Climate Solutions Digest

01/04/2021

Some good news on this Fossil Fools Day! Looks like is finally taking their "Paris Aligned Financing Commitment" seriously!

16/03/2020

Climate change forces cognac makers to consider other grape varieties
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/climate-change-forces-cognac-makers-to-consider-other-grape-varieties
Guardian, Alan Evans, March 15, 2020

Hotter, drier summers are making the French region’s star grape, Ugni blanc, ripen too quickly and lose acidity

16/03/2020

Under Water? Banks Play Home Loan Lottery as Insurers Bail Out
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/15/business/15reuters-climatechange-financials-risks-insight.html
Reuters, March 15, 2020

Only a year after losing their homes to floods in parts of Australia's north eastern coast of Queensland, people are moving into new houses built on or near the same plots.

14/03/2020

COVID-19 pandemic response temporarily combating CO2 emissions, but systemic change needed, experts urge
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-12-2020-1.5494992/covid-19-pandemic-response-temporarily-combating-co2-emissions-but-systemic-change-needed-experts-urge-1.5495303
CBC News, Adam Jacobson, March 14, 2020

An American environmentalist says the drop in carbon emissions seen due to the coronavirus pandemic counter-measures will not be a long-term solution to climate change and could "come back to bite us harder."

14/03/2020

This small island chain is leading the way on hydrogen power
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/business/orkney-hydrogen-power/index.html
CNN, Hanna Ziady, March 13, 2020

Too much clean energy. It's an unusual problem to have, and one that's spurred a group of islands off the northern coast of Scotland to become an unlikely pioneer in hydrogen power.

13/03/2020

Climate crisis is causing bears to come out of hibernation a month early -- which can be dangerous for humans
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-bears-come-out-of-hibernation-month-early/
CBS News, Natacha Larnaud, March 12, 2020

This could lead bears into confrontations with humans as they desperately search for food.

11/03/2020

Greta Thunberg urges climate protests to move online because of coronavirus outbreaks
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21174674/greta-thunberg-coronavirus-climate-change-protests-online-covid19
The Verge, Justine Calma, March 11, 2020

When it comes to climate and COVID-19, she wants people to "unite behind experts and science."

11/03/2020

Oregon Gov. Brown Issues Sweeping Climate Executive Order
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/alex-jackson/oregon-gov-brown-issues-sweeping-climate-executive-order
Natural Resources Defense Council, Alex Jackson, Mar 10, 2020

The Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the earth - its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.

09/03/2020

How biodiversity loss is hurting our ability to combat pandemics
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/biodiversity-loss-is-hurting-our-ability-to-prepare-for-pandemics/
World Economic Forum, John Scott, March 9, 2020

The frequency of disease outbreaks is rising - and climate change and biodiversity are among the factors contributing to this disturbing trend.

09/03/2020

Europe to unveil EU-wide hydrogen fuel partnership
https://www.ft.com/content/321633f2-6135-11ea-a6cd-df28cc3c6a68
Financial Times, Sam Fleming & Peggy Hollinger, Mar 8, 2020

Launch comes as Thierry Breton set to announce new industrial strategy for Europe

08/03/2020

Report Finds 76 Solutions Available Right Now to Slow Down Climate Change
https://www.sciencealert.com/report-outlines-76-of-the-best-solutions-for-tackling-the-climate-crisis-right-now
Science Alert, Tessa Koumoundouros, March 8, 2020

We have all the solutions we need to avoid catastrophic warming, right now, claims a new report by Project Drawdown. And, not only are they easy to implement, they're far cheaper than doing nothing.

07/03/2020

Put down that veggie burger. These farmers say their cows can solve the climate crisis
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/06/africa/agriculture-regenerative-farming-climate-crisis-intl/index.html
CNN, David McKenzie & Brent Swails, March 7, 2020

Danie Slabbert points toward the cattle that brought his farm back to life. Down the slope ahead of him, 500 black Drakensberger and mottled Nguni cows graze cheek by jowl.

06/03/2020

Greenpeace Activists Avoid Felony Charges Following a Protest Near Houston’s Oil Port
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05032020/greenpeace-activists-houston-texas-oil-infrastructure
InsideClimate News, Nicholas Kusnetz, March 6, 2020

Prosecutors in Harris County downgraded charges against a group of protesters to misdemeanors before a grand jury indictment Wednesday.

05/03/2020

Environmental disaster or key to a clean energy future? A new twist on hydropower
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-03-05/is-hydropower-key-to-a-clean-energy-future
Los Angeles Times, Sammy Roth, March 5, 2020

Energy companies are scrambling to build 'pumped storage' projects to complement solar and wind farms. Environmentalists are concerned.

04/03/2020

Greta Thunberg slams EU climate change action and hits out at 'betrayal'
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/greta-thunberg-eu-climate-a4378361.html
Evening Standard, Kit Heren, March 4, 2020

Greta Thunberg hit out at the EU's action on climate change likening their plans to a "betrayal". Speaking to the European Parliament's environment, public health and food safety committee, the teenage climate activist said that the EU's target of carbon neutrality by 2050 was not enough.  She sa...

03/03/2020

Greenpeace burns Barclays for fossil fuel funding
https://theecologist.org/2020/mar/03/greenpeace-burns-barclays-fossil-fuel-funding
The Ecologist, Emily Beament & David Young, March 3, 2020

Greenpeace shuts down 100 Barclays branches demanding it stops its support for oil, gas and coal companies.

02/03/2020

Vital Cop26 climate talks could be derailed by coronavirus
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/02/vital-cop26-climate-talks-could-be-derailed-by-coronavirus
Guardian, Fiona Harvey, March 2, 2020

Preparations for Glasgow summit already hampered by travel restrictions

01/03/2020

New York State’s Plastic Bag Ban Goes Into Effect
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-york-states-plastic-bag-ban-goes-into-effect/2307905/
WNBC-TV New York, Ken Buffa, March 1, 2020

Paper or plastic will soon be paper nor plastic