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Politico: Macron’s Moment to Make the Planet Great Again

Sara Stefanini and Nicholas Vincour December 12, 2017
France’s President Emmanuel Macron is emerging as a global leader on climate change, spaking out and rallying on research and policies. An article in Politico describes him as the “world’s liberal foil to Donald Trump,” after the United States withdrew from the Paris climate agreement. The One Planet Summit in Paris marks the second anniversary and drew government leaders, philanthropists and...

The Ecologist: Leaders Must Look to Pacific Islands to Understand the Need for Building Water Resilience

Mark Fletcher November 15, 2017
Water is among nature’s most destructive forces. “Too little or too much - climate change will be felt most through its impact on the water cycle,” writes Mark Fletcher for the Ecologist. “I'm at COP23 to work with colleagues from around the world to continue to push for water to become an even greater priority. Addressing water issues across the water cycle is key to adapting to climate...

Project Syndicate: Climate Leadership Means Ending Fossil-Fuel Production

Tzeporah Berman and Lili Fuhr November 7, 2017
The technology behind renewable energies like solar and wind is improving, and communities that plan for the transition away from reliance on fossil fuels will be cleaner, healthier, less polarized and economically stronger. Some countries resist the notion of not using up every last bit of coal and oil. Canada and Norway should not try to hedge on energy – both investing in renewables while...

Inside Climate News: US Unprepared to Face Costs of Climate Change, GAO Says

Georgina Gustin October 25, 2017
The United States is not saving money by ignoring the risks of climate change. "The Government Accountability Office, in a report issued on Tuesday, cited a range of research concluding that the costs of worsening droughts, floods, wildfires, heat waves and storms will run into hundreds of billions of dollars and threaten many parts of the economy, while hitting some regions particularly...

Deutsche Welle: Climate Change Sets the World on Fire

October 18, 2017
Fast-moving wildfires are striking densely populated communities throughout the Americas and Europe, resulting in mass evacuations, with dozens of deaths, thousands of homes destroyed, mass evacuations and disrupted businesses. “With global temperatures rising, scientists say wildfires are likely to become increasingly frequent and widespread,” reports Deutsche Welle. “Even Greenland, not known...

Thomson Reuters Foundation: World Needs “Carbon Sucking” Technology by 2030s, Scientists Warn

Laurie Goering October 11, 2017
The world is failing to reduce emissions fast enough to ease the consequences of climate change – extreme weather, rising seas, violent wildfires and loss of biodiversity. Some nations like the United States are defiant about recognizing the problem, taking responsibility and demonstrating leadership – promoting reliance on coal without investing in emission control. Scientists warn engineering...

New Statesman: A World Without Animals

Simon Barnes September 8, 2017
Biodiversity is under threat. The Red Data Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature suggests that one third of wild-animal species are in danger; the Living Planet Index from the World Wildlife Foundation and the Zoological Society of London predicts that numbers of wild animals could decline by two-thirds before 2020. Writing for New Statesman, Simon Barnes reminds that a sixth...