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Category: Climate Changes

AmeriCorps program aims to grow and diversify energy workforce » Yale Climate Connections

TRANSCRIPT: There’s a growing need for workers trained in energy efficiency and weatherization, which can reduce the climate-warming pollution produced by buildings. And an AmeriCorps program based in North Minneapolis is helping train that workforce. Roegge: “We’re not working with people that are coming in with a large degree of experience in this. These are […]

The great divide in climate action – Climate Generation

“The measure of a country’s greatness should be based on how well it cares for its most vulnerable populations.” – Mahatma Gandhi It is no longer the question of whether climate change is real or not; as record-breaking temperatures, destructive floods, droughts, wildfires, and tropical cyclones occur around the entire world. Zooming in, the United […]

Journey to Scott Reef – Greenpeace Australia Pacific

Scott Reef- Nush Freedman Photography Dipping beneath the ocean surface at one of Australia’s most precious oceanic coral reefs will remain an experience of a lifetime for me. To don the goggles and snorkel to view this ancient and fragile ecosystem, 270 kilometres off the Kimberley coast, is like entering a portal to another universe. […]

As renewables rise, the world may be nearing a climate turning point

Climate pollution caused by burning fossil fuels hit a record 37.4 billion metric tons in 2024, marking a 0.8% rise from the previous year – and dashing hopes that a peak in global emissions might occur this year. That’s according to the latest annual Global Carbon Budget, which underscores a deeper challenge: the world’s ongoing reliance on […]

How will the new US politics worsen the climate emergency?

Have you been feeling anxious or having unsettling concerns after the US presidential election? Do you wonder what this election means for the climate emergency and your life over the next four years? On November 22 there will be a Zoom call to help you find the needed clarity, relief, and hope in this more than challenging […]

Was Van Gogh an environmentalist ahead of his time? » Yale Climate Connections

What connects an iconic 19th-century painter with a contemporary photographer? A shared inspiration: nature’s beauty – and its vulnerability to human activity.  Two new books feature artists whose work, done centuries apart, helps demonstrate the profound impacts of humans on the environment.  In “Van Gogh and the End of Nature,” author Michael Lobel traces evidence […]

Final Thoughts on COP29 – Climate Generation

As I sit here, waiting to depart Baku, I am distraught, exhausted, disappointed, concerned, and ready to get the heck out of here. I usually don’t say that when traveling to foreign countries. While Baku (and Azerbaijan) is beautiful, the people are kind, and I am going next to another neighboring country for some respite, […]

Book Club: Greenpeace Views – Greenpeace Australia Pacific

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How unusual is current post-El Niño warmth?

How unusual is current post-El Niño warmth? Posted on 11 December 2024 by Zeke Hausfather This is a re-post from The Climate Brink As I noted a few months back, despite the end of El Niño conditions in May, global temperatures have remained worryingly elevated. This raises the question of whether this reflects unusual El Niño behavior, […]