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@UCSUSA shared
On Mar 25, 2021
Unfortunately, social media is yet another tool that fossil fuel companies and other climate deniers use to obstruct climate action. That’s why we’ve joined a dozen other groups to push Facebook to address climate disinformation on their platform. https://t.co/OWfwIaUBDL
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Stopping climate change disinformation on Facebook

Stopping climate change disinformation on Facebook

Climate change disinformation is spreading rapidly across Facebook’s social media platform, threatening the ability of citizens and…

@ClimateReality shared
On Mar 30, 2021
Nearly one-quarter of the world’s population is likely facing a future of dangerous heat waves. https://t.co/j0l0rl5DmR
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India and Other South Asian Countries to Face More Frequent Deadly Heatwaves Due to Global Warming

India and Other South Asian Countries to Face More Frequent Deadly Heatwaves Due to Global Warming

With a global 2°C rise in temperatures, South Asia’s exposure to deadly heatwaves is expected to triple compared to the current exposure! - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

@ClimateReality shared
On Mar 30, 2021
"We are one of the most vulnerable countries, we admit, but possibly we are one of the most prepared. We suffered through these disasters regularly, so the people have their own resilience systems to cope with it." https://t.co/Uk8XnzL17G
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Bangladesh at 50: Why climate change could destroy my ancestral home

Bangladesh at 50: Why climate change could destroy my ancestral home

As Bangladesh turns 50, a UK-Bangladeshi reflects on how climate change affects his parent's country.

@IIED shared
On Mar 31, 2021
NEWS: UK-hosted summit seeks solutions for 'searing injustice' of climate change --> https://t.co/MI8GzBF5LQ "To have health or education services under threat because of one donor suddenly disappearing," can throw progress off track says @clareshakya in @TRF_Climate. https://t.co/eEAmtxlmhx
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UK-hosted summit seeks solutions for 'searing injustice' of climate change

UK-hosted summit seeks solutions for 'searing injustice' of climate change

Ministerial meeting aims to give developing nations suffering the worst impacts of global warming an opportunity to help set the global political agenda on issues like climate finance

@ClimateNexus shared
On Mar 25, 2021
Senate Democrats plan to deploy an obscure legislative weapon next month with the goal of undoing a Trump rule that lifted controls on the release of methane, a planet-warming gas that's emitted from leaks and flares in oil and gas wells. https://t.co/zEaabAaEba via @nytimes
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Senate Democrats plan to employ an obscure legislative tool to reinstate an Obama-era climate change rule.

Senate Democrats plan to employ an obscure legislative tool to reinstate an Obama-era climate change rule.

Democrats hope to wipe out some of the executive-branch policies enacted in the last days of the Trump administration.

@ClimateNexus shared
On Mar 26, 2021
.@robbieorvis op-ed: Transitioning to a low-carbon economy would create an economic boom and US recovery out of the COVID downturn: Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 could increase GDP $1 trillion & create 5.5. million new job-years by 2050. https://t.co/HqIuAS5HjS via @thehill
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A net-zero strategy for Biden to lead the US on climate action

A net-zero strategy for Biden to lead the US on climate action

A net-zero policy pathway would make the U.S. a global leader, creating millions of new jobs and trillions in economic benefits along the way.

@EricHolthaus shared
On Mar 25, 2021
RT @themadstone: There's been a lot of debate recently over whether individual climate actions matter and whether it's fair to ask individuals to reduce their carbon footprints. In her new book, @KA_Nicholas argues that the answer to both is yes — if you're a rich person https://t.co/3Ovzw0Gxtx
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Cutting your carbon footprint matters a lot — if you’re rich

Cutting your carbon footprint matters a lot — if you’re rich

A new book pushes back against the narrative that individual actions make little difference to the climate.

@WRIClimate shared
On Mar 30, 2021
President #Biden is set to unveil a major infrastructure package expected to involve installing thousands of electric vehicle charging stations and building millions of new #energyefficient homes. https://t.co/XMmCHTRtMH #ClimateAction
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Here’s how Biden’s infrastructure package will likely tackle climate change

Here’s how Biden’s infrastructure package will likely tackle climate change

Biden's infrastructure plan will likely include record spending on mitigating climate change and accelerating a clean energy transition.