c2c76d4abdb55aa70a37a039abPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    COP27 Week 2 Recap: Did anything get done?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 23:34


    How much got done at COP27, the big UN climate conference in Egypt in mid-November? What ended up being on the final agenda? Listen to COP27 Week 1's recap first to gain more context.Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/COP-27-Week-2-aebc7cc0bbab4824b9415e622a251ef4Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    South Africa plans to switch from coal straight to clean energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 26:37


    Flash floods in Australia's southeast cut off inland towns | Reuters‘Rain bursts' over Sydney have intensified by 40% over the last two decades, research finds | The GuardianWarmest Armistice Day ever for England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland | The GuardianStudy: Extreme heat is responsible for hundreds of deaths in Texas prisons | GristWorld has nine years to avert catastrophic global warming, study shows | The Washington PostWorld's biggest carmakers to build 40 mil more vehicles than 1.5ºC climate target will allow | The GuardianMethane emissions from 15 meat and dairy companies rival those of the EU | The GuardianAfricans Sun: Why Solar Not Gas Offers Continent the Best Economic Opportunity in the Transition | Carbon Tracker InitiativeHow Oil & Gas Funding Distorts Energy Research | GizmodoMichael Bloomberg announces a new initiative to phase out coal in 25 countries | The NYTimesSouth Africa pitches $84 bil plan to shift from coal to clean energy | Climate Change NewsEU agrees law to remove CO2 with woodlands and other carbon sinks | ReutersGermany to leave Energy Charter Treaty | PoliticoClimate protesters in Lisbon storm building urge minister to resign | The GuardianRainn Wilson Changes Name to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson For Melting Arctic | THR News$13 bil to reduce energy bills | GrisBarcelona students to take mandatory climate crisis module from 2024 | The GuardianCoal projects in Great Barrier Reef catchments approved without environmental impact statements | The GuardianSwitzerland Is Paying Poorer Nations to Cut Emissions on Its Behalf | The NYTimesAnalysis: US falling $32 bil short on ‘fair share' of $100 bil climate finance goal | Carbon BriefSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Nov-19-11c4eb08b63b4653a4e182edbac157f5Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    COP27 Week 1 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 20:11


    What's the backdrop of this year's conference? And what got done on week 1?Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/COP27-week-1-0acdb4cd349941568aa6c4c4cd97ed15Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    Big Ag companies agree to regenerative agriculture pledge

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 19:49


    UNESCO finds that some iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050 | UNESCOClimate risks and rewards for the global workforce | AxiosReport: Countries need an impossible amount of land to meet climate pledges | GristProtected areas provide thermal buffer against climate change | Science AdvancesThe staying power of fossil fuel subsidies | AxiosCorporate climate action lags pledges | AxiosBig food companies commit to regenerative agriculture, but skepticism remains | NPRIntroducing a $25,000 car that makes fuel from the sun | AxiosUK Energy Supplies: Wind Farms Generate Record Electricity as Temepreature Dips | Bloomberg150 Tourists Held Hostage in Peru in Oil Spills Protest: Report | InsiderAramco beats expectations with record quarterly profit of $42 bil | Arab NewsBP rakes in quarterly profit of $8.2 bil as oil majors post another round of bumper earnings | CNBCShell and Total, Oil Giants Report Huge Profits on Its Second-Highest Profit | The NYTimesElectricity prices dictated by gas producers who provide less than half of UK electricity | UCLLNG tankers idle off Europe's coast as traders wait for gas price rise | Financial TimesHidden emissions in liquid gas imports threaten targets | BBC NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-November-7-c0ce0f897b7541a2bb042c3259c3ef4aPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphereDiscord: https://discord.gg/avgY2sJ9

    Lula win's Brazil's presidential race!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 17:22


    Chad declares state of emergency as floods affect 1 mil people | ReutersStorm Nalgae: floods and landslides in Philippines kill at least 72 | The GuardianClimate crisis fuelling unseasonably warm October in UK and Europe | The GuardianClimate-warming methane emissions rising faster than ever, study says | The Washington PostCO2 emissions growth slows way down | AxiosEnergy crisis sparked by Ukraine war to speed up green transition, IEA | ReutersClimate pledges to date are not enough to meet Paris targets | AxiosCOP27: Climate Change threatening global health - report | BBCMost children will regularly face extreme heat by 2050, UNICEF | The Washington PostClimate crisis study finds heatwaves have cost global economy $16 tril | The GuardianBolsonaro's defeat is a climate turning point | AxiosLula pushes Brazil-Indonesia-Congo rainforest alliance if elected | ReutersThis Amazon road led to vast deforestation. Brazil's president wants it paved. | GPBEU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 | AP News100 UK universities pledge to divest from fossil fuels | The GuardianClimate activist arrested after gluing heat to “girl with a Pearl Earring” | AxiosClimate activists stage march to condemn COP26 failure | Belfast TelegraphClimate activists glue themselves to dinosaur exhibit at Berlin museum | ReutersNew York still vulnerable 10 years after Hurricane Sandy, protesters warn | The GuardianThe World's Largest Carbon Removal Plant is Now Under Construction | BloombergCOP27 host Egypt plans to push gas as the perfect solution | Climate Change NewsOil Giants, With Billions in Profits, Face Criticism and an Uncertain Outlook | The NYTimesSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-31-de28c2eacb6d4a159b2b2f789668f60bPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    Italy's new PM Meloni wants climate change to be a right-wing issue

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 17:32


    Southeast Australia braces more rain residents told evacuate | ReutersCyclone lashes Bangladesh, killing nine flooding low-lying areas | ReutersRoslyn Moves Inland and Breaks Up After Lashing Mexican Coast | The NYTimesNew fossil fuels ‘incompatible' with 1.5ºC goal, comprehensive analysis finds | Carbon BriefAustralia signs up to global pledge cut methane emissions by 30% | ReutersFrance becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty | The GuardianLandowners call for scrapping of plans to ban solar energy from England's farmland | The GuardianUK's Lloyds ditches project finance new oil and gas fields | Reuters​​Biden ‘social cost of carbon' climate risk measure upheld by US appeals court | ReutersUS is seriously underestimating consequences, CO2 study | ReutersApple calls on global supply chain to decarbonize by 2030 | AppleItaly's Meloni aims to make climate change a right-wing issue | PoliticoEgypt shuts down event spaces on first Monday of COP27 in a blow to NGOs | The GuardianCOP27: ‘Greenwash' PR firm Hill+Knowlton helping organise UN climate conference | Open DemocracyBureau of Meteorology was cowering in the corner on climate crisis, former staff claim | The GuardianRevenue cap ‘catastrophic' for low-carbon electricity companies | The TimesAnalysis: Biden's EV minerals cash fruitless without permitting reform | ReutersSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-26-554ef39a03d1486d817aba9f08131d7dPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    Russia uses emissions counting to claim territory

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 20:06


    Amount of ocean heat found to be accelerating and fueling extreme weather events | The GuardianIncreasing Hurricane Intensification Rate Near the US Atlantic Coast | Geophysical Research LettersClean Energy, Electric Cars Are Hitting Tipping Points for Global Mass Adoption | BloombergSolar powers India towards its 175GW renewables target for 2022 | Energy MonitorAustralia and Singapore strike agreement to achieve net-zero | AP News‘Rewiring the nation': Albanese and Andrews governments to jointly fund renewable energy zones | The GuardianHelsinki Utility Finds a Surprising Heat Source: Icy Seawater | BloombergThe Netherlands to leave embattled Energy Charter Treaty | PoliticoWhy environmentalists went after Canada's biggest bank for greenwashing | CBCUS Plans First Sale of Offshore Wind Rights Off California | BloombergRuling could result in trials against oil majors over Louisiana wetlands damage | NolaNJ sues oil, gas firms, trade group over climate change | AP NewsNew England's pioneering power experiment | GristTruss faces major rebellion on fracking as senior Tories pledge to defy whip | The GuardianRishi Sunak: What are the climate credentials of the UK's next prime minister | EdieAt war, Russia aims to claim Ukraine's land – and its carbon emissions | The Washington PostEverybody's Business: The net zero blind spot | Net Zero TrackerBlackRock tells UK ‘no' to halting investment in coal, oil and gas | ReutersHSBC Put on Notice for Greenwashing Because of Investments | AdWeekUp in Smoke: California's Greenhouse Gas Reductions Could Be Wiped Out By 2020 Wildfires | Energy Policy Institute at the University of ChicagoSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-24-2e408467afea488ea6de4bf9686fdf8bPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    20 vulnerable countries threaten to withhold debt payments

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 15:28


    Nigeria Floods Kill Hundreds and Displace Over a Million | The NYTimesFirst came the fires. Now Australia is facing devastating floods. | The Washington PostRare ‘triple' La Niña climate event looks likely – what does the future hold? | NatureHistoric October heat shatters record in the Pacific Northwest | The Washington PostEconomic losses from hurricanes cannot be nationally offset under unabated warming | Environmental Research LettersHurricane ripple effects | AxiosOil and mining sectors have climate cash to spare | AxiosIn Texas, a New Study Will Determine Where Extreme Weather Hazards and Environmental Justice Collide | Inside Climate NewsDue to fossil fuel crisis, payback from renewables drops to one year | Climate Change News20 Nations at High Risk From Global Warming Might Halt Debt Payments | The NYTimesMPs issue 10-point environmental wishlist for Liz Truss | The GuardianGermany extends lifespan of all three nuclear power plants | PoliticoMexican president outlines renewable energy push ahead of Kerry visit | ReutersCarbon Capture Projects See Meteoric Growth in 2022 | Yale E360Scripted TV and Movies Ignore Climate Change Concerns | Variety:Iraqi minister admits gas flaring cancer link | BBC NewsEnergy crisis means a ‘very dark winter' for Europe's forest | PoliticoSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-19-b270529dd2b64886ac8494d55439457dPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    Arkansas grows its EV charging network

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 18:04


    Chad climate disaster leaves record 2.1 mil people hungry | Reuters:Alaska cancels snow crab season for first time after population crash | The Washington PostThe 2022 Living Planet Index Is Out. Here's How to Understand It. | The NYTimesGive up the gas: switching to electric appliances could save Australians up to $1,900 a year, report says | The GuardianBiden's security strategy goes big on climate | AxiosChina needs $17 tril in investments to meet climate goals, World Bank says | ReutersChina's LNG needs and the geopolitics in tow | AxiosUS Air Force releases climate change plan | NBC NewsArkansas opens EV charging station rebate program early to meet high demand | Arkansas AdvocateVolkswagen: The scandal explained | BBCCity Council permanently bans large, new fossil fuel developments | City of Vancouver$3.6 mil for indigenous land stewardship | GristAmid historic drought, California approves $140 mil desalination plant | ReutersLouisiana carbon capture project draws criticism from environmental advocates | LA IlluminatorEgypt silenced climate experts' voices before hosting COP27, HRW says | The GuardianBanks Try Quiet Quitting Net-Zero as Fortune Favors Fossil Fuels | BloombergUK firms using legal muscle to facilitate human rights and climate abuses - report | The GuardianUS law protecting endangered species hampered by poor resources, study says  | The GuardianOil Industry Moves to Overturn Historic California Drilling Protection Law | Inside Climate NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-17-362c3b40f44943f09225ffdcdca91ce4Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    Greta says Germany's messing up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 19:35


    Barges stranded as Mississippi River water levels reach critical low | The GuardianIan is the 15th billion-dollar disaster this year so far | NOAASurging Weather-related Power Outages | Climate CentraClimate Crisis Poses as Great a Risk to Energy Systems as Russia's Ukraine Invasion, WMO Warns | EcoWatchHeat waves taking humanitarian toll | AxiosUK heat waves linked to record excess deaths among elderly in England | The Washington PostEnvironment sector has failed to become more inclusive, study suggests | The GuardianBanks Run by Women Lend Less to Big Polluters, ECB Study Finds | BloombergIndonesia Pans EV Subsidies in 2023 to Reduce Pollution, Spur Adoption | BloombergStudy busts myth about EV greenhouse gas emissions and dirty grids | Green Car ReportsGreta Thunberg: Germany making ‘mistake' by ditching nuclear power for coal | DWBraverman says ‘fire engine blocking' Just Stop Oil demo ‘indefensible' | Belfast TelegraphDirect action not ruled out by conservation groups over environment policies | BBC NewsI'm part of the ‘anit-growth coalition' Liz Truss hates – and proud of it | George Monbiot | The GuardianEE North America to develop 10 GW of renewable energy projects in the US by 2026 | PR News WireWill the Farm Bill be the next big climate package? | GristBlackRock, Citigroup CEOs Won't Be Returning to Key Climate Talks | BloombergSerious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries | ReutersMinisters hope to ban solar projects from most English farms | The GuardianSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-15-55222e8e4c3d4ef2826cc6ce3b53f334Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    New Zealand plans to tax cow farts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 18:08


    Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought | ReutersSydney records wettest year since 1858 as Australia braces for more floods | ReutersScotland ‘snow-free' for fourth time in six years | BBCSnow loss is fueling the West's megadrought | GristSouthern California faces new water restrictions next year | Los Angeles TimesDrought-stricken Coalinga, CA may soon run out of water | The Washington Post28 dead as Julia drenches Central America with rainfall | AP NewsInvestment Requirements of a Low-Carbon World: Energy Supply Investment Ratios | Bloomberg NEFDebt costs overshadow climate finance in small island states - report | ReutersWorld aviation agrees ‘aspirational' net zero plan | BBC NewsEuropean Airlines Misleading Fliers With Carbon-Neutral Claims, Research Finds | Yale E360World Bank to launch new trust fund for emissions reduction grants | ReutersIMF's New Climate Tool Allows Rwanda to Access $310 Mil | BloombergNew Zealand farmers may pay for greenhouse gas emissions under world's first plan | The GuardianEuropean Commission aims to end secret system protecting fossil fuel holdings | The GuardianGreek renewables fully cover power demand for first time on record | ReutersSolar energy from Egypt to power European homes through new undersea cable | The IndependentAs US cobalt mine, crucial to making electric vehicles, opens in Idaho | NPRUgandan police arrest anti-pipeline protesters outside EU Embassy | Climate Change NewsLocals in the dark about oil auctions in DRC: report | MongabayUS shift on child labor may scramble EV sector | E&E NewsSource list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-12-3d6825c128b64df98924a2ddf4d47e0aMy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Or you can buy me a cup of coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

    Munich Re drops oil investments

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 17:58


    UN ups flood aid appeal as Pakistan enters ‘second wave of death' | Al JazeeraSome Chinese cities break October heat records as others shiver | CNNClimate change made 2022's northern hemisphere droughts at least 20 times more likely | Carbon BriefNorth America Heat Wave Led to Record Ice Melt in Greenland | BloombergEliminating waste is a climate solution | GristCutting emissions will hit growth, but costs of inaction much higher, says IMF | The GuardianMunich Re tightens oil and gas policies | ReutersDairy co-op Arla to pay farmers more for milk if climate targets met | The GuardianMost electric car buyers don't switch back to gas | AxiosOregon to cover health-related climate expenses | AP NewsOPEC+ oil output cut ahead of winter fans inflation concerns | ReutersCOP15: ‘World leaders might have to invite themselves' to summit | The GuardianCOP27: Activists ‘baffled' that Coca-Cola will be sponsor | BBC NewsCOP27 Farming Coalition Under Fire for Links to Climate Science Denial | DeSmogUK defies climate warnings with new oil and gas licences | BBC NewsBlackRock Faces More ESG Fallout as Louisiana Pulls $794 mil | BloombergInside a conservative group's war against BlackRock's ESG investments | AxiosEPA is ‘falling behind' on power plant rules, report says | The Washington PostSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-10-8875d0fcdac64fb4ac8f334eee596bd4How to help Pakistan | The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/01/pakistan-help-donate-flooding/Remove Coca-Cola as sponsor of COP27 | Change.org: https://www.change.org/p/remove-coca-cola-as-sponsors-of-cop27

    World Bank is accused of greenwashing itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 16:05


    Biden pledges $60 mil to stormproof Puerto Rico during visit | The GuardianSee the Solar-Powered Florida Town That DIdn't Lose Power During Ian | Business InsiderYoung people demand climate justice in run-up to COP27 UN talks | The GuardianDuncan's First Nation sues Alberta for industry impacts | The NarwhalFederal Government's $20 Bil Embrace of ‘Climate Smart' Farming | The NYTimesEnergy transition and clean energy jobs | AxiosUS' first grid-scale hybrid wind-solar-battery plant comes online | Energy Storage NewsWhat will Italy's new right-wing government mean for energy? Energy MonitorFresh pressure on Biden over World Bank | AxiosWorld Bank criticized over climate crisis spending | The GuardianGreenwashing Enters a $22 Tril Debt Market, Derailing Climate Goals | BloombergClimate Activists Are Missing a Huge Source of Capital Driving Emissions | BloombergSCOTUS prods Biden team on climate | AxiosSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-6-f74383413e2c41baba501827ef2fec95Twitch- https://twitch.com/beckisphere

    New York joins California in gas car ban

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 17:04


    More Americans are moving into hurricanes' path as climate change risks mount | The Washington PostFlorida's death toll tops 100 as the search for survivors continues | CNNMethane Might Be a Bigger Climate Problem Than Thought, Study Finds | The NYTimesHuge gas flaring emissions never reported | BBC NewsMining Bitcoin Climate Impact Similar to Beef, Crude Production | BloombergIn Pivotal Climate Case, UN Panel Says Australia Violated Islanders' Human Rights | Inside Climate NewsNY Implements 2035 All-EV Plan After California Clears the Way | BloombergHow Many EV-Charging Stations Are There in New York City? | BloombergLA restricts water flow to wasteful celebrity mansions: ‘No matter how rich, we'll treat you the same' | The GuardianFed Announces Plan to Assess Climate Risks to Banks | The NYTimesEU won't back climate danger fund talks at COP27, says draft | PoliticoGermany promotes insurance-based Global Shield for climate victims | Climate Change NewsEmissions declaration by equity firm Carlyle under question | AP NewsMexico is world's deadliest spot for environmental activists | AP NewsNew 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 GroupPivotal Supreme Court term begins with WOTUS war | E&E NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-4-23314f286b0e4b948a3d88be39cad09c

    Australia's coal state pledges to become a clean energy hub

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 12:47


    Climate change warning: Hurricane Ian and the trend of rapidly intensifying storms | AxiosGulf temps are pretty warm – what does that mean for the tropics? | Tampa BayBiden faces pressure to waive restrictions as ship idles off Puerto Rico coast | The Washington PostIMF, Barbados Reach Deal for First-Ever Loan Under Climate Trust | BloombergHalf of world's bird species in decline as destruction of avian life intensifies | The GuardianHydrogen is unsuitable for home heating, review concludes | The GuardianAustralian state unveils $40 bil clean energy plan to slash reliance on coal | ReutersAGL will close Victoria's coal-fired power station Loy Yang A a decade early | The GuardianWorld Bank approves $512.2 mil financing for Turkey housing and infrastructure | ReutersFossil fuel recruiters banned from UK university careers service | The GuardianHuge expansion of oil pipelines endangering climate, says report | The GuardianChina accelerates investments in coal-fired power and steel | South China Morning PostNord Stream Gas Leaks Could Be ‘Unprecedented' Climate Disaster | BloombergWorld's central banks financing destruction of the rainforest | The GuardianSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-30-ebbc87d6209144698ef606d59e65c8c5

    Recycled turbine blades are gaining traction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 13:27


    World Bank pledges $2 bil for flood-ravaged Pakistan | WRALVietnam downgrades Typhoon Noru to a tropical storm, but warns of flood risk | ReutersCuba without electricity after hurricane hammers power grid | AP NewsLive updates: Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida | CNNCompared to oil and gas, offshore wind is 125 times better for taxpayers | GristReducing beef's carbon footprint is key to achieving net-zero in Latin America and the Caribbean, new paper shows | MongabayMore than 20 countries agree to boost low-emission hydrogen output | ReutersRecyclable turbine blades now available for onshore wind energy projects | New AtlasEasyjet to stop offsetting CO2 emissions from December | The GuardianAustralia's Victoria to invest $100 mil in energy storage in push to cut emissions | ReutersEPA Will Make Racial Equality a Bigger Factor in Environmental Rules | The NYTimesMayor Harrell Signs $6.5 Mil in 2022 Green New Deal Opportunity Fund | Greenspace BlogThe unlikely allies who sank Joe Manchin's energy deal | VoxAustralian Coal Mines Planned by BHP, Glencore pose climate threat | BloombergSweden and Denmark say Nord Stream pipeline blasts were deliberate attacks | Politico‘We are angry': green groups condemn Truss plans to scrap regulations | The GuardianFires in Brazil's Amazon surge in September, worst month since 2010 | ReutersSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-29-acca3b6a2ebb41b8b59f00c6e8e93183

    The UK might get an onshore wind boost

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 13:11


    Typhoon Noru Aims for Vietnam After Hitting the Philippines | The NYTimesIan now a major hurricane, set to strengthen into Cat 4 storm in Gulf | AccuWeatherA world off-track on clean energy | AxiosFlood garden to combat drought and biodiversity loss, says Natural England | The GuardianGlobal climate change protests demand compensation ahead of COP27 | ReutersVanuatu 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 GuardianUK set for onshore wind boom after Government announces move to relax planning restrictions | iNewsWhat Are National Plans to Fight Climate Change Ahead of COP27 | BloombergPension fund Cbus quits Mark Carney's green alliance | Finance ReviewExxon Could Have Helped Stop Climate Change 30 Years Ago, “Proprietary” Docs Show | DeSmogManchin Applies to GOP to Seize Moment on Energy Permitting Bill | BloombergSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-27-9cd5560fcd3544bcbb7c5fd2c2649ccc

    The White House puts up $7 bil for 10 hydrogen hubs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 11:34


    Canada's Atlantic provinces begin to recover from Fiona | NPRBiden administration to cover Puerto Rico's Fiona recovery costs for the next month | PoliticoAlaskan tribal communities confront food insecurity after Typhoon Merbok | AxiosThe Pathway to 90% Clean Electricity is Mostly Clear. The Last 10%, Not So Much | Inside Climate NewsWorld Bank chief walks back on climate skepticism in note to staff | PoliticoWhite House Launches ‘Generational' $7 Bil Hydrogen Hub Plan | Bloomberg LawAmtrak pledges net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 | The Washington PostCalifornia Moves to Ban Natural Gas Furnaces and Heaters by 2030 | BloombergChina Has Built 14 Coal Plants Abroad Since Vowing No New Ones | BloombergEmissions and deforestation set to spike under Indonesia's biomass transition | MongabayIndia May Boost Coal Power Fleet 25% by 2030 amid rising demand | BloombergTruss could break fracking election pledge to bypass local opposition | The GuardianMinsters lower climate bar for new oil and gas projects | The TimesUK climate activists held in jail for up to six months before trial | The GuardianDuke Energy Is Leaking a Potent Climate-Warming Gas at More Than Five Times the Rate of Other Utilities | Inside Climate NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-26-07c12da78e6740a0b3aacbb3b5f2582e

    Lithuania now leads Europe in energy efficiency retrofits

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 12:22


    Atlantic Canada braces for Fiona: ‘It's going to hit us in the face.” | PoliticoDozens of heat records smashed in Midwest during late September heatwave | The Washington PostStudy finds ominous rise in wildfire smoke | AxiosWorld leaders pledge more support for nature ahead of UN summit | ReutersClimate-Friendly ‘15-Minute Cities' Get a Powerful Global Push | BloombergParis and New York join climate litigation against TotalEnergies | ReutersTiwi Islanders win court battle with Santos over drilling in traditional waters | The GuardianWhy Lithuania Lead Europe in Mobilizing Green Building Retrofits | BloombergUS ratifies global treaty curbing climate super-pollutants | The Washington PostSenator Joe Manchin unveils bill that would expedite federal energy projects | The GuardianOpinion | Will Bolsonaro stage a coup? Bernie Sanders is warning of the worst | The Washington PostMajor US banks threaten to leave Mark Carney's climate alliance - FT | ReutersSource list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-23-6dae17de8a8e4f9bbd1673ca572dab77Eco-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 

    Denmark becomes the first to pledge 'loss and damage' finances

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 10:58


    Nigeria battling floods ‘beyond control' as warning given of dams overflowing | The GuardianHeavy rain forecast for Australia's east coast as third La Niña brings fears of renewed flooding | The GuardianIntense Rainstorms and Flash Floods in Central Italy Leave at Least 9 Dead | The NYTimesHurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves north, leaving disaster-stricken areas on slow road to recovery | CNNInternational team of scientists find many coastal cities worldwide are vulnerable to sea level rise due to rapid land sinking | University of New MexicoFarm and food investors face $150 bil loss on climate change, report says | ReutersOne-third of China's land protected under ecological red-line scheme | ReutersInvestors Commit $7.1 Tril of Assets in Pursuit of 1.5ºC Climate Goal | BloombergEuropean Investment Bank resists pressure to fund gas projects | Financial TimesNorway's $1.2 Tril Investment Fund Sets 2050 Net Zero Target | The NYTimesDenmark becomes first country to pledge ‘loss and damage' finance | Climate Change NewsEmissions from Australia's oil and gas industry rose 20% in first five years of safeguard mechanism | The GuardianSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-22-27bad2fb8f3c4602892f07cbb16a5640

    Putin gets his first climate lawsuit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 11:09


    Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits | BBC NewsThree storms with climate as a common thread | AxiosMethane emissions from reservoirs are increasing | WSU InsiderS&P Reveals Fallout From Climate Change on Asset Values | BloombergSolar Panels Floating in Space Could One Day Power Your Home | BloombergFirst climate lawsuit against Russian government launched over emissions | The GuardianTracking the oil industry's methane exposure | AxiosThanks to Manchin, IRA's Methane Fee on Big Oil Is Riddled With Massive Holes | DeSmogDemocrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here's How. | The NYTimesBiden plans floating platforms to expand offshore wind power | AP NewsCalifornia's dead will have a new burial option: Human composting | LA TimesDrought-Wracked California Allows Oil Companies to Use High-Quality Water. But Regulators' Error-Strewn Records Make Accurate Accounting Nearly Impossible | Inside Climate NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-20-2e9e496897404462a85337700c94e63bFossil Fuel Registry: https://fossilfuelregistry.org/annual-emissionsSCOTUS 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 

    Patagonia's founder chooses climate action over wealth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 11:37


    Correction: Patagonia's *founder* not CEOSummer 2022 tied for the hottest on record, according to NASA | The Washington PostDeath toll in Pakistan floods nears 1,500; hundreds of thousands sleep in open | ReutersPakistan Is Devastated by Floods, Faces Looming Food Crisis | The NYTimesHurricane Fiona rips through powerless Puetro Rico | AP NewsStrong weekend winds set to hamper bid to fight California's largest wildfire | The GuardianWorld on brink of five ‘disastrous' climate tipping points | The GuardianPatagonia Founder Gives Away the Company to Fight Climate Change | The NYTimesEuropean Union Signals a Move Away from Wood Energy | The NYTimesLiz Truss to lift fracking ban ‘despite little progress on earthquake risk' | the GuardianZac Goldsmith loses environment job amid fears of animal welfare downgrade | The GuardianGas Companies Accused of Using Hydrogen to ‘Greenwash' Boilers | DeSmogInternal Documents Show Big Oil PR Messages Still ‘Mislead' Public on Climate | DeSmogOil and gas firms' green investments fail to match promise of publicity – study | The GuardianUS House Democrats probe PR firms' work for oil, gas companies | ReutersClimate 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-19-26acf31c87ec4c908b7184acdb5fa00bClimate Recap Sept 7-16: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Sept-7-16-76f8019280824e4b8dfd888973712d84 

    The Atlantic hurricane season's been weirdly quiet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 9:51


    Amsterdam Homes Sink as Europe Drought Sees Foundations Rot | BloombergThe first hurricane of the season arrived late, but don't let your guard down | NPRFlash flood watch under way for 80m in eastern US as heatwave broil west | The GuardianTwo killed in northern California wildfire as firefighters continue to battle blazes | The GuardianEmmanuel Macron Backs EU-Wide Windfall Tax on Energy Company profits | BloombergGermany to delay phase-out of nuclear plants to shore up energy security | The GuardianInvestigation launched after Extinction Rebellion activists' Parliament protest | Belfast TelegraphIndia Plans to Become Green Hydrogen Giant to Cut Energy Imports | BloombergChina just imported a record amount of beef. Next on its shopping list is coal. | ABC NewsLiz Truss' (net) zero sum game | PoliticoSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-6-63c5affea2164a90b109889ee4d316b9Sept 7-16's climate news- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Sept-7-16-76f8019280824e4b8dfd888973712d84

    California just passed MANY climate bills

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 12:53


    New Zealand Has Warmest Winter on Record For Third Straight Year | BloombergEngland has had joint hottest summer on record, Met Office says | BBC NewsUS is seriously underestimating the consequences of CO2 - study | Reuters‘Victory for the planet': South African country revokes Shell's oil and gas exploration rights | EuronewsFrance becomes first European country to ban fossil fuel ads, but does the new law go far enough | EuronewsCalifornia Approves a Wave of Aggressive New Climate Measures | The NYTimesCalifornia lawmakers pass equitable community solar bill | PV MagazineMaine Supreme Court revives contentious transmission project | E&E NewsNigeria plans gas-led transition to full energy access and net-zero emissions | Climate Change NewsNigeria Pitches Debt Forgiveness for Climate Change Funding Plan | Bloomberg10 of 13 ‘Flagship' CCS Projects Missed Their Targets, IEEFA Analysis Concludes | The Energy MixJudge Upholds $14 Mil Fine in Long-running Citizen Suit Against Exxon in Texas | Inside Climate NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-5-786cdc10684d4049bb7266d1a44f1869

    Europe plans to build 20 floating LNG terminals to prepare for winter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2022 13:34


    Get ready for a rare ‘triple-dip' La Niña | The VergeHow Somalia Is Pay The Price of Climate Change | Vice NewsDeath Valley could hit 125ºF as earring heat wave roasts the west | AccuWeatherClimate Change Remains Top Global Threat Across 19-Country Survey | Pew Research CenterHornsea 2: North Sea wind farm claims title of world's largest | BBC NewsDemocrat Mary Peltola wins Special US House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress | Anchorage Daily NewsLawmakers Ok plan to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open | LA TimesG20 climate talks in Indonesia fail to agree communique | ReutersGlobal fossil fuel subsidies almost doubled in 2021, analysis finds | The GuardianEurope plan for floating gas terminals raises climate fears | AP NewsBrazil's Amazon sees worst August fires in over a decade | ReutersOil Pollution in Nigeria Is Even Dirtier After Shell's $1 bil Cleanup | BloombergSource list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-3-2dfea6853f7140a8b9d65c85f44e340c

    American Evangelicals release a pro-climate action report

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 11:30


    Water level on Lower Rhine in Germany falls to record low | Global TimesCalifornia wildfires force evacuations amid heat wave; governor declares state of emergency | CBS NewsJackson's water crisis was triggered by floods and compounded by racism | GristMajor sea level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable' | The GuardianLand use changes and carbon emissions of a transformation to timber cities | Nature CommunicationsUnlocking climate science | AxiosSichuan uses 5,000 solar panels to boost power supply | Global TimesEngland's gardeners set for peat compost ban | BBC NewsBible demands action on climate change, Evangelicals say in new report | The Washington PostFirst Solar says it will spend up to $1.2 bil to expand US production | The NYTimesKorea Pares Back Renewables as it Taps Nuclear for Climate Goal | BloombergUS fossil fuel firm sues insurer for refusing to cover climate lawsuit | The GuardianTories rush to drill for more oil in North Sea | The TimesTexas firm to pay $13 mil to settle charges over California oil spill | ReutersSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-September-1-7c070ed8cf454eeba94cccb723ad3f49

    Germany and Denmark announce a Baltic Sea offshore wind hub

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 9:58


    Inside Pakistan's floods and monsoons: What's going on? | Miami HeraldPakistan floods: plea for help amid fears monsoon could put a third of country underwater | The GuardianMississippi flood warning: Mayor urges residents to flee ahead of rising Pearl Rivier waters | CNNProbabilistic projections of increased heat stress driven by climate change | Communications Earth & EnvironmentClimate lawsuit over melting Peru glacier could set global precedent | The Washington PostGerman-Danish Offshore Wind Hub to Help REpolace Russian Gas | BloombergSolar panel sales boom as energy bills soar | BBC NewsOil trio's Northern Lights in Yara CO2 emissions storage deal | ReutersNations fail to reach deal on UN treaty to protect sea life | AP NewsEuropean leaders to skip climate summit with Africa | PoliticoLiz Truss pledges to overturn ban on fracking in bid to end UK reliance on foreign energy imports | Daily MailFactcheck: why fracking in UK will not reduce your energy bills | The GuardianFactcheck: If solar power a ‘threat' to US farmland? | Carbon BriefSource list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-30-7651e3f963a8434dbb3a5722d828594e

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 10:05


    Flash flooding in Mississippi inundates streets and prompts rescues | The Washington PostSlight growth seen at Moose Fire north of Salmon | KTVHAs many as one in six US tree species threatened with extinction, study finds | The Washington Post2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report | NOAAIncreased energy use for adaptation significantly impacts mitigation pathways | Nature CommunicationsThe ‘spongy' cities of the future | BBC FutureThe Crypto World Can't Wait for Ethereum's ‘Merge' | The NYTimesEarthjustice Is Suing EPA Over Coal Ash Dumps Which Leak Toxins Into Groundwater | Inside Climate NewsInterior grants $560 mil across 24 states to plug more than 10,000 orphaned wells | The HillA new mental health hotline for farmers and ranchers | High Country NewsRussia burns off gas as Europe's energy bills rocket | BBC NewsDeepwater Horizon spiel linked to gene expression changes in dolphins | NBC NewsMy 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

    California bans the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 10:41


    Pakistan monsoon rains and floods kills at least 903 people, including 326 children | CNNAmericans underestimate how much their peers care about climate change | CNBCSolar power is booming in Germany as Russia turns down the gas | CNNAnalysis: Record-low price for UK offshore wind is nine times cheaper than gas | Carbon BriefCalifornia to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars | The NYTimesWashington state to ban sale of new gasoline cars by 2035 | king5.comGoogle ‘airbrushes' out emissions from flying, BBC reveals | BBC NewsIn Indonesian Mining Region, the EV Boom Takes a Heavy Toll | Yale E360Germany hypes hydrogen alliance, shops for Canadian fossil fuels | Climate Change NewsThe auto workforce faces electric growing pains | AxiosSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-26-5423e5d96bc546f7a7e87361f9adb5d0

    VW, Mercedes-Benz partner with Canada to build battery manufacturing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 8:27


    Hottest summer since 1961 continues in China, strains agriculture production | CGTNChina drought creates hydropower shortage amid record heat wave | The Washington PostAfghanistan flash floods: At least 20 dead in yet another disaster in crisis-ridden country | The IndependentEurope's drought the worst in 500 years – report | BBC NewsFlash floods wreak havoc in US southwest – but are no salve for drought | The GuardianSwitzerland's glaciers lost more than half their volume since 1931 | CNNControversial $1 bil Dendrobium coalmine expansion plan abandoned by mining company | The GuardianWind farm deals secured for three sites off Shetland | BBC News1,000 new EV chargers to be built across England in £20 mil scheme | Evening StandardJust Stop Oil activists stage protests at Essex and Midlands Terminals | The GuardianVolkswagen, Mercedes-Benz team up with Canadian battery materials push | ReutersManston airport cleared for take-off | The TimesEngland's housing strategy would blow entire carbon budget, says study | The GuardianUK and US banks among biggest backers of Russian ‘carbon bombs', data shows | The GuardianSource list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-25-29eb3d42083241c0a991bf03ca3f9e98

    North America's first freshwater wind farm gets the go-ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 6:40


    Floods, landslides leave 40 dead in northern India | NPRMigrants on US-Mexican border suffer from extreme water scarcity | Climate Change NewsThe World's Addiction to Plastic in Five Charts | BloombergNEFFirst North American Freshwater Wind Farm Wins Ohio Court Case | Bloomberg LawCanada says hydrogen better than LNG for German needs | ReutersSending Canadian LNG to Germany is ‘doable,' Trudeau says | PoliticoAre plastics connected to climate change? | Beckisphere Climate Corner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEvlLrDaxPw&t=2s Source list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-23-016355d8a7e04f3489589c240d68c9cd

    Mexico wants to nationalize its energy grid...prioritizing fossil fuels

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 10:50


    China issues first national drought alert, battles to save crops in extreme heatwave | ReutersFlooding caused by the heavy rain kills 16 in western China | ReutersAt least 38 people killed as ‘tornado of fire' rages in Northern Algeria | The GuardianForest fire smoke drifts into Russian capital amid heatwave | ReutersEurope storms: Children among dead in France, Austria and Italy | BBC NewsAll of Massachusetts now in drought amid alarming expansion of dry conditions in Northeast | CNNHistorical patterns and sustainability implications of worldwide bicycle ownership and use | Communications Earth & EnvironmentBurying just 5 percent of power lines can improve resilience in hurricane-prone regions | The HillScientists seek to develop hybrid coral reef off of Miami | AP NewsKentucky coal company faces federal charges for faking coal dust tests | Ohio Valley ResourceTennessee Valley Authority is dumping coal ash on Black south Memphis | The Washington Post‘We've been sold out': Enviro justice advocates slam Biden's climate compromise | PoliticoActivists Arrested While Protesting ‘Dirty Pipeline Deal' Outside Schumer's Office | DeSmogChevron Is Publishing Local News and Propaganda in Texas | GizmodoMexico Sees Its Energy Future in Fossil Fuels, Not Renewables | The NYTimesMy twitch channel: https://twitch.com/beckisphere Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-22-a2be65949dea45dba293811df8a55b0f

    A landmark Big Pharma court ruling strengthens Big Oil's defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 10:25


    At least 8 killed, scores injured in Algerian forest fires -state radio | ReutersTorrential rains lash New Zealand for third day, hundreds evacuate homes | ReutersChina's heatwave closes factories that supply parts to Tesla, Intel, and Toyota | The VergeChina's Yangtze River is running dry amid scorching temperatures | The Washington PostFrance's river Loire sets new lows as drought dries up its tributaries | ReutersSerbs wade in shrinking Danube as dredgers work flat-out | ReutersFeds call for water cutbacks as Colorado River is in 23-year drought | CNBCNew Climate Rules Pose Fresh Challenge for Small Hong Kong Funds | BloombergAppeals court axes ruling against Biden oil leasing pause, sends back for further proceedings | The HillCompanies plan $2.6 bil investment in major Alaska oil projects | The Washington PostOpioid ruling boosts Big Oil defense in Hawaii climate case | E&E NewsHundreds of thousands drop flood insurance as rates rise | E&E NewsMajor cities blighted by nitrogen dioxide pollution, research finds | The GuardianStudy: Pennsylvania Children Who Live Near Fracking Wells Have Higher Leukemia Risk | Inside Climate ChangeSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-19-33362198c669412ba4be6845d9d778ae 

    President Biden Signs the largest climate bill in US history into law

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 12:47


    UK weather: Thunderstorms warning as heavy rain hits and roads flood | BBC NewsMexican Drought Spurs a South Texas Water Crisis | Inside Climate NewsUS spares Western states from Colorado River water cuts - for now | ReutersClimate change threatens terrestrial water storage over the Tibetan Plateau | Nature Climate ChangeRise in extreme heat will hit minority communities hardest | E&E NewsBiden signs massive climate and health bill | AP NewsThe electric car Battery Belt is reshaping America's heartland | AxiosOne EV advantage: cheaper fuel costs | AxiosLos Angeles Homeowners Are Removing Lawns During Drought | The NYTimesShell and BP's plans to reduce carbon emissions will overshoot Paris Agreement targets, study says | Daily MailOil giant Esso wins High Court injunction to stop Runnymede pipeline protest | The IndependentWhy scientists have pumped a potent greenhouse gas into streams on public lands | NPRWhat climate provisions are in the Inflation Reduction Act? | Beckisphere Climate Corner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqueONyc7m8Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-18-438ecf35a9e84ed7af20c4666c18c283

    Vanuatu plans to run on 100% clean energy by 2030

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 9:25


    Spain Zaragoza Wildfire Forces the Evacuation of 1,500 | BloombergGlobal warming to cause a US “Extreme Heat Belt,” study warns | AxiosRisk Factor | First Street Foundation: https://riskfactor.com Hot nights: US in July sets new record for overnight warmth | AP NewsRisk of catastrophic megafloods has doubled in California, study finds | The GuardianVanuatu, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, launches ambitious climate plan | The GuardianBurning imported wood in Drax power plant ‘doesn't make sense,' says Kwarteng | The Guardian‘The first step in a long journey': The pioneering British town which has committed to veganism | The IndependentThe Plant Based Treaty: https://plantbasedtreaty.org/the-pbt/California governor proposes extending nuclear plant's life | AP NewsSaudi Aramco: Oil giant tops own record with $48.4 bil quarterly profit | BBC NewsLNG Exporter Downplays Emissions to Justify Expansion | DeSmogSource list: https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-16-fd2d39889e5640c6a7f743b8292a98f1

    US Congress passes historic climate bill! (that could violate WTO rules)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 12:52


    Gulf of MAINE, not MexicoPoyang Lake's dry season arrives earlier than ever | China DialogueSwiss mountain pass will lose all glacier ice ‘in a few weeks' for first time in centuries | The GuardianUK Heatwave: Official drought declared across large parts of England | BBC NewsDrought Threat Puts Focus on England's Chronic Water Leaks | Bloomberg2 dead as heaviest rainfall in 10 years floods Las Vegas strip, casinos flood for second time in weeks | USA Today‘Firenado' sparked by hot winds and wildfires burns in California – video | The GuardianEven a small rise in temperatures could decimate American forests | GristClimate change has reversed 900 years of cooling in the Gulf of Main warming | Bangor Daily NewsNew Laws in Sierra Leone Reshape Environmental Battleground | The NYTimesAustralia Rejects Plans for Major Coal Project Near Great Barrier Reef | BloombergIberdrola Turns on Europe's Biggest Solar Power Plant in Western Spain | Bloomberg‘This is HUGE!' Major climate legislation will soon become law | Canary MediaFederal court reinstates ban on new coal sales on public land | The Washington PostCalifornia Sets Ambitious Goal to Get Power From Offshore Wind by 2045 | BloombergPritzker, Lightfoot tout city's $422 mil deal for green energy | Chicago Sun-TimesMassachusetts passes massive climate and clean energy bill | The Washington PostAfrica getting just 12% of financing needed to adapt to climate change | report | ReutersIn the Amazon, a UN Agency Partners With Oil Companies | The NYTimesEU says US electric vehicle tax credit could break WTO rules | AP NewsWhat climate provisions are in the Inflation Reduction Act? | Beckisphere Climate Corner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqueONyc7m8 Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-15-3759ffed9c2c4871a769573b5f3ebd78

    China beats out France for second-largest nuclear energy fleet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 11:38


    Japan's Tokyo Has Already Broken a Record for Severe Heat Days in a Year | BloombergWildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes | ReutersLow Rhine water levels threaten Germany's economic growth | ReutersFate of ‘sleeping giant' East Antarctic ice sheet ‘in our hands' - study | The GuardianThe Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds | NPRA volcano is erupting again in Iceland. Is climate change causing more eruptions? | Phys.orgChina has world's second largest number of nuclear power units | Xinhua‘It's a human rights issue': young audlts take Portugal climate crisis to court | The GuardianUS and DRC to work together on protection of rainforest and peatlands | The GuardianCities are building “climate resilience hubs” | AxiosNewsom outlines sweeping strategy to bolster water supplies | The LA Times‘The Sacrifice Zone': Myanmar bears cost of green energy | AP NewsUsing satellites to uncover large methane emissions from landfills | Science AdvancesNew Brazil bill puts cattle pasture over Pantanal wetland | MongabaySource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-12-0d18172ae6c9445f9c14041868a22fa5

    India advances an energy conservation bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 9:50


    Soaring heat to remain for this week | China DailyHeavy rains flood South Korea's capital Seoul, killing at least 8 | The Washington PostUK health agency issues new heat alert warning for England | The GuardianFrance and Germany suffer ‘most serious' drought on record | The TelegraphAlps glaciers melting faster as heatwaves hit | BBC NewsUK braces for even higher bills as Norway threatens electricity export cut | The GuardianClimate impacts have worsened vast range of human diseases | The GuardianLawmakers in India pass energy conservation bill | AP NewsIndia to stop carbon credit exports until climate goals are met | Live MintSupermarket food could soon carry eco-labels, says study | BBC NewsWhy the CHIPS and Science Act Is a Climate Bill | The AtlanticWhat the US Climate Bill Could Mean for You and the Planet | KQED's ForumSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-11-806518b194454669b35b5a92d3ff7827

    Germany nearly doubles its clean energy target as solar booms

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 10:48


    Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan during heaviest rains in decades | Reuters‘It's plunder': Mexico desperate for water while drinks companies use billions of litres | The GuardianGermany gets solar power boost amid energy crisis | DWFirst Nation, tech company collaborate to prepare for climate change | CBCSan Diego City Councils votes unanimously for the ban of natural gas in new construction | Chula Vista TodayShell and BP to share in £7.5 bil taxpayer handout | This is MoneyShell Reports Record $11.5 Bil Profit | The NYTimes$8.5 bil profit for BP as prices soared during Russia-Ukraine war | The Washington PostLiz Truss heckled by climate activists at Conservative hustlings | The GuardianUS-funded trees ‘not likely to survive' in Haiti when project ends | Climate Change NewsOregon's wildfire risk map emerges as new climate flashpoint | AP NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-August-9-6e3a91f752964615b4958daf262cee2c

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