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Too hard basket: why climate change is defeating our political system

This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition.

The Conversation

Climate change spells cultural extinction for Nepal’s nomadic herders

The nomadic herders of Mustang who’s livestock have grazed the pastures in the Nepalese Himalayas for generations, fear the dramatic change in weather patterns may consign their traditions to the history books forever, Paddy Dowling finds

The Independent UK

India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combine

The devastation of this year’s monsoon season in India has been significant, with over 400 deaths and more property damage in the Himayalan state of Himachal Pradesh in a single season than the last five years combined

The Independent UK

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Fall 2023 lectures and panels on various subjects, but mostly climate change policy.

Reason

Why Kate Middleton will not be in Singapore with Prince William for Earthshot Prize Awards

Prince William founded Earthshot Prize Awards in 2020 to motivate solutions for climate change

The Independent UK

Peter Facinelli's "creepy" wildfire film

The actor-director spoke to Salon about his career, giving hope on a bleak topic and making fire the antagonist

Salon

Lost in the coffee aisle? Navigating the complex buzzwords behind an 'ethical' bag of beans is easier said than done

You’re shopping for a bag of coffee beans at the grocery store. After reading about the effects of climate change and how little farmers make – typically $0.40 per cup – you figure it might be time to change your usual beans and buy something more ethical. Perusing the shelves…

The Conversation

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The Week in Detail: Tiny homes, mental health awareness, and Afghan refugees

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

Newsroom.co.nz

VOTE2023: Q&A with James Shaw

In this week's episode of VOTE2023, we talk to Green Party co-leader and Climate Change Minister James Shaw about student-focused policies, electric vehicles, the Emissions Trading Scheme, and whether the Green Party would form a coalition government with National

Newsroom.co.nz

Is climate change bad for democracy? Future-watchers see threats, and some opportunities

Senior experts gathered at an annual conference in Greece have warned that instability driven by climate change could threaten democracies in the future, even though representative governments are best equipped to provide solutions

The Independent UK

How a thinktank got the cost of net zero for the UK wildly wrong

Civitas’s deeply flawed report was timed to follow the PM’s speech in which he called for an honest approach to the issue

The Guardian - UK

No water, roads or emergency services: How climate change left a rural neighborhood nearly uninhabitable

In Liberty County, one neighborhood has been slowly abandoned as years of flooding and intense rains prompted a spiral of decline. A struggling buyout program shows the complexities and limitations of “managed retreat” from disaster-prone areas.

The Texas Tribune

Dr. Michael Mann on "our fragile moment"

Dr. Michael Mann on climate science and skepticism, deep Earth history and his new book "Our Fragile Moment"

Salon

India slams rich nations' climate inaction; calls for focus on pre-2020 gaps, equity in Global Stocktake

India calls for Global Stocktake to prioritize addressing pre-2020 gaps, capture equity as an overarching concern, and acknowledge lack of ambition among developed nations.

The Hindu

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The Hindu

Clues to ancient Kosi superflood say it could happen again today

Geologists from Edinburgh and Glasgow universities, led by Prof. Rajiv Sinha from IIT Kanpur, studied sedimentary cores from Karnali, Ganga, and Kosi rivers to reconstruct floods in Miocene era. The team found evidence of an extreme monsoon event and hyperconcentrated flows 11,000 years ago in the Kosi river, which can…

The Guardian - AU

AFR’s power list goes deep fake with the likes of Sam Kerr and Margot Robbie to make a point

The AFR’s AI images seem to have missed the mark, this week, while Sky News might just be seeing the light when it comes to climate change

The Conversation

Here's how to fix Australia's approach to soil carbon credits so they really count towards our climate goals

Australia’s plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 relies heavily on carbon credits.

The Independent UK

Inside scientists' mission to save America’s wine industry from climate change

The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but it’s also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster in 2020 for the industry and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize

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Temporary carbon storage in forests has climate value — but we need to get the accounting right

Forests and other natural carbon reservoirs play an important role in slowing and potentially reversing the effects of climate change.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland and Wales call for UK-wide climate summit after 'no engagement' on net zero

The environment ministers in Scotland and Wales have called for a UK-wide climate summit following the Prime Minister’s net zero announcements…

The Hindu

Can’t think of any Indian more decorated internationally than M.S. Swaminathan in modern times: N. Ram

M.S. Swaminathan, an agricultural scientist, was highly decorated internationally and made a great contribution to India's national life. He worked with eminent agronomist Norman Borlaug and political leaders like C. Subramaniam. He set up the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in Tamil Nadu, and donated the money he received from awards…

The Conversation

The green energy surge still isn't enough for 1.5 degrees. We'll have to overshoot, adapt and soak up carbon dioxide

It was a rare bit of good news on climate. The International Energy Agency this week released its latest net zero roadmap, showing it was still just possible to hold global heating to 1.5℃.

Al Jazeera

Vietnam jails environmental activist for three years over tax fraud

Rights groups condemn sentence against prominent campaigner on issues of climate change and environmental degradation.

The Independent UK

Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia's war

Restrictions on food exports are spilling over from rice and wheat to other essentials

The Hindu

Tropical cyclones are intensifying more rapidly and frequently: INCOIS study

Global warming leads to more powerful cyclones, with a growing number of cyclones experiencing multiple rapid intensification. This poses significant challenges to forecasting and can occur even in mature stages. Researchers found a surge in frequency of multiple rapid intensifications, with western north Pacific Ocean basin contributing most. To understand…

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