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The most recent climate status (www.realclimate.org)
Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 hours ago

We have much more detailed estimates of impact on the first world.

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Risks of unavoidable impacts on forests at 1.5 °C with and without overshoot (www.nature.com)
 
  • The Siberian forest is probably committed to a long-term, and possibly substantial, expansion of tree cover
  • The Amazon forest, in contrast, is susceptible to a small but significant risk of a long-term committed and irreversible dieback
A Clean Energy Boom Was Just Starting. Now, a Republican Bill Aims to End It. | The tax plan would kill most Biden-era incentives, but there’s a sticking point: G.O.P. districts have the most to lose. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Most of them will, but it only takes a handful who won't to sink the bill.

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Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries (news.un.org)
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Swamp Coolers’ Ability to Beat the Heat is Evaporating in Record Southwestern [US] Temperatures (insideclimatenews.org)
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Revoking EPA climate rule could trigger carbon boom | President Donald Trump’s move to kill the power plant climate regulation could offer a lifeline to coal while sinking renewable energy. (www.eenews.net)
A Clean Energy Boom Was Just Starting. Now, a Republican Bill Aims to End It. | The tax plan would kill most Biden-era incentives, but there’s a sticking point: G.O.P. districts have the most to lose. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Yeah, the Inflation Reduction Act was quite deliberately designed to create a huge jobs incentive in Republican-leaning districts so that there would be real pain for Republicans who voted to repeal it. They may do so anyways.

So call congress.

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This country [Austria] is slowing climate action. Its capital city [Vienna] is stepping up (www.npr.org)
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Freedom of Information Act documents for the EPA’s greenhouse gas inventory (www.edf.org)
 

These were not voluntarially released by the Trump administration, and are likely to be the last update on US greenhouse gas emissions in a while, as companies are no longer being required to report data.

Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the US Government Will Put It Back. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

There were still copies in the National Archives. Just not readily available to the public, and more importantly, not getting updates.

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A Clean Energy Boom Was Just Starting. Now, a Republican Bill Aims to End It. | The tax plan would kill most Biden-era incentives, but there’s a sticking point: G.O.P. districts have the most to lose. (www.nytimes.com)
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US Energy Department to Repeal Efficiency Rules for Appliances | Experts say the moves, which would apply to household appliances, will raise energy costs for consumers. (www.nytimes.com)
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Push to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage Losing Steam in California Legislature (capitalandmain.com)
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Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of US deaths over 15 years (abcnews4.com)
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Joe Rogan and Other Top Podcasts Spread Climate Disinfo, Research Finds | Analyses of top podcasts show a trend of climate change denial and misinformation. (www.desmog.com)
As battery prices have fallen, installations have skyrocketed in c/energy@slrpnk.net
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Left off the http:// on the beginning.

Fixed now

What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero. He directed agencies to stop estimating the economic impact of climate change when developing policies and regulations. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's not just cancer; its a very quantifiable death count

15 states sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his ‘energy emergency’ order in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

Yes, been a net fossil fuel exporter for a while.

Zero ships from China are bound for California’s top ports. Officials haven’t seen that since the pandemic in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 40 points 3 days ago

So far as I can tell, no.

There really is about to be a major supply chain interruption

How to cook, clean, and heat your home without fossil fuels | Electric appliances can reduce climate emissions and indoor air pollution. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
How to cook, clean, and heat your home without fossil fuels | Electric appliances can reduce climate emissions and indoor air pollution. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I have an older model of that sitting around from before I replaced my main stove.

World's wealthiest 10% have contributed to two-thirds of global warming since 1990, study finds in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

That's two of the big three sources of household emissions. There's a third one though: which is heating and cooling.

I'd look at getting those off of fossil fuels next, and doing what you can to get electricity from renewables.

World's wealthiest 10% have contributed to two-thirds of global warming since 1990, study finds in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 23 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That's the top 10% in the United States. They're talking about the top 10% in the world.

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