Implementing Paris and the SDGs through Fuel Subsidy Reform and Taxation: Country Best Practice 13 November 2017 http://enb.iisd.org/videos/climate/unfccc-cop23-side-events/implementing-paris-and-the-sdgs-through-fuel-subsidy-reform-and-taxation
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Film star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke at the COP23 UN climate conference on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Schwarzenegger held a keynote at a COP23 Presidency event on health and climate called “Health Actions for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement”. He underlined the importance of also speaking to the health issues related…
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Distinguished Professor of Energy at University of California Dan Kammen, interviewed in December 2016 by Peter Sinclair. More at Will 2018 be the Year of EVs? Will 2018 be the Year of EVs?
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Richard Damania, Lead Economist of Water Global Practice, The World Bank speaks at keynote event October 2017. What are the effects of droughts and floods on firms, farms and families? They are more significant and numerous than previously known. New data reveals how increasingly erratic rainfall, poorly managed water supplies, and deepening water deficits can…
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The price of offshore wind has dropped by 50% in two years in the UK – we asked the head of renewables at Scottish Power to explain what’s going on https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/09/19/video-offshore-wind-suddenly-cheap-uk
Forest conservation has long been seen as a way of mitigating climate change, but across the world, natural landscapes are increasingly threatened by industrial development and urbanisation. According to the organisation Redd+, deforestation primarily in the tropical regions contributes a remarkable 10% of annual global CO2 emissions. https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/11/14/forests-matter-climate-change-cop23
Unearthed accompanied scientists to the heart of the Congo Basin rainforest as they learned more about a part of the world that could have massive implications for the planet. https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/11/10/congo-basin-rainforest-peatlands-simon-lewis-climate-change-carbon/
The truck has a 500-mile range on one charge even if it’s fully loaded at a gross vehicle weight of 80,000 pounds. It also comes with a million-mile guarantee on its powertrain. Musk said it will be able to maintain a speed of 65 mph while going up a 5 percent grade. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/17/564777998/tesla-unveils-its-electric-semi-truck-and-adds-a-roadster Music by…
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The All New Tesla Roadster 2020 Unveiled by Elon Musk on the 16th of November, 2017. Visit https://www.tesla.com/roadster
At least 15 people are dead and a dozen injured after overnight downpours caused sudden and catastrophic flooding in cities outside Athens, according to Reuters. In western cities like Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara, citizens lost homes, cars and businesses. Forecasters expect more rain tonight. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/16/564576504/deadly-floods-devastate-western-greek-cities Part of the footage via Understanding Climate Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTSzYz54q9g…
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Johan Rockström from the Stockholm Resilience Centre in Sweden speaks about sustainable development goals. This talk is part of the Impacts World 2017 conference, more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wICG8eTcchM Rockström at https://twitter.com/jrockstrom Title: World Development within a Resilient and Stable Earth system – Only Path to the SDGs
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Rupert Seidl from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Vienna, Austria), gave this talk at the Impacts 2017 conference, titled “Climate impacts on forests: The good, the bad and the ugly.” For the full lecture with other speakers, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7me1vjWJ60M
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