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Climate Home News: EU climate efforts not living up to Paris promises
Report ranking national efforts finds many European nations are working against efforts to increase ambition to act on climate change Read here
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Derrick Jensen: Forget Shorter Showers
“…don’t pretend that not buying much (or not driving much, or not having kids) is a powerful political act, or that it’s deeply revolutionary. It’s not. Personal change doesn’t equal social change.” We have waited […]
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DeSmog UK: How FIFA Uses the World Cup as a Platform for Corporate Greenwash
What does on expect from one of the most corrupt and unscrupulous organisations in the world? By Chloe Farand Cross-posted from DeSmog UK Former FIFA president Joseph Blatter and Gazprom management committee chairman Alexey Miller […]
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The Guardian: ‘Impossible-to-cheat’ emissions tests show almost all new diesels still dirty
Whoever knows the ICCT also knows that the numbers are spot on. There are few organisations that are so meticulous in their work. What this tells us is that the lies of car manufacturers and […]
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Danny Dorling – How the rich fuel climate change
A short, but well done piece by the BBC featuring Danny Dorling. Watch here
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Kai Whiting and Luis Gabriel Carmona – The hidden carbon cost of everyday products
Andrey N Bannov / shutterstock Kai Whiting, Universidade de Lisboa and Luis Gabriel Carmona, Universidade de Lisboa The targets set in the Paris Agreement on climate change are ambitious but necessary. Failure to meet them […]
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Digiconomist: Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index
The entire Bitcoin network now consumes more energy than a number of countries, based on a report published by the International Energy Agency. Read here
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Positive Money – A Green Bank of England
At an international conference of financial supervisors, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney described the ‘transition in action’ underway as central banks and the financial sector at large begin to address climate change. Positive Money’s […]
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The Guardian: ‘From coal to clean’ – UK does not need to turn to gas, says WWF
A World Wildlife Foundation report suggests renewables, battery storage, and flexible technologies can replace coal plants, without having to introduce gas power plants to cover the transition. This is something new. Read here
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Tim Radford – Tourism’s climate footprint soars
With regard to climate change, this is an aspect which is gladly ignored. Tim Radford, a founding editor of Climate News Network, worked for The Guardian for 32 years, for most of that time as […]