“Unprecedented” – CO2 Rising 10 Times Faster Than Any Time in Recorded History
Recent research indicates that the current rate of atmospheric CO2 increase is unprecedented, being ten times faster than any period in the last 50,000 years, highlighting significant implications for global climate dynamics and future CO2 absorption capabilities of the Southern Ocean
interestingly, Alan Beattie (FT) points out, the headline subsidies quoted as flowing to fossil fuel firms around the world include both explicit & implicit subsidies (calculated by the IMF & World Bank).
I'm not saying all is therefore fine, but the implicit subsidies include future taxes not levied... as well as other regulatory issues (rather than cold hard cash payments).
This makes the figures look less 'fact' & more political rhetorical which is worth knowing!
How "kitty cats" are wrecking the home insurance industry in the U.S. No, not the felines!
Learn about "nat cats" and "kitty cats" in a new @grist report: "Supercharged thunderstorms and tornadoes are ravaging the Midwest, driving insurance costs to record highs."
The analysis said that if efforts to combat climate change ramped up enough to put the world on a path to bringing greenhouse gas emissions down to zero on a net basis by 2050, the bank would suffer $10.3 billion in loan losses over 10 years, more than the $7.1 billion in losses expected if those efforts did not speed up…
While the estimated hit to Citigroup would be small in relation to the $730 billion wholesale loan book assessed, the analysis provides rare
Despite Trudi Warner's case for contempt of court (for holding a placard reminding a jury of its ability to acquit on moral grounds in a climate protest case) being thrown out by the UK High Court because it was 'fanciful', the Tory Solicitor General Robert Courts has decided to appeal the decision.
"Today’s rate of atmospheric CO₂ increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found.
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During the largest of the natural rises, CO₂ increased by about 14 parts per million in 55 years. And the jumps occurred about once every 7,000 years or so. At today’s rates, that magnitude of increase takes only 5 to 6 years."
"Students across the United States look to #CommunityColleges for up-to-date training for the increasing number of #jobs in #climate solutions — from electrification, to wind and solar, to energy efficiency, weatherization, protecting water and farmland and more."
Carbon removal won't save us. We need to eliminate fossil fuels
To the editor: Your article on new scientific interventions to address global climate issues opens with the questionable claim that direct air capture to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide represents perhaps one of “the world’s best hopes for combating climate change.”
Florida Governor deletes 'climate change' from state laws amid rising sea levels
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging energy bill that deletes the phrase "climate" eight times and eliminates entire sections addressing global warming
Three climate activists have been found guilty under the new law that seeks to repress protests that interfere with key national infrastructure.
With the jury instructed to ignore the defendants' reasoning behind their actions its perhaps unsurprising they were found guilty... all a bit ironic given the unseasonal heat in the court room.
Sentencing is to come & will show how serious an impact the law may have... but its not going to be good!