"A Clash Over Degrees: How Hot Should Nations Allow the Earth to Get?"
"The mantra has been: Limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or risk climate catastrophe. But at COP27, there are hints of backsliding."
Source: NYTimes, 11/17/2022
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The Climate Lens: A Workshop for Screenwriting in the Age of Climate Change
The Writers Guild of America, East and Good Energy invite you to this virtual workshop demonstrating how, by applying a climate lens, writers can unlock touching, funny and surprising portrayals, from brief mentions to climate themes — all backed by climate science and the emotional and lived realities of the climate crisis. 6-7pm ET.
"Hippos, Sharks Up For Protection At UN Wildlife Conference"
"Hippos poached for their skin and teeth, sharks targeted by the fin trade and a tiny frog with translucent skin are among the hundreds of species that could get greater protection at a United Nations wildlife conference opening Monday."
Source: AP, 11/16/2022
"US Offshore Wind Energy Industry Faces Blowback From Locals"
"It’s just one cable meant to bring electricity from an offshore wind farm to a former coal-burning power plant in southern New Jersey, but it symbolizes a big challenge facing the renewable energy industry."
Source: AP, 11/16/2022
"Wealthy Nations Ink $20B Deal To Move Indonesia Off Coal"
"A group of wealthy countries secured a deal Tuesday with Indonesia that would shift the major emitter’s power generation from coal to clean energy. The $20 billion deal financed by governments and financial institutions would be one of the largest public investments ever made to shutter fossil fuel plants."
Source: E&E News, 11/16/2022
"Toxic Wildfire Smoke Raises Health Risks Across The Country"
"State public health officials and experts are increasingly concerned about residents’ chronic exposure to toxin-filled smoke."
Source: Washington Post, 11/16/2022
"A Proposed Lithium Mine Presents A Climate Versus Environment Conflict"
"As world leaders meet for another climate summit in Egypt, the U.S. is pushing to mine more lithium for electric vehicle batteries at home. EVs will help cut pollution from transportation, the nation's largest source of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. But there's a tradeoff, as residents have learned near Charlotte, where a big open-pit mine is proposed."
Source: NPR, 11/16/2022
Enviros Sue Army Corps Of Engineers Over Okefenokee Swamp Protections
"The Southern Environmental Law Center is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over its summer decision to remove Clean Water Act protections from almost 600 acres of wetlands next to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge."
Source: Savannah Morning News, 11/16/2022
"Oil Pollution In Egypt Threatens One Of World's Few Thriving Coral Reefs"
"As Egypt hosts world leaders to discuss action over climate change, an oil terminal is dumping toxic wastewater on the country's Red Sea coast, an investigation by BBC News Arabic has found. A rare form of coral, that offers hope for preserving ocean life as the planet warms, could be a casualty.:
Source: BBC News, 11/16/2022
"Insurance Fund For Climate Impacts Announced At UN Talks"
"The Group of Seven leading economies launched a new insurance system Monday to provide swift financial aid when nations are hit by devastating effects of climate change."
Source: AP, 11/16/2022
