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The Standing Rock protests launched one man’s renewable energy transformation » Yale Climate Connections

Ten years after the protest, Cody Two Bears reflects on how it led him to create energy alternatives for tribal communities.

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Less rain, more intense storms: Climate change strengthens extreme urban floods

A new study reveals a troubling consequence of climate change: Even as rainfall decreases, cities could face increasingly severe flooding. The study was led by Ph.D. student Raz Nussbaum and co-authored by Dr. Moshe Armon and supervised by professor Efrat Morin from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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Researchers warn that warmer weather is helping mosquitoes spread dangerous diseases like malaria and dengue

A century of data shows bed nets, drugs and growing cities explain much of why malaria and dengue went separate ways as the planet warmed.

bbc.co.uk

What is climate change? A really simple guide

Human activities are causing the world to heat up, posing serious threats to people and nature.

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Future warming events will outdo the extreme heat waves of the recent past, new study finds

The extreme heat waves we have seen over the last few years may only serve as a preview of what is to come as a result of climate change. A new study led by researcher Philipp Aglas-Leitner from Freie Universität Berlin, published in Nature Communications, finds that future heat waves could last longer, impact larger areas, and be much more severe.

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‘A new age of climate extremes’: Earth accumulating heat at accelerating rate

Increased heat will supercharge extreme weather events, warns UN agency as Cop31 climate summit begins

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How fossil fuel lobby is undermining democracy - 360

Corporate lobbying, political donations and manufactured public support are helping fossil fuel corporations obstruct climate action in Australia. The key to overcoming the influence of polluters lies in understanding who shapes climate policy, and how. Australia, like many nations around the world, has failed to implement climate policies that are consistent with the dire warnings […]

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The worse climate change gets, the harder it becomes to stop it

This year may be seen as a turning point in the climate crisis. The U.N. has accepted that global warming is going to exceed 1.5°C, while climate scientists have concluded that the rate of warming has effectively doubled over the past decade.

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What is net zero and is the UK on track to achieve it?

Reaching net zero carbon emissions worldwide is essential to limit global warming, UN scientists say.

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Norway Supreme Court rules North Sea oil and gas approvals invalid in historic climate case - Greenpeace International

“This historic ruling changes Norwegian oil policy forever, and sets a precedent the world cannot ignore. Norway can no longer ignore the global damage caused when its oil and gas are burned abroad."

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What is the Paris climate agreement and why does 1.5C matter?

The 2015 pact is at the heart of the international commitment to tackle rising global temperatures.

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Adaptation isn't keeping up with global warming, UN warns

With global warming set to exceed 1.5°C, adaptation finance falls far short of needs, implementation is constrained by institutional barriers, and losses and damages are mounting, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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At UN climate talks, 5 nations back plan to double rooftop solar panels by 2030

Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030, as U.N. climate talks in Turkey focus on expanding access to electricity and transitioning away from fossil fuels.

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Drought driven by climate change is redefining how disease spreads, study finds

As climate change intensifies, drought is widening globally, causing alterations in water-dependent pathogen patterns, leaving scientists scrambling to understand how infectious disease transmission is evolving. They’ll need to act quickly to predict and prepare for future outbreaks: In 2025, annual drought affected approximately 30% of the globe’s land surface, a near doubling of area since […]

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COP31 Meets the Overshoot Era - Inside Climate News

The UN’s climate summit COP31 begins this week. The bill for overshoot is coming due.

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Climate action cannot ignore an ageing world

New HelpAge research calls for climate adaptation, finance and decision-making to recognise the knowledge and leadership of older people.

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Bill Gates Wants to Stop Global Warming. He’s Earned Billions From Climate-Polluting Landfills.

Bill Gates owns a dominant stake in Republic Services, America’s second-largest landfill operator, but he’s failed to make the company live up to his own climate principles, ProPublica has found.

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