Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere
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by James Hansen and Pushker Kharecha
Here we make available “Global Warming Has Accelerated,” including the Supplementary Material (SM), in one document and the webinar discussing the paper.
The SM shows that the rate of freshwater injection on the North Atlantic Ocean assumed in “Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise, and Superstorms” was realistic, averaged over […]
The UK phases out the use of coal for electricity production. The generation of power from renewable sources has more than doubled in the last decade. (cato.org)
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Electricity in the United Kingdom was the cleanest ever in 2024, with solar and wind generating all-time highs, a new analysis […]
“A Shot Heard Round the World” Polluters to Help Pay for State’s Adaptation Measures
Martin Wahl
On December 26, 2024, New York Governor Hochul signed into law S.2129-B/A.3351-B, the Climate Change Superfund Act establishing a Climate Change Adaptation Cost Recovery Program to be funded by companies most responsible for pollution-caused climate change. Funds are to […]
Is New Hampshire the Donut Hole of Climate Ambition (Courtesy images)
John Gage, Katharine Gage
While neighboring states are moving ahead with offshore energy plans, solar panel and EV charging station deployments, energy efficiency investments, and climate ambitions, New Hampshire is falling behind. As a result, the state has become known as the […]
What’s This Costing Us ($)?
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Martin Wahl
Well, Earth, we did it! Scientists have determined that 2024 likely exceeded the 1.5-degree Celsius (2.7 degree Fahrenheit) limit set for global warming above the average temperature between 1880 and 1900 at the 2015 Paris Agreement. While this breach is a landmark, it doesn’t […]
Palisades fire, as seen from a rooftop in downtown Los Angeles on January 7. The fire only got worse over the next week, and it’s not done yet. (Toastt21, CC-BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons).
George Harvey and N.R. Mallery
Sometimes, as I read a story in the news, I can just picture […]
COP29 and What’s Next for Int’l Climate Policy Register
This past November, world leaders gathered at the United Nations annual climate talks (COP29) with the main goal of securing an ambitious climate finance agreement, alongside reaffirming that nations will take meaningful steps to cut emissions and transition away from fossil fuels as was agreed […]
This came in by email on January 1.
Official Statement from Allison Fajans-Turner, Bank Engagement and Policy Lead, Rainforest Action Network:
“America’s largest banks are making a New Year’s resolution to turn back on their climate promises, disgracefully ending 2024 — a year marred by continued bank funding for fossil fuel expansion and […]
Carl Pope
This article earlier published in Sheekeydaily
The election is well under-way and there’s a lot at stake – gun-safety, health care insurance, fiscal responsibility, and the safety of the air, water and climate that supports us. It’s not just the vital Presidential race, which is getting so much attention, […]
John Gage
This year’s presidential election is the last one that matters for the goal of holding global warming to +1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels. Limits determined by physics will be breached if the U.S. and the world fail to make significant policy changes before the next U.S. presidential election. We cannot undo this […]
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