Beckisphere Climate Corner
The Climate Recap
The Climate Recap, brought to you by the Beckisphere Climate Corner, is the place to get your weekly dose of global and US-based climate and clean energy news. How are we doing at reducing the impacts of and preparing for climate change?
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Sep 1, 2023
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New York joins California in gas car ban 04.10.2022 17:04
More Americans are moving into hurricanes’ path as climate change risks mount | The Washington Post Florida’s death toll tops 100 as the search for survivors continues | CNN Methane Might Be a Bigger Climate Problem Than Thought, Study Finds | The NYTimes Huge gas flaring emissions never reported | BBC News Mining Bitcoin Climate Impact Similar to Beef, Crude Production | Bloomberg In Pivotal Clim...
Australia's coal state pledges to become a clean energy hub 30.09.2022 12:47
Climate change warning: Hurricane Ian and the trend of rapidly intensifying storms | Axios Gulf temps are pretty warm – what does that mean for the tropics? | Tampa Bay Biden faces pressure to waive restrictions as ship idles off Puerto Rico coast | The Washington Post IMF, Barbados Reach Deal for First-Ever Loan Under Climate Trust | Bloomberg Half of world’s bird species in decline as destructio...
Recycled turbine blades are gaining traction 29.09.2022 13:27
World Bank pledges $2 bil for flood-ravaged Pakistan | WRAL Vietnam downgrades Typhoon Noru to a tropical storm, but warns of flood risk | Reuters Cuba without electricity after hurricane hammers power grid | AP News Live updates: Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida | CNN Compared to oil and gas, offshore wind is 125 times better for taxpayers | Grist Reducing beef’s carbon footprint is key to...
The UK might get an onshore wind boost 27.09.2022 13:11
Typhoon Noru Aims for Vietnam After Hitting the Philippines | The NYTimes Ian now a major hurricane, set to strengthen into Cat 4 storm in Gulf | AccuWeather A world off-track on clean energy | Axios Flood garden to combat drought and biodiversity loss, says Natural England | The Guardian Global climate change protests demand compensation ahead of COP27 | Reuters Vanuatu makes bold call for global...
The White House puts up $7 bil for 10 hydrogen hubs 26.09.2022 11:34
Canada’s Atlantic provinces begin to recover from Fiona | NPR Biden administration to cover Puerto Rico’s Fiona recovery costs for the next month | Politico Alaskan tribal communities confront food insecurity after Typhoon Merbok | Axios The Pathway to 90% Clean Electricity is Mostly Clear. The Last 10%, Not So Much | Inside Climate News World Bank chief walks back on climate skepticism in note to...
Lithuania now leads Europe in energy efficiency retrofits 23.09.2022 12:22
Atlantic Canada braces for Fiona: ‘It’s going to hit us in the face.” | Politico Dozens of heat records smashed in Midwest during late September heatwave | The Washington Post Study finds ominous rise in wildfire smoke | Axios World leaders pledge more support for nature ahead of UN summit | Reuters Climate-Friendly ‘15-Minute Cities’ Get a Powerful Global Push | Bloomberg Paris and New York join...
Denmark becomes the first to pledge 'loss and damage' finances 22.09.2022 10:58
Nigeria battling floods ‘beyond control’ as warning given of dams overflowing | The Guardian Heavy rain forecast for Australia’s east coast as third La Niña brings fears of renewed flooding | The Guardian Intense Rainstorms and Flash Floods in Central Italy Leave at Least 9 Dead | The NYTimes Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves north, leaving disaster-stricken areas on slow road to reco...
Putin gets his first climate lawsuit 20.09.2022 11:09
Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits | BBC News Three storms with climate as a common thread | Axios Methane emissions from reservoirs are increasing | WSU Insider S&P Reveals Fallout From Climate Change on Asset Values | Bloomberg Solar Panels Floating in Space Could One Day Power Your Home | Bloomberg First climate lawsuit against Russian governmen...
Patagonia's founder chooses climate action over wealth 19.09.2022 11:37
Correction: Patagonia's *founder* not CEO Summer 2022 tied for the hottest on record, according to NASA | The Washington Post Death toll in Pakistan floods nears 1,500; hundreds of thousands sleep in open | Reuters Pakistan Is Devastated by Floods, Faces Looming Food Crisis | The NYTimes Hurricane Fiona rips through powerless Puetro Rico | AP News Strong weekend winds set to hamper bid to fig...
The Atlantic hurricane season's been weirdly quiet 06.09.2022 9:51
Amsterdam Homes Sink as Europe Drought Sees Foundations Rot | Bloomberg The first hurricane of the season arrived late, but don’t let your guard down | NPR Flash flood watch under way for 80m in eastern US as heatwave broil west | The Guardian Two killed in northern California wildfire as firefighters continue to battle blazes | The Guardian Emmanuel Macron Backs EU-Wide Windfall Tax on Energy Com...
California just passed MANY climate bills 05.09.2022 12:53
New Zealand Has Warmest Winter on Record For Third Straight Year | Bloomberg England has had joint hottest summer on record, Met Office says | BBC News US is seriously underestimating the consequences of CO2 - study | Reuters ‘Victory for the planet’: South African country revokes Shell’s oil and gas exploration rights | Euronews France becomes first European country to ban fossil fuel ads, but do...
Europe plans to build 20 floating LNG terminals to prepare for winter 03.09.2022 13:34
Get ready for a rare ‘triple-dip’ La Niña | The Verge How Somalia Is Pay The Price of Climate Change | Vice News Death Valley could hit 125ºF as earring heat wave roasts the west | AccuWeather Climate Change Remains Top Global Threat Across 19-Country Survey | Pew Research Center Hornsea 2: North Sea wind farm claims title of world’s largest | BBC News Democrat Mary Peltola wins Special US House e...
American Evangelicals release a pro-climate action report 01.09.2022 11:30
Water level on Lower Rhine in Germany falls to record low | Global Times California wildfires force evacuations amid heat wave; governor declares state of emergency | CBS News Jackson’s water crisis was triggered by floods and compounded by racism | Grist Major sea level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’ | The Guardian Land use changes and carbon emissions of a transf...
Germany and Denmark announce a Baltic Sea offshore wind hub 30.08.2022 9:58
Inside Pakistan’s floods and monsoons: What’s going on? | Miami Herald Pakistan floods: plea for help amid fears monsoon could put a third of country underwater | The Guardian Mississippi flood warning: Mayor urges residents to flee ahead of rising Pearl Rivier waters | CNN Probabilistic projections of increased heat stress driven by climate change | Communications Earth & Environment Climate...
The US will see a foot of sea level rise by 2050 29.08.2022 10:05
Flash flooding in Mississippi inundates streets and prompts rescues | The Washington Post Slight growth seen at Moose Fire north of Salmon | KTVH As many as one in six US tree species threatened with extinction, study finds | The Washington Post 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report | NOAA Increased energy use for adaptation significantly impacts mitigation pathways | Nature Communications The ‘spo...
California bans the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035 26.08.2022 10:41
Pakistan monsoon rains and floods kills at least 903 people, including 326 children | CNN Americans underestimate how much their peers care about climate change | CNBC Solar power is booming in Germany as Russia turns down the gas | CNN Analysis: Record-low price for UK offshore wind is nine times cheaper than gas | Carbon Brief California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars | The NYTimes Washing...
VW, Mercedes-Benz partner with Canada to build battery manufacturing 25.08.2022 8:27
Hottest summer since 1961 continues in China, strains agriculture production | CGTN China drought creates hydropower shortage amid record heat wave | The Washington Post Afghanistan flash floods: At least 20 dead in yet another disaster in crisis-ridden country | The Independent Europe’s drought the worst in 500 years – report | BBC News Flash floods wreak havoc in US southwest – but are no salve...
North America's first freshwater wind farm gets the go-ahead 23.08.2022 6:40
Floods, landslides leave 40 dead in northern India | NPR Migrants on US-Mexican border suffer from extreme water scarcity | Climate Change News The World’s Addiction to Plastic in Five Charts | BloombergNEF First North American Freshwater Wind Farm Wins Ohio Court Case | Bloomberg Law Canada says hydrogen better than LNG for German needs | Reuters Sending Canadian LNG to Germany is ‘doable,’ Trude...
Mexico wants to nationalize its energy grid...prioritizing fossil fuels 22.08.2022 10:50
China issues first national drought alert, battles to save crops in extreme heatwave | Reuters Flooding caused by the heavy rain kills 16 in western China | Reuters At least 38 people killed as ‘tornado of fire’ rages in Northern Algeria | The Guardian Forest fire smoke drifts into Russian capital amid heatwave | Reuters Europe storms: Children among dead in France, Austria and Italy | BBC News Al...
A landmark Big Pharma court ruling strengthens Big Oil's defense 19.08.2022 10:25
At least 8 killed, scores injured in Algerian forest fires -state radio | Reuters Torrential rains lash New Zealand for third day, hundreds evacuate homes | Reuters China’s heatwave closes factories that supply parts to Tesla, Intel, and Toyota | The Verge China’s Yangtze River is running dry amid scorching temperatures | The Washington Post France’s river Loire sets new lows as drought dries up i...
President Biden Signs the largest climate bill in US history into law 18.08.2022 12:47
UK weather: Thunderstorms warning as heavy rain hits and roads flood | BBC News Mexican Drought Spurs a South Texas Water Crisis | Inside Climate News US spares Western states from Colorado River water cuts - for now | Reuters Climate change threatens terrestrial water storage over the Tibetan Plateau | Nature Climate Change Rise in extreme heat will hit minority communities hardest | E&E News...
Vanuatu plans to run on 100% clean energy by 2030 16.08.2022 9:25
Spain Zaragoza Wildfire Forces the Evacuation of 1,500 | Bloomberg Global warming to cause a US “Extreme Heat Belt,” study warns | Axios Risk Factor | First Street Foundation: https://riskfactor.com Hot nights: US in July sets new record for overnight warmth | AP News Risk of catastrophic megafloods has doubled in California, study finds | The Guardian Vanuatu, one of the most climate-vulnerable c...
US Congress passes historic climate bill! (that could violate WTO rules) 15.08.2022 12:52
Gulf of MAINE, not Mexico Poyang Lake’s dry season arrives earlier than ever | China Dialogue Swiss mountain pass will lose all glacier ice ‘in a few weeks’ for first time in centuries | The Guardian UK Heatwave: Official drought declared across large parts of England | BBC News Drought Threat Puts Focus on England’s Chronic Water Leaks | Bloomberg 2 dead as heaviest rainfall in 10 years floods La...
China beats out France for second-largest nuclear energy fleet 12.08.2022 11:38
Japan’s Tokyo Has Already Broken a Record for Severe Heat Days in a Year | Bloomberg Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes | Reuters Low Rhine water levels threaten Germany’s economic growth | Reuters Fate of ‘sleeping giant’ East Antarctic ice sheet ‘in our hands’ - study | The Guardian The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds | NPR A...
India advances an energy conservation bill 11.08.2022 9:50
Soaring heat to remain for this week | China Daily Heavy rains flood South Korea’s capital Seoul, killing at least 8 | The Washington Post UK health agency issues new heat alert warning for England | The Guardian France and Germany suffer ‘most serious’ drought on record | The Telegraph Alps glaciers melting faster as heatwaves hit | BBC News UK braces for even higher bills as Norway threatens ele...
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