Clif @Clif@qoto.org

“a complete listing of the articles in “How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic,” a series by Coby Beck containing responses to the most common skeptical arguments on global warming.” - denial arguments that haven’t changed in decades. #climatedenial #climatechange #climatecrisis #fossilfuels #disinformation https://grist.org/climate/skeptics-2/

“What far too few leaders seem to grasp (prefer not to grasp?) is that every delay means an ever-steepening challenge. Canada has the widest emissions gap among the countries UNEP surveyed — a 27 per cent gap between policies in place and international commitments. The U.S. logs the next widest at 19 per cent.” #climatechange #energytransition #climatecrisis #climatejustice #climatepolicy #climatepledges https://www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/zero-carbon/2023/11/24/2-days-above-2-degrees

“Not taxing wealth allows the richest to rob from us, ruin our planet and renege on democracy.” #climatejustice #climatechange #climatecrisis #taxtherich https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/richest-1-account-for-more-carbon-emissions-than-poorest-66-report-says

“after 35 years of broken promises and failed half-measures in Canada, it’s hard to see any hopeful scenario Canadians are willing to act on. We certainly know what we need to be doing. We just refuse to act — year after year, decade after decade.” #climatechange #climatecrisis #cdnpoli #energytransition #climatedenial https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/11/15/analysis/brutal-math-climate-foot-dragging

"The Fifth National Climate Assessment, or NCA, is a peer-reviewed collaboration by more than 800 scientists from 14 federal agencies, universities and research institutions."

It has a lot of bad news - and a bit of optimism - for the most climate-denying nation on the planet. Buckle up North America because no where will be immune to the present and future effects of climate change.

A link to the report is within the article. #ClimateChange #CimateDenial #climatecrisis

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14112023/biden-national-cliimate-assessment/

“Governments, in aggregate, still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than what would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C.” #climatechange #climate #climatecrisis #climatepolicy #fossilfuels https://productiongap.org/

When Idiot Savants Do Climate Economics

"It is unfortunate for his calculations that agriculture is the foundation on which the other 97 percent of GDP depends. Without food — strange that one needs to reiterate this — there is no economy, no society, no civilization. Yet Nordhaus treats agriculture as indifferently fungible." #ClimateChange #ClimateDenial #ClimateCrisis #climateeconomics
https://theintercept.com/2023/10/29/william-nordhaus-climate-economics/

“The new Wild Species Report shows Canada is facing a biodiversity crisis and our species and wildlife are going extinct. This will have devastating impacts on people’s well-being, food supplies and livelihoods,”

#biodiversity #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/11/29/news/canada-wild-species-report-montreal-biodiversity-conference

"Our research, published today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, shows that when the broad sweep of non-insured losses is considered — along with a number of other factors — the estimated economic hit in B.C. associated with 2021’s extreme weather events is in the range of $10.6 billion to $17.1 billion."

#climatechange #climate #mitigation #climatecrisis #cliimateemergency

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/11/30/Staggering-Price-Climate-Inaction/

For those inclined to question the urgency: New reports spell out climate urgency, shortfalls, needed actions » Yale Climate Connections #ClimateUrgency #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/11/new-reports-spell-out-climate-urgency-shortfalls-needed-actions/