We Now Know the Full Extent of Obama’s Disastrous Apathy Toward The Climate Crisis ❧ Current Affairs
Columbia University’s oral history of the Obama presidency consists of interviews with 470 people ranging from administration officials to activists who tried to shape Obama era public policy. It’s the “official” oral history, conducted with funding from the Obama Foundation,…
Climate scientists: Safe global warming limit for humans has already passed
Scientists believe that global warming of just 1C above pre-industrial era temperatures is enough to cause humans ‘significant harm’./Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis. Scientists believe that global warming of just 1C above pre-industrial era temperatures is enough to cause humans ‘significant harm’./Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis….
Global climate change policy still failing women after 50 years
The UN has estimated that about 383 million women and girls lived in extreme poverty at the end of last year. Despite 63 per cent of women aged 25 to 54 being in the global workforce, they still face an…
New Research Shows Global Climate Benefits Of Protecting Nature, but It’s Not a Silver Bullet – Inside Climate News
All major recent climate reports say nature plays a crucial role in the effort to stop global warming, and many countries are relying on forests and other ecosystems to help fulfill their commitments under the Paris Agreement. Research published Thursday…
Eco-Activist Reveals The Players Behind Those Frivolous Lawsuits Targeting Energy Companies
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on state climate litigation, longtime environmental activist Bill McKibben [pictured] provided a helpful reminder about who is really driving frivolous cases against energy companies in state courts across the country. McKibben’s…
Global Warming Fueled Both the Ongoing Floods and the Drought That Preceded Them in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna Region – Inside Climate News
Flooding rains that killed at least 15 people when they slammed into the fertile and industrious heartland of northeastern Italy in mid-May were at least partly fueled by global warming, and scientists say they fit the trend of intensifying extremes…
UN numbers say meat is bad for the climate. The reality is worse.
In 2006, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a bombshell report, called “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” that focused public consciousness onto animal agriculture’s role in climate change. It turned out it wasn’t just cars, planes, and coal plants that…
James Hansen Warns of a Short-Term Climate Shock Bringing 2 Degrees of Warming by 2050 – Inside Climate News
A team of scientists led by former NASA climate researcher James Hansen, who formally raised the alarm about climate change to U.S. government leaders in his 1988 testimony to Congress, is working on a new study that warns of a…
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