- arstechnica.com Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years
Google's 2030 "Net zero" target looks increasingly doubtful as AI use soars.
- arstechnica.com Yes, you should be a little freaked out about Hurricane Beryl
"It's hard to communicate how unbelievable this is."
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Study Finds Alaskan Ice Field Melting at an ‘Incredibly Worrying’ Pace | The speed of decline in the Juneau Ice Field, an expanse of 1,050 interconnected glaciers, has doubled in recent decades
www.nytimes.com Study Finds Alaskan Ice Field Melting at an ‘Incredibly Worrying’ PaceThe speed of decline in the Juneau Ice Field, an expanse of 1,050 interconnected glaciers, has doubled in recent decades, scientists discovered.
The open-access paper is here
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EU "green" funds invest millions in expanding coal giants abroad | Climate Home found leading asset managers hold shares in coal firms within funds touting sustainable credentials
www.climatechangenews.com EU "green" funds invest millions in expanding coal giants abroadClimate Home found EU leading asset managers hold shares in coal firms in China and India within funds touting sustainable credentials
- www.nytimes.com Biden Administration to Announce First National Heat Protections for Workers
The proposed regulation comes as a punishing heat wave descends on California and Oregon.
For comparison, Washington Post coverage \(registration required\)
- www.channelnewsasia.com Thousands trapped in northern Myanmar flooding
YANGON: Floods in northern Myanmar have trapped thousands of people in their homes and cut electricity and phone lines, residents and local media said on Tuesday (Jul 2), with the state weather office warning of more heavy rain.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17537375
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Ratcliffe-on-Soar: Final fuel delivery is end of the line for coal in UK
www.bbc.com Ratcliffe-on-Soar: Final fuel delivery is end of the line for coalThe UK's last remaining coal-fired power station will close at the end of September.
- journals.plos.org Same old story with a different ending: Homophily and preferential selection of information within the US climate policy network
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act has been perceived as a substantial shift away from the history of more contentious climate politics in the US. We apply social network methods to interrogate an updated dataset that assesses the degree to which recent policy outcomes are a shift away from ...
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'Slow-walk' protests banned at 1,200 locations
www.bbc.com Civil injunctions restrict protests at 1,200 locations, BBC findsCompanies and public bodies are using court orders to prevent environmental protests taking place.
The scale of efforts by oil companies and public bodies to protect their premises from environmental protesters can be revealed in new BBC analysis.
More than 400 demonstrators are named in court orders that restrict protests at more than 1,200 locations, the data gathered by File on 4 shows.
The civil injunctions - in force at places like oil terminals, petrol stations and racetracks across England and Wales - also apply to “persons unknown”, meaning anyone could be prosecuted.
The enforcement of civil injunctions has been reported before, but our analysis is the first time the extent of their use has been calculated.
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Obsession with growth is enriching elites and killing the planet. We need an economy based on human rights
www.theguardian.com Growth is enriching an elite and killing the planet. We need an economy based on human rights | Olivier De SchutterEconomic growth allows the few to grow ever-wealthier. Ending poverty and environmental catastrophe demands fresh thinking
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More than 80 nonprofits have teamed up to declare that carbon offsets are undermining genuine net zero action, and are now calling for the total blacklisting of such instruments in climate regulations
finance.yahoo.com Carbon Credits Face Fresh Blow as Offsets Slammed(Bloomberg) -- The market for carbon credits is facing a renewed wave of opposition as climate activists deliver a fresh warning to companies and governments not to use such financial instruments to offset their emissions.Most Read from BloombergDemocrats Weigh Mid-July Vote to Formally Tap Biden as...
- www.nytimes.com Judge Orders Biden Administration to Resume Permits for Gas Exports
President Biden had paused new natural gas export terminals to assess their effects on the climate, economy and national security. A federal judge disagreed.
Washington Post coverage for comparison \(registration required)
Really a contrast with the incredible immunity and power the US courts are willing to give Republican Presidents.
- www.nbcnews.com 'A great sadness': Venezuela is first Andean country to lose all of its glaciers
Scientists explain the loss of the Humboldt Glacier, the last in the Sierra Nevada, which they believe makes the South American country the first in modern history to lose all its glaciers.
- www.washingtonpost.com Federal court blocks Biden’s pause on approving gas export projects
A federal court on Monday blocked the Biden administration’s pause on approving new facilities that export liquefied natural gas.
- theconversation.com To insure or self-insure? The question homeowners must answer amid impact of climate change
Homeowners insurance is so expensive that some people are going without it.
- grist.org The Biden administration is inching closer to a heat standard for workers — if the election doesn't doom it
The long-awaited rule faces political hurdles before and after November.
- www.cnn.com World’s first carbon tax on livestock will cost farmers $100 per cow | CNN Business
Dairy farmers in Denmark face having to pay an annual tax of 672 krone ($96) per cow for the planet-heating emissions they generate.
- phys.org Climate projections show fewer opportunities for prescribed fires
Severe wildfires increase with a decrease in prescribed burns—but new research shows that in some places across the United States there may be fewer opportunities to safely burn in the future.
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How bad will hurricanes get? Scientists look for answers in mud.
> Their work suggests oceans are capable producing hurricane seasons far more relentless than anything modern society has seen so far.
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- cleantechnica.com High Crimes: The Case For Charging Fossil Fuel Companies With Criminal Acts - CleanTechnica
Fossil fuel companies should be prosecuted for criminal acts, according to a paper prepared by Public Citizen released this week.
- www.theguardian.com ‘We can’t let the animals die’: drought leaves Sicilian farmers facing uncertain future
Rainfall is down 40% since 2003 and experts predict a third of Sicily will be desert by 2030
- wapo.st Corporate lobbyists eye new lawsuits after Supreme Court limits federal power
Powerful opponents of federal regulation — in climate, finance, health, labor and technology — are already planning how to use the ruling for their advantage.
> Powerful opponents of federal regulation — in climate, finance, health, labor and technology — are already planning how to use the ruling for their advantage.
- www.lrt.lt 30-degree heat is the new normal in Lithuania – experts
Last week, Lithuania experienced the first serious heat wave of this summer season. According to experts, temperatures r...
- www.theguardian.com UK haulage industry calls for investment in electric truck infrastructure
There are just 300 electric HGVs in the 500,000-strong lorry fleet – and only one public charging point, says RHA
- www.theguardian.com It doesn’t make sense: why US tariffs on Chinese cleantech risk the green transition | Jeffrey Frankel
Global demand for renewable energy is surging so why make solar panels, wind turbines and EVs dearer for western consumers?
- www.usatoday.com See them while you can: Climate change is reshaping iconic US destinations
Some of America's most famous vacation destinations will be reshaped by a warming world.
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I saw first-hand just how much fracking destroys the earth
www.theguardian.com I saw first-hand just how much fracking destroys the earth | Rebecca SolnitWe’ve been making short-term decisions about our planet for a long time. The consequences are horrific to behold
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'Unprecedented' and 'Very Dangerous,' Hurricane Beryl Explodes Into Category 4 Storm
www.commondreams.org 'Unprecedented' and 'Very Dangerous,' Hurricane Beryl Explodes Into Category 4 Storm | Common Dreams"The climate crisis is here. This is an emergency. Politicians need to start acting like it."
- grist.org Controversial measure overturning oil well restrictions won’t be on California ballot
California’s oil industry says it is withdrawing its controversial ballot measure challenging a state law that would have imposed new restrictions on oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of homes and schools. The oil industry, which spent $20 million collecting signatures to put the measure on the No...
- wapo.st Hurricane Beryl is intensifying at an unprecedented rate. What to know.
Hurricane Beryl, a Category 3 monster that could intensify to Category 4, is expected to slam the Lesser Antilles islands with potential “life-threatening” impact.
> There is no precedent for a storm to intensify this quickly, nor reach this strength, in this part of the ocean during the month of June. Records date to 1851. > >While flukes happen, there is a firm link between rapid intensification (the strengthening of hurricanes) and human-induced climate change. Ocean waters are running 3 or 4 degrees above average, reminiscent of August rather than June. In some cases, records are being set. It’s unsurprising that the atmosphere is responding accordingly.
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Dengue fever is surging worldwide. A hotter planet will make it worse
wapo.st Dengue fever is surging worldwide. A hotter planet will make it worse.Climate change helped fuel an explosion of dengue cases in the Americas, including Puerto Rico, as mosquitoes multiply in warmer, wetter weather.
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'Litigate you to death': Gas giant uses new tactic which could sink environmental dissenters [Australia]
www.abc.net.au 'Litigate you to death': Gas giant uses new tactic which could sink environmental dissentersSantos is pursuing the climate movement through the courts after winning a challenge brought by traditional owners against a massive gas project. Experts warn it could help spell the end of public interest litigation in Australia.
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Wildfires ravaging Arctic Circle
www.bbc.co.uk Arctic wildfires ravage region, EU climate service saysScientists at the EU's Copernicus monitor say Russia's Sakha region is experiencing intense wildfires.
- www.motherjones.com The Supreme Court's January 6 decision was a win for progressive protesters, too
The justices curtailed a tool that Donald Trump could have wielded against his political enemies.