A World-Renowned Economist On Turning The Climate Crisis Into A Profitable Opportunity
An interview with Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky, co-founder and CEO of Global Thermostat, ahead of the 2019 Transition Forum
Ocasio-Cortez Blames Climate Change For Everglades Brush Fire
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) joined others on the left in citing climate change Tuesday as a cause of a brush fire in the Florida Everglades ahead of the first debates in the Democratic presidential primary in Miami this week. Ocasio-Cortez…
Extinction Rebellion protester convicted of public order offence
The first person to face trial over the Extinction Rebellion protests in April has been found guilty of a minor public order offence for blocking a road in central London. Angie Zelter, 68, was given a conditional discharge at Hendon…
Greenland Ice-Loss Predictions Are Clouded By Clouds
Predicting where, how and how quickly Greenland’s ice will melt is difficult. Projections by the best models are cloudy, and new research suggests clouds are doing the clouding. Currently, models of Greenland’s melting ice sheet put the greatest emphasis on…
RENEWABLES: Google to spend $1.1B on new data centers in Netherlands
Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it would invest €1 billion ($1.1 billion) to expand its data center infrastructure in the Netherlands.
ENERGY TRANSITIONS: Bavaria seeks fast-track coal exit in snub to Merkel
Bavaria, Germany’s industrial powerhouse, wants the nation to stop burning coal by 2030, eight years before Chancellor Angela Merkel’s deadline.
GERMANY: Climate activists end their blockade of coal mine
Hundreds of climate activists called an end to their protest Sunday inside one of Germany’s biggest open-pit mines after police repeatedly ordered them to leave, citing life-threatening danger, and authorities pulled some protesters out.
DROUGHT: Minister asks God for rain as Indian city faces water crisis
Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu that’s reeling under a severe water shortage, will get the resource transported from other parts of the state even as a provincial minister performed a ceremony appealing to the Hindu god Shiva for rain.
PUBLIC HEALTH: Medical groups roll out agenda for climate action
More than 70 medical and public health organizations issued a call to action on climate change yesterday, calling it the “greatest public health challenge of the 21st century.”
AMAZON: Climate change may overtake deforestation as biggest threat
Up to now, deforestation has been the primary danger to the Amazon rainforest. But climate change may soon surpass it as the greatest threat, scientists say.
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