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Evening Standard 11 Reasons Why Trump’s Climate-Denying EPA Guy Could Spell Disaster For The EnvironmentHuffington Post“Do not let a man who denies science in the name of profit lead the nation in environmental protection,” the petition reads. Ebell has been called the “perfect” person to oversee the EPA’s transition for a president-elect who has described…

RTE.ie Naughten to outline climate change actionsRTE.ieThe Minister for Climate Action and Environment will outline actions Ireland intends to take to live up to its climate change responsibilities when he addresses the United Nations COP22 meeting in Marrakech, Morroco later today. Denis Naughten’s core … and more »

Scientific American Q&A: Why It Makes Business Sense for Trump to Tackle Global WarmingScientific AmericanDonald Trump is known for his climate-denying stance. Scientists are fearful that, as president, he will wipe out the progress that has been made to address global warming. But Corinne Le Quéré, a leading climate scientist at the University of East…

Forbes Climate Expert Says China Committed To Battling Climate Change — Even If The U.S. Drops Out Of Paris AccordForbesChinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Barack Obama and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon shake hands during a joint ratification of the Paris climate change agreement ceremony in September 2016. (HOW HWEE YOUNG/AFP/Getty Images).US Officials Say…

Slate Magazine The Kids Suing the Government Over Climate Change Are Our Best Hope NowSlate MagazineThe young plaintiffs, who range in age from 9 to 20, allege that climate change violates their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property by causing direct harm and destroying so-called public trust assets such as coastlines. The case argues…

Gov’t Research Says Plants Are Already Stopping Global WarmingDaily CallerNew research published over the weekend by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that plants are significantly slowing global warming far more than previously suspected. Scientists found as carbon dioxide (CO2) … and more »

Mirror.co.uk World likely to cross 1.2°C global warming level this yearThe HinduThe world is likely to cross 1.2° C of global warming above pre-industrial levels in 2016, coming dangerously close to breaching the 1.5° C warming levels advised as an ambitious target to stay safe from the worst impacts of climate change. In a …2016…

CNBC Climate change set to bring ‘more intense’ storms to Australia: StudyCNBCClimate change is fueling increasingly intense and damaging storms in Australia, according to a new report from the independent, non-profit organization Climate Council. The report, Super-Charged Storms in Australia, published on Monday, states that …Climate Change report says Australia will be hit with intense…

Fortune Why President-Elect Trump Could Disappoint the Coal Miners Counting on HimFortuneMost prognosticators thinking about energy policy in a Trump Administration foresee a reversal of the Obama Administration’s efforts to combat climate change and a series of regulatory and legislative adjustments designed to favor fossil fuels and …Trump May Face Lawsuit from America’s Children over…

UPI.com As Trump Heads to Washington, Global Warming Nears Tipping PointBloombergGlobal temperatures continue to shatter records this year, rising to within less than one degree of the level that scientists say would be catastrophic, according to the United Nations. During the first nine months of the year, temperatures were 1.2 …Study: 82 percent of ‘core…