Trump White House to Take Aim at Obama Era Climate Policy

2017, Coal, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Policy, USALeave a comment

President Trump will take the most significant step yet in obliterating his predecessor’s environmental record Tuesday, instructing federal regulators to rewrite key rules curbing U.S. carbon emissions. References Now under attack, EPA’s work on climate change has been going on for decades http://theconversation.com/now-under-attack-epas-work-on-climate-change-has-been-going-on-for-decades-74065 Trump moves decisively to wipe out Obama’s climate-change record https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-moves-decisively-to-wipe-out-obamas-climate-change-record/2017/03/27/411043d4-132c-11e7-9e4f-09aa75d3ec57_story.html Charting Irreversible…

TESLA’s energy independence and climate solution

2016, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Communication, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Solar Power, SolutionsLeave a comment

Elon Musk talks climate and energy solutions, presenting Powerwall 2 and the incredible Solar Roof (October 28, 2016). More https://www.tesla.com/solar and https://www.tesla.com/powerwall Join the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Powerwall 2 is a battery for homes and small businesses that stores the sun’s energy and delivers clean, reliable electricity when the sun isn’t shining. Combine…

Jim Hansen: Requirement of Negative CO2 Emissions

2016, Climate Change, Communication, Emissions Reduction, Policy, SolutionsLeave a comment

Young People’s Burden: Requirement of Negative CO2 Emissions, is a publication in Earth System Dynamics Discussion (4 October, 2016), as it is undergoing peer review. We try to make the science transparent to non-scientists. Jim Hansen: The Requirement for Negative CO2 Emissions Jim Hansen: The Requirement for Negative CO2 Emissions Read full article http://csas.ei.columbia.edu/2016/10/04/young-peoples-burden Publication…

Kevin Anderson: Delivering on 2 degrees #IPCC #Paris #COP21

2016, Climate Engineering, CO2 Sequestration, Emissions Reduction, IPCC, Lecture, Policy, Science TalkLeave a comment

As part of the ‘Delivering on 2 degrees’ talks and debate evening organised by the Carbon Neutral University Network, Kevin talks about the Paris Agreement within the background of Climate Science and what is needed to stop global warming at 2C or even 1.5C. Kevin Anderson says that we basically lost the chance to stay…

Regenerating soil holds the key to tackling climate change

2016, Biochar, CO2 Sequestration, Emissions Reduction, Farming, SolutionsLeave a comment

The last 14 consecutive months broke the global temperature record. Summer sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean in 2016 hit a new low, with a staggering 260000 square km below the previous record for June, set in 2010. We’re not doing much to stop this trend: according to Professor Kevin Anderson, one of Britain’s…

U.S. and China ratify Paris climate agreement (3D Edition)

2016, Asia, China, Emissions Reduction, Policy, USALeave a comment

Breakthrough as US and China agree to ratify Paris climate deal Campaigners hail key moment in battle against global warming as presidents Obama and Xi announce deal on eve of G20 summit in Hangzhou Watch a new Climate State video series made entirely in 3D. Read news https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/03/breakthrough-us-china-agree-ratify-paris-climate-change-deal http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-climatechange-idUSKCN11901W

Global fossil fuel subsidies outpace renewable support #ffsG20

2016, Coal, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Global, Natural Gas, Oil, PolicyLeave a comment

G20 spends $444bn a year to subsidise fossil fuel production Research discovered that G20 country governments’ support to fossil fuel production marries bad economics with potentially disastrous consequences for climate change. In effect, governments are propping up the production of oil, gas and coal, much of which cannot be used if the world is to…