Climate Change

Solutions to reach net-zero emissions farming

05/08/21

Author:

Claire Asher

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Mongabay

Banner image: A shepherd with grazing sheep. Image via Pixabay (Public domain).

30 July 2021

Agriculture and food account for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, making these sectors critical in efforts to address our current overshoot of the climate planetary boundary. They are also having profound impacts on freshwater, biodiversity and biogeochemical cycles.

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Agriculture

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Fare-Free is Transformational

05/08/21

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Poverty Free Thunder Bay

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The Bullet

PUBLIC GOODS • August 5, 2021 • Poverty Free Thunder Bay

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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan bets big on U.K. gas network

05/08/21

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

Despite committing to net-zero by 2050 earlier this year, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is upping its stake in the United Kingdom’s second-largest gas network. Photo via BigStock

Aug. 5, 2021

Despite committing to net-zero by 2050 earlier this year, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) is upping its stake in the United Kingdom’s second-largest gas network.

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What carbon activists can learn from the campaign to end asbestos production in Canada

05/08/21

Author:

Ross Belot

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National Observer

The Jeffrey Mine in Quebec was once the largest chrysotile asbestos mine in the world. Photo by Eric Launier / Flickr

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Our leaders look climate change in the eyes, and shrug

05/08/21

Author:

Hamilton Nolan

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The Guardian

‘Capitalism is a machine made to squeeze every last cent out of this planet until there is nothing left.’ Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock

Aug. 4, 2021

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Earth's Energy Imbalance Bolsters Human-Made Climate Disruption Theory

04/08/21

Author:

Denise Chow

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NBC News

Earth's horizon seen from the International Space Station as it orbits above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, on Nov. 21.NASA

Aug. 1, 2021

For decades, Earth’s energy system has been out of whack.

Stability in Earth's climate hinges on a delicate balance between the amount of energy the planet absorbs from the sun and the amount of energy Earth emits back into space. But that equilibrium has been thrown off in recent years — and the imbalance is growing, according to a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications.

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Climate Change

Climate Science

Hawaii's Big Island hit by drought and record wildfires

04/08/21

Author:

Caleb Jones

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National Observer

Traffic was backed up for miles on Waikoloa Road and Queen Kaahumanu Highway after a mandatory evacuation was ordered as a wildfire approached the Waikoloa Village area in Hawaii on Aug. 1, 2021. Photo by Associated Press/ Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today

August 3rd 2021

Firefighters have gotten more control over a wildfire in Hawaii that forced thousands of people to evacuate over the weekend and destroyed at least two homes on the Big Island, but officials warned strong winds Monday could raise the danger again.

Authorities have lifted evacuation orders but warned they could be reinstated at any time and that people should be ready to go.

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As scorching temperatures hit southern Europe, residents scramble for resources

03/08/21

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Colleen Barry, Suzan Fraser, Ayse Wieting, Dusan Stojanovic, Menelaos Hadjicostis: Milan, Italy; Ankara, Turkey; Istanbul; Belgrade, Serbia; Nicosia, Cyprus - The Associated Press

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The Globe and Mail

Aug. 1, 2021

A heat wave baking southeast Europe has fueled deadly wildfires in Turkey and threatened the national grid in Greece as governments scrambled Monday to secure the resources needed to cope with the emergency.

Temperatures reached 45 C (113 F) in inland areas of Greece and nearby countries and are expected to remain high for most of the week.

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Two-Thirds of Canadian Oil and Gas Workers Want Net-Zero Jobs

03/08/21

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Primary Author: Mitchell Beer

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The Energy Mix

August 1, 2021

More than two-thirds of Canadian fossil fuel workers are interested in jobs in a net-zero economy, 58% see themselves thriving in that economy, and nearly nine in 10 want training and upskilling for net-zero employment, according to a groundbreaking survey released last month by Edmonton-based Iron & Earth.

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Eliminating Carbon Emissions by 2050 Would Save 74 Million Lives This Century: Study

03/08/21

Author:

Kenny Stancil

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Common Dreams

A person in India is hospitalized on June 4, 2019 after suffering heat stroke amid temperatures of 50°C (122 °F) in Churu, a city in the state of Rajasthan. (Photo: Money Sharma via Getty Images)

July 29, 2021

There is "a significant number of lives that can be saved if you pursue climate policies that are more aggressive than the business-as-usual scenario."

Providing further evidence of the deadly consequences of the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency and the far-reaching health benefits of decarbonization, new research out Thursday shows that eliminating greenhouse gas emissions within the next three decades would save tens of millions of lives around the world.

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Climate Change

There is "a significant number of lives that can be saved if you pursue climate policies that are more aggressive than the business-as-usual scenario."

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