European Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič’s keynote speech at the Energiewende 2018 conference in Germany Berlin, April 18, 2018. For more conference talks visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7H8cqwr_Wnhx2X5xuV5ag/videos or https://www.energiewende2018.com or https://twitter.com/greensofa_betd
Back in 2011, a Cornell University research team first made the groundbreaking discovery that leaking methane from the shale gasfracking boom could make burning fracked gas worse for the climate than coal. https://www.desmogblog.com/2018/04/11/climate-change-two-degree-warming-fracking-natural-gas-rush-ingraffea Why a half-degree temperature rise is a big deal https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2458/why-a-half-degree-temperature-rise-is-a-big-deal Paris 1.5-2°C target far from safe, say world-leading scientists http://www.climatecodered.org/2017/07/paris-15-2c-target-far-from-safe-say.html TranscriptIn Just…
It’s 2018 and Germany is still digging coal. But is this a good idea, since Germany may lose large land masses to rising seas, in part fueled by it’s CO2 emissions. Credits German activists lose bid to halt Hambach mine expansion http://www.dw.com/en/german-activists-lose-bid-to-halt-hambach-mine-expansion/a-41517134 Climate Expert Jim Hansen explains the Climate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y09kyx9YgUM Future Sea Level Rise Summary…
A Climate State short film. Credits Aaron Thierry: The Logic of Climate Change (March 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7TL_BbAd-s Video footage via http://Pixabay.com Additional video footage by http://Tesla.com Teaser photo by Alessio Lin https://unsplash.com/photos/nDumFIIERkM Sound Academy Trailer https://www.trailermusicacademy.com Epic Stock Media http://epicstockmedia.com Additional sound effects http://freesound.org
First he read about it, his curiosity grew and he started to pay attention. But he wanted to know more. Produced by Climate State, narrated by Chris Machens
Update May 2021: Notice that the figures cited in this article are no longer accurate, since 2018 the amount of electricity usage for running bitcoin hardware in order to mine new bitcoin has increased much more, and with no end in sight. The bitcoin energy usage, is now cited as a reason for companies to…
After Bitcoin, Ethereum is the second largest cryptocurrency in the world, with a market capitalization of over $100 billion. In December 2017 Buterin briefly addressed energy consumption of Ethereum mining, and what he plans to change the issue. Discuss (Dec 10,2017) Vitalik Buterin – Lays Out Ethereum 2.0 Roadmap In Taiwan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ9PauT1Mk8 Ethereum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum Proof-of-stake…
Forget Bitcoins; invest in green renewable energy with WePower tokens https://www.treehugger.com/green-investments/forget-bitcoins-invest-green-renewable-energy-wepower-tokens.html https://wepower.network WePower @Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/WePowerNetwork WePower ICO Review – Tokenized Green Energy Markets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9VNYgIcNg8 WePower on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsocTWqQzDvoLBf2sVj96lQ Wind power generates 140% of Denmark’s electricity demand https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/10/denmark-wind-windfarm-power-exceed-electricity-demand Scotland’s wind turbines provided more electricity than the country needed four days in a row http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/scotland-wind-turbines-more-electricity-country-needs-four-days-renewable-energy-power-national-grid-a7517066.html Report: Wind…
New Study Showing Ozone Recovery Hailed as Model for Tackling Climate Crisis https://www.ecowatch.com/ozone-recovery-2522813339.html NASA Sees Definitive Evidence of the Montreal Protocol’s Success https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVeTJSIbGm8 Montreal Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Protocol
At the AGU Fall Meeting 2017, Michael Mann explained why the narrative of certain doom of mankind is equal to denial, and that our actions today make a difference to what we can expect with future warming. Watch the entire panel discussion at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i2k2tpbfVk Conversation Earth content with Guy McPherson http://www.conversationearth.org/near-term-human-extinction-guy-mcpherson-218 SUPPORT CLIMATE STATE● Patreon…
Agriculture practises, pollution, plastic waste, lifestyle changes, public transportation, diet, aviation, will be addressed in an upcoming video. If you have more input on possible climate fixes you would like to see featured, comment below. The dirty fossil fuels we burn for energy — coal oil and gas — plus forest destruction, are the main…
Greenpeace was inspired by Coca Cola’s Christmas video, and created a remake! Studies show that up to 90% of seabirds now have plastic in their stomachs. We need to act urgently to stop plastic getting into our oceans. And we’re calling on Coca Cola – the world’s biggest soft drinks company – to lead the…