Monthly Archives: May 2020

Source: The Global Resilience Imperative by Johan Rockström & Ottmar Edenhofer – Project Syndicate Today’s catastrophic risks to global health, climate, and biodiversity call for urgent collective action that makes humans true stewards of the planet. This involves recognizing that … Continue reading →

The factions of the Democratic coalition have come into alignment on climate change. Source: Democrats’ new climate change policy platform could unite the left – Vox   By David Roberts@drvoxdavid@vox.com  May 27, 2020, 9:30am EDT After the ignominious failure of the Democratic climate change … Continue reading →

Source: Daily Newsletter Bill McKibben: The Climate Crisis In the New Yorker, May 28, 2020 The coronavirus crisis has both obscured and illuminated one of the most seismic developments on our planet in many decades: I think it’s now clear that the … Continue reading →

Source: If COVID-19 frightens you, you should be terrified by climate change | Earthbeat | National Catholic Reporter “It is worse, much worse, than you think.” This is how journalist David Wallace-Wells opens his 2019 book, The Uninhabitable Earth, about global … Continue reading →

Source: IS CARBON TAX A “SILVER BULLET”? YES. – Reality Hub We frequently hear those climate activists who are skeptical of carbon fee and dividend legislation (see, e.g., The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, H.R. 763) dismiss it as … Continue reading →

Source: A Major Oil Pipeline Project Strikes Deep at the Heart of Africa – Yale E360 Despite the global plunge in oil prices, a major pipeline that would carry oil 900 miles across East Africa is moving ahead. International experts … Continue reading →

Source: In a First, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S. – The New York Times

The climate crisis affects all of us, in almost every aspect of our lives. And the solutions to global warming touch every part of the country and the economy. The Vision for Equitable Climate Action (VECA) is a roadmap for how … Continue reading →

Source: Here’s what to expect for Laudato Si’ Week as pope’s ecology document turns five | Earthbeat | National Catholic Reporter

Source: In a First, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S. – The New York Times