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Global Warming

An issue of utmost importance to all of us. As we are all aware of the situation, we offer a selection of articles on the global efforts in the private and public sectors to limit the rise of temperatures.

Top news of the week: 16.03.2023.

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@CarbonBubble shared
On Mar 15, 2023
New climate attribution study on #CycloneGabrielle which saw record flooding, killed 11 people & resulted in a national state of emergency in New Zealand 🇳🇿 finds the cyclone was 4x more likely & rainfall 30% more intense ⛈️ due to #GlobalWarming 🌡️https://t.co/1ajnKsmEQd https://t.co/QZ1miKnnXy
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Heavy rainfall from New Zealand’s Cyclone Gabrielle ‘more common on warmer planet’

Heavy rainfall from New Zealand’s Cyclone Gabrielle ‘more common on warmer planet’

Heavy rainfall events comparable to the intense downpour that hit New Zealand in February 2023...

@the_ecologist shared
On Mar 15, 2023
RT @RebeccaSolnit: Pretending that trees are our atmospheric janitorial service belies both the ways that forests across the globe are devastated by climate crisis and that planting trees does not necessarily result in a healthy long-lasting forest. https://t.co/KKETxeoVpn
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Biden just betrayed the planet – and his own campaign vows

Biden just betrayed the planet – and his own campaign vows

Biden promised no more drilling on federal lands, ‘period, period’. This week he approved the massive Willow project

@LeoHickman shared
On Mar 13, 2023
RT @CarbonBrief: NEW – Climate resilience: Is the UK ready for the impacts of global warming? | @daisydunnesci @Josh_Gabbatiss @UKCRP_SPF Read here: https://t.co/8xIz8NlGwX https://t.co/mSfQBUYwWD
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Climate resilience: Is the UK ready for the impacts of global warming?

Climate resilience: Is the UK ready for the impacts of global warming?

Every area of UK society will feel the effects of climate change and, as global emissions continue to rise, preparing for life in a warmer world is crucial.

@EricHolthaus shared
On Mar 31, 2021
RT @amywestervelt: It really IS Infrastructure Week! The great @KanielaIng came on @WeAreDrilled to talk about Biden’s new plan, pushing for the THRIVE Act, and how green infrastructure investments can get more working people what they need https://t.co/hXUxjESASq
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@ret_ward shared
On Mar 12, 2023
Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools | AP News https://t.co/X2tGxAVZkk
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Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools

Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are aiming to make the state the second in the nation to mandate climate change lessons for K-12 public school students, further fueling U.S.

@ClimateHome shared
On Mar 15, 2023
Mafalda Duarte named as next chief of UN climate fund https://t.co/cLys2hD5Mv
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Mafalda Duarte named as next chief of UN climate fund

Mafalda Duarte named as next chief of UN climate fund

The CEO of the Climate Investment Funds has been picked to head the Green Climate Fund as its board faces its first complaint case

@ClimateComms shared
On Mar 15, 2023
Arctic sea ice declined dramatically in 2007 & has never recovered. Research suggests this is a step change - a climatic tipping point - the kind we may pass more of if we fail to rein in heat-trapping pollution. @ssdance @washingtonpost #ClimateActionNow https://t.co/pcbeYhqGzm
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Arctic ice has seen an ‘irreversible’ thinning since 2007, study says

Arctic ice has seen an ‘irreversible’ thinning since 2007, study says

New research suggests the decline was a fundamental change unlikely to be reversed this century — perhaps proof the planet has passed an alarming climactic tipping point.

@tveitdal shared
On Mar 12, 2023
Biden adm has denied reports that it has authorized a key oil drilling project on Alaska’s north slope, a highly contentious project that environmentalists argue would damage a pristine wilderness and gut White House commitments to combat climate crisis. https://t.co/IRX90T4Auo
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Biden denies reports that Alaska oil drilling project has been approved

Biden denies reports that Alaska oil drilling project has been approved

Signing off on the Willow plan would place the president’s political career in conflict with climate-minded Democrats