Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/09/humanity-track-soon-hit-15oc-paris-accord-limit-atmospheric-co2-nears-level-not-seen Published on Thursday, July 09, 2020 by Common Dreams “It’s still not too late to avoid the worst effects of the #ClimateEmergency. But governments need to act NOW,” tweeted Greenpeace. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer The sun … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-12-11/climate-change-air-quality/report-expanding-fossil-fuel-plans-threaten-climate/a68580-1 December 11, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Optical gas imaging shows methane and volatile organic compounds escaping from an oil and gas facility in Texas. (photo by Earthworks) HARRISBURG, … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The administration’s Dirty Power Plan is yet another setback in the fight against climate change. At a time when we need to be doing everything we can to cut our emissions, the Dirty Power Plan would slow … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/16/keeping-global-warming-below-15degc-may-still-be-possible-immediate-action-new-study Published on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 by Common Dreams “It’s good news from a geophysical point of view,” says the lead researcher. “We are basically saying we can’t build anything now that emits fossil fuels.” By Jessica … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): In December 2018, government delegates from around the world will meet in Katowice, Poland to decide how to implement the Paris Agreement. The faith community will be there again to support action on climate. … Continued
One of the longest and most consequential campaigns against science in modern history is becoming more extreme—and turning against its originators. The Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank, launched a billboard campaign in 2012 to compare believers in global warming … Continued
January 16, 2018 10.12pm EST •Updated January 17, 2018 4.02pm EST Jason Kirk Associate Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies, Elon University World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron. AP Photo/Francois Mori The World Bank, which provides … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Right now, representatives from more than 200 countries are meeting at the international climate change conference in Bonn, Germany to effectively implement the Paris climate agreement. Today we learned that war-torn Syria plans to … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): A lot has happened already this 2017. There have been many innovations but also threats regarding God’s creation. Now is the time to know what should be done in order to preserve and fight for … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Federal action opportunities: Comment period on the Clean Energy Incentive Program closed November 1. Postcards in support of the program were collected at PA IPL’s conference on October 30, and overnighted to EPA Administrator … Continued