The Climate Recap

Scorched Europe battles deadly fires. Turkey shuts shipping lane | ReutersMore than 100,000 people have been evacuated over 3 weeks from flooding in Pakistan | NPRLethal fires in Peru Andes | AP NewsCanada’s Northwest Territories declares emergency due to wildfires | ReutersPortland hits August record of 108 amid extreme Pacific Northwest heat wave | The Washington PostHow climate change shaped California’s first tropical storm in decades | E&E NewsAntarctic ice melt may have killed thousands of emperor penguin chicks | CBC‘We’re changing the clouds.” An unintended test of geoengineering is fueling record ocean warmth | Sciencevlogbrothers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk8pwE3IByg&t=0sClimateAdam video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71jlEyIc1Pk&t=0sDid the Tonga eruption cause this year’s extreme heat? | Live ScienceHawaii: growing threat of ‘devastating’ fires as island landscape dries and warms | The GuardianLahaina used to be a wetland | HeatedOil Giants Fight Climate Deception Suit at Hawaii Supreme Court | Bloomberg LawHawaii’s youth-led climate change lawsuit is going to trial next summer | GristJudge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in a Landmark Climate Case | The NYTimesEnvironmental groups sue to keep Virginia in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative | AP NewsCountries adopt multibillion-dollar fund to protect nature | ReutersEcuador votes to ban oil drilling in part of Amazon, mining outside Quito | ReutersBiden Protects Land By Grand Canyon But Will Still Allow Mining | Bloomberg Law5 things to know about Japan’s Fukushima water release in the Pacific | NPRSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-8-28-ff44b9e0c4c54464a678b0ca968d4098?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphere

Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate crisis, scientists show | The GuardianIs the Atlantic Ocean current system AMOC nearing collapse? Probably not – but scientists are seeing troubling signs | CBS NewsIndia pauses plans for new coal plants for five years to focus on renewable energy | PBSCanada releases framework to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies | ReutersBritain commits to hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licenses | ReutersRishi Sunak’s family firm Infosys signed $1.5 bil deal with BP | The NationalNew Biden Rule Would Make Energy Companies Pay More To Drill On Public Lands | HuffpostThe first US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades | AP NewsA landmark US clean energy transmission line just broke ground | ElectrekUN starts moving oil from Yemen tanker in bid to stop disaster | Al JazeeraSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-8-07-bca7ae1e28ae4e30bce5698821737bae?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphere

Extreme weather: What you need to know about the global heatwave | Al Jazeera‘It’s really cool’: Visitors flock to Death Valley amid soaring heatwave | NBC NewsHistorically bad heat wave isn’t close to over: 5 maps to make you sweat | The Washington PostChildren lost in flooding as US endures extreme weather, from smoke up North to heat in the West | AP NewsFlash floods rage in Vermont, New York; 50 rescued by shift boat | ReutersAs China struggles with heat, flooding and drought, employers are ordered to limit outdoor work | AP NewsDeadly Monsoon Flooding and Landslides Lash Northern India | The NYTimesYamuna river reaches Taj Mahal’s outer walls in India after swelling with monsoon rains | LA Times‘Heaviest rain ever’ causes deadly floods and landslides in Japan | The GuardianSouth Korea flood death toll rises to 40, Yoon blames botched responses | ReutersIt’s Deadline Day for Deep Sea Mining | Hakai MagazineShipping agrees net-zero goal but critics chide deal | BBC NewsUS truckmakers reach deal to phase out polluting diesel big rigs | The Washington PostColombia, Brazil presidents pledge cooperation to protect Amazon | ReutersDeforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops 34% in first half 2023 | ReutersSources- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-7-21-8534a5989f8541afacd47f06879fe423?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckisphereInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/theclimaterecap/TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@beckisphere

World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3 | ReutersMultnomah County in Oregon Sues Fossil Fuel Companies Over Heat Dome | The NYTimesSupreme Court rejects Navajo Nation’s water rights trust claim | ICT NewsBiden administration announces $7 bil in residential solar grant program | The HillFord Gets $9.2 Bil to Help US Catch Up with China’s EV Dominance | BloombergFirst ‘lab-grown’ meat approved by US regulators | The HillNew carbon accounting rules target ‘greenwashing’ | PhysPortugal to swap $153 mil Cape Verde debt for nature investments | ReutersPortugal doubles 2030 goals for solar and hydrogen capacity | ReutersSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-7-06-23-6257788bc1294ac584cc67e7687d7de4?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here’s why there is so much smoke | AP NewsCanada’s wildfires are part of our new climate reality, expert officials say | The GuardianPeru battles record dengue fever, in a warning of the warming world | The Washington PostEl Nino is officially here, scientists say | SpaceChinese cities break heat records, stressing electricity grid | ReutersTexas power use break records in heat wave this week, grid operators say | ReutersScotland records hottest day so far as heatwave hits | BBCIndia heatwave: 96 people dead repordedly from heat-aggravated conditions | The GuardianUN adopts high seas treaty, the first-ever pact to protect international waters | CBS NewsNew Mexico imposes oil and gas moratorium on state land near schools | AP NewsState Farm stops new home insurance sales in California as wildfire risks grow | ReutersSenate launches probe into insurance firm’s fossil fuel industry | The Washington PostNorth Carolina lawmakers OK bill blocking local government energy fuel prohibitions | AP NewsNorth Carolina Republicans send green investment ban to governor | AP NewsMontana officials minimize first-of-its-kind climate lawsuit ahead of final arguments | PBSPower companies spend millions to fight Maine’s proposed non-profit utility | The GuardianSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-6-29-1d6b1916abe944259b00a809c7187e82?pvs=4Twitch- https://www.twitch.tv/beckisphereYouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

US, EU lawmakers push depose UAE’s Jaber from climate talks | ReutersBreakthrough Colorado River deal reached, outlining big water cuts for the next three years | The LA TimesSupreme Court erases protections for most wetlands | E&E NewsOil drilling project near mouth of Amazon River rejected by Brazil’s environment regulator | AP NewsBrazil’s Lula summons ministers as Congress seeks to dilute environmental powers | ReutersWind is main source of UK electricity for first time | BBCSpain powered itself with renewable energy for nine straight hours | Interesting EngineeringSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-5-31-9e54f11e58154d2c9a3ebb118ce111e7YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

Mexico bans solar geoengineering after rogue experiment | Climate Change News‘It’s time to start suing’: States tee up next WOTUS war | E&E NewsHSBC’s secretive loan to a coal company bulldozing a village | The Bureau of Investigative JournalismGas Stoves Back Under Scrutiny With New US Limits Proposed | BNA NewsGas industry hires Democrats to win support of liberal voters | The Washington PostDeSantis keeps heat on gas stoves issue, proposing tax exemption | The HillEnergy transition funding spikes | AxiosRenewables Projected to Soon Be One-Fourth of US Electricity | Inside Climate News24/7 carbon-free energy is about to become a reality in California | Canary MediaCalifornia greenlights more than 800 MW of storage and solar to bolster power grid reliability | Utility DriveFeds offer $700 mil to lithium project at heat of ESA dispute | E&E NewsTexas’ most populous county adopts a climate plan | GristIndia to annually invite bids for 8 GW wind power projects to 2030, govt order | ReutersIndia pledges $4.3 bil for cleaner energy | GristSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-2-07-a3b0140bab804565b703eddb0ec8ce95Patreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphereYouTube- https://youtube.com/beckisphere

California contends with flooding, power outage as severe storms batter the state | CBS NewsLake Tahoe snowpack levels nearly 250% above normal | Fox40Low water levels have created an energy crisis at the world’s largest dam | The Washington PostSatellites watch Europe get hit by most severe winter heatwave ever | SpaceOzone layer may be restored in decades, UN report says | BBCWE QUIT | Extinction Rebellion UKPublic Order Bill: The British government wants to hand police unprecedented powers to handle protestors. Human rights activists say it’s an affront to democracyGermany: Police clear climate activists from coal village | DWBiden EPA Backs Off Plan to Crack Down on Smog From Permian Oil Drillers | BloombergAhead of Major Court Case, E.P.A. Revises Clean-Water Protections | The NYTimesDo Gas Stoves Have Health Risks? | The NYTimesSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/1-18-23-Climate-Recap-6c630db8190d46b6afa4d4447de05ddbBeckisphere YouTube channel- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

Did world leaders and trends do the climate crisis any favors in 2022?Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/2022-Mitigation-Recap-724d1131fa1e4be0b51c44afb28a8c06Youtube- https://youtube.com/beckisphereTikTok @beckisphereInstagram @theclimaterecapPatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

This Will Be The Coldest Christmas In Decades… | Ryan Hall, Y’allExtreme winter spells trouble for food insecure | AxiosState of the climate: 2022 to date is fourth warmest year on record | Carbon BriefArctic is rapidly turning warmer, wetter, and riskier: report | AxiosDrought emergency declared for all Southern California | The LA TimesAt Least 141 Die in Congo After Floods Hit Kinshasa | The NYTimesMet Office forecasts 2023 will be hotter than 2022 | BBC NewsHSBC Halts Finance for New Oil and Gas Fields in Climate Change Move | BloombergGlobal coal consumption to reach all-time high this year - IEA | ReutersFinal deal on EU carbon market (ETS) give heavy industry a free pass at the expense of households and taxpayers | Carbon Market WatchCalifornia cuts payments to homeowners for solar panels feeding energy back to the grid | CNBCNuclear fusion science reaches major milestone but materials and tech challenges remain | AxiosWhen I say "last week," I mean the week before last. Sources and honorable mentions- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Dec-23-9ac3c1b9e3dc4a4ca9e488a35adc5dda

Global renewable capacity set to double over next five years, says IEA | ReutersUS utilities to triple battery storage capacity in 2025 - EIA | ReutersUK coal mine approval sparks global fury and hypocrisy claims | Climate Change NewsOnshore wind rules to be relaxed after Tory revolt | BBC‘Burn everything’: Poland chokes on the smog of war | ReutersEU agrees new law to kick deforestation out of supply chains | EuractivAlberta regulator withholding list of dangerous oil and gas sites | The NarwhalFederal data: Kansas oil spill biggest in Keystone history | AP NewsIn historic move, Los Angeles bans new oil wells, phases out existing ones | LA NewsCalifornia’s biggest cities ban polystyrene | GristVanguard Quits Net-Zero Group, Marking Biggest Defection Yet | BloombergUN official ‘alarmed’ by jailing of climate activist who blocked traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge | The GuardianQueensland’s indigenous women rangers given Earthshot Prize for protecting Great Barrier Reef | The GuardianSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Dec-12-ebbceca7194b40dca30b8e3eaa7e8bc3Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

Meta tops list of US corporate solar adopters with 3.6 GW, more than Amazon and Apple combined: SEIA | Utility DiveEvidence grows of forced labour and slavery in production of solar panels and wind turbines | The GuardianSwedish activists sue state over its climate policies | AP NewsGreta Thunberg, 600 others sue Sweden for climate inaction | Al JazeeraPuerto Rican towns sue Big Oil under RICO alleging collusion on climate denial | ReutersScholz welcomes Qatar LNG deal as ‘building block’ for German energy security | ReutersNetherlands reportedly set to forcibly close 3,000 farms to comply with EU mandate | Fox NewsCanada unveils climate adaptation plan | GristUS to Auction Almost 1 Mil Acres Off Alaska for Oil Drilling | YahooIndustry players unite to build trust in carbon storage | AxiosSources- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Dec-3-90e500c2c76d4abdb55aa70a37a039abPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

How much got done at COP27, the big UN climate conference in Egypt in mid-November? What ended up being on the final agenda? Listen to COP27 Week 1's recap first to gain more context.Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/COP-27-Week-2-aebc7cc0bbab4824b9415e622a251ef4Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

Flash floods in Australia’s southeast cut off inland towns | Reuters‘Rain bursts’ over Sydney have intensified by 40% over the last two decades, research finds | The GuardianWarmest Armistice Day ever for England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland | The GuardianStudy: Extreme heat is responsible for hundreds of deaths in Texas prisons | GristWorld has nine years to avert catastrophic global warming, study shows | The Washington PostWorld’s biggest carmakers to build 40 mil more vehicles than 1.5ºC climate target will allow | The GuardianMethane emissions from 15 meat and dairy companies rival those of the EU | The GuardianAfricans Sun: Why Solar Not Gas Offers Continent the Best Economic Opportunity in the Transition | Carbon Tracker InitiativeHow Oil & Gas Funding Distorts Energy Research | GizmodoMichael Bloomberg announces a new initiative to phase out coal in 25 countries | The NYTimesSouth Africa pitches $84 bil plan to shift from coal to clean energy | Climate Change NewsEU agrees law to remove CO2 with woodlands and other carbon sinks | ReutersGermany to leave Energy Charter Treaty | PoliticoClimate protesters in Lisbon storm building urge minister to resign | The GuardianRainn Wilson Changes Name to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson For Melting Arctic | THR News$13 bil to reduce energy bills | GrisBarcelona students to take mandatory climate crisis module from 2024 | The GuardianCoal projects in Great Barrier Reef catchments approved without environmental impact statements | The GuardianSwitzerland Is Paying Poorer Nations to Cut Emissions on Its Behalf | The NYTimesAnalysis: US falling $32 bil short on ‘fair share’ of $100 bil climate finance goal | Carbon BriefSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Nov-19-11c4eb08b63b4653a4e182edbac157f5Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

What's the backdrop of this year's conference? And what got done on week 1?Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/COP27-week-1-0acdb4cd349941568aa6c4c4cd97ed15Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

UNESCO finds that some iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050 | UNESCOClimate risks and rewards for the global workforce | AxiosReport: Countries need an impossible amount of land to meet climate pledges | GristProtected areas provide thermal buffer against climate change | Science AdvancesThe staying power of fossil fuel subsidies | AxiosCorporate climate action lags pledges | AxiosBig food companies commit to regenerative agriculture, but skepticism remains | NPRIntroducing a $25,000 car that makes fuel from the sun | AxiosUK Energy Supplies: Wind Farms Generate Record Electricity as Temepreature Dips | Bloomberg150 Tourists Held Hostage in Peru in Oil Spills Protest: Report | InsiderAramco beats expectations with record quarterly profit of $42 bil | Arab NewsBP rakes in quarterly profit of $8.2 bil as oil majors post another round of bumper earnings | CNBCShell and Total, Oil Giants Report Huge Profits on Its Second-Highest Profit | The NYTimesElectricity prices dictated by gas producers who provide less than half of UK electricity | UCLLNG tankers idle off Europe’s coast as traders wait for gas price rise | Financial TimesHidden emissions in liquid gas imports threaten targets | BBC NewsSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-November-7-c0ce0f897b7541a2bb042c3259c3ef4aPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphereDiscord: https://discord.gg/avgY2sJ9

Chad declares state of emergency as floods affect 1 mil people | ReutersStorm Nalgae: floods and landslides in Philippines kill at least 72 | The GuardianClimate crisis fuelling unseasonably warm October in UK and Europe | The GuardianClimate-warming methane emissions rising faster than ever, study says | The Washington PostCO2 emissions growth slows way down | AxiosEnergy crisis sparked by Ukraine war to speed up green transition, IEA | ReutersClimate pledges to date are not enough to meet Paris targets | AxiosCOP27: Climate Change threatening global health - report | BBCMost children will regularly face extreme heat by 2050, UNICEF | The Washington PostClimate crisis study finds heatwaves have cost global economy $16 tril | The GuardianBolsonaro’s defeat is a climate turning point | AxiosLula pushes Brazil-Indonesia-Congo rainforest alliance if elected | ReutersThis Amazon road led to vast deforestation. Brazil’s president wants it paved. | GPBEU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 | AP News100 UK universities pledge to divest from fossil fuels | The GuardianClimate activist arrested after gluing heat to “girl with a Pearl Earring” | AxiosClimate activists stage march to condemn COP26 failure | Belfast TelegraphClimate activists glue themselves to dinosaur exhibit at Berlin museum | ReutersNew York still vulnerable 10 years after Hurricane Sandy, protesters warn | The GuardianThe World’s Largest Carbon Removal Plant is Now Under Construction | BloombergCOP27 host Egypt plans to push gas as the perfect solution | Climate Change NewsOil Giants, With Billions in Profits, Face Criticism and an Uncertain Outlook | The NYTimesSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-31-de28c2eacb6d4a159b2b2f789668f60bPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

Southeast Australia braces more rain residents told evacuate | ReutersCyclone lashes Bangladesh, killing nine flooding low-lying areas | ReutersRoslyn Moves Inland and Breaks Up After Lashing Mexican Coast | The NYTimesNew fossil fuels ‘incompatible’ with 1.5ºC goal, comprehensive analysis finds | Carbon BriefAustralia signs up to global pledge cut methane emissions by 30% | ReutersFrance becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty | The GuardianLandowners call for scrapping of plans to ban solar energy from England’s farmland | The GuardianUK’s Lloyds ditches project finance new oil and gas fields | Reuters​​Biden ‘social cost of carbon’ climate risk measure upheld by US appeals court | ReutersUS is seriously underestimating consequences, CO2 study | ReutersApple calls on global supply chain to decarbonize by 2030 | AppleItaly’s Meloni aims to make climate change a right-wing issue | PoliticoEgypt shuts down event spaces on first Monday of COP27 in a blow to NGOs | The GuardianCOP27: ‘Greenwash’ PR firm Hill+Knowlton helping organise UN climate conference | Open DemocracyBureau of Meteorology was cowering in the corner on climate crisis, former staff claim | The GuardianRevenue cap ‘catastrophic’ for low-carbon electricity companies | The TimesAnalysis: Biden’s EV minerals cash fruitless without permitting reform | ReutersSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-26-554ef39a03d1486d817aba9f08131d7dPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

Amount of ocean heat found to be accelerating and fueling extreme weather events | The GuardianIncreasing Hurricane Intensification Rate Near the US Atlantic Coast | Geophysical Research LettersClean Energy, Electric Cars Are Hitting Tipping Points for Global Mass Adoption | BloombergSolar powers India towards its 175GW renewables target for 2022 | Energy MonitorAustralia and Singapore strike agreement to achieve net-zero | AP News‘Rewiring the nation’: Albanese and Andrews governments to jointly fund renewable energy zones | The GuardianHelsinki Utility Finds a Surprising Heat Source: Icy Seawater | BloombergThe Netherlands to leave embattled Energy Charter Treaty | PoliticoWhy environmentalists went after Canada’s biggest bank for greenwashing | CBCUS Plans First Sale of Offshore Wind Rights Off California | BloombergRuling could result in trials against oil majors over Louisiana wetlands damage | NolaNJ sues oil, gas firms, trade group over climate change | AP NewsNew England’s pioneering power experiment | GristTruss faces major rebellion on fracking as senior Tories pledge to defy whip | The GuardianRishi Sunak: What are the climate credentials of the UK’s next prime minister | EdieAt war, Russia aims to claim Ukraine’s land – and its carbon emissions | The Washington PostEverybody’s Business: The net zero blind spot | Net Zero TrackerBlackRock tells UK ‘no’ to halting investment in coal, oil and gas | ReutersHSBC Put on Notice for Greenwashing Because of Investments | AdWeekUp in Smoke: California’s Greenhouse Gas Reductions Could Be Wiped Out By 2020 Wildfires | Energy Policy Institute at the University of ChicagoSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-24-2e408467afea488ea6de4bf9686fdf8bPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

Nigeria Floods Kill Hundreds and Displace Over a Million | The NYTimesFirst came the fires. Now Australia is facing devastating floods. | The Washington PostRare ‘triple’ La Niña climate event looks likely – what does the future hold? | NatureHistoric October heat shatters record in the Pacific Northwest | The Washington PostEconomic losses from hurricanes cannot be nationally offset under unabated warming | Environmental Research LettersHurricane ripple effects | AxiosOil and mining sectors have climate cash to spare | AxiosIn Texas, a New Study Will Determine Where Extreme Weather Hazards and Environmental Justice Collide | Inside Climate NewsDue to fossil fuel crisis, payback from renewables drops to one year | Climate Change News20 Nations at High Risk From Global Warming Might Halt Debt Payments | The NYTimesMPs issue 10-point environmental wishlist for Liz Truss | The GuardianGermany extends lifespan of all three nuclear power plants | PoliticoMexican president outlines renewable energy push ahead of Kerry visit | ReutersCarbon Capture Projects See Meteoric Growth in 2022 | Yale E360Scripted TV and Movies Ignore Climate Change Concerns | Variety:Iraqi minister admits gas flaring cancer link | BBC NewsEnergy crisis means a ‘very dark winter’ for Europe’s forest | PoliticoSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-October-19-b270529dd2b64886ac8494d55439457dPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/beckisphere Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere