#NYC #NY #USA #NY #USA #US New York’s Next Mayor Will Face Big Decisions on Climate Change The city’s new leader will have to contend with preparing for deadly floods, rising electricity costs and the future of an ambitious energy efficiency program https://archive.ph/PBKOP #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtermination #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
COP28 saw nations agree to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 & transition from fossil fuels by 2050, but current national plans are insufficient Expanding renewables faces resistance from oil and fossil-reliant countries fearing decreased demand. Developing nations require financial aid to transition without damaging economies, with climate finance remaining a contentious issue at negotiations #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #pollution #environment #climate
World on track for 2.8C warming under current policies, says UN Predicted global temperature rise this century had fallen slightly, experts said, as countries were preparing for Cop30 in Brazil #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtermination #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
96% of fossil fuel firms are exploring and developing new oil and gas resources, said Urgewald Short-term expansion is up 33% since 2021, when the IEA issued its warning, with fossil fuel giants planning to bring 256 billion barrels of oil & gas equivalent (bboe) into production in the coming years https://www.commondreams.org/news/oil-and-gas-industry-growth #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #MassExtermination #MassAtrocity #pollution #environment #climate
#USA #US What do an offshore wind farm in New York, a campaign to install 275,000 heat pumps in Maine, and the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline have in common? They were all the result of “community-based strategies” with involvement or leadership from local grassroots groups. Advocates say this is a powerful and relatively cheap way of driving climate action, especially as the Trump administration rolls back as much progress as it can #climate #ClimateStrike
Hurricanes are already exceeding the highest level of the wind-driven Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which measures the amount of damage expected, capping off at “catastrophic” maximum sustained wind speeds of 157 miles per hour. Five tropical cyclones that formed since 2013 would have been deemed Category 6 hurricanes if such a classification existed #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #MassAtrocity #environment #climate
#EU EU considers weakening 2040 climate goal over forest CO2 absorption, draft shows #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtermination #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
#Germany ‘If you ignore emissions, we did great’: Germany’s challenging fight to go green While still on track to meet net zero commitments, climate groups say country’s toughest hurdles are yet to come #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtermination #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
#USA #US Comprehensive Map of US Air-Conditioning Use Reveals Who Can Stay Cool — and Who Struggles #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtermination #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
#Massachusetts #USA #US The early data shocked Wofsy & his team: The oaks and maples and scattered conifers around the tower were absorbing roughly 2 tons of carbon per hectare per year. The data proved that Harvard Forest—16 square kilometers in central Massachusetts where farms and pastures had been abandoned in the 19th century—was not yet at steady state Progress on climate change requires hard choices — keep a forest standing or clear it for a solar farm #climate