Ken MacleanFossil Fuels Dangerous levels of warming locked in by planned jump in fossil fuels outputNational Geographic - Stephen LeahyPlans by the world’s biggest oil, gas, and coal producers to vastly increase their output guarantees those countries will miss their stated Paris climate goals. Global governments plan to produce 120 more
Ken MacleanCarbon Tax ‘If an economist says you have to use a carbon tax, they’re not telling you the truth’nationalpost.com - Stuart Thomson Economist Mark Jaccard is a veteran of the carbon tax wars. Read More
Ken MacleanEdmonton, AB Global fossil fuel production on track to bust Paris climate targetsCBC News - Thomson Reuters · The world's major fossil fuel producers are set to bust global environmental goals with excessive coal, oil and gas extraction in the next decade, …
Ken MacleanNews (U.S.) One Whale Is Worth Thousands of Trees in Climate Fight, New Study SaysTIME - Jana Randow / Bloomberg(Bloomberg) –– Climate activists would be better off trying to save whales rather than planting trees if they had to choose between those options, according to a study published by the International Monetary
Ken MacleanFossil Fuels 'We’re in a deep hole': Fossil fuel production on track to exceed safe climate change limits by 120%independent.co.uk - Harry Cockburn Essential global environmental goals which aim to safeguard life as we know it are being ignored by the world’s major fossil fuel producers which are …
Ken MacleanFossil Fuels New UN and IEA studies signal how far the world is from cutting carbon emissionsAxios - Ben Geman Two new analyses signal how the world is far, far, far off-track from even preparing for steep emissions cuts, let alone making them happen. Driving …
Ken MacleanFossil Fuels China's appetite for coal power returns despite climate pledgeThe Guardian - Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondentChina’s growing appetite for new coal-fired power stations has outstripped plant closures in the rest of the world since the start of last year, data shows. Elsewhere countries reduced their capacity 8GW
Ken MacleanCanada What's next in Canada's fight against climate change?Al Jazeera - Hilary BeaumontLast month's election shows that climate change is at forefront Canadians' minds and political discourse. Toronto, Canada - If Canada's election last month sent any message to the rest of the world, it
Ken MacleanFossil Fuels Fossil fuel production on track for double the safe climate limitThe Guardian - Damian Carrington Environment editorThe world’s nations are on track to produce more than twice as much coal, oil and gas as can be burned in 2030 while restricting rise in the global temperature to 1.5C, analysis shows. The report is the
Ken MacleanWater Climate change and outdated water policy, infrastructure threaten Canadian freshwaterThe Globe and Mail - Brandon WeiCanada’s freshwater supply and quality are declining, researchers say in a new paper, blaming outdated policies, inadequate infrastructure and climate change. Global Water Futures, a research program 18
Ken MacleanScience This Caribbean island is on track to become the world’s first 'hurricane-proof' countryNational Geographic - Sarah GibbensWhen Hurricane Maria destroyed Dominica in 2017, the devastation spurred an ambitious goal to fully adapt to climate change. It started in the evening on September 18, two years ago. The winds picked waves
Ken MacleanOpinion The climate science is clear: it's now or never to avert catastropheThe Guardian - Bill McKibbenThe one thing never to forget about global warming is that it’s a timed test. It’s ignoble and dangerous to delay progress on any important issue, of course – if, in 2020, America continues to ignore healthcare
Ken MacleanBusiness Climate change activists urge Los Angeles not to build a gas plant in UtahLos Angeles Times - Sammy RothDozens of environmental groups and neighborhood councils are urging Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti not to move forward with plans to build an $865-million gas-fired power plant in Utah, saying the investment
Ken MacleanGlobal Warming We’re living through Earth’s second-hottest year, NOAA findsThe Washington Post - By Andrew FreedmanThis year is increasingly likely to be the planet’s second- or third-warmest calendar year on record since modern temperature data collection began in 1880, according to data released this week by the
Ken MacleanWater Toxic algae, climate change, bad policy: Scientists say fresh water under threatctvnews.ca - Bob Weber HAMILTON -- Canada will be up a creek without a paddle if it doesn't acknowledge threats to its fresh water, says a report from some of the country's …
Ken MacleanEnvironment Scientists Have Detected a Rapid Spike of a Widely Overlooked Greenhouse GasScienceAlert - Carly Cassella Carbon dioxide and methane aren't the only greenhouse gases the world needs to worry about. The rapid rise of nitrous oxide (N2O), colloquially known …
Ken MacleanGlobal Warming Lakes are a climate change 'ticking time bomb', warn scientistsThe Telegraph - By Mason Boycott-OwenFreshwater lakes have been identified as a potential “ticking time bomb” amid fears greenhouse gases contained in the water could double as a result of climate change, scientists have warned. A University
Ken MacleanNews Red tide returns in Florida leaving businesses worried about another economic hitNBC News - Casey WexlerRed tide killed thousands of tons of marine life including sea turtles, manatees and dolphins last year. The toxic algal bloom red tide is back and dead fish are washing up on the shores of southwest again.
Ken MacleanRenewable Energy ‘Green’ wind energy sending many giant blades to landfillsmiamiherald.com - By DONNELLE ELLER The Des Moines Register At a western Iowa wind farm, a demolition crew saws through red slashes marked on 120-foot turbine blades, cutting them into thirds before stuffing …
Ken MacleanOpinion If you can’t talk about climate when the country is burning, when can you?The Guardian - Greg JerichoIn weeks like this one it becomes quite clear just how much of federal politics is performative. Politicians do things for no discernible reason other than to be seen to be doing something, or to put a
Ken MacleanClimate Change 'What could I have done?' The scientist who predicted the bushfire emergency four decades ago Australia News - Graham ReadfearnFrom his lounge in Brunswick, Melbourne, 72-year-old Dr Tom Beer has been watching the fury of an unprecedented Australian bushfire season unfolding on his television screen. “I feel really sorry for firefighters
Ken MacleanUnited States Climate Change Will Disrupt Global Container Shipping and Trade. Policymakers Should Take Note.foreignpolicy.com - Joseph Curtin As sea levels rise and storms become fiercer, container shipping could be in for major disruptions. After the cold fall winds swirling around …
Ken MacleanEvo Morales Climate Change’s Great Lithium Problemnewrepublic.com - Kate Aronoff The crisis in Bolivia has an urgent message for environmental policy in the United States. Bolivia is in the midst of a brutal upheaval. Following …
Ken MacleanGlobal Warming Climategate: Science of a Scandal review – the hack that cursed our planetThe Guardian - Lucy ManganIs it pure arrogance that makes laypeople think they know better than scientists who have spent their lives painstakingly researching an issue? Or a desperate insecurity that makes them unable to stand
Ken MacleanGlobal Warming A battle for the jet stream is raging above our headsThe Conversation UK - Tim Woollings When prolonged periods of severe weather strike, two things often get the blame these days: climate change and the jet stream. Many have expressed …
Ken MacleanClimate Why some hydropower plants are worse for the climate than coalgrist.org - Miyo McGinn According to a new study published in Environmental Science Technology, hundreds of active hydropower plants are making a worse impact on the climate …
Ken MacleanClimate Change '4°C of global warming is optimal' – even Nobel Prize winners are getting things catastrophically wrongThe Conversation UK - Steve Keen William Nordhaus was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics for “integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis”. This implies …
Ken MacleanVenice Venice Suffers Worst Flooding in 50 Years, Mayor Blames Climate ChangeLive Science - Brandon Specktor Venice is in a state of emergency as the Italian city deals with the aftermath of one of the worst floods in its history. Late on Tuesday (Nov. 12), …
Ken MacleanClimate Dutch government slashes highway speed limit to tackle climate changeCNN - By Ivana Kottasová, CNN(CNN) — Motorists in the Netherlands will soon have to slow down to do their bit to tackle climate change. The Dutch government put forward a new climate change package on Wednesday. It includes a controversial
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