Climate Change

Louisiana Gas Industry’s Answer To Lax Safety Enforcement? Loosen It More

"When a natural gas pipeline fire south-west of New Orleans killed one worker and burned three others, the Louisiana state police ordered Phillips 66 to pay a $22,000 fine for failing to immediately report the incident. The fire burned for four days before first responders could put it out. But the company ultimately didn’t pay any police fine, ending up with just a warning."

Source: Floodlight, 06/17/2021
June 22, 2021 to June 25, 2021

At What Point Managed Retreat? Resilience, Relocation and Climate Justice

This virtual conference, a major initiative of the Columbia Climate School and its Earth Institute, will address a range of scientific, social, policy and governance issues around managed retreat, also known as strategic realignment and planned relocation.

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June 21, 2021

Global to Local: Warming Stripes and Realtime Climate

Join Climate Central and Ed Hawkins of the University of Reading for a virtual discussion on how to use "warming stripes," Realtime Climate alerts and other resources to integrate localized climate data visualizations into stories and communications about climate-related events. 12 p.m. ET.

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G7 Brightens Outlook For New Nature Pact But Pandemic Threatens Deadline

"New pledges by G7 leaders on climate change and biodiversity loss will boost efforts to strike a global pact to protect nature but an October deadline is likely to be missed without in-person talks, officials and observers said on Tuesday."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 06/16/2021

China Promised To Go Carbon-Neutral By 2060, But Coal Is Still King

"The walls and ceiling of the Nanshan mine shimmer black, carved straight into a 200 million-year-old coal seam running 1,300 feet underground. Black veins of Jurassic-era coal deposits still thread Shanxi province in China's north, enriching public coffers and keeping generations of miners steadily employed."

Source: NPR, 06/16/2021

Judge Says Biden Can't Pause New Leases for Drilling on Public Lands

"A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters, in the first major legal roadblock for President Biden’s quest to cut fossil fuel pollution and conserve public lands."

Source: NYTimes, 06/16/2021

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