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Should we get rid of air miles for climate change?
#travel #climate #climatechange
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221122-should-we-get-rid-of-air-miles-for-climate-change

Climate change is making the weather more severe. Why don't most forecasts mention it?
#climate #climatechange #weather
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/23/1136809782/climate-change-is-making-the-weather-more-severe-why-dont-most-forecasts-mention

Understanding carbon capture and storage.
#climate #climatechange
https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/climate-change/carbon-capture-and-storage/

Climate Change Will Make El Niño and La Niña Stronger by 2030 — 40 Years Sooner Than Previously Thought.

These changes could pose particular challenges for the astonishing creatures of the Galápagos Islands — epicenter of El Niño and La Niña.
#climate #climatechange #science
https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/climate-change-will-make-el-nino-and-la-nina-stronger-by-2030-40-years

‘False solutions’: scepticism over Saudi carbon capture plan.

Kingdom’s #Cop27 announcement of new storage hub part of pattern of delaying fossil fuel transition, experts say.
#climate #climatechange #science http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/19/false-solutions-scepticism-over-saudi-carbon-capture-plan

China’s big carmakers show no signs of ending production of fossil-fuel vehicles, struggle to keep pace with nation’s net-zero goal.
Warren Buffett-backed BYD is the only major Chinese carmaker to end production of conventional cars, but it is yet to announce a timeline to reach carbon neutrality.
Slow transition to zero-emission vehicles hinders China’s carbon neutrality efforts, #greenpeace campaigner Bao Hang says.
#china #climate #climatechange
https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3200535/chinas-big-carmakers-show-no-signs-ending-production-fossil-fuel-vehicles-struggle-keep-pace-nations

Don’t Be Fooled by ‘Carbon Neutral’ Shipping.
Online shoppers are sometimes given the choice to pay a little more to make their purchase “carbon neutral” or use so-called carbon neutral shipping. In theory, for a few extra bucks, you can negate the greenhouse gas emissions caused by your online purchase.

If it sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is.

Those few dollars might cause a temporary warm glow effect, as #environmental psychologist Lorraine Whitmarsh put it to me, but it won’t last. And experts say you should be skeptical of those promised #climate benefits.
#climatechange #christmas
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/what-is-carbon-neutral-shipping/

In war-torn states hurt by climate, scant hope for new funds.
In conflict-ravaged nations such as Yemen and Somalia, devastating floods and droughts kill hundreds of people and uproot tens of thousands from their homes.
These countries and many others in the Middle East and #Africa have been plunged into turmoil and wars for several years. Now #climate change is an added disaster for those already struggling for survival.
#climatecrisis #climatechange
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/22/in-war-torn-states-hurt-by-climate-scant-hope-for-new-funds

What are climate summits actually for, and how can we make them work?
The lack of progress on cutting carbon emissions at #COP27 has drawn criticism, but #climate summits must provide deals that encourage nations to go green while still supporting economic growth.
#climatechange #climatecrisis
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2348073-what-are-climate-summits-actually-for-and-how-can-we-make-them-work/

Giving Up on Limiting Warming to 1.5 Degrees Celsius Is a Luxury Only the Rich Can Afford.
The growing consensus that 2 degrees Celsius wouldn't be so bad could spell doom for vulnerable communities.
#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis
https://newrepublic.com/article/169047/warming-two-degrees-celsius-climate

From 'car-dependent hellscapes' to green cities, Canadians find new ways to fight climate change.
#climate #climatechange #canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/evs-cities-climate-column-don-pittis-1.6654675

Famine propelled by conflict and climate change threatens millions in Somalia.
#climate #climatechange #somalia #Africa
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/famine-propelled-by-conflict-and-climate-change-threatens-millions-in-somalia

Junk Carbon Offsets Are What Make These Big Companies ‘Carbon Neutral’.
For more than a decade, Credit Suisse Group AG has claimed to be “carbon neutral” in its operations. Every gleaming office tower, every flight by an executive — all the emissions generated directly by a global banking giant are supposedly counterbalanced. A closer look at the Swiss bank’s #sustainability reports tells a different story: its sweeping claim is based on purchases of low-quality carbon offsets that experts rate as useless.
#climate #climatechange #cop27
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-carbon-offsets-renewable-energy/?sref=Ptu9QECN&leadSource=uverify%20wall

What's the Difference Between Global Warming and Climate Change?
Though they are used interchangeably, the terms are indeed different.
#climate #climatechange #globalwarming
https://www.treehugger.com/global-warming-vs-climate-change-6503933

Analysis: At UN Climate Talks, a Deal on Reparations, but Failure to Make Deeper Emissions Cuts.
#climate #climatechange #cop27
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/cop27-un-climate-conference-loss-and-damage

Climate change made deadly rainfall in West #africa 80% more likely to happen.
A new study says climate change also made the weather 20 percent wetter.
#climate #climatechange
https://grist.org/climate/deadly-rainfall-floods-west-africa-linked-climate-change/

Five countries have cost the world $6 trillion in global warming losses
#climate change is causing substantial economic damage, recent research finds.
#climatechange #globalwarming
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/11/five-countries-have-cost-the-world-6-trillion-in-global-warming-losses-2/

More than half of infectious diseases may be aggravated by #climate change.
Warmer temperatures, changes in precipitation, and extreme weather can all shift the distribution and risk of disease, researchers find.
#climatechange #science
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/11/more-than-half-of-infectious-diseases-may-be-aggravated-by-climate-change/

Who Were the Worst Climate Polluters in the #us in 2021?
The worst of the worst included a coal-fired power plant in Alabama, a coal mine in Pennsylvania and a nylon plant in Florida, recent EPA data shows.
#pollution #climate #climatechange
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21112022/who-were-the-worst-climate-polluters-in-the-us-in-2021/

Polar research ship sets sail to study impacts of climate change on Antarctica.

The £200 million polar research ship will arrive by Christmas.
#climate #climatechange #science
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/david-attenborough-antarctica-british-antarctic-survey-hampshire-essex-b2229173.html%3famp