Apr
11
The associated enhanced release of oceanic heat has reduced winter sea-ice formation at a rate now comparable to losses from atmospheric thermodynamic forcing
The Arctic is melting fast. Climate change overwhelms the region and this means an atmospheric force.
Scientists of the University of Alaska published a study in science with the header: ‘Greater role for Atlantic inflows on sea-ice loss in the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean’. Read More
Apr
10
Leading in alternative energies supports the kind of sustainable economic development and cost savings for our homeowners and businesses that we need.” – Mayor Emanuel
More than 900 government buildings in Chicago will shift their electricity use to “100% renewable energy” by 2025 under an ambitious mayoral plan that contrasts sharply with President Donald Trump’s retreat on environmental issues.
Apr
6
Three scientific breakthroughs will enable us to quickly reduce these emissions according to venture investor Bill Joy.
It can not be missed: we have to combat our CO2 emissions to stop climate change.
We have some news: Three scientific breakthroughs will enable us to quickly reduce these emissions according to venture investor Bill Joy. A pre-publication – including an update of the companies he mentions. Read More
Apr
5
Even if we stopped all our greenhouse gas emissions today. It’s not only atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide that we have to worry about, but also oceanic levels as well.
New data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), showed that CO2 levels jumped by three parts per million in both 2015 and 2016 and now rest at about 405 parts per million.
Throughout the last decade, the average rate of increase has been around 2.3 parts per million per year. Read More
Mar
15
According to climate researchers, more rain than snow will fall in the Arctic. Moreover, oceans are getting hotter, and they’re also losing oxygen
According to climate researchers in the Netherlands, at the end of this century more rain than snow will fall in the Arctic. It was already known that, due to global warming, up to 60% more precipitation would fall in the Arctic.
The researchers now argue that it mainly involves rain, while scientists always presuppose the precipitation would be snow. Read More
Feb
28
In 1989, the organization changed the design of a drilling platform in order to take account of extreme weather and rising sea levels.
Shell produced a report on global warming called ‘Climate of Concern’ in 1986. In 1991 they made the video documentary for the public. It warned that trends in global temperatures raised serious risks of famines, floods and climate refugees.
But in the quarter century since, Shell has continued to invest heavily in fossil fuels.
Already in the eighties, Shell understood that climate change would affect its own operations. In 1989, the organization changed the design of a drilling platform in order to take account of extreme weather and rising sea levels.
Dec
15
COP climate pledges global warming
COP 21 report overview
Jul
8
The City of Los Angeles took a significant step toward realizing its global leadership potential. Mayor Garcetti released LA’s first-ever urban sustainability plan: the pLAn.
LA City Council members Paul Krekorian and Mike Bonin coauthored legislation for a fast route to 100% renewables for LA. With an appreciative nod from the Sierra Club, the news reported at 11district.com follows:
“LADWP is on the verge of making significant investments in its infrastructure, and with that 100-year-old power system in need of significant upgrades, the city has an opportunity to re-create its utility in a way that recognizes the potential for a fossil-free future, demonstrates global leadership in its commitment to clean energy, and protects ratepayers from the increasing costs of carbon-based fuels.”
Under the current plan, emissions are expected to drop. Under a new plan, they could drop to zero!
Jun
30
SolarCity connected mini grids
SolarCity – started in 2006 in California – fulfills all consumer renewable energy needs. From power generation to storage and transportation.
As an aggregator, they offer a full service lease construction:
Jun
2
The next days, the water level in the rivers Rhine, Waal and IJssel, will reach maybe the highest level ever in summer times
Will we keep our feet dry? Rivers are rising fast!
Since May 31th, it’s awfully raining in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. It looks like the monsoons we know from South East Asia.
The next days, the water level in the rivers Rhine, Waal and IJssel, will reach maybe the highest level ever in summer times. A water level of more than 14 meters above sea level is not usual for this time of year. Read More
Dec
22
G20 Summit: India and Saudi Arabia rejected world climate ambitions
Are fossils still lucrative for investors? Does the divestment campaign have a material effect on the industry that they are attacking, and thus the transition to sustainability and the reduction of CO2 emissions? Read More
Dec
22
We should be grateful to them, because without them, Paris would not have been such a success.
The Paris Climate Agreement will change the world into a green era. Already, smart investors ignore the fossil industry.
They started to move because of the brutal pressure from activists 350.org and their divestment movement.
A portrait of the most successful climate campaign ever. Read More
Dec
11
These multinationals are supporting the 1.5 degree global warming with ambitious carbon reduces
These multinationals have made a commitment to go 100% renewable. Update: 58 companies with 50 million MWh of renewable energy! And the list is growing fast.
Sijbesma, CEO Royal DSM in the Huffington Post: “Our children and their children will thank us for finally stepping up.”
Royal DSM is applying an internal carbon price of €50 per ton CO2 equivalent when reviewing large investments. They call on business to do the same: it will make your business more future proof.
Facilitated by the World Economic Forum, around 80 CEOs voiced their support for a meaningful carbon price in the run-up to COP21. The current low oil price creates the right moment to introduce a price on carbon.
Read about the actions they are taking. Read More
Dec
10
Yesterday, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced a doubling of the US payments on climate aid from 430 to $ 860 million in 2020. With this gesture of goodwill the White House hopes for a possible signal from the developing countries.
Yesterday, the new concept agreement was finished. Just two hours later than promised.
Dec
9
1.5 degree is only feasible if we take CO2 from the air and store it underground. Alternatives to remain at 1.5 degree are no longer realistic.
While the political will is increased to limit the global warming at 1.5 degrees, scientists point on the technical challenge.
CO2 storage is needed and the world must be fossil free by 2030, say scientists.
At an event on the sidelines of the climate summit, focussing on CO2 emissions in 2015, scientists are warning 1.5 degrees warming will be difficult. Read More
Dec
7
If we continue on the InAction scenario, we will pay 1.8 trillion dollars more
The Paris climate summit has entered its next round. Now leaders from all over the world are trying to agree to limit the global warming.
Enough reason for us to examine what climate change actions actually do cost in hard money.
And guess what: it is even cheaper than fossils! Read More
Nov
16
Monster greenhouse gas levels seen
In the fight against CO2 emissions, it is now time to close coal power plants In Europe. Investments in renewables and storage are crucial.
Coal plants are big polluters.
The commissioning of new coal plants in Europe, is the main cause of the fact that the CO2 emissions has increased rather than decreased.
Nov
6
It’s already a historic climate summit. Delegates from 196 countries have to reach an agreement on combating global warming after 2020. The last major climate summit, Copenhagen in 2009, failed because there should be a comprehensive agreement.
More than 150 countries have applied on the eve of the climate conference in Paris in late November with plans and initiatives to stop the global warming.
But all these plans will not be enough to stay below the safe 2 degrees Celsius.
However, they slow down the warm-up, and they make sure that the 2-degree-target in the near future will be feasible without large investments. Read More
Jul
21
There is an urgent need for “high risk” investments in breakthrough technologies for renewables
Bill Gates intents to double his investments in green energy technology and research to limit global warming.
In his interview with the Financial Times, Gates told the journalist that he would double his investments in renewables to 2020. Read More
Jun
24
The shift to renewables is happening shockingly fast, but not fast enough to prevent perilous levels of global warming.
A new report from Bloomberg, looking ahead to the next 25 years of renewables, has been containing something new. But for who want to know the highlights. Here they come.
Jun
11
‘Climate Change’ is hot this year.
But all the agreements need the support of businesses and industries. So: What can your business or industry do to reduce your carbon footprint? Read More
May
22
Satellite images taken between 2002 and 2010 showed that glaciers remained about the same size. But since 2009 it is different.
Glaciers in parts of the Antarctic that was thought to remain stable since 2009, have been melting dangerously fast. A group of researchers wrote this in the journal Science, published yesterday.
According to the scientists, the water level is increasing to dangerous levels for the coasts from New York to Shanghai.
Mar
25
Close the lights, saturday March 28th
Close your lights for 1 hour, next Saturday, March 28th, at 8:30 pm local time. Saturday it is Earth Hour, a worldwide moment for the planet organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Please join.
Close your lights and use your power. Where ever you are in the world.
One hour no power. Join the activism against global warming, pollution, climate change, science awareness and extreme weather. Read More
