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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says: Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average ...
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Quick Glance: Europe Leads in Climate Change, Urgent Need for Renewable Energy
- Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to a joint report by top climate monitoring organizations.
- The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewables last year, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to transition to renewable resources.
- Temperatures in Europe are now 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the goals of the Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, impacting human health with increased deaths related to extreme climate events.
- The report emphasizes the urgent need for action as heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have led to significant economic losses and human casualties across the continent.
WATCH LIVE: Biden marks Earth Day with new grants for solar power: President Joe Biden is announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects ...
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States may need to brace for long, hot summer: The latest outlooks, plus recent research, suggest an unusually hot June through August.
axios.com/2024/04/23/summer-2024-heat-weather
Opinion | Trump’s Re-Election Would Be Disastrous for the Climate: The return of Trump to the White House would be disastrous for the planet.
nytimes.com/2024/04/20/opinion/trump-biden-climate-election.html
Wild horses to remain in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says
apnews.com/article/north-dakota-wild-horses-theodore-roosevelt-park-1af6f1b23a2bfa1916d868bd96e4ad91
Nationals’ nuclear climate policy puts Australia’s Paris deal in doubt: Nationals leader David Littleproud has conceded turning to nuclear power would mean ...
smh.com.au/politics/federal/nationals-nuclear-climate-policy-puts-australia-s-paris-deal-in-doubt-20240424-p5fm8p.html
SNP and Scottish Greens power-sharing deal ends following climate target row: The SNP and Scottish Greens power-sharing deal has formally ended following a row ...
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Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution targets: Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health ...
npr.org/2024/04/25/1236609039/epa-power-plant-climate
Quick Glance: New EPA Rules Target Emissions Reduction at Power Plants
- The Biden administration aims to compel coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or close down.
- The rules target limiting greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants and reducing toxic pollutants from coal-fired plants.
- The plan includes measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, toxic wastewater pollutants, and safely manage coal ash.
- The actions are expected to face opposition from industry groups and Republican-leaning states, while environmental groups see it as a crucial step in combating climate change.
Petersberg Climate Dialogue: Who finances climate protection?: The Azerbaijani President travels to Berlin - it's about the climate. Why a small event with many ...
zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/ausland/petersberger-klimadialog-weltklimakonferenz-cop29-100.html
Ocasio-Cortez emerges as key Biden surrogate for progressives, young people: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is emerging as a key surrogate for President ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/4616255-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-joe-biden-israel-hamas-gaza-climate/
Maxwell Frost on Earth Day calls Trump a ‘threat to our planet’: On Earth Day, progressive Democrat Maxwell Frost (Fla.) is calling former President Trump a ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4612862-maxwell-frost-earth-day-trump-climate-change/
Climate activists sentenced after paint attack on Brandenburg Gate: The outrage after the paint attack on the capital's landmark was huge and the cleaning work ...
focus.de/panorama/welt/angemessener-protest-nach-farbattacke-auf-brandenburger-tor-steht-strafe-fuer-klima-aktivisten-fest_id_259882309.html
Hamburg: TV drama from Habeck's pen “The Flood - Death on the dike”: Based on a novel by Robert Habeck and Andrea Paluch, ARD is showing the environmental crime ...
rp-online.de/panorama/hamburg-tv-drama-aus-habecks-feder-die-flut-tod-am-deich_aid-111264149
California announces first new state park in a decade: California will open its first new state park in a decade this summer. The Dos Rios tract in the state's ...
apnews.com/article/california-state-park-climate-newsom-forest-earth-day-central-valley-9e985e633a5fe6fd7e3ee739cc7b16e9
Indigenous expertise in Oceania is empowering climate action: Indigenous peoples are our foremost experts on climate and biodiversity. Now ...
weforum.org/agenda/2024/04/how-indigenous-expertise-empowers-climate-action-a-case-study-from-oceania/
SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens collapses: It follows the government's decision to scrap key climate targets and its response to a review into ...
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-68895400
CDU: That's why Union politician Thomas Heilmann wants to stop the climate protection law
wiwo.de/politik/deutschland/thomas-heilmann-die-verfahren-im-bundestag-fuehren-zu-schlechten-gesetzen/29772864.html
EU law requires manufacturers to repair defective devices: Broken devices should be repaired instead of ending up in the trash. This is how the EU wants to ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/klima-nachhaltigkeit/eu-gesetz-verpflichtet-hersteller-zu-reparatur-defekter-geraete-19673184.html
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Black lawmakers mourn the death of New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr.: Following the news Wednesday of the passing of Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.) ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4618638-black-lawmakers-mourn-the-death-of-n-j-rep-donald-payne-jr/
Quick Glance: Late Congressman Donald Payne Jr.
- Democratic Congressman Donald Payne Jr. from New Jersey has passed away at the age of 65
- Payne, a longstanding House member, was the son of a former congressman
- He advocated for healthcare legislation, gun violence prevention, and infrastructure investments
- Following his death, a special election will be held to fill his position in the House of Representatives
131 million in U.S. live in areas with unhealthy pollution levels, lung association finds
nbcnews.com/science/environment/131-million-us-live-areas-unhealthy-pollution-levels-lung-association-rcna148795
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.
BOE Official Warns Climate Change Shocks May Need Rates Response - Bloomberg: A Bank of England official warned that climate change may trigger large price ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/boe-official-warns-climate-change-shocks-may-need-rates-response
Global leaders begin bid to address plastic pollution: News from the Irish Examiner's team of reporters
irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41379592.html
Liberia Democracy in Focus - FrontPageAfrica: A Major Investigation Finds Climate Change is Driving Nine out of Every Ten Liberian Farmers to Want to Migrate ...
frontpageafricaonline.com/liberia-democracy-in-focus/
Climate target of 500,000 heat pumps per year is “illusory”: “If we’re lucky, we might manage between 180,000 and 200,000 devices,” says association president ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/klima-ziel-von-500-000-waermepumpen-im-jahr-ist-illusorisch-19673379.html
Net Zero Insurance Alliance Breaks Up Amid ESG Attacks: What was once the world’s biggest climate alliance for insurers is now being discontinued ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/insurers-group-targeted-by-anti-esg-campaign-is-being-replaced
South Korean court hears children's climate change case against government: South Korea's Constitutional Court began hearing on Tuesday a case that accuses the ...
reuters.com/business/environment/south-korean-court-hears-childrens-climate-change-case-against-government-2024-04-23/
Quick Glance: South Korean Court Deliberates Children's Climate Change Lawsuit Against Government
- Environmental activist Choi Jia, alongside her younger sibling Choi Heewoo, participates in a press briefing preceding the initial hearing concerning petitions asserting that the government infringed upon their human rights due to an inadequate approach to climate change.
- A public hearing regarding a lawsuit brought by twenty-four young environmental activists against the government commenced in one of South Korea's top judicial bodies on Tuesday. The plaintiffs argue that the government's negligence in addressing climate change left them unprotected.
- Maintaining that South Korea's current climate strategies fall short in containing the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the plaintiffs claim this breaches the state's duty to safeguard fundamental rights. Scientists caution about the dire consequences of surpassing a 1.5C temperature increase.
- During the legal proceedings, the government asserted its commitment to minimizing carbon emissions and upholding its citizens' basic rights. Nevertheless, activists expressed dissatisfaction with the government's response and urged for more concrete actions against climate change.
Private finance for climate action in spotlight at Berlin talks ｜ DPA: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said that industrialized nations must be ...
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Is civil disobedience a moral obligation in a time of climate crisis? | Aeon Essays
aeon.co/essays/is-civil-disobedience-a-moral-obligation-in-a-time-of-climate-crisis
Climate Change: South Africa considers insurance, special fund: The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/climate-change-south-africa-considers-insurance-special-fund
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Drax meeting targeted by climate protesters in London: Climate protesters have targeted North Yorkshire energy firm Drax as it held its annual shareholder ...
yorkpress.co.uk/news/24279156.drax-shareholders-targeted-climate-protesters-london/
India: IMD issues red alert for 6 districts, heavy rainfall over Northeast India: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted severe heatwave conditions ...
wionews.com/videos/india-imd-issues-red-alert-for-6-districts-heavy-rainfall-over-northeast-india-714843
Investors Revolt on Climate as Woodside Expands in Oil and Gas: Major investors are opposing Woodside Energy Group Ltd.’s climate plans and the chairman’s ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/investors-revolt-on-climate-as-woodside-expands-in-oil-and-gas
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Climate judgment against Switzerland: Megalomania reigns in Strasbourg: What can Switzerland do against the excessive rulings of the Human Rights Court? Leave ...
nzz.ch/meinung/hueter-des-weltklimas-in-strassburg-herrscht-zunehmend-der-groessenwahn-ld.1827396
Protest at Bute House after Scottish Government scraps 2030 climate targets: Caroline Rance of Friends of the Earth Scotland said the move was a ‘betrayal’ to ...
news.stv.tv/scotland/protest-at-bute-house-after-scottish-government-scraps-2030-climate-targets
Jane Fonda on How People Can Make Politicians Care About Climate: Actress and TIME Earth Award honoree Jane Fonda urged Americans to leverage their voting power ...
time.com/6967535/jane-fonda-climate-politics-earth-award/
Settle disputes through dialogue, say 'no' to wars, says PM at UNESCAP meet: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for speaking out against all forms of ...
thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/settle-disputes-through-dialogue-say-no-wars-says-pm-unescap-meet-3594971
Climate: Federal Environment Agency examines emissions trading for agriculture: Will farmers soon be buying CO2 certificates? The Federal Environment Agency is ...
noz.de/deutschland-welt/wirtschaft/artikel/klima-umweltbundesamt-prueft-emissionshandel-fuer-landwirtschaft-46869743
Paid articlePaid Battling climate change, Japan looks to seagrass for carbon capture: On a recent Saturday, some 100 volunteers gathered on a popular beach in the Japanese port ...
reuters.com/sustainability/battling-climate-change-japan-looks-seagrass-carbon-capture-2024-04-25/
Activist Wawa Gatheru on Championing Black Women as Climate Leaders This Earth Day—And Beyond
vogue.com/article/wawa-gatheru-earth-day-essay
German climate activists sentenced for spraying paint on Brandenburg Gate
reuters.com/sustainability/cop/german-climate-activists-sentenced-spraying-paint-brandenburg-gate-2024-04-23/
Brandenburg: Woidke's state government will no longer implement these projects: Five months before the state elections, Brandenburg's parliament is wavering ...
maz-online.de/brandenburg/brandenburg-diese-projekte-wird-woidkes-landesregierung-nicht-mehr-umsetzen-BOEBXAE2T5AFTKV35INCF3IIAY.html
Big business to be liable for suppliers’ ESG abuses from 2027: Just 40 Irish firms will be impacted by the new rules, according to MEP Barry Andrews ...
businesspost.ie/news/big-business-to-be-liable-for-suppliers-esg-abuses-from-2027/
Paid articlePaid Bangladesh taking up projects to tackle climate change: PM: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh Climate Development Partnership (BCDP) has ...
thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/bangladesh-taking-projects-tackle-climate-change-pm-3593231
NY’s MTA Needs $6 Billion to Protect System in Harsh Weather: New York City’s transit system plans to spend $6 billion during the next few years to make its ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/ny-s-mta-needs-6-billion-to-protect-system-from-extreme-weather
Say 'no' to war, seek solution through talks: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all to speak out against all forms of aggression and atrocities and to ...
thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/diplomacy/news/say-no-war-seek-solution-through-talks-3595506
Is NZ bringing in 'Indonesian coal every month to keep the lights on'?: Analysis: The Resource Minister said it, but is it true and why does it matter?
rnz.co.nz/news/environment/515221/is-nz-bringing-in-indonesian-coal-every-month-to-keep-the-lights-on
Extreme Heatwaves in Bangladesh: The Environmental Governance Perspectives: Extreme weather reflects the country’s environmental vulnerability and weak ...
thediplomat.com/2024/04/extreme-heatwaves-in-bangladesh-the-environmental-governance-perspectives/
Bezos Earth Fund Is Donating $100 Million to Groups Using AI to Help Combat Climate Change
entrepreneur.com/business-news/bezos-earth-fund-donates-100m-to-ai-fighting-climate-change/472940
Dealing with the climate crisis: How many cigarettes can I still have?: Climate protection is rational - actually. But our response to the climate crisis is not ...
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ECB’s Villeroy Says Green QE Neither Desirable, Nor Possible: The European Central Bank can’t be the solution to the funding challenges for the green transition ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-22/ecb-s-villeroy-says-green-qe-neither-desirable-nor-possible
Solar panels installed at Marine Institute's headquarters: The Marine Institute has taken a significant step in delivering its climate action roadmap following ...
rte.ie/news/regional/2024/0425/1445712-marine-institute/
Climate and weather: That's the difference
rp-online.de/nrw/panorama/wetter-in-nrw-was-ist-der-unterschied-zwischen-klima-und-wetter_aid-111270479
Why Biden Should Pardon Me to Uphold Climate Justice: No matter where one stands on the political spectrum, we should all be able to agree that what happened to ...
commondreams.org/opinion/biden-pardon-donziger
Climate action not a ‘priority’ for most Sinn Féin voters, MEP candidate Lynn Boylan says
businesspost.ie/news/climate-action-not-a-priority-for-most-sinn-fein-voters-mep-candidate-lynn-boylan-says/
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Informed stakeholders ready for rainy season - Guyana Chronicle: “One of the things that we have attempted to do over the years….is to improve the kind of ...
guyanachronicle.com/2024/04/25/informed-stakeholders-ready-for-rainy-season/
Scotland’s coalition government collapses: Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf kills agreement between SNP and Scottish Greens amid bitter row over climate ...
politico.eu/article/scotland-coalition-government-collapse-snp-greens-humza-yousaf/
EU parliament nod to relax green norms : The European Parliament has given a nod to easier green requirements for farmers linked to subsidies with this the ...
wionews.com/videos/eu-parliament-nod-to-relax-green-norms-714823
Exciting themed evenings in the climate quarter “Rechts der Wertach / Oberhausen Mitte”
augsburg.de/aktuelles-aus-der-stadt/detail/spannende-themenabende-im-klimaquartier-rechts-der-wertach-oberhausen-mitte
Newsom's plan to harness California land to fight climate change: State officials unveiled 81 targets to transform millions of acres in the Golden State into ...
latimes.com/environment/story/2024-04-22/california-wants-to-harness-half-of-its-acreage-to-combat-climate-change-heres-how
Europe's Green Ambitions Can Get a Boost From Unified Capital Markets: Unifying capital markets could unlock a lot of private investment — and help ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-25/europe-s-green-ambitions-can-get-a-boost-from-unified-capital-markets
Lucas: An environmental disaster looms in Albania: If Gov. Healey wants to govern in the age of climate change, it might behoove her, Mayor Wu ...
bostonherald.com/2024/04/25/lucas-an-environmental-disaster-looms-in-albania/
Croydon Council not taking climate crisis seriously, say activists: Activists have criticised Croydon Council for not taking action enough action in the five ...
yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/24271951.croydon-council-not-taking-climate-crisis-seriously-say-activists/
John Kerry on How to Break Through on the Climate Crisis: Former Secretary of State and TIME Earth Award honoree discussed the importance of funding ...
time.com/6960484/john-kerry-earth-award-climate-action/
Nemonte Nenquimo Says Mother Earth Is Calling and We All Need to Listen: Ecuadorian Indigenous environmental activist and TIME Earth Award honoree Nemonte ...
time.com/6960482/nemonte-nenquimo-collective-responsibility-mother-earth-award/
Photos show how divided Democrats, Republicans in Congress have become: Outbursts, scuffles, and statement outfits have become more common among members of ...
businessinsider.com/republicans-democrats-congress-arguing-photos-2023-10
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One small reference to carbon removal in 2024 budget, one big leap for Canada? : A sole reference in a footnote on page 393 of the 2024 budget: the words ‘carbon ...
theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-federal-budget-2024-carbon-dioxide-removal/
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Reading bus stop advertised hijacked by activists: Fake adverts have popped up at Reading bus stops calling for a ban on companies using fossil fuels and ...
readingchronicle.co.uk/news/24276722.reading-bus-stop-advertised-hijacked-activists/
Climate Activists Blockade Citigroup HQ in NYC to Demand Banking Giant Stop Funding Fossil Fuels
democracynow.org/2024/4/24/citigroup_climate
Board Games for Liberals: Ethan Kuperberg humorously reimagines Monopoly, Risk, and other games for socially progressive types.
newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/board-games-for-liberals
Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight. There are few rules and big risks
npr.org/2024/04/21/1244357506/earth-day-solar-geoengineering-climate-make-sunsets-stardust
EU countries dilute fuel tax hike as green anger mounts: The rollback came after capitals expressed “concerns” about the climate-friendly reforms ...
politico.eu/article/european-union-fuel-tax-energy-taxation-directive/
Grandstanding SNP leaders pander to party activists but ignore people's priorities like economy, education and NHS – Murdo Fraser
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/grandstanding-snp-leaders-pander-to-party-activists-but-ignore-peoples-priorities-like-economy-education-and-nhs-murdo-fraser-4601546
22 things everyone can do in everyday life to combat climate change: Extreme weather conditions are becoming more frequent, scientists are sounding the alarm ...
nw.de/nachrichten/thema/22210710_22-Dinge-die-jeder-im-Alltag-gegen-den-Klimawandel-tun-kann.html
Despite winter comeback: Meteorologist considers April to be “too warm”: April weather: Bright yellow rapeseed is blooming in a field in the north of Düsseldorf ...
waz.de/region/rhein-und-ruhr/article242157832/Trotz-Winter-Comeback-Meteorologe-haelt-April-fuer-zu-warm.html
Free the Greens from the SNP’s clutches!: Participation of the Greens in the Scottish governing coalition may have significantly damaged the cause which is the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/free-the-greens-from-the-snps-clutches/
New interventions will fight climate change. How much can they help?: Giant sun shades, 40-foot-tall air filters, stratospheric sulfur injections: Here are some ...
latimes.com/environment/story/2024-04-22/new-scientific-interventions-are-here-to-fight-climate-change-but-they-arent-silver-bullets
How climate change can impact travel : Few European countries could lose more than 30 days of comfortable weather a year by 2100. Watch to know more.
wionews.com/videos/how-climate-change-can-impact-travel-714488
Here's why FEMA has spent about $4 billion to help destroy flood-prone homes: Floodplain buyouts allow homeowners to move out of harm's way and help the ...
cnbc.com/2024/04/22/why-fema-has-spent-4-billion-to-help-destroy-flood-prone-homes.html
Transport policy: investing in the climate is always worthwhile: Transport: Volker Wissing is not an after-me-the-flood minister. He wants to change things ...
sueddeutsche.de/meinung/verkehr-klima-wissing-kommentar-1.6565869
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Europe’s Energy Union: ever closer, but not ever calmer
euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/europes-energy-union-ever-closer-but-not-ever-calmer/
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