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Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants
apnews.com/article/biden-earth-day-solar-grants-epa-climate-5bece7e419e9141241287575abb0fefc
Climate change is also a chance to transform education in America — again: Let’s remember the revolution of the past as we come together to build an education ...
thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4603740-climate-change-is-also-a-chance-to-transform-education-in-america-again/
Balance for 2023: A year of climate contrasts in Europe: 2023 was a year of extremes: heat, fires, high water levels. Climate change has brought new weather ...
zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/klima-europa-extrem-2023-copernicus-100.html
When is Earth Day 2024? Why we celebrate the day that's all about environmental awareness
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/21/earth-day-2024/73394917007/
Are Human Rights Universal?: More and more, the universality of human rights is being challenged. But groups such as the Taliban, who claim to stand for specific ...
foreignaffairs.com/articles/afghanistan/are-human-rights-universal
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The World Is Still on Fire | by Lawrence H. Summers & N.K. Singh - Project Syndicate
project-syndicate.org/commentary/imf-world-bank-spring-meetings-need-to-get-four-things-right-by-lawrence-h-summers-and-n-k-singh-2024-04
The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course: Why Britain must chart a new global course.
foreignaffairs.com/united-kingdom/case-progressive-realism-david-lammy
Paid articlePaid AI Holds the Key to Resilient Cities | by Justina Nixon-Saintil - Project Syndicate
project-syndicate.org/commentary/ai-key-to-resilient-cities-adapted-for-climate-change-and-sustainability-by-justina-nixon-saintil-2024-04
Global plastic treaty talks are happening. What do stakeholders want?: Global leaders will gather in Canada's capital this week to discuss progress in drafting a ...
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/what-do-countries-companies-want-global-plastic-treaty-talks-2024-04-22/
Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer: A new statistical analysis of the interaction between El Niño and rising global temperatures ...
phys.org/news/2024-04-humidity-tropics-summer.html
UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world's workers
apnews.com/article/ilo-labor-un-heat-health-report-bf6b0f8d25b82c23c7fed339aaac63fb
Study: Climate change is likely to cause the economy to shrink significantly: The global economy could shrink by a fifth due to climate change ...
tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/klimafolgen-potsdam-institut-weltwirtschaft-schrumpft-drastisch-100.html
New wind installations hit a record last year, report says: The global wind industry installed a record 117 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity last year but needs to ...
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/new-wind-installations-hit-record-last-year-report-says-2024-04-16/
Plastics industry heats world 4 times as much as air travel, report finds: Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4601309-plastics-industry-heats-world-four-times-as-much-as-air-travel-report-finds/
South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying it's violating human rights
npr.org/2024/04/24/1246784475/south-korea-lawsuit-government-climate-change-violating-human-rights
More Americans worried about climate change, but few think Biden's climate law will help, AP-NORC poll says
pbs.org/newshour/politics/more-americans-worried-about-climate-change-but-few-think-bidens-climate-law-will-help-ap-norc-poll-says
Few in new poll say Biden law has helped fight climate change: Very few Americans believe the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Biden ...
trib.al/XuRnSYN
The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course: Why Britain must chart a new global course.
foreignaffairs.com/united-kingdom/case-progressive-realism
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Biden to mark Earth Day with new solar energy funds and climate corps actions: The solar energy funding could create around 200,000 jobs, according to the White ...
axios.com/2024/04/22/biden-earth-day-climate-corps
Climate Conversations Podcast: How else can an air-con nation keep cool in a heatwave?
channelnewsasia.com/podcasts/heatwave-climate-change-singapore-podcast-4269026
The LASSIE project is preparing for a time when people and robots explore space together.
Learn more about how the #space economy can improve life on #Earth ... Show more www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/04/space-economy-technology-invest-rocket-opportunity/
detektor.fm: Why is climate policy failing?: Why could the fight against the climate crisis fail due to the priorities of business, politics and society?
spektrum.de/podcast/detektor-fm-woran-scheitert-die-klimapolitik/2214279
China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals: China's coal consumption will fall by just one-third by 2040, according to a report ...
reuters.com/world/china/china-cant-quit-coal-by-2040-researchers-say-despite-global-climate-goals-2024-04-23/
Yellowstone Lake ice cover unchanged despite warming climate: The length of time that Yellowstone Lake is covered by ice each year has not changed in the past ...
phys.org/news/2024-04-yellowstone-lake-ice-unchanged-climate.html
Nature officially becomes a musician, earning royalties for environmental causes: Artists who add natural sounds to their songs can now split the royalties with ...
bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68820241
Scientists navigate the paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world: According to Copernicus Climate Change Service, February 2024 was the warmest February ...
phys.org/news/2024-04-scientists-paradox-extreme-cold-events.html
130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds: Climate change is making it harder to meet clean air goals, says the 25th annual State of ...
npr.org/2024/04/24/1246729103/unhealthy-dangerous-air-hurts-130-million-americans
Quick Glance: 130 million Americans face unhealthy air quality challenges
- Wildfire smoke from Canada caused dangerously unhealthy air quality in the U.S. in 2023.
- Over one-third of Americans, about 130 million people, breathe in unhealthy air annually.
- Air quality has improved in the East but worsened in the Western U.S., highlighting disparities.
- Unequal air quality exposure, challenges, and progress in air cleaning efforts are discussed.
Eco-friendly coal: Burkina Faso's way of tackling climate crisis: Green charcoal is emerging as an alternative to the widespread use of traditional coal for ...
trtworld.com/magazine/eco-friendly-coal-burkina-fasos-way-of-tackling-climate-crisis-17810376
Right to repair - the responsibility of companies: The EU has decided on the right to repair - Companies should move forward themselves ...
sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/recht-auf-reparatur-nachhaltigkeit-1.6566948
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Climate advocates want to solve their 'biggest problem' in the US: Turning out voters
abcnews.go.com/US/climate-advocates-solve-biggest-problem-us-turning-voters/story
India's Ladakh region demands autonomy : Protesters in the northern Indian region of Ladakh say statehood would give them more flexibility to pass laws to help ...
dw.com/en/indias-ladakh-region-demands-autonomy-to-deal-with-climate-change/a-68873382
Young people are less worried about climate change and would be more likely to vote for AfD
businessinsider.de/politik/die-jugend-sorgt-sich-weniger-vor-klimawandel-und-wuerde-eher-afd-waehlen/
Wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S. : Two new studies show the unseen toll smoke is taking on people across the country ...
npr.org/2024/04/18/1245068810/wildfire-smoke-contributes-to-thousands-of-deaths-each-year-in-the-u-s
Over half of world's largest private firms fails to set net-zero emissions targets
euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/worlds-largest-private-firms-fail-to-set-climate-targets-report/
Asia hit hardest in 2023: UN: Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said yesterday ...
thedailystar.net/news/asia/news/asia-hit-hardest-2023-un-3594036
Freixenet plans to lay off 80 percent of its employees - temporarily: Spanish sparkling wine producer suffers from ongoing drought in Catalonia ...
sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/sekt-spanien-freixenet-henkell-duerre-1.6565552
EU Parliament backs clampdown on single-use plastic packaging: The European Parliament approved a proposed law on Wednesday that would ban certain single-use ...
reuters.com/business/environment/eu-parliament-backs-clampdown-single-use-plastic-packaging-2024-04-24/
Talks on global plastic treaty begin in Canada: Negotiators from 175 nations began talks Tuesday on a proposed global treaty to reduce plastic pollution ...
france24.com/en/live-news/20240423-talks-on-global-plastic-treaty-begin-in-canada
Climate change, stifled mergers and other challenges facing banks and investors: Institutions and their investors are facing pressure from climate activists ...
americanbanker.com/news/climate-change-stifled-mergers-and-other-challenges-facing-banks-and-investors
AI Won’t Fix Animal Agriculture: Opinion | Precision livestock farming tools won’t move the world toward less cruel and more climate-friendly plant-based diets.
undark.org/2024/04/18/opinion-ai-wont-fix-animal-agriculture/
The annual pollenocalypse is here.
The outcome?
🥺 Watery eyes.
🤧 Sneezes.
🤕 Headaches.
😷 Coughs.
2024 is shaping up to be yet another brutal year for ... Show more www.vox.com/2020/5/7/21250550/allergy-season-2020-pollen-climate-change-coronavirus-pandemic
Woodside shareholders reject company's climate action plan in sign of investor discontent
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/woodside-shareholders-reject-climate-action-plan/103764840
3 carbon capture technologies you’ve probably never heard of: We will all face the consequences of runaway climate change. Unless, maybe, you live in one of Elon ...
thenextweb.com/news/carbon-capture-technology-examples-earth-day
Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? New research sheds light on impacts of temperature
phys.org/news/2024-04-climate-transmission-malaria-impacts-temperature.html
EU could be preparing tougher car emissions rules: Report from Court of Auditors shows that real-world performance is well below laboratory results on emissions ...
irishtimes.com/motors/2024/04/24/eu-could-be-preparing-tougher-car-emissions-rules/
US EPA expected to drop hydrogen from power plant rule, sources say: The Biden administration is expected to drop green hydrogen from its landmark plan to slash ...
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/us-epa-expected-drop-hydrogen-power-plant-rule-sources-say-2024-04-22/
By 2100, some destinations will lose half their nice weather days
deccanherald.com/environment/by-2100-some-destinations-will-lose-half-their-nice-weather-days-2990046
Populist buzzsaw puts Democrats on the defensive on climate: Conservatives are aggressively targeting efforts to reduce carbon emissions across the continent.
politico.com/news/2024/04/24/democrat-climate-policies-populist-backlash-00153601
OkeRail chair urges completion of Dartmoor Line link to Plymouth: Michael Ireland, the chair of OkeRail, has argued that completing the Dartmoor Line link to ...
tavistock-today.co.uk/news/okerail-chair-urges-completion-of-dartmoor-line-link-to-plymouth-679003
America ain’t all bad: five good reasons to be optimistic: Recently I’ve been writing some fairly gloomy stuff, mostly related to war and international affairs ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/america-aint-all-bad-five-good-reasons-to-be-optimistic/
Southern Africa: Millions Face Hunger and Loss of Livelihood Amid Severe Drought in Southern Africa
allafrica.com/stories/202404240010.html
Lord mayor Michael Mainelli seeks UAE breakthrough as UK loses net-zero leader mantle
thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2024/04/24/lord-mayor-michael-mainelli-seeks-uae-breakthrough-as-uk-loses-net-zero-leader-mantle/
Games Go Green: Major studios join PlanetPlay Global ’s Make Green Tuesday Moves initiative to fight climate change
Exclusive in-game items & boosted ... Show more #PassiveActivism www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/83847/games-go-green-major-studios-join-planetplays-make-green-tuesday-moves-initiative-to-fight-climate-change/
California to wrap up Exxon plastics probe 'in weeks', AG says: California will conclude a two-year investigation into Exxon and the fossil fuel industry's role ...
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/california-wrap-up-exxon-plastics-probe-in-weeks-ag-says-2024-04-23/
Annette Schlemm's book “Climate Engineering”: And in the end it's all about criticism of capitalism: Annette Schlemm subjects the processes of "climate ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/rezensionen/sachbuch/annette-schlemms-buch-climate-engineering-19657781.html
"Is Earth Day mostly taken up with virtue-signalling brands hopping on the bandwagon?" asks Juliet Kinsman
Read more: www.standard.co.uk/comment/earth-day-2024-climate-change-sustainable-travel-b1153022.html
$35 million to be invested to help those in finance sector develop new green skills: MAS
straitstimes.com/singapore/35-million-to-be-invested-to-help-those-in-finance-sector-develop-new-green-skillsmas
Climate Change Could Cost $500K Per Person In The Near Future: A recent report from 'Consumer Reports' predicts that rising temperatures could deeply ...
essence.com/news/money-career/climate-change-costs/
Stay Safe in the Summer Sun: CDC Launches Free Heat Forecast Tool : The CDC has launched an online heat forecaster, HeatRisk Forecast Tool, to help prepare for ...
techtimes.com/articles/303911/20240423/stay-safe-summer-sun-cdc-launches-free-heat-forecast-tool.htm
Bacteria for climate-neutral chemicals of the future: Researchers at ETH Zurich have engineered bacteria in the laboratory to efficiently use methanol ...
phys.org/news/2024-04-bacteria-climate-neutral-chemicals-future.html
Investigate PG&E and California Public Utilities Commission: Readers also comment on Biden, climate change and the protest that blocked the Golden Gate Bridge.
sfchronicle.com/opinion/letterstotheeditor/article/pge-rates-climate-change-gaza-protests-19416842.php
In today's s+b newsletter:
✔️ How can we go further, faster, in the fight against climate change?
✔️ The reconfiguration imperative
✔️ What percentage of ... Show more www.strategy-business.com/NL20240423
10 Surprising Facts About Earth Day: For Earth Day on April 22, interesting facts including who invented it, why it's on that date, and how it turned into a ...
time.com/6968732/earth-day-surprising-facts/
Quick Glance: Insights into Earth Day Revealed
- Over 8 billion people populate Earth, awaiting a spring holiday to underscore the importance of caring for their abode.
- Originating in 1970, Earth Day on April 22 aimed to raise awareness about environmental degradation, expanding to over 190 countries since.
- This year's theme 'Planet vs. Plastics' urges leaders, businesses, and individuals to cut plastic production by 60% by 2040, striving for complete single-use plastic elimination by decade's end.
- Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has engaged 20 million, leading to the Environmental Protection Agency's establishment and global expansion in 1990.
How to raise children during the climate (and social media) apocalypse: The sort of childhood my older children experienced is slipping away ...
vox.com/climate/24126579/generation-alpha-technology-social-media-climate-change-global-warming-mental-health
Investors push Equinor to align strategy with global climate goal: Investors have filed a resolution at Norwegian oil company Equinor , majority owned by the ...
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/investors-push-equinor-align-strategy-with-global-climate-goal-2024-04-22/
Ghana's Cocoa Farmers Are Losing, Despite Record Prices: The price of cocoa on the global market soared to a record high in April, but African farmers are ...
allafrica.com/stories/202404230009.html
Serviceberry: A seed plantation for the forest of the future: The serviceberry is considered a bearer of hope in climate change - That is why a Bavarian ...
wochenblatt-dlv.de/feld-stall/wald/elsbeere-samenplantage-fuer-zukunftswald-576520
Decipher the complex technologies of the world with unlimited access to MIT Technology Review’s reporting and insights across topics in AI, biotech ... Show more
Living to 95 may impact the world as much as AI and climate change: You need an ‘evergreen’ approach to life, work and health, economics professor Andrew Scott ...
marketwatch.com/story/living-to-95-may-impact-the-world-as-much-as-ai-and-climate-change-cd2f1db3
Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z: They are not doomed to be poor and anxious
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/18/reasons-to-be-cheerful-about-generation-z
Seminar explores role of private sector for a greener economy | kuwaittimes: Seminar explores role of private sector for a greener economy - Kuwait - KUWAIT: ...
kuwaittimes.com/article/13435/kuwait/other-news/seminar-explores-role-of-private-sector-for-a-greener-economy/
Oh, Buoy! Satellite Data Helps Pinpoint Ocean Waves: Improved satellite-enabled buoys could make a splash in ocean science
spectrum.ieee.org/ocean-buoy
🧑🌾 For months, Europe has been rocked by #farmers protests.
🇪🇺 The EU Commission has put forward proposals to ease the burden on farmers ... Show more #TalkingEurope www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20240419-we-should-incentivise-farmers-not-force-them-eu-agriculture-commissioner-wojciechowski
Earth Day: 12 novels to read with an environmental protection theme: Classics, sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction make up list that has roots in protecting ...
thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/books/2024/04/22/earth-day-2024-books-to-read/
Deadly West Portal crash not a good reason to redesign nearby streets: Readers also comment on climate change, S.F. jail staffing and the Golden Gate Bridge ...
sfchronicle.com/opinion/letterstotheeditor/article/west-portal-crash-climate-change-gaza-protest-19412351.php
This Earth Day, America’s national parks need all of us to step up: Climate change, millions of visitors and a slim federal budget have all left our national ...
sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/earth-day-national-parks-19409050.php
Happy Earth Day! Let’s celebrate our amazing planet by taking action in things we can control. Looking for inspiration? Download your FREE copy of Make: 71 ... Show more www.makershed.com/products/make-magazine-volume-71-pdf
Warming up to climate change: Why does sea level rise matter?: In this series of explainers, we answer some of the most fundamental questions about climate ...
indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/sea-level-rise-9284789/
“We will lose the wonderful park landscape”: How climate change is destroying Sanssouci Park
tagesspiegel.de/potsdam/landeshauptstadt/wir-werden-die-wunderbare-parklandschaft-verlieren-wie-der-klimawandel-den-park-sanssouci-zerstort-11510078.html
Paid articlePaid The Download: saving seals with artificial snow, and AI’s effects on politics: Plus: anti-woke AI models are on the rise
technologyreview.com/2024/04/22/1091597/the-download-saving-seals-with-artificial-snow-and-ais-effects-on-politics/
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