Top news of the week: 06.10.2020.
#COP26 #cleanenergy #netzero #agriculture #R4D #agresearch #climatechange #foodsecurity #foodsystems #climatecrisis
Future Of Climate
Environmental law scholars believe that with Barrett on the bench, there will be little remaining support on the nation's highest court for upholding what is arguably its most important environmental ruling—Massachusetts v. the U.S. EPA. https://t.co/O1TPvOYb15 via @insideclimate
OpenTrump’s Pick for the Supreme Court Could Deepen the Risk for Its Most Crucial Climate Change Ruling
Amy Coney Barrett’s views on precedent could undermine Massachusetts vs. EPA, the case ruling that greenhouse gases are pollutants under the Clean Air Act.
Michael Mann, one of the world’s most eminent climate experts, says Earth’s future ‘is in the hands of American citizens.’ https://t.co/TOAHD8juld
OpenA second Trump term would be 'game over' for the climate, says top scientist
Michael Mann, one of the world’s most eminent climate experts, says Earth’s future ‘is in the hands of American citizens’
RT @GRI_LSE: An all-male leadership of UK-hosted #COP26 climate talks in 2021 is likely to be less effective & less trusted, as well as less representative, than a more diverse line-up say @lwhitmarsh @SamFankhauser @DrCHowarth & @CAST_Centre’s Katharine Steentjes https://t.co/g8HOqQM2ff
OpenWhy the UK needs a diverse leadership team for COP26
The UK government has announced an all-male COP26 leadership team. A line-up that includes women would not only be more representative, but could also be more effective and trusted, argue ...
RT @dpcarrington: Live online event - Reporting on the climate emergency: Can the media do better?
With @guardian Editor-in-Chief @KathViner and @billmckibben
Friday 16 October 2020, 2pm–3pm BST
@guardianlive
https://t.co/gZoJ2G5vq3
OpenReporting on the climate emergency: Can the media do better?
To mark The Guardian’s 2020 environment pledge, this livestreamed discussion will explore the role of the media in the …
RT @ChristopherNFox: Climate Action 100+ "has been able to pressure some of the world’s most carbon-intensive companies to adopt concrete commitments for shifting away from fossil fuels." - @HarvardHBS Professor @RebeccaReCap https://t.co/4hJdTZV2D4 cc: @ActOnClimate100
OpenShareholder value in a burning world
CAMBRIDGE – Does solving the climate crisis mean we need to change how publicly traded firms are run? Most corporate leaders believe they have a legal and moral duty to maximise shareholder ...
@CIERP_Fletcher on @MICleanEnergyRD first 5 years and the road ahead following a successful meeting. For @COP26 @topnigel - some clear pointers here for diplomatic efforts to raise ambition in the next year @JohnMurton @UKClimateEnvoy @SelwinHart https://t.co/STYsgHhWVC
OpenOPINION: Mission Innovation - Global research on clean energy must go on
With a relatively small investment, renewables and low-carbon tech have come a long way - but the journey to net-zero has only just begun
📰CCAFS Program Director, @bcampbell_CGIAR, reflects on 10 years of CCAFS work and its impact on #R4D and climate-smart #foodsystems.
➡️ https://t.co/H8LCuowDF5
#agresearch #climatechange #agriculture #foodsecurity https://t.co/W1kujccENn
OpenA decade of CCAFS: two big lessons for the future of climate-smart food systems
Our food systems are failing us—the wealth of literature that's now available tells us this fact unequivocally.
Historic fires. Record-breaking hurricanes. Deadly heat waves.
Scientists agree: America's extreme weather disasters are fueled by the #climatecrisis and Trump's refusal to tackle it head-on.
https://t.co/ZyakLipK8S
OpenWhy we’re more confident than ever that climate change is driving disasters
The emerging field of climate attribution helps explain the wildfires and hurricanes of 2020.