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<p>Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.</p> <p>As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are <a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/figures/summary-for-policymakers/figure-spm-1" rel="nofollow">responsible for the warming in recent decades</a>: <img src="https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/4276aa7e-c3b3-470d-8519-8c2424265624.png" alt="Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming" /></p> <p><a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/figures/summary-for-policymakers/figure-spm-2" rel="nofollow">How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: <img src="https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/74846940-97b5-4d50-ba90-c7136693f3c3.png" alt="IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2." /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/figures/summary-for-policymakers/figure-spm-7/" rel="nofollow">Recommended actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near future: <img src="https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/e7c05fc0-0391-407a-9492-f848810507e3.png" alt="" /></a></p> <p>Anti-science, inactivism, and unsupported conspiracy theories are not ok here.</p>

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The Home Insurance Crisis Is Getting Even More Expensive | In California, a home insurance rate increase by State Farm is yet another sign of growing crisis driven by climate change.

Published: May 15, 2025 21:08

submitted by silence7 to climate6 points | 0 commentshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/climate/climate-change-home-insurance-costs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU8.iezl.b9k2lK0AeVAT

As a heat dome settles over Texas, some cities are hotter than the Sahara Desert

Published: May 15, 2025 20:16

submitted by return2ozma to climate12 points | 0 commentshttps://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/heat-dome-hits-texas-cities-are-hotter-sahara-rcna207015

Flood Warnings: Strengthening Coastal Safety

Published: May 15, 2025 19:08

submitted by Rackenzik to climate3 points | 0 commentshttps://rackenzik.com/flood-warnings-strengthening-coastal-safety/

Climeworks’ capture fails to cover its own emissions

Published: May 15, 2025 18:53

submitted by silence7 to climate11 points | 0 commentshttps://heimildin.is/grein/24581/climeworks-capture-fails-to-cover-its-own-emissions/

Renewable power reversing China’s emissions growth

Published: May 15, 2025 18:20

submitted by sabreW4K3 to climate8 points | 0 commentshttps://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/analysis-shows-that-chinas-emissions-are-dropping-due-to-renewables/

A Thirsty Tesla Refinery Could Exacerbate Corpus Christi’s Water Crisis

Published: May 15, 2025 17:12

submitted by Pro to climate17 points | 0 commentshttps://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-crisis-tesla-industrial-expansion/

How US research cuts are threatening crucial climate data | Losing long-term research could affect our ability to track, address, and adapt to climate change.

Published: May 15, 2025 13:45

submitted by silence7 to climate9 points | 0 commentshttps://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/15/1116485/climate-data/Archived copies of the article: archive.today ghostarchive.org - you need to ‘x’ out three different things

Denial Won’t End Texas Heat Waves or Midwest Storms | The decision by politicians in Washington and Austin to ignore climate change won’t help those suffering from its consequences.

Published: May 15, 2025 13:43

submitted by silence7 to climate18 points | 0…

The Fingerprints Climate Change Leaves Behind | A top climate attribution scientist helps journalists understand and explain them.

Published: May 15, 2025 13:40

submitted by silence7 to climate16 points | 0 commentshttps://www.thenation.com/article/environment/the-fingerprints-climate-change-leaves-behind/Archived copies of the article: archive.today ghostarchive.org - click the ‘x’ in the anti-ad-blocker box…

Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time

Published: May 15, 2025 04:39

submitted by solo to climate7 points | 0 commentshttps://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean-energy-just-put-chinas-co2-emissions-into-reverse-for-first-time/ The latest data, for the first quarter of 2025, shows that China’s CO2 emissions have now been…

In Colombia, Chevron has a habit of buying carbon credits from projects made behind indigenous people’s backs.

Published: May 15, 2025 03:50

submitted by silence7 to climate10 points | 0 commentshttps://drilled.media/news/CLIP-Chevron

Kids born today are going to grow up in a hellscape, grim climate study finds

Published: May 15, 2025 01:08

submitted by return2ozma to climate28 points | 0 commentshttps://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/kids-born-today-are-going-to-grow-up-in-a-hellscape-grim-climate-study-finds

An Effort to Kill Off Lawsuits Against Oil Giants Is Gaining Steam

Published: May 14, 2025 22:40

submitted by silence7 to climate19 points | 0 commentshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/climate/state-climate-lawsuits.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HE8.jg3M.xafNxMTkcFRY

Heat Alert: A Smarter Approach to Extreme Heatwave Warnings

Published: May 14, 2025 20:55

submitted by Rackenzik to climate5 points | 0 commentshttps://rackenzik.com/heat-alert-a-smarter-approach-to-extreme-heatwave-warnings/

Plastic may be warming the planet more than we thought

Published: May 14, 2025 18:56

submitted by silence7 to climate22 points | 2…

How the World’s Most Powerful Corporations Have Fought Accountability for Climate Change

Published: May 14, 2025 14:07

submitted by silence7 to climate27 points | 0 commentshttps://insideclimatenews.org/news/14052025/fossil-fuel-corporations-climate-change-accountability/

UK Homebuyers urged to order climate change surveys as risks rise

Published: May 14, 2025 13:39

submitted by silence7 to climate10 points | 0 commentshttps://www.thetimes.com/article/2ea4e3ff-b800-4fc7-88ba-d5e07ea6369b?shareToken=cb08103764ed3c978fc190edd8873740

Why climate researchers are taking the temperature of mountain snow

Published: May 14, 2025 13:29

submitted by silence7 to climate8 points | 0 commentshttps://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/14/1116395/why-climate-researchers-are-taking-the-temperature-of-mountain-snow/ As climate change fuels increasingly erratic weather, scientists need a better…

The US government just killed an essential way to assess climate risk

Published: May 14, 2025 13:27

submitted by silence7 to climate28 points | 1 commentshttps://grist.org/climate/trump-noaa-billion-dollar-weather-and-climate-disasters-database/

Climate Change Nearly Doubled Pregnancy Heat Risk Days in U.S.

Published: May 14, 2025 13:26

submitted by silence7 to climate5 points | 0 commentshttps://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/pregnancy-heat-risk-days

Rapid Analysis: House GOP’s Proposed Clean Energy Repeal and What it Means for the Affordability Crisis

Published: May 14, 2025 13:19

submitted by silence7 to climate8 points | 0 commentshttps://www.evergreenaction.com/press/rapid-analysis-house-gops-proposed-clean-energy-repeal-and-what-it-means-for-the-affordability-crisis

Car use and meat consumption drive emissions gender gap, research suggests

Published: May 14, 2025 13:06

submitted by silence7 to climate30 points | 2 commentshttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/14/car-use-and-meat-consumption-drive-emissions-gender-gap-research-suggests

The biggest grid operator in the US has a new tool to track emissions

Published: May 14, 2025 13:04

submitted by silence7 to climate9 points | 0 commentshttps://www.canarymedia.com/articles/emissions-reduction/miso-carbon-tracking-data-singularity Utilities, states, and Big Tech firms want to know how dirty their grid power is. MISO and startup…

Renewable Energy Is Booming in Texas. Republicans Want to Change That. Despite soaring power demand, Republican lawmakers in the Texas Legislature are pushing to rein in renewable energy

Published: May 14, 2025 13:02

submitted by silence7 to climate28 points | 1 commentshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/politics/renewable-energy-republicans.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HE8.27bO.Utyf802BK5DqThe “problem” is that wind, solar, and batteries for overnight storage can…

Is This the Year We Doom Civilization? We may be losing our last, best chance to limit climate change

Published: May 14, 2025 12:59

submitted by silence7 to climate68 points | 13 commentshttps://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/is-this-the-year-we-doom-civilizationFor context, this is what the Republicans in Congress are throwing away:

Tax Cuts Aren’t Worth Throwing Away a Livable Future | Any savings from derailing the clean-energy transition would be swamped quickly by its costs.

Published: May 14, 2025 12:53

submitted by silence7 to climate54 points | 2…

Texas Oil and Gas Companies Drill With River Water During Extreme Drought

Published: May 14, 2025 11:50

submitted by Pro to climate9 points | 0 commentshttps://insideclimatenews.org/news/13052025/texas-rio-grande-pecos-river-fracking/

Activist records destruction of Cambodian ‘protected’ forest, tree by tree

Published: May 14, 2025 10:49

submitted by Pro to climate37 points | 1 commentshttps://rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/05/13/cambodia-illegal-logging/ The destruction of the forest is recorded with forensic precision. Environmental activist Ma Chetra photographs the stump of each felled…

It’s Possible to End Global Poverty Without Compromising Climate Goals, New Research Shows

Published: May 14, 2025 07:16

submitted by solo to climate36 points | 3 commentshttps://www.ecowatch.com/global-poverty-solutions-climate-change-goals.html Ensuring that everyone on Earth has a decent standard of living is possible in accordance with reducing emissions quickly and…

Senate Republicans Balk at House Plan to Gut Energy Tax Cuts

Published: May 14, 2025 00:59

submitted by silence7 to climate21 points | 0…

Neom climate adviser warns futuristic city could alter (local) weather patterns | FT

Published: May 13, 2025 22:45

submitted by federalreverse to climate5 points | 0 commentshttps://www.ft.com/content/8bb45e6e-5a1b-4e93-ad40-8f0568e02274 Vast construction project running across 170km raises environmental concerns

Dutch Environmental Group Launches New Climate Case Against Shell to Stop All Investment in New Oil and Gas Fields

Published: May 13, 2025 21:46

submitted by silence7 to climate9 points | 0 commentshttps://insideclimatenews.org/news/13052025/dutch-ngo-launches-shell-climate-case-oil-gas-field-investments/

Should I Turn Down the Thermostat or Overthrow the Capitalist Mode of Production? - Marxist-Humanist Initiative

Published: May 13, 2025 21:14

submitted by JustJack23 to climate58 points | 2 commentshttps://marxisthumanistinitiative.org/economics/should-i-turn-down-the-thermostat-or-overthrow-the-capitalist-mode-of-production.html

Norfolk records highest sea-level rise on the US East Coast — again

Published: May 13, 2025 20:23

submitted by silence7 to climate2 points | 0 commentshttps://www.pilotonline.com/2025/05/13/norfolk-sea-level-highest/?share=kohlhnhnmctt5eflnels

The most recent climate status

Published: May 13, 2025 15:05

submitted by silence7 to climate7 points | 0 commentshttps://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2025/05/the-most-recent-climate-status/

Risks of unavoidable impacts on forests at 1.5 °C with and without overshoot

Published: May 13, 2025 13:59

submitted by silence7 to climate8 points | 0 commentshttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02327-9 The Siberian forest is probably committed to a long-term, and possibly substantial, expansion of tree cover The Amazon forest, in contrast, is…

Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

Published: May 13, 2025 11:34

submitted by silence7 to climate33 points | 2 commentshttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163126

Swamp Coolers’ Ability to Beat the Heat is Evaporating in Record Southwestern [US] Temperatures

Published: May 13, 2025 11:15

submitted by silence7 to climate65 points | 11 commentshttps://insideclimatenews.org/news/13052025/southwest-swamp-coolers-affected-by-high-temperatures/

Revoking EPA climate rule could trigger carbon boom | President Donald Trump’s move to kill the power plant climate regulation could offer a lifeline to coal while sinking renewable energy.

Published: May 13, 2025 11:14

submitted by silence7 to climate40 points | 3 commentshttps://www.eenews.net/articles/revoking-epa-climate-rule-could-trigger-carbon-boom/

This country [Austria] is slowing climate action. Its capital city [Vienna] is stepping up

Published: May 13, 2025 10:52

submitted by silence7 to climate11 points | 0 commentshttps://www.npr.org/2025/05/13/nx-s1-5339958/climate-laws-solutions-vienna-solar-geothermal

Freedom of Information Act documents for the EPA’s greenhouse gas inventory

Published: May 13, 2025 10:25

submitted by silence7 to climate1 points | 0 commentshttps://www.edf.org/freedom-information-act-documents-epas-greenhouse-gas-inventoryThese were not voluntarially released by the Trump administration, and are likely to be the last update on US greenhouse…

A Clean Energy Boom Was Just Starting. Now, a Republican Bill Aims to End It. | The tax plan would kill most Biden-era incentives, but there’s a sticking point: G.O.P. districts have the most to lose.

Published: May 13, 2025 10:22

submitted by silence7 to climate2 points | 0 commentshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/climate/ira-repubican-tax-bill-clean-energy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.G08.JZDf.1JyDjnAASkYY

US Energy Department to Repeal Efficiency Rules for Appliances | Experts say the moves, which would apply to household appliances, will raise energy costs for consumers.

Published: May 13, 2025 10:07

submitted by silence7 to climate4 points | 0 commentshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/climate/energy-effiency-programs-department-of-energy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.G08.R8ki.k9b2hSRXsm5A

Greenwashing - The practice of companies using soft environmentally sounding lingo to appear like they're making a difference while not doing anything. How to spot it and what to do about it

Published: May 13, 2025 05:10

submitted by StarvingMartist to climate4 points | 0 commentshttps://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/greenwashing

Push to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage Losing Steam in California Legislature

Published: May 13, 2025 04:27

submitted by silence7 to climate22 points | 0 commentshttps://capitalandmain.com/push-to-make-big-oil-pay-for-climate-damage-losing-steam-in-california-legislature

Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of US deaths over 15 years

Published: May 13, 2025 03:01

submitted by silence7 to climate22 points | 0 commentshttps://abcnews4.com/news/local/smoke-from-climate-fueled-wildfires-contributed-to-thousands-of-us-deaths-over-15-years-05-13-2025-wciv-abc-news-4-5-12-2025

Joe Rogan and Other Top Podcasts Spread Climate Disinfo, Research Finds | Analyses of top podcasts show a trend of climate change denial and misinformation.

Published: May 13, 2025 02:59

submitted by silence7 to climate71 points | 5 commentshttps://www.desmog.com/2025/05/12/joe-rogan-and-other-top-podcasts-spread-climate-disinfo-research-finds/

US House targets big climate, clean energy rollbacks in budget proposal

Published: May 13, 2025 02:58

submitted by silence7 to climate9 points | 0 commentshttps://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/us-house-targets-big-climate-clean-energy-rollbacks-budget-proposal-2025-05-12/Archived copies of the article: archive.today ghostarchive.org

Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the US Government Will Put It Back.

Published: May 13, 2025 00:58

submitted by silence7 to climate91 points | 3 commentshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/climate/trump-deleted-climate-website-farmers-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Gk8.sjSQ.5WiEMpqbaNyy

As US doubles down on fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block

Published: May 12, 2025 22:40

submitted by silence7 to climate23 points | 0 commentshttps://theconversation.com/as-us-doubles-down-on-fossil-fuels-communities-will-have-to-adapt-to-the-consequences-yet-climate-adaptation-funding-is-on-the-chopping-block-256307

The US House GOP Tax Proposal Would Effectively Kill The IRA [Inflation Reduction Act]

Published: May 12, 2025 21:51

submitted by silence7 to climate37 points | 4 commentshttps://heatmap.news/politics/ways-and-means-budgetSorry about a hard paywall, but not much else on this yet. Key parts: The text proposes ending the tax credit for new EVs (that is, 30D) on December…

Colorado’s Top Court Rejects Oil Companies’ Appeal, Allowing Boulder’s Climate Suit To Move Forward

Published: May 12, 2025 21:45

submitted by silence7 to climate20 points | 0 commentshttps://www.climateinthecourts.com/colorados-top-court-rejects-oil-companies-appeal-allowing-boulders-climate-suit-to-move-forward/

A recent study has found that the richest 10 percent of the world population are responsible for two-thirds of observable climate warming

Published: May 12, 2025 20:26

submitted by Kirk to climate10 points | 0 commentshttps://futurism.com/scientists-wealthy-global-warming

As renewable diesel surges, sustainability claims are deeply questioned

Published: May 12, 2025 18:37

submitted by Pro to climate25 points | 1 commentshttps://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/as-renewable-diesel-surges-sustainability-claims-are-deeply-questioned/ Renewable diesel (RD), dubbed HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) by producers, is hailed by its…

Geoengineers eye up ocean ‘dead zones’ for carbon storage

Published: May 12, 2025 18:35

submitted by Pro to climate9 points | 1 commentshttps://dialogue.earth/en/climate/geoengineers-eye-up-ocean-dead-zones-for-carbon-storage/

Earth's Energy Imbalance More Than Doubled in Recent Decades

Published: May 12, 2025 18:15

submitted by silence7 to climate17 points | 0 commentshttps://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2024AV001636

Scientists issue dire warning after sudden shift on remote island raises alarm: 'Most years it doesn't come at all'

Published: May 12, 2025 14:56

submitted by floofloof to climate4 points | 0 commentshttps://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/st-paul-island-alaska-sea-ice-wildlife-disappearance/

Running blind: The silencing and censoring of environmental threats to US national security

Published: May 12, 2025 14:19

submitted by silence7 to climate8 points | 0 commentshttps://thebulletin.org/2025/05/running-blind-the-silencing-and-censoring-of-environmental-threats-to-us-national-security/

The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic: A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here's how it works.

Published: May 12, 2025 14:15

submitted by Pro to climate9 points | 0 commentshttps://grist.org/accountability/recycled-packaging-triscuit-mondelez-mass-balance-chemical-recycling/

Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities

Published: May 12, 2025 13:33

submitted by silence7 to climate7 points | 1 commentshttps://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/09/climate/sea-level-rise-melting-ice-sheets

How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution | Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US

Published: May 12, 2025 13:27

submitted by silence7 to climate19 points | 0…

Clean energy tax credits have spurred a surge of geothermal heat pump projects in K-12 schools across the US — which may be under threat if the credits are repealed.

Published: May 12, 2025 13:23

submitted by silence7 to climate2 points | 0…

Clean energy tax credits have spurred a surge of geothermal heat pump projects in K-12 schools across the US — which may be under threat if the credits are repealed.

Published: May 12, 2025 13:22

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U.K. Activists Stage Mock Funeral for 1.5°C Climate Target

Published: May 11, 2025 14:24

submitted by silence7 to climate44 points | 1 commentshttps://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/climate-uk-activists-extinction-rebellion-funeral-1235336526/Archived copy of the article

Sustainable aviation fuel plans under fire over crop emissions

Published: May 11, 2025 14:20

submitted by silence7 to climate12 points | 0 commentshttps://trellis.net/article/sustainable-aviation-fuel-plans-under-fire-over-crop-emissions/ With limited additional waste oil available, the industry in the U.S. is relying on purpose-grown soy and corn…

I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard | As an oceanographer, I study how the ocean shapes our world. For Australia and other nations,

Published: May 11, 2025 14:17

submitted by silence7 to climate34 points | 2 commentshttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/11/antarctica-climate-change-threat

The Shipping Industry Gets Serious About Emissions | The shipping industry is pushing to decarbonize, and exploring cargo ships powered by wind, as it confronts President Trump’s tariffs.

Published: May 11, 2025 13:56

submitted by silence7 to climate6 points | 0 commentshttps://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/render?uri=nyt%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter%2Fcc7a4c83-f1c8-565b-92ce-ec94c4f032d7Title & subtitle come from the article version of this newsletter

Joe Rogan & Other Top Podcasts Spread Climate Disinfo, Research Finds

Published: May 11, 2025 11:28

submitted by Pro to climate30 points | 2 commentshttps://sentientmedia.org/joe-rogan-other-podcasts-spread-climate-disinfo/

Bees are particularly affected by higher temperatures and more intensive land use, new study reveals

Published: May 11, 2025 09:52

submitted by AmbiguousProps to climate4 points | 0 commentshttps://phys.org/news/2025-05-bees-affected-higher-temperatures-intensive.html The number and diversity of insects is declining worldwide. Some studies suggest that their biomass has almost halved…

What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero. He directed agencies to stop estimating the economic impact of climate change when developing policies and regulations.

Published: May 10, 2025 21:43

submitted by silence7 to climate45 points | 1 commentshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/climate/social-cost-carbon-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GE8.b0M7.rVl0QrPfBUUe

Iceland's E-Fuels Controversy

Published: May 10, 2025 17:40

submitted by hanno to climate3 points | 0 commentshttps://industrydecarbonization.com/news/icelands-e-fuels-controversy.html

Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy

Published: May 10, 2025 14:24

submitted by relianceschool to climate38 points | 6 commentshttps://grist.org/science/break-through-climate-apathy-data-visualization-lake-freezing-study/For much of the 20th century, winter brought an annual ritual to Princeton, New Jersey. Lake Carnegie…

Colorado’s rural electric co-ops are determined to go green | The federal government promised to pay for upgrades to keep utility rates down. Now what?

Published: May 10, 2025 13:18

submitted by silence7 to climate9 points | 0 commentshttps://grist.org/energy/colorados-rural-electric-co-ops-are-determined-to-go-green/

Today’s Children Face a Lifetime of Extreme Heat because of Climate Change

Published: May 10, 2025 13:16

submitted by silence7 to climate45 points | 2 commentshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-will-cause-a-lifetime-of-extreme-heat-for-todays-children/ Archived copies of the article: archive.today web.archive.org - bar chart broken…

5 ways we’re making progress on climate change

Published: May 10, 2025 12:07

submitted by JubilantJaguar to climate4 points | 0 commentshttps://www.vox.com/future-perfect/410553/climate-change-clean-energy-carbon-emissions-renewable-energy-progressBecause relentless bad news breeds cynicism, which is demoralizing and…

15 states sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his ‘energy emergency’ order

Published: May 10, 2025 03:07

submitted by silence7 to climate39 points | 0 commentshttps://apnews.com/article/climate-change-energy-emergency-trump-endangered-environment-85c6aa62470998348eddf8633f0f8e7f

Renewable energy companies eyeing off abandoned mines in Queensland

Published: May 9, 2025 19:53

submitted by kalkulat to climate4 points | 0 commentshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-31/abandoned-outback-mines-revived-by-stored-solar-renewable-energy/104527590Green Gravity’s renewable-powered technology stores energy by lifting heavy objects up a…

How to cook, clean, and heat your home without fossil fuels | Electric appliances can reduce climate emissions and indoor air pollution.

Published: May 9, 2025 14:03

submitted by silence7 to climate11 points | 2 commentshttps://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/05/how-to-cook-clean-and-heat-your-home-without-fossil-fuels/

A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era

Published: May 9, 2025 14:00

submitted by silence7 to climate26 points | 0 commentshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/business/mercedes-factorial-solid-state-battery.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F08.f5tH.ZnSeZom9XU4d

Imagine You Are a Poor Nation, Trapped by Debt and Strangled by Climate Change—What Are Your Options?

Published: May 9, 2025 13:33

submitted by solo to climate2 points | 0 commentshttps://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-05-09/imagine-you-are-a-poor-nation-trapped-by-debt-and-strangled-by-climate-change-what-are-your-options/Archived link of the article

The reality of Hawaii's tourist climate tax | A .75% tax will not destroy Hawaii's economy. But unchecked climate change will.

Published: May 9, 2025 13:33

submitted by silence7 to climate12 points | 0 commentshttps://heated.world/p/the-reality-of-hawaiis-tourist-climate

Science lays out framework to assess climate liability of fossil fuel majors

Published: May 9, 2025 12:52

submitted by solo to climate7 points | 0 commentshttps://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/science-lays-out-framework-to-assess-climate-liability-of-fossil-fuel-majors/ In recent decades a growing number of lawsuits have been launched by states, cities and other…

World energy methane emissions near record high in 2024: IEA

Published: May 9, 2025 12:45

submitted by solo to climate20 points | 0 commentshttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250507-world-energy-methane-emissions-near-record-high-in-2024-iea Record fossil fuel production kept planet-heating methane emissions near historic highs last year,…

Boston-area climate activists report visits from the FBI

Published: May 8, 2025 20:34

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Trump’s 2-year reprieve gives coal plants ‘a free pass to pollute’

Published: May 8, 2025 16:09

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Plastics companies know about chemical recycling’s shortcomings — but still sell it as a solution

Published: May 8, 2025 16:06

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States Sue Over Freeze on Funding for Electric-Vehicle Charging: A lawsuit led by Washington, Colorado and California accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully withholding funds for new charging

Published: May 8, 2025 15:09

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NOAA ends extreme weather database that has tracked cost of disasters since 1980

Published: May 8, 2025 14:06

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April storms that killed 24 in US made more severe by burning fossil fuels | Study finds human-caused climate change made four-day rainfall across central Mississippi valley 40% more likely

Published: May 8, 2025 13:21

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The Energy Star Program Works, So It Has to Go | The plan to end a label that has cut costs for businesses and consumers and helped the climate is just the latest attack on efficiency.

Published: May 8, 2025 13:16

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US Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, claims that the IPCC says there has been no increase in the frequency or intensity of hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, or droughts – but Wright is wrong.

Published: May 8, 2025 13:14

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Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of US deaths over 15 years, study says

Published: May 8, 2025 09:05

submitted by AmbiguousProps to climate15 points | 1 commentshttps://apnews.com/article/wildfires-pollution-climate-change-deaths-9b8c7459e1f27b7688a137a9f4ef0929 Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and…