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Beavers do it better.
"our staff experts created a manual that shows how to reduce the impacts on nearby landowners and promote beaver activity that creates healthier landscapes that more resilient to climate impacts"
The Swiss court decision is an inflection point, not just for EU doings.
"...the first decision confirming that countries have an obligation to protect people from its effects...would open the door to more legal challenges in the countries that are members of the Council of Europe, which includes the 27 EU nations as well as many others from Britain to Turkey."
#climate
https://apnews.com/article/europe-eu-climate-court-human-rights-3b540a965aff7e2b49f1451c7a328e77
Michael Mann awarded $1M. Good. Hope that's enough to discourage the rest of the roaches.
#climate #civilDiscourse
Tada! Ford now says mass-adoption needs EVs that cost the same as combustion cars.
#EV #climate
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/02/ford-rethinks-ev-strategy-is-working-on-a-smaller-cheaper-ev-platform/
Beyond the headlines -- or page 5 articles, or press releases -- about COP28, there are binding agreements. Here's a quick view of what is and isn't getting written down.
"COP28 will culminate in a set of legal decisions, under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its associated Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement.
This set of legal texts lies at the heart of COP28 – and every other UN climate summit."
https://www.carbonbrief.org/interactive-tracking-negotiating-texts-at-cop28-climate-summit/
Here we go, this is a big milestone.
Volvo delivered three heavy-duty line-haul electric trucks to operate in fixed routes between Danfoss sites in Denmark, and one of the trucks will operate 24 hours a day, five days per week, without significant charging downtime.
Volvo set a global target that in 2030 50% of all new trucks sold will be battery or fuel cell electric. (70% in Europe in 2030)
#EV #climate
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2023/09/20230907-danfoss.html
Huh. I never imagined the Utah would go all-in on heavy metal(s).
Toxic chemicals — including arsenic, lead and mercury — are trapped on the lakebed. As more of it becomes exposed and dries, chemicals become exposed to the whims of the wind.
https://apnews.com/article/great-salt-lake-lawsuit-climate-change-37e4ab846e135540fac085743c99c7aa
the first time a U.S. court has ruled against a government for violating a constitutional right based on climate change, said Harvard Law School Professor Richard Lazarus.
“...state court not a federal court and the ruling is based on a state constitution and not the U.S. Constitution, but it is still clearly a major, pathbreaking win for climate plaintiffs,”
#climate #law
Young environmental activists prevail in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-youth-montana-trial-c7fdc1d8759f55f60346b31c73397db0
At the UN Climate Summit, the host (UAE) would like everyone not to ask questions about money laundering, war crimes in Yemen, political prisoners, surveillance and spying, LGBTQIA+ community, freedom of expression, women’s rights and people trafficking 🧐
Uhm, wouldn't have occurred to me but now...
#climate #fuckery #politics
This year I’m naming major heatwaves after oil companies to shame them in the process and to identify culprits that are exacerbating these deadly systems. -- Guy Walton, meteorologist
#climate
On the one hand, yay electrify everything. However I'm wondering about the cost/benefit on already heavy vehicles going EV. The added weight will cause almost geometrically more road damage and a lot more tire wear (particles==bad). Versus SULEV/hybrid.
School bus does seem like a great candidate for today's battery tech. Gonna call this a win.
#climate #EV
https://investors.blue-bird.com/news-financial-reporting/press-releases/news-details/2023/Blue-Bird-Premieres-Next-Generation-Electric-School-Bus-at-STN-Expo-West/default.aspx
Wow this didn't go the way I expected given the headline:
10 states plan to sue EPA over standards for residential wood-burning stoves
"programs that encourage people to trade in older stoves and other wood-burning appliances, such as forced-air furnaces, haven’t necessarily improved air quality"
States want more/better regulation?! That's a thing?
#AQI #climate #politics
https://apnews.com/article/epa-wood-stove-lawsuit-threat-8c058fda6cda684ed29adf0f69dd42ba
Another thing to consider re: climate change: ticks. Their population is morphing and moving. If you haven't dealt with 'em before congrats! But you might want to learn about them.
And they are now fully out and about where I am @^&#$&
Do you like money, and/or living on a viable planet? The Inflation Reduction Act may be for you.
Seriously, it will pay back 30 percent of my solar installation costs.
See Rewiring America's Go Electric Digital Guide. It contains a link to a calculator: enter income and ZIP code, get the low-down on up-front discounts, tax credits, and low-cost financing to make clean energy and a decarbonized life easy and financially smart.
pretty, effective visualization (video) of #climate change 1880 - 2021, with source data.
Renewable energy provided > 25% of electricity in the US for the first half of 2022, per new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Biomass, geothermal, hydropower, wind, and solar increased their electrical output by 18.45% from the first half of 2021.
Renewables outproduced coal and nuclear power by 28.76% and 38.81%, respectively.
Source: [pdf] https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/current_month/august2022.pdf
backsaw - я українець
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