"‘Global Shield’: A Climate Fix Or A Distraction?"
"The Global Shield might be one answer to helping peril-prone nations defend themselves against the rising dangers of climate change."
Source: E&E News, 11/15/2022
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"Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact"
"The three countries that are home to more than half of the world’s tropical rainforests — Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo — are pledging to work together to establish a “funding mechanism” that could help preserve the forests, which help regulate the Earth’s climate and sustain a variety of animals, plants, birds and insects."
Source: NYTimes, 11/15/2022
Weak GOP Showing in Midterms Blunts Possible Attacks on Biden Climate Agenda
"Even if Republicans eke out a narrow majority in one or both chambers of Congress, the fossil fuel industry will need to win Democrats to advance their top agenda item—speeding permitting of pipelines, ports."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/15/2022
"COP27 Considers 'Loss And Damage' Fund, But Has Yet To Commit - Draft Text"
"The United Nations on Monday published a draft text setting out what the COP27 climate summit could agree on "loss and damage" financing for countries ravaged by climate impacts. The negotiating text will be debated and reworked by diplomats and ministers from nearly 200 countries before its hoped-for adoption at the end of the summit, negotiatiors said."
Source: Reuters, 11/15/2022
"U.S. and China Restart Climate Talks"
"President Biden and President Xi Jinping of China agreed on Monday to restart talks between their countries as part of international climate negotiations, a breakthrough in the effort to avert catastrophic global warming."
Source: NYTimes, 11/15/2022
New Kolbert Volume Addresses Value of Human Efforts To Control Nature
When engineers reversed the Chicago River, they also upended a hydrologic system that years later required electrification to repel an invasive species threatening a major fishery. This is but one example from the latest book by New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert of the unintended consequences of human actions to dominate nature that may solve one problem only to create another. BookShelf contributor Gary Wilson has a review.
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Journalism Industry Program Supports Reporting on Workers — and Work — in a Warming World
As the economic impacts of climate change intensify, reporting on how individuals are affected, particularly in the Global South, is lagging. Veteran journalist Christine Spolar at The Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting details a new initiative to encourage journalists to fill this gap. The story of recent grantees Bhasker Tripathi and Susan Schulman, who have tracked job losses and migrations tied to climate change in India and Iraq.
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Extreme Rainfall Offers Journalists a Deluge of Environment, Climate Stories
The increased frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation presents environmental reporters with challenging coverage of flooding, property damage, insurance shortfalls and risk to human life, as well as about the climate change driving the downpours. The latest TipSheet offers context, story ideas and resources to cover such big storms in your area.
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Renewables on the Rise Dashboard
Journalists can use this online tool from Environment America and PIRG to track the growth of clean energy state-by-state for wind and solar energy; electric vehicle sales and charging ports; energy savings; and battery storage capacity. Data sources and methodology are provided.
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Peter Yeung is a roving freelance journalist reporting on climate and the environment. He often reports from the Global South with a pragmatic, solutions-orientated focus and armed with a camera and drone to bring to life the stories of the world's most vulnerable.
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