Climate Emojis
REPORT: Man-made #climatechange has had a direct hand in 48 distinct U.S. #climatechange trends or events. Read more: https://t.co/vsXyG9Sbhr pic.twitter.com/NY6x57E556
— Climate Signals (@ClimateSignals) September 26, 2018
September 26, 2018
Scotland: Island Ancient Treasures At Risk
Sea level rise jeopardizes antiquities on Scotland's Orkey Islands, can they be saved?
Paths To Fossil Fuel Disinvestment
Institutional investors are forging several pathways to financially-secure fossil fuel disinvestments
September 25, 2018
A Wonder Down Under
This evening, Sydney’s Opera House will be lit up in green in celebration of the fact that it has gone carbon neutral, five years ahead of schedule: https://t.co/8kTaFWuXvL#climateaction #ClimateNeutralNow pic.twitter.com/UASx5vRdTd
— UN Climate Change (@UNFCCC) September 24, 2018
Ooh, Ooh Ooh, What Heatpumps Could Do
What are heatpumps + how can they help New York slash its carbon footprint?
China: Public Opinion On Climate Change
Surveys show Chinese attitudes to climate change driven by high-profile government-led campaigns + the public's air pollution concerns
From Fatalism To Climate Heroism
Forget about climate denialism, climate fatalism (think Eeyore) can be just as undermining for climate progress
Spanish Energy Giant Ups US Investment
Iberdrola sees big opportunities to invest in onshore + offshore electric power generation, transmission + distribution in the US
Now There's A Map For That
Mapping urban GHG emissions is being rolled out by Google
Arctic: Lakes Behaving Strangely
What's up with the bubbling, hissing Alaskan lake?
Defend Climate Action With Climate Science
Gina McCarthy barn storming to fight back against #silencingscience #CWNYC @ColumbiaLaw pic.twitter.com/3uxWgJsPSm
— Mike Burger (@ProfBurger) September 24, 2018
September 24, 2018
Composting Paused
When 'Doing Your Best' Is Not Enough
As it stands, we are due to burn through the remaining Paris carbon budget by 2030. There is no longer a debate to be had – we must act to reduce our emissions, immediately. https://t.co/LcCDkwd9YY
— ScienceBasedTargets (@sciencetargets) September 24, 2018
September 21, 2018
London : UPS Delivers On EVs
What's green + brown + delivers packages around London?
Where Carbon Neutrality Is Tasty
What's one Brookllyn restaurant doing to go carbon neutral?
September 20, 2018
2nd City Is Better Than Gold
There are only 7 cities in the world who have achieved #LEEDforCities #Platinum—#Chicago is one of them! Congrats to the city & @ChicagosMayor for your outstanding work toward sustainability. https://t.co/9oMCdojYTa pic.twitter.com/i5SRZ7Ojog
— USGBC (@USGBC) September 20, 2018
Walk The Walk
The long-derided Sheridan Expressway will be transformed into a Bronx boulevard welcoming to pedestrian + bike riders
Quote Of The Day
"Oil deposits + orebodies are finite assemblages of atoms; mining + dispersion deplete their negentropy,"...But energy efficiency resources are infinitely expandable assemblages of ideas that deplete nothing but stupidity — a very abundant if not expanding resource." Amoy Lovins
The Little Energy Innovation Engine That Could
Nimbly avoiding Trump's budget ax, ARPA-E continues to support leading-edge energy research, for example long term energy storage tech
September 19, 2018
Shortfall On NYC Climate Action
While NYC targeted a 50,000 metric ton cut in greenhouse gas emissions from its own buildings, it reduced them by just 38,662 metric tons in Fiscal Year 2018
September 18, 2018
Drafting The Energy Storage Roadmap
NY begins to chart a path for energy storage development, initial comments from service providers + energy consumers
Portland: "Gentle Density"
Bigger buildings + smaller homes is the planning recommendation to Portland, Oregon leaders for greater urban sustainability
Climate Action On The Streets
Look what the Society of Fearless Grandmothers created in San Francisco
Hospitals Pledge For Climate Health
17,000 hospitals + clinics pledge to cut their carbon emissions + reduce the greatest health threat of this century, climate chaos
It's Unnatural
Does the Earth go through natural warming and cooling periods?
— ClimateConnections (@CC_Yale) September 18, 2018
Yes, but that’s only half the story. It doesn’t explain what’s going on now.https://t.co/JOH8D1nkED
September 17, 2018
London: Air Pollution And The Unborn
Research discovers air pollutants in pregnant moms' placentas
Something's Happening Here
When is the last time the words "electric vehicle" + "frenzy" appeared in the same sentence?
Help Wanted: Sustainable Finance Strategist
NRDC seeks a sustainable finance strategist for its American Cities Climate Challenge. The Challenge is an opportunity for 20 cities to deepen + accelerate efforts to tackle climate change + promote a sustainable future
Dutch Bank Looks To Link Loans To Climate Action
Dutch bank ING may rate corporate borrowers' climate engagement as part of their credit worthiness
Good Data On GHG Cuts Hard to Get
We could be approaching the moment when cutting our CO2 emissions will no longer halt climate change, as massive positive feedback loops kick-in and keep adding to atmospheric CO2. https://t.co/dlQKb92taU
— Yale Environment 360 (@YaleE360) September 17, 2018
Make Climate Disclosure A Must
Senator Warren spearheads a legislative campaign to mandate corporate reporting on the financial risks of climate change
September 14, 2018
If Tish James Is Elected In November...
...What could this mean for climate + environmental justice litigation in NY?
Let's Hope This Is An EV Chart
Here’s a chart of total motor vehicles directly owned by NYC government. Data is from Mayors Management reports. The new MMR should be out this month h/t @jdavidgoodman pic.twitter.com/bjSfEz6fpW
— Jon Orcutt (@jonorcutt) September 14, 2018
Headline Of The Week
The "Swiss Army Knife" Of Climate Action
Seven tools that make building energy efficiency a versatile power tool for crating the climate procgress we need
Record-Setting Solar Summer
While Europe's heat set records this summer, so did its solar power output
Climate Activism - Outside And In
Keep-it-in-the-ground activists demonstrate outside the Global Climate Action Summit convened by Governor Jerry Brown
Primary Results And Congestion Pricing
Every winning NYS Dem legislator insurgent is stronger for congestion pricing than the IDC'er whom s/he toppled, as @BenFried points out w/ typical brilliance. Plus this: every winner was female or person of color or both! https://t.co/6Al9ijsl34
— Charles Komanoff (@Komanoff) September 14, 2018
September 13, 2018
Quote Of The Day
"Trump is not just AWOL on climate change, he has designated himself saboteur-in-charge. He has designated himself basically enemy of the people. I’m calling him out because climate change is a real threat of death, destruction and ultimate extinction." Jerry Brown, Governor of California
Climate Action, Get "Chahhged Up" Now
Ready for a little pep talk? #LetsTalkClimate with our director, Gina McCarthy. pic.twitter.com/YO1qTMPIzG
— Ctr 4 Climate, Health & the Global Environment (@HarvardCCHANGE) September 13, 2018
Play Now Or Pay Later
Insurance is a hedge against risk, a carbon tax is a key to risk reduction, so no tax will mean rising customer premiums
September 12, 2018
Speed Slow Kills
Hurricanes Florence + Harvey can be so destructive because they move so slowly + scientists find a 20% drop in hurricane movements since 1949
L.A. Plans For Zero-Emissions Transportation
And Now For The Good News
World's first plastic-free aisle opens in Netherlands supermarkethttps://t.co/KAWzSbUU3W #PlasticFree
— Doing Things Differently (@dtdchange) February 28, 2018
More please!
I'll only be happy when there is a single aisle for [reuseable or bio-based] plastics that don't have an alternative pic.twitter.com/qvoOOkZifO
If You're Not In San Francisco
What to expect at the Global Climate Action Summit going on in San Francisco this week
September 11, 2018
New Search On Google Maps
Urban carbon footprints, in Beta testing now
Competence Could Clobber Climate
While much of the Trump agenda is in chaos,it's chugging ahead on environmental deregulation,including new moves to undo climate regs. “In climate change and energy, they appear to have brought in people who know exactly what they’re doing, and know exactly where the levers are.”
— Coral Davenport (@CoralMDavenport) September 11, 2018
Guess Who'll Be Carbon Neutral By 2045
Governor Brown's Executive Order commits California to become carbon neutral in all its operations by 2045
September 10, 2018
How To Green Organizational Management
What is needed to embed sustainability in organizational management practices?
Climate Action - More Than Environmentalism
True or false? Demands for climate action are undercut by calling them an environmental agenda
Subsidy-Free Solar Takes Off
15 solar power projects that don't need government subsidies to turn a profit on tap in Europe
BBC: Updates Climate Reporting Rules
BBC balanced climate news coverage will no longer require inclusion of climate deniers
Marching, Marching
Around the US protest marches to demand climate action + the transition to renewable energy took place last weekend
Attention Must Be Paid
#WeNeedMore
— Julio Friedmann (@CarbonWrangler) September 9, 2018
1) The energy Transition is not inevitable
2) The energy Transition is barely happening
3) efficiency is imperative to emissions reduction https://t.co/8PDFFOtwqn
September 07, 2018
Calculating the Costs Of Breathing
Mercury, a toxic air pollutant could see its costs to life + health recalculated way down in a proposed EPA rule change, expect similar pollution rule changes to follow
Getting Community Buy-In For Community Solar
Live in a city? don't own your own roof? Community solar can be the key to accessing affordable + renewable electricity
Big, Passive And Beautiful
This Bilbao building shows that beauty doesn't have to be sacrificed for super energy efficiency
September 06, 2018
Keynesian Economics And The Climate Crisis
Dear Reader, this is a fascinating but very book review about the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes. The climate crisis comments come at the end
Quote Of The Day
"This year's hottest fashion trend isn't the return of acid-washed denim. It's sustainability. Luxury brands such as Burberry have long preferred to burn or bury unsold items rather than risk being spotted in discount stores. The practice drew investor outrage. Today, companies are beginning to clean up supply chains + give money to carbon funds. Green, it seems, is the new black." Josh Petri, Bloomberg Climate Changed
Hot Summer Nights
Nighttime temperature lows at record highs this summer
Solar Reprieve In South Carolina
For now, Duke Energy will reinstate net metering for its customers with rooftop solar panels
How To Show And Tell Climate Change
Storytelling strategies for dramatists writing plays about climate change
The Deuce ACE
Listen to Joseph Goffman, a principle architect of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, weigh in on a menu of legal challenges to Trump's Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE) substitute
Live Better
Why would someone want one of these zero-energy homes? They:
— ClimateConnections (@CC_Yale) September 6, 2018
✔️include lots of natural light
✔️are well-ventilated and insulated
✔️use on-site sources of #CleanEnergy
✔️require as little heating and cooling as possiblehttps://t.co/65jdNEvKeU
September 05, 2018
Sign It Gov. Brown
A plea to Governor Brown to sign a bill that sets a zero-carbon energy bill for California
France: Climate Minister Replacement
Green groups on edge over the resignation of France's climate minister + his replacement
NYC Recycling Still In-Organic
What every happened to the Mayor's vow to make organic waste recycling program go Citywide?
Real Law, Not Fake News
And we know that both because of the text of the Clean Air Act and because the Supreme Court has ruled clearly on this point three times! https://t.co/O0yUg4R7Ab
— Kit Kennedy (@NRDCKit) September 5, 2018
September 04, 2018
UK: Brexit Could Defang Climate Watchdog
Climate oversight could be cut from the UK environmental watchdog job with the Brexit
Wind Power - What's New, What's Not
Installing wind power near the Mississippi River is something new, the siting fights are not
Leaving Subsidies Behind
European wind power providers envision power purchase agreements as the best replacement for waning government subsidies