Climate Election Natural

Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil's Amazon

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

Global climate disaster inevitable if action not taken soon, U.N. warns

The U.N. said that the world is now in "climate crunch time" as greenhouse gases have hit "unprecedented levels."

UK needs big emissions cut, climate watchdog says

The government's advisers say faster action is needed but the UK has the tools to achieve this.

Two hurricanes stir up voter backlash to Florida Republicans’ climate denialism

Destruction caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton bring climate crisis to top of mind, especially for young voters. The climate emergency was already a hot-button political issue in Florida long ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

BlackRock wants to talk about retirement. Climate, not so much

The US asset manager is promoting its pension and infrastructure offerings, after an ESG backlash

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Trump Wants to Kill Biden’s Climate Law. It’s Making His Supporters Rich

Trump allies hold hundreds of millions in stakes in companies that benefitted from the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden’s signature climate law.

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

Russia ‘withholding’ vital climate data in the Arctic, warns Nato

Official says accurate modelling of global warming is being hit

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Effort to tackle climate change wildly off track, says UN

The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever

Miscarriages due to climate crisis a ‘blind spot’ in action plans – report

The harm to babies and mothers is one of the warnings being sent to Cop29 decision-makers by leading scientists. Miscarriages, premature babies and harm to mothers caused by the climate crisis are ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

World "miles short' of emissions goals to curb climate change, U.N. says

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record highs in 2023, the U.N. warned, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb devastating global warming.

Threat of foodborne pathogens is growing with climate change, experts warn

Some pathogens that contaminate food are even showing up in the U.S. for the first time thanks to climate change.

Climate crisis caused half of European heat deaths in 2022, says study

Researchers found 38,000 fewer people – 10 times number of murders – would have died if atmosphere was not clogged with greenhouse pollutants. Climate breakdown caused more than half of the 68,000 ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Amid Climate Crisis, Svalbard Global Seed Vault Gets a Huge Deposit

A storage facility in Norway built to safeguard crop diversity recently received more than 30,000 samples as concerns grow about climate change and food insecurity.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

Why a Climate Nonprofit Plans to Spend $250 Million on Electric Semi Trucks

Climate United has a three-year plan to lease electric trucks and cut emissions at California ports to meet a 2035 zero-emissions deadline.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

Biden administration awards $3bn to US ports for climate-friendly upgrades

Grants to be used to improve port infrastructure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at 55 sites across the country. Joe Biden’s administration is awarding nearly $3bn to boost climate-friendly ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

EU should spend 20% of budget on security and climate disasters, report says

Finland’s former president reports on cost of Europe’s preparedness for multiple crises

Business - Financial Times - 16 hours ago

Spain’s deadly floods and droughts are two faces of the climate crisis coin

Scientists say violent weather battering Mediterranean is a harbinger of what the rest of Europe can soon expect. Residents of Chiva, a small town on the outskirts of Valencia, can expect a grim ...

World - The Guardian - 14 hours ago

Scientists say climate change made Spanish floods worse

Climate change had a role in making the storm that hit Spain more intense and deadly, say scientists

Asia has ‘enormous’ shortfall of funds to adapt to climate change, warns ADB

Development bank report says region still needs hundreds of billions of dollars for action to tackle impact of global warming

World - Financial Times - 4 hours ago

World "miles short' of emissions goals to curb climate change, U.N. says

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record highs in 2023, the U.N. warned, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb devastating global warming.

World - CBS News - 2 days ago

4 people die in a migrant boat accident off a Greek island

Greek authorities say four people, including two children, have died off the island of Kos in an accident involving a migrant smuggling boat crossing from nearby Turkey

World - ABC News - October 15

Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank

Setbacks mean UN goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is impossible to hit, report finds. Wars, debt, the climate crisis and the pandemic have combined to halt progress in the fight against ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

One-quarter of applicants ruled out colleges because of states' political climate: Poll

Just more than a quarter — 28 percent — of students ruled out a school because of the politics, policies or legal situation in the college or university's state, according to a new poll from the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Building Bridges to a Sustainable Future: How This Founder Merges Climate Tech and Social Equity

Willamette Technical Fabricators founder Alicia Chapman drives cleaner energy with a focus on the workers who bring it to life.

Business - Inc. - October 15

Is it worse to have no climate solutions – or to have them but refuse to use them? | Rebecca Solnit

Tech barons are forever predicting some amazing new technology to fix the climate crisis. Yet fixes already exist. There are so many ways to fiddle while Rome burns, or as this season’s weather ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

NFL stadiums could experience $11 billion in climate-related losses by 2050, a new report finds

As football stadiums are increasingly being used for concert venues, storm shelters and community events, the impact could be severe for the economy.

Business - CNBC - October 17

I visited a small, struggling, climate-ravaged town in Louisiana. Why is Donald Trump certain to win here? | Oliver Laughland

It has been called ‘the great paradox’ – when communities who most need government support vote for a Republican party hell-bent on dismantling it. A few hundred yards from the shoreline – where ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Latest in Climate Election Natural

Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil's Amazon

Global climate disaster inevitable if action not taken soon, U.N. warns

UK needs big emissions cut, climate watchdog says

Two hurricanes stir up voter backlash to Florida Republicans’ climate denialism

BlackRock wants to talk about retirement. Climate, not so much

Trump Wants to Kill Biden’s Climate Law. It’s Making His Supporters Rich

Russia ‘withholding’ vital climate data in the Arctic, warns Nato

Effort to tackle climate change wildly off track, says UN

Miscarriages due to climate crisis a ‘blind spot’ in action plans – report

World "miles short' of emissions goals to curb climate change, U.N. says

Threat of foodborne pathogens is growing with climate change, experts warn

Climate crisis caused half of European heat deaths in 2022, says study

Amid Climate Crisis, Svalbard Global Seed Vault Gets a Huge Deposit

Why a Climate Nonprofit Plans to Spend $250 Million on Electric Semi Trucks

Biden administration awards $3bn to US ports for climate-friendly upgrades

EU should spend 20% of budget on security and climate disasters, report says

Spain’s deadly floods and droughts are two faces of the climate crisis coin

Scientists say climate change made Spanish floods worse

Asia has ‘enormous’ shortfall of funds to adapt to climate change, warns ADB

World "miles short' of emissions goals to curb climate change, U.N. says

4 people die in a migrant boat accident off a Greek island

Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank

One-quarter of applicants ruled out colleges because of states' political climate: Poll

Building Bridges to a Sustainable Future: How This Founder Merges Climate Tech and Social Equity

Is it worse to have no climate solutions – or to have them but refuse to use them? | Rebecca Solnit

NFL stadiums could experience $11 billion in climate-related losses by 2050, a new report finds

I visited a small, struggling, climate-ravaged town in Louisiana. Why is Donald Trump certain to win here? | Oliver Laughland

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