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Daily climate news for 13th of March 2018

Individual atoms may turn carbon dioxide into an energy source   Cosmos

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"A radical new catalyst design has been shown to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, potentially allowing it to be translated into a valuable energy source"

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Burning coal may have caused Earth’s worst mass extinction   The Guardian

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"New geological research from Utah suggests the end-Permian extinction was mainly caused by burning coal, ignited by magma"

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Red Cross Turns to Climate Attribution Science to Prepare for Disasters Ahead   Inside Climate News

 

"Heat waves, droughts and storms intensified by global warming are raising the stakes for disaster relief organizations like the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which is turning to attribution studies to help it better allocate resources in a warming world"

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22 leading Commonwealth science bodies urge action on climate change   New Zealand Herald

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"Their joint statement... marks the first time Commonwealth academies have come together to urge their governments toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gases emissions this century"

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China’s War on Pollution Will Change the World   Bloomberg

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"China is cracking down on pollution like never before, with new green policies so hard-hitting and extensive they can be felt across the world"

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In Iceland, global warming no longer a joke - president   Thomson Reuters Foundation

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"Icelanders have long joked that global warming was something people on the chilly Nordic island could look forward to, but as ice caps and glaciers melt at record speeds, that gag is wearing thin, according to the country's president"

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Photo: ICRC

Can California's carbon queen recycle pollution?   OZY

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"Etosha Cave’s personal moonshot is metamorphosing environment-polluting carbon dioxide into useful products like petroleum. The project sounds like something out of the Hogwarts School of Wizardry..."

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EU [Carbon] Market: EUAs [European Emissions Units] hold steady despite retracing from new 6.5-year high   Carbon Pulse

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"European carbon prices closed little changed on Monday, ending near their intraday low despite touching a fresh 6.5-year high earlier following a strong auction result"

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As climate change parches Somalia, frequent drought comes with conflict over fertile land   PBS News Hour

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"Desert sand is slowly taking over Somalia. Just six years after the last major drought emergency, the rains have failed again -- a devastating trend in a country where around 80 percent of people make their living on the land"

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Germany’s new government deal fails the Paris climate accord test   Climate Home News

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"The new coalition no longer aims to reach the German 2020 climate target in time. With this announcement, Germany officially steps down as an international climate champion and undermines the Paris Agreement as a whole"

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Hotter, Drier, Hungrier: How Global Warming Punishes the World’s Poorest   The New York Times

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"Northern Kenya — like its arid neighbors in the Horn of Africa... has become measurably drier and hotter, and scientists are finding the fingerprints of global warming.

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France to commit 700 million euros to International Solar Alliance   Reuters

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"France will commit 700 million euros to the International Solar Alliance (ISA), President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday at the founding conference... reiterating the... country’s commitment to the alliance and clean energy"

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