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@UNFCCC shared
On Apr 19, 2021
"This decade must be a decade of transformation." After a new @WMO report showed that the #ClimateCrisis accelerated in 2020, UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres called on countries to submit ambitious climate plans ahead of #COP26. 👉https://t.co/gt9GkOPk4o https://t.co/rEh1s4aQ7h
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Climate change indicators and impacts worsened in 2020

Climate change indicators and impacts worsened in 2020

Extreme weather combined with COVID-19 in a double blow for millions of people in 2020. However, the pandemic-related economic slowdown failed to put a brake on climate change drivers and ...

@SEIclimate shared
On Apr 19, 2021
The stratification period for #lakes in the northern hemisphere is getting longer in a warmer #climate. This is a seasonal separation of water into layers and can, for example, lead to oxygen depletion. Read about the study: https://t.co/lnsUIn3yD3 via @CarbonBrief
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Climate change could cause ‘irreversible impacts’ to lake ecosystems

Climate change could cause ‘irreversible impacts’ to lake ecosystems

The study finds that the average seasonal lake stratification period in the northern hemisphere could last almost two weeks longer by the end of the century.

@YaleClimateComm shared
On Apr 19, 2021
New research suggests that the often-ignored "subtractive" approach could be useful in tackling the climate crisis. This would involve removing #infrastructure, like old, falling-apart freeways: https://t.co/85ilPeik2E via @grist https://t.co/rdfGdgQpOR
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Goodbye, old freeways? How subtraction could address climate change

Goodbye, old freeways? How subtraction could address climate change

New research suggests we might be ignoring the easiest way to problem-solve.

@SEIclimate shared
On Apr 20, 2021
Countries are releasing their plans for reducing #carbon emissions in their Nationally Determined Contributions, or #NDCs. The @guardian has done a review of the pledges (or lack of them) by a number of countries around the globe: https://t.co/OEMpgX2rWF #COP26 #ClimateAction
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So what has the rest of the world promised to do about climate change?

So what has the rest of the world promised to do about climate change?

Countries around the globe have made plans called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to reduce carbon emissions. We take a look at some of the most significant

@SEIclimate shared
On Apr 20, 2021
Environmental groups are calling for reductions in methane emissions. #Methane is a potent #GHG with a short atmospheric life, making it crucial for fighting #ClimateChange in the near term and to prevent irreversible #TippingPoints. https://t.co/yXPTTPGTSC via @insideclimate
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Ahead of the Climate Summit, Environmental Groups Urge Biden to Champion Methane Reductions as a Quick Warming Fix

Ahead of the Climate Summit, Environmental Groups Urge Biden to Champion Methane Reductions as a Quick Warming Fix

The Environmental Defense Fund has a clear message for the Biden Administration on the eve of an international climate summit marking the U.S.’s further re-entry into the Paris climate ...

@columbiaclimate shared
On Apr 20, 2021
Steps President Biden is taking to fight climate change https://t.co/KHG3nIKGyu
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Steps President Biden is taking to fight climate change

Steps President Biden is taking to fight climate change

White House hosting virtual climate summit this week.

@insideclimate shared
On Apr 15, 2021
Ron DeSantis rode Donald Trump’s support to the Florida governorship in 2018. As DeSantis looks to a 2022 reelection bid, and possibly a run for president in 2024, we look at his climate record—including his opposition to renewable energy. https://t.co/B1T9DmTICZ
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DeSantis Recognizes the Threat Posed by Climate Change, but Hasn’t Embraced Reducing Carbon Emissions

DeSantis Recognizes the Threat Posed by Climate Change, but Hasn’t Embraced Reducing Carbon Emissions

This article is the result of a partnership between Inside Climate News and WMFE Orlando, a member of ICN’s National Reporting Network-Southeast. SATELLITE BEACH, Florida—Brick by brick, ...

@WRIClimate shared
On Apr 19, 2021
Advocates are calling for a 50% emissions cut by 2030, a "highly ambitious but still achievable" that would show other major polluters that the largest cumulative contributor to global warming is ready to take action. https://t.co/zAo8Q2VKXR #AllInFor50 #LeadersClimateSummit
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Biden's Earth Day Summit Aims for Reset on Climate Change

Biden's Earth Day Summit Aims for Reset on Climate Change

A "coming-out party for the United States on climate change." That's how University of Maryland Center for Global Sustainability Director Nathan Hultman describes the virtual summit ...