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Australia’s ‘Climate Choice’ Has Finally Arrived. Will it be enough?

SYDNEY, Australia — Minutes after he took the stage to declare victory in Australia’s upcoming election on Saturday, new Labor Party prime minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to transform climate change from a source of political conflict to a generator of economic growth. “Together we can end the climate wars,” he told his supporters, who …

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That’s it, Folks: A Serious Joke Book About Climate Change

SAVE PEOPLE!Stopping Human Extinctionby Stacy McAnultyIllustrated by Nicole Miles Some say the world will end in fire. Some say on ice. Others bet on nuclear war or a supervolcano. There are even those who entertain the idea of ​​an alien invasion. Or Stacy McAnulty’s “Save the People!” I took a carefree look at the global …

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How shareholders are pushing big banks for climate action

It is difficult to live without banks. But having an account often ties our money to the conveyor belt of global finance and its effects on the climate. Take Citigroup, which owns Citibank, for example. Market research firm YouGov ranks Citibank Among the most popular banks in the United States. It’s also the world’s second-largest …

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Officials Say Climate Change Is Straining California’s Energy System

Extreme heat, severe wildfires and prolonged drought put California residents at increased risk of power outages, as climate-change-induced extreme weather puts additional stress on the state’s already taxed energy grid, officials said on Friday. Officials said in an online briefing that they are preparing for a scenario that will see California’s energy demand fall behind …

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Climate Change Makes It Difficult to Fight Fires With Controlled Burns

It’s more than a month and a half until summer, but massive forest fires They’ve already consumed the landscapes and dark skies in Arizona, New Mexico, and Nebraska. Whipping winds threw flames across the land around Boulder, Colo. December and March. In Boulder, wildfire concerns intensified in August and late summer when lightning strikes could …

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John Doerr Gives $1.1 Billion to Stanford for Climate School

Still, some question whether these philanthropic investments can make a difference when it comes to a planetary crisis. “I don’t see how giving a billion dollars to a wealthy university would set the needle in motion in the short term,” said David Callahan, author of The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy. A New Gilded Age.” …

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Climate Change Will Accelerate Viral Spreads, Study Finds

For the next 50 years, climate change will cause thousands of viruses to jump from one mammalian species to another. to work It was published Thursday in Nature. Mixing viruses between animals could increase the risk of spreading to humans and causing a new pandemic, the researchers said. Scientists have long warned that a warming …

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Warren Buffett Faces Renewed Climate Change Challenge by Investors

Investors concerned about climate change have developed an effective playbook for companies to set more ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by suppressing, embarrassing and persuading executives. But these tactics aren’t working on Warren Buffett and the Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, which owns energy companies, a railroad, insurance companies, and other businesses that pump massive …

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