Climate Change solutions

View In: Climate Change solutionsOur mission is to help the world reach “drawdown”—the point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline, thereby stopping catastrophic climate change—as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.

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View In: Climate Change solutionsThe intersection of freshwater and climate is a frequently ignored but critical element of the climate problem, according to a new study from Sweden that explores the link and offers solutions that will help lower emissions.  Two years in the making, the study, “The Essential Drop to Reach Net-Zero...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Climate Change solutionsWith the world on course to exceed 1.5C warming, taking carbon out of the atmosphere, as well as lowering emissions, will become increasingly importantThe past year has seen an unending drumbeat of climate-driven disasters. And yet, the climate story of this past decade has been one of slow but stead...

View In: Climate Change solutionsMore than 30 countries have already broken the link between emissions and economic growth.

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Climate Change solutionsAdoption of new technologies requires overcoming some ‘learning curves,’ but informed policy guidance helps achieve the full benefits. The post Technological learning and policy together can advance clean energy appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Climate Change solutionsThe climate crisis is affecting every single aspect of society, so every single part of the government should be doing everything it can to alleviate the pain.

View In: Climate Change solutionsCalifornia is about to launch an experiment to cover aqueducts with solar panels, a plan that if scaled up might save billions of gallons of otherwise evaporated water while powering millions of homes. Project Nexus in the Turlock Irrigation District launches in mid-October amid Western North America's worst drought in 1,200 years and as human-influenced climate change exacerbates the dry spell. Based on a similar project in the west Indian state of Gujarat, the project is the first of its kind in the United States, said University of California Merced project scientist Brandi McKuin.

View In: Climate Change solutionsPresented in six video units and in-depth expert conversations, this free online course centers on game-changing climate action.

Yale E360
View In: Climate Change solutionsThe Dutch government is capping the number of flights from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport at 440,000, a 12 percent cut from pre-pandemic levels. The new policy, set to take effect at the end of 2023, is the world's first to limit flights for environmental reasons.Read more on E360 →

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Climate Change solutionsUtilities and municipalities can cut carbon pollution by fixing leaks and encouraging water conservation. The post Saving water also saves energy appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Inside Climate News
View In: Climate Change solutionsA clean energy development this week in the San Diego area isn’t much to look at. Workers will deliver four white shipping containers that house battery storage systems. Soon after, workers will hook up the containers so they can store electricity from a nearby solar array. The part that I care abou...

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View In: Climate Change solutionsJessica Hernandez, author of 'Fresh Banana Leaves,' says Indigenous communities are already taking steps to heal the environment. The post New book says Indigenous knowledge is key to fighting climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Climate Change solutionsForget a gas tax holiday. Earth Day is a good time to offer better responses to the increases in fuel costs.

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View In: Climate Change solutionsMore than 1,000 teams have registered for the contest so far.

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Nature-based initiatives, such as planting mangroves and revitalizing wetlands, have proven effective in making communities more resilient to climate change. But international funding has shortchanged such solutions in favor of more costly and less efficient engineering projects.

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Grist
View In: Climate Change solutionsCombatting the climate crisis is going to require rethinking how Americans move.

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Climate Change solutionsEven in a gas and oil state, customers are saving a billion dollars by switching to wind. That is the future, my friend.

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Climate Change solutionsThe essence of the plan is simplicity itself: just directly reduce fossil fuel production and consumption.

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Climate Change solutionsTo reduce its climate impact, the plant in Pueblo turned to renewable energy. The post Colorado steel mill goes solar appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Carbon Brief
View In: Climate Change solutionsExperts see heat pumps as one of the main solutions for tackling the carbon emissions... The post Guest post: How heat pump sales are starting to take off around the world appeared first on Carbon Brief.

Carbon Watchdog
View In: Climate Change solutionsThe BBC started this train of thought about a carbon currency recently with an article describing how the world’s wealthiest are at the heart of the climate crisis, and that a new “polluter-elite” have to change their lifestyles if the world is to tackle climate change[1]. New research showed that th...

Carbon Watchdog
View In: Climate Change solutionsThe UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework to guide humanity from now through to sustainability. This is how Universal Carbon Credits / Carbon Account Mechanism (Compte carbone) fit into the SDG framework. The 17 SDGs and their 169 sub-goals are a call for action by all countrie...

Carbon Watchdog
View In: Climate Change solutionsFaced with ever more obvious signs of damaging climate change all around the world, a clear and effective way to reduce CO2 emissions and keep atmospheric warming to a minimum must be every government’s goal. Ecocore’s solution is for every individual to receive a carbon budget and keep to it. The Universa...

Counter Punch
View In: Climate Change solutionsUK scientist Kevin Anderson noted that because “most people [are] below-average emitters” and because “emissions align very closely to income, … policies have to be tailored” mainly to changing how higher income people do things and what they do. Rationing, in combination with a falling cap on fossi...

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Climate Change solutionsSophia Kianni launched Climate Cardinals after noticing that most climate research and documents are available in only a few major languages. The post Volunteers translate climate research into more than 100 languages appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

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View In: Climate Change solutionsAn unlikely team of disparate companies, public officials, and local residents came together on a steel mill dating from the 1800s to make it the first in the world powered largely by solar. The post A tale of two steel mills, and yet they’re the same one appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Grist
View In: Climate Change solutionsSearching for solutions, Zacharias Kunuk’s latest film takes a grounded, Indigenous approach.

Grist
View In: Climate Change solutionsA Q&A with Jessica Hernandez, a Maya Ch’orti and Binnizá-Zapotec environmental scientist.

Grist
View In: Climate Change solutionsSuperstore roofs span billions of square feet. Covering them in solar panels could power nearly 8 million homes.

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View In: Climate Change solutionsWind was Spain's leading source of electricity in 2021, El País reported. In total, renewables accounted for 47 percent of power generation this year, up from 30 percent a decade ago. Roughly half of 2021's renewable energy came from wind power, with 10 percent coming from solar and the remainder fro...

View In: Climate Change solutionsThe COVID-19 pandemic has shown humanity a new way to reduce climate change: Nix in-person conventions. Putting meetings online can reduce carbon footprints by 94%, says a Cornell study.

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View In: Climate Change solutionsA nervous excitement hangs in the air. Half a dozen scientists sit behind computer screens, flicking between panels as they make last-minute checks. “Go and make the gun dangerous,” one of them tells a technician, who slips into an adjacent chamber. A low beep sounds. “Ready,” says the person runnin...

The Guardian
View In: Climate Change solutionsThis is not simply a rich versus poor countries divide: there are huge emitters in poor countries, and low emitters in rich countriesLet’s face it: our chances of staying under a 2C increase in global temperature are not looking good. If we continue business as usual, the world is on track to heat u...

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Climate Change solutions Anyone can invest for as little as $100. The post ‘Raise Green’ platform connects climate-friendly projects with investors appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Popular Resistance
View In: Climate Change solutionsIn May 2019, Winnipeg public transit drivers held a fare strike. Members of ATU Local 1505 had been working without a contract since that January, and they decided to make a point. On a Monday, they left leaflets at bus stops and advertised the strike on social media. That Tuesday they let people rid...

View In: Climate Change solutionsA new analysis shows that it’s cheaper, more sustainable—and just as effective—to make aquaculture feed out of methane from industrial waste, than from forage fish extracted from the sea

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