Amy Westervelt writes on the Vox website about the results of a three-year investigation that showed how the fossil fuel industry has continued to manipulate fake climate solutions that are still being promoted as the way forward to address climate change. What are your views? Oil companies sold the public on a fake climate … Continue reading US Congressional investigators concluded that major oil companies had not only misled the public on climate change for decades, but also were continuing to misinform them about the industry’s preferred climate “solutions”— particularly biofuels and carbon capture
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Sports have good reason for caring about sustainability: Olympic progress toward sustainability
In an article on The Conversation website, Brian P. McCullough, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan writes about why the Paris Olympics is promoting sustainability. Given the heat this week in Paris, something has to happen to promote sustainability. Readers are encouraged to read the article written in the Guardian by Damian Carrington … Continue reading Sports have good reason for caring about sustainability: Olympic progress toward sustainability
Extreme heat from climate change shown to have serious effect on mental health
In an article on The Conversation website, Peter Crank,Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Waterloo in Canada discusses the impact of extreme health on our mental well-being. Climate change and mental health: How extreme heat can affect mental illnesses During heat waves, hospital admissions for mental health spike. The past 10 years were the … Continue reading Extreme heat from climate change shown to have serious effect on mental health
Energy in Demand News, July 21, 2024
The energy transition is proving to be quite a challenge. This week, the New York Times (behind a paywall) wondered why the oil industry is booming. High prices and growing demand have helped US oil producers take in record profits despite global efforts to spur greater use of renewable energy and electric cars. The article … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 21, 2024
Protecting London a matter of ‘national security’ if extreme weather hits
Protecting London from extreme weather is a matter of “national security”, according to an independent report, which found that flooding, drought and wildfires were putting the UK capital’s economy and citizens at risk. The review says capital needs new reservoir, better flood defences and ‘heat plan’ for vulnerable people. Fiona Harvey discusses the findings of … Continue reading Protecting London a matter of ‘national security’ if extreme weather hits
Nearly 50 years ago an American oil company warned of climate risks
In an article on the Guardian website, Geoff Dembicki discusses how Marathon Petroleum predecessor warned of thepotential for ‘social and economic calamities’ in a decades-old publication. US oil company ran 1977 article predicting climate crisis could cause starvation The corporate predecessor to America’s largest refiner of oil, Marathon Petroleum, explained in a company periodical … Continue reading Nearly 50 years ago an American oil company warned of climate risks
Food’s role in climate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of our time
In an article on The Conversation website, Hanqin Tian, Director and Institute Professor, Center for Earth System Science and Global Sustainability, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Boston College; Eric Davidson, Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO; and Rona … Continue reading Food’s role in climate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of our time
Energy in Demand News, July 14, 2024
Despite growing at an unprecedented rate last year, renewable energy sources are still not being deployed quickly enough to put the world on track to meet an international goal of tripling renewables by 2030, new data shows. According to figures published on Thursday by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), renewables are the fastest-growing source … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 14, 2024
Brazil is no stranger to mass population movements triggered by climate change but the public is unprepared for future extreme climate events
In an article on The Conversation website, Robert Muggah, Lecturer, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro discusses the lack of preparedness and that a new approach is urgently needed. Brazil needs a new approach to climate mobility Devastating floods led to more than 175 deaths and 423,000 people displaced in the southern Brazilian … Continue reading Brazil is no stranger to mass population movements triggered by climate change but the public is unprepared for future extreme climate events
EEA review of EU’s Climate-ADAPT online platform
While European countries have made considerable progress in putting in place policies to adapt to climate change, the pace and scale of adaptation actions need to increase and widen to cover more areas like the health, agriculture, and forestry sectors. A European Environment Agency (EEA) review of the EU’s Climate-ADAPT online platform, published recently, shows … Continue reading EEA review of EU’s Climate-ADAPT online platform
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