Renewable power critic is chosen to head energy price review – The Guardian
The Guardian Renewable power critic is chosen to head energy price reviewThe GuardianDieter Helm has previously been critical of the price of wind and solar power. Photograph: Global Warming Images/Rex. Renewable energy. Renewable power critic is chosen to head energy price review. Government’s preferred choice of Oxford economist … and more »
Climate change: Nearly 700 ‘natural thermometers’ demonstrate the world is warmer than its ever been – The Independent
The Independent Climate change: Nearly 700 ‘natural thermometers’ demonstrate the world is warmer than its ever beenThe IndependentPlanet Earth is warmer than it has been for at least 2,000 years, according to a study that took its temperature from 692 different “natural thermometers” on every continent and ocean on the planet. In the most comprehensive…
Green groups call for overhaul of repeal bill to safeguard environment after Brexit – The Guardian
The Guardian Green groups call for overhaul of repeal bill to safeguard environment after BrexitThe GuardianCampaigners from organisations including the RSPB, Client Earth, Greenpeace, the National Trust, and Friends of the Earth, are highlighting the major risks to the environment if the spirit and letter of EU law and the ability to enforce it, is…
China’s Religious Revival Fuels Environmental Activism – The New … – New York Times
New York Times China’s Religious Revival Fuels Environmental Activism – The New …New York TimesA statue of Lao-tzu, the founder of Taoism, at the new Mao Mountain temple complex near Nanjing, China. Credit Adam Dean for The New York Times. and more »
Here’s how you can actually help stop climate change – Popular Science
Popular Science Here’s how you can actually help stop climate changePopular ScienceSoaring temperatures, melting ice caps, diseases on the rise. With such high stakes, it’s not surprising that climate change tends to trigger a sense of fear. In fact, one recent, widely-shared story about climate change in New York Magazine opens with …Most effective individual…
Doomsday narratives about climate change don’t work. But here’s what does – The Guardian
The Guardian Doomsday narratives about climate change don’t work. But here’s what doesThe Guardian“The Uninhabitable Earth: Famine, economic collapse, a sun that cooks us: What climate change could wreck – sooner than you think.” The article asks us to peer beyond scientific reticence into a doomsday future. The accounts of mass heat deaths in …
Global warming is now threatening wine production in the … – The Independent
The Independent Global warming is now threatening wine production in the …The IndependentWe all know that global warming will trigger sea level rises, and cause mass disruption to our civilisation on a worldwide scale. But there’s a more imminent …Global warming could result in losses for the European wine industryPhys.OrgAh lads! Global warming could threaten wine…
RANKED: The 10 worst US senators for the environment – Business Insider
Business Insider RANKED: The 10 worst US senators for the environmentBusiness InsiderWe dug into the League of Conservation Voters’ annual scorecard to rank US senators based on their environmental legacies, according to the nonprofit political action organization’s “lifetime score” of lawmakers’ voting records. The most recent … and more »
State rebellion against Trump over climate change is different – CNBC
CNBC State rebellion against Trump over climate change is differentCNBCStates have begun to take matters of climate change into their own hands since President Trump withdrew from the Paris climate agreement. These states are not just acting for themselves — they are essentially brokering treaties with foreign governments.United States going it alone on climate change:…
Why scare tactics won’t stop climate change – The Verge
The Verge Why scare tactics won’t stop climate changeThe VergeSome climate scientists are pushing back against a bleak portrayal of the coming climate apocalypse that was published Sunday night in New York magazine. The cover story’s vivid and doom-heavy forecast won’t help the fight against climate change, they …We aren’t doomed by climate change. Right now…