News links for May

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1.          Adaptation

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New Zealand unveils plan to tackle climate crisis by adapting cities to survive rising seas | New Zealand | The Guardian

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2.          Business and Industry

 

EXCLUSIVE Investors warn European companies over climate accounting | Reuters

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U.N. launches group to hold companies to account for net-zero pledges | Reuters

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Climate-Change Risks Get the Attention of Real Estate Investors - The New York Times

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Wind Power’s ‘Colossal Market Failure’ Threatens Climate Change Fight - Bloomberg

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2.1        Carbon offsetting

 

Now we know the flaws of carbon offsets, it's time to get real about climate change

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2.3      Finance

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World needs extra $1.3 trln energy investment by 2030 - JP Morgan | Reuters

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3.          Climate effects

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3.1        Cyclones / Hurricanes / Typhoons

 

Extreme Atlantic hurricane seasons now twice as likely as in 1980s | Hurricanes | The Guardian

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Ocean warming drove 10% rise in ‘extreme’ rainfall from Atlantic hurricanes in 2020 - Carbon Brief

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Global Warming Drove a Deadly Burst of Indian Ocean Tropical Storms - Inside Climate News

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3.2        Drought

 

Projections of faster onset and slower decay of El Niño in the 21st century | Nature Communications

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U.N. report highlights land use trends and costs of degradation | Reuters

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3.3        Ecology

 

Bird populations in Panama rainforest in severe decline, study finds | Birds | The Guardian

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Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers: stressed farmland shows 63% decline – new research

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Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change - The New York Times

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Global warming risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250m years | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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3.3.2     The Amazon

 

Climate crisis: Amazon rainforest tipping point is looming, data shows | Amazon rainforest | The Guardian

 

Declining ‘resilience’ pushing Amazon rainforest towards tipping point - Carbon Brief

 

Is the Amazon rainforest on the verge of collapse?

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3.4        Fires

 

Climate change, fire return intervals and the growing risk of permanent forest loss in boreal Eurasia - ScienceDirect

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Siberian wildfires burning unchecked because Russian military units which usually fight them are at war | The Independent

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3.5        Heat

 

Data | Heat wave in Punjab may curtail India’s wheat exports - The Hindu

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Global seasonal forecasts of marine heatwaves | Nature

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India experiences its hottest March in 122 years — Quartz India

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3.6.        Ice

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3.6.1     Antarctic ice

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Why Did the Larsen A and B Ice Shelves Fail? Scientists Say They Now Know. - The New York Times

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3.6.2     Arctic ice

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‘Black carbon’ threat to Arctic as sea routes open up with global heating | Shipping emissions | The Guardian

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3.7.       Oceans

 

Natural variability has dominated Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation since 1900 | Nature Climate Change

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3.8        Rain, floods and hail

 

South Africa floods: deadliest storm on record kills over 300 people | South Africa | The Guardian

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Toll hits 448 in S.Africa floods, relief effort falters

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3.9     Sea rise

 

Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection - The New York Times

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‘It’s happening now’: how rising sea levels are causing a US migration crisis | Environment | The Guardian

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Researchers demonstrate new link between greenhouse gases and sea level rise

 

 

3.10    Secondary climate effects

 

Climate Change Poses a Huge Threat to Railroads. Environmental Engineers Have Ideas for How to Combat That - Inside Climate News

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Massive fire near glaciated area of Parvati Valley, Glaciologists sound alarm | Latest News India - Hindustan Times

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Uganda fights crop-devouring armyworm, blaming climate change | Reuters

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US power outages from severe weather have doubled in 20 years | US news | The Guardian

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Climate change ‘already’ raising risk of virus spread between mammals - Carbon Brief

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4           Emissions

 

We found a hidden source of greenhouse gases – organic matter in groundwater

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What are the most effective ways to get cars out of cities? | Travel and transport | The Guardian

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4.1        Internet emissions contribution

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TechScape: Will the video games industry ever confront its carbon footprint? | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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4.2        Land based emissions

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IPES food | REPORT | The Politics of Protein

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4.2.1.    Agriculture

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Emerging weed resistance increases tillage intensity and greenhouse gas emissions in the US corn–soybean cropping system | Nature Food

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4.2.2     Deforestation and habitat

 

Deforestation-induced climate change reduces carbon storage in remaining tropical forests | Nature Communications

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Tree harvesting is not the same as deforestation | Nature Climate Change

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4.2        Methane

 

Global hub launched to help countries slash methane emissions

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5           Mitigation

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Incorporation of novel foods in European diets can reduce global warming potential, water use and land use by over 80% | Nature Food

 

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5.1        Albedo interventions

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Any plans to dim the Sun and cool the Earth must be led by those most affected by climate change

 

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5.2.       Carbon capture technologies

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Carbon Removal Isn’t the Solution to Climate Change | The New Republic

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On top of drastic emissions cuts, IPCC finds large-scale CO₂ removal from air will be "essential" to meeting targets

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The growing chorus for carbon capture - The Washington Post

 

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5.3        Cleaner energy

 

Space-based solar power: UK government backs plan for orbiting array | New Scientist

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Understanding the promise and peril of fusion power: Chimera or climate panacea? » Yale Climate Connections

 

What to know about hydrogen in the fight to curb climate change - The Washington Post

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Climate change and lithium mining influence flamingo abundance in the Lithium Triangle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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5.4        Negative emissions activities

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5.4.1     Agricultural Drawdown

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Net zero: European Union’s plan to reduce carbon emissions has a huge flaw | New Scientist

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5.4.2     Enhanced weathering

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Substantial carbon drawdown potential from enhanced rock weathering in the United Kingdom | Nature Geoscience

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5.4.3     Forest and habitat drawdown

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Amazon rainforest: Early warning system for Amazon forest losses seen in climate models | New Scientist

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Empirical evidence for recent global shifts in vegetation resilience | Nature Climate Change

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Unintended Consequences of ‘Fortress Conservation’ - Inside Climate News

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6           People

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A poetic look at ‘Earth’s Black Box’ of data on humanity’s climate action and inaction » Yale Climate Connections

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Colonialism: why leading climate scientists have finally acknowledged its link with climate change

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Migrant workers suffer heat stress during Ramadan in Arabian Gulf

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Google Search data shows people are becoming more climate-conscious | The Independent

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6.1        Activism

Climate scientists are desperate: we’re crying, begging and getting arrested | Peter Kalmus | The Guardian

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Dear politicians, young climate activists are not abuse victims, we are children who read news | Anjali Sharma | The Guardian

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Why Wynn Bruce, climate activist, set himself on fire at Supreme Court - The Washington Post

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6.2        Belief systems about climate

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6.2.1     Collapse

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Net zero by 2050 will hit a major timing problem technology can't solve. We need to talk about cutting consumption

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6.2.2     Degrowth

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Stories about economic degrowth help fight climate change — and yield a host of other benefits

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6.2.3     Religions

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Online toolkit helps Muslims incorporate climate action into Ramadan » Yale Climate Connections

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Earth Day 2022: Why religion is crucial to combatting the climate crisis in Africa   | The Independent

 

 

6.3        Food

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Five charts that show why our food is not ready for the climate crisis | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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6.3.1     Crops and famine

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Complex Models Now Gauge the Impact of Climate Change on Global Food Production. The Results Are ‘Alarming’ - Inside Climate News

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Wheat yield drops by 8% due to sudden heatwave in Punjab - Hindustan Times

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6.4        Health and safety

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Increased infectious disease risk likely from climate change | AP News

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Living in hothouse India: We have entered a new age of heat extremes. Concrete and glass-heavy urban buildings are a major hazard

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'Solar Geoengineering' Could Make Malaria Even Worse - The Atlantic

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6.4.1     Mental health

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Climate Anxiety and High School: How Young People Are Coping | Teen Vogue

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6.5        Media

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I went on TV to explain Just Stop Oil – and it became a parody of Don’t Look Up | Miranda Whelehan | The Guardian

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Pinterest bans misinformation about climate change - CNN

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Hollywood missing the drama in climate change, group says | AP News

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7           Politics

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Opinion | Putin's Aggression Shows Why Defeating Autocracy Is Key to Combating Climate Crisis | Bill McKibben

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Rightwing populist parties blight climate policy, study finds | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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7.1        National progress on emissions

 

John Kerry doesn't see signs of stronger climate pledges - The Washington Post