Tag: Climate
„Climate Reality Check“ misst die genaue Darstellung des Klimawandels in Filmen und Fernsehsendungen
Eine neue Studie verlangt von der Unterhaltungsindustrie, dass sie mit einem ordnungsgemäßen „Realitätscheck“ anerkennt, dass „der Klimawandel unsere Realität ist“.
„Es geschieht hier und jetzt, nicht anderswo oder in der Zukunft. Es berührt jeden Aspekt des Lebens. Aber diese Realität fehlt in unseren Geschichten auf dem Bildschirm immer noch weitgehend“, heißt es in der Studie. „Der Climate Reality Check ist ein einfaches Tool zur Bewertung, ob unsere Klimarealität in Filmen, Fernsehsendungen und anderen Erzählungen dargestellt wird. Er ist vom Bechdel-Wallace-Test
Hydropower Won’t Stop the Climate Crisis—It Might Make It Worse
We live in a world of dangerous, deadly extremes. Record-breaking heat waves, intense drought, stronger hurricanes, unprecedented flash flooding. No corner of the planet will be spared the wrath of human-caused climate change and the earth’s fresh water is already feeling the heat of this new reality. More than half of the world’s lakes and two-thirds of its rivers are drying up, threatening ecosystems, farmland, and drinking water supplies. Such diminishing resources are also likely to lead to conflict and … Read more
Here’s How Ski Resorts Are Adapting to Climate Change – Mother Jones
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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Trudging across the top of Bromley Mountain Ski Resort on a sunny afternoon in January, Matt Folts checks his smartwatch and smiles: 14 degrees Fahrenheit. That is very nearly his favorite temperature for making snow. It’s cold enough for water to quickly crystallize, but not so cold that his hourslong shifts on the mountain are miserable.
Folts is the head
I Saw the Future of Climate Technology—and Its Big-Oil Investors
“The world does not end at 2 degrees C,” Bill Gates told the British podcast The Rest Is Politics in an episode that aired in January. Gates, one of the strongest and earliest supporters of tech as a tool to address the climate crisis, has spoken before about his belief that we’ll blow past 1.5 degrees—but his more recent assertions that 2 degrees C is unavoidable took many by surprise.
“There’s no stopping us passing 2C,” he said. “In temperate … Read more
Like ‘Em or Not, Climate Defiance Is Determined To Get In Your Face – Mother Jones
Climate Defiance’s first big action was at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in April 2023. Courtesy Climate Defiance
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
The Wellesley Rotary Club was having a perfectly ordinary country club dinner on Thursday, Jan. 25, until about 18 climate activists hopped on stage and started talking about fossil fuels.
“Brian Moynihan is one of the top five funders of fossil fuels
Meet the Young Peruvians Fighting in Court for Climate Action
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Seven youth plaintiffs, ages ranging from 14 to 16, argue that the state is violating their right to a healthy environment by failing to curb Amazon deforestation and mitigate climate change.
The Álvarez youth plaintiffs stand outside of the Judicial Branch of Peru: Superior Court of Justice of Lima after filing their legal complaint against the state in the judiciary.
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Fossil Fuel Industry Knew of Profound Climate Risks In the 1950s – Mother Jones
An artistic depiction of the Keeling Curve, which shows atmospheric CO2 concentrations over time.Swen Pförtner/AP
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
The fossil fuel industry funded some of the world’s most foundational climate science as early as 1954, newly unearthed documents have shown, including the early research of Charles Keeling, famous for the so-called ‘Keeling curve’ that has charted the upward march of the Earth’s carbon
Agrifood Special CAPitals: Climate adaptation – Euractiv
Welcome to Euractiv’s Special CAPitals edition of the Agrifood Brief. Let’s dive straight into a tour of the EU, to find out how the CAP and national policies support farmers coping with the damages caused by extreme weather events.
POLAND
Farmers raise criticism of the system for weather-related loss estimation. Due to the country’s geographical and climate specifics, Polish farmers have to cope with different types of extreme weather events, which seriously threaten crops and can significantly reduce annual yields.
Why the COP28 Climate Pact Likely Won’t Cut It – Mother Jones
This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Climate negotiators meeting in Dubai last month pledged to chart a course for stabilizing the climate system using good science. But many scientists say these promises are at best ill-defined and at worst a travesty of good science—vague and full of loopholes.
The UN climate conference in Dubai agreed on an action plan for two key objectives: to keep the world
24 Climate Predictions for 2024 – Mother Jones
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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Last year, climate change came into sharp relief for much of the world: The planet experienced its hottest 12-month period in 125,000 years. Flooding events inundated communities from California to East Africa to India. A heat wave in South America caused temperatures to spike above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the middle of winter, and a heat dome across much of