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☆ Your questions about Trump 2.0, answered
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | Leinz Vales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —When we asked CNN readers for their questions about the incoming Trump 2.0 administration, we got a lot of nervous and scared feedback. Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump walk to Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 4, 2021. This is her response:Trump has promised to protect Social Security and not raise the retirement age or make other cuts. For more, read Luhby’s story on how a second Trump term could affect Social Security benefits. For his second term, Trump has promised to find military officials more loyal to him and that he’ll fight an “enemy from within” of political opponents.

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☆ Young climate activists favor Harris over Biden, despite his environmental wins
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Elysee Barakett | Elysee Barakett Is A Health Intern At Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The Summary Many young climate advocates see Kamala Harris as stronger on environmental issues than Joe Biden. President Joe Biden may have passed the United States’ most significant climate legislation ever, but many young environmental activists say they see Kamala Harris as stronger on the issue. But several young climate activists ages 16 to 29 said for them, the expansion of the fossil fuel industry during Biden’s presidency has clouded those successes. Harris’ young supporters have highlighted the settlements she secured as California attorney general with Chevron, BP and ConocoPhillips over their handling of hazardous materials. Sunrise Movement protesters gather near Vice President Harris' Brentwood home on April 14, calling on her to urge President Biden to declare a climate emergency.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris, Biden, ”, Aru Shiney, Ajay, Donald Trump, “, Keanu Arpels, Greta Thunberg, Kent Nishimura, Dana Fisher, it’s, ” Fisher, ’ ” Fisher, Fisher, Harris ’, “ Biden, Kamala isn’t, Iris Zhan, “ Donald Trump, Sen, Gavin Newsom, Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Zanagee Artis, ” Young, Natalie Bookout, Robert Gauthier, Heather Hargreaves, “ there’s, “ She’s, NASA's, Olivier Douliery, Stephen Perkins, We’ve Organizations: Biden, Green, Deal, Big Oil, Sunrise Movement, Green New Deal Network, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Center for Environment, Community, Equity, American University, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, Research, “, Gov, San Francisco, Brentwood, Climate Power, NASA's Goddard Space, American Conservation Coalition, Pew Research Locations: United States, Alaska, Virginia, West Virginia, Lake Mead, California, Wilmington , Delaware, San Francisco, Mar, Pineridge, Calif, Charlotte , North Carolina, Greenbelt , Maryland, AFP

☆ Here’s where Kamala Harris stands on climate and energy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —As Vice President Kamala Harris marches toward the Democratic nomination, climate advocates like what they see. And as vice president, Harris made the crucial tie-breaking vote to pass Democrats’ historic climate bill. “Vice President Harris would kick ass against Trump,” Biden’s first national climate adviser Gina McCarthy said in a statement. Given the stakes, climate advocates are eager to shine a light on the stark contrast between Trump and Harris. That’s the critical work for her in the coming days.”Second-term prioritiesA second Democratic administration will continue implementing Biden’s climate bill and defend many of Biden’s marquee climate rules against legal challenges.

Persons: Kamala Harris, he’s, Joe Biden, Harris, Tiernan Sittenfeld, ”, Gina McCarthy, Donald Trump –, “ It’s, Trump, ” Jamal Raad, “ Harris, Lori Lodes, Biden, Michael Regan, Saul Loeb, –, Stevie O’Hanlon, “, ” O’Hanlon, That’s, Ben King, Regan, I’ll, ” Regan Organizations: CNN, Democratic, League of Conservation Voters, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Senate, Green, Trump, Republican, Evergreen, Big, Power, Republicans, Getty, Sunrise, Sunrise Movement, Biden, Agency, Milwaukee Locations: Baltimore, Willow, Paris

☆ Big youth climate group calls for Biden to exit election race against Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Sunrise Movement protesters gather near VP Harris' Brentwood home calling on her to urge President Biden to declare a climate emergency. The Sunrise Movement, a major youth climate group that strongly supported President Joe Biden in the 2020 election, urged him on Friday to exit the 2024 race against former President Donald Trump. We can't afford to ignore the warning signs in front of us," Sunrise Movement Executive Director Aru Shiney-Ajay said in a statement. "Joe Biden's next climate legacy-defining act must be to pass the torch to a new nominee," Shiney-Ajay said. "If Trump wins, he will demolish President Biden's historic climate achievements, such as the Inflation Reduction Act and American Climate Corps.

Persons: Harris, Biden, Simon Aron, Josiah Edwards, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Aru Shiney, Ajay, Joe Biden's Organizations: Sunrise Movement, Brentwood, Sunrise, Movement, Democratic, Democrats, Trump, Climate Corps

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Persons: Kent J, Roishetta Ozane, Burns, summonses, Makailah Gause, Jacqueline Wong, Lananh Nguyen, Leslie Adler Organizations: NYPD, Citigroup, REUTERS, Edwards Companies Company Citigroup, Police, New York City Police Department, Citi, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, Manhattan, Citi's, New

☆ Marlene Engelhorn: Austrian pro-tax heiress gives wealth to social, climate, left-wing groups
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Reuters —An heiress who has denounced the absence of taxes on wealth and inheritance in Austria has given the bulk of her money, 25 million euros ($27 million), to 77 organizations, including social and climate groups, as well as prominent left-wing ones. A spokesman said the 25 million euros was “the overwhelming bulk” of her wealth, though she retains an undisclosed sum. Engelhorn is a descendant of Friedrich Engelhorn, who founded German chemicals giant BASF in 1865. When Engelhorn-Vechiatto died in 2022, Marlene inherited a large sum. “Now, it is up to the political actors to do justice to what this group representative of the Austrian population has embodied,” Engelhorn said, calling for more debate on these issues.

Persons: Marlene Engelhorn, ” Engelhorn, ”, Engelhorn, Friedrich Engelhorn, Gertraud Engelhorn, Vechiatto, Marlene, Joe Klamar, Elisabeth Klein Organizations: Reuters, BASF, Concordia, Getty, Momentum Institute, Austrian Nature Conservation Federation Locations: Austria, Austrian, “, Vienna, AFP

☆ F1's new regulations suggest car makers are not done with the internal combustion engine yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Chris Hawes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If you want to see into the future of car making, the Formula One rulebook has often been a good place to start. But the sport's new regulations suggest that car makers are not pinning all their hopes on electrification. In 2026, F1 cars will be powered by hybrid engines with a 50:50 split between electric-power and internal combustion; crucially, the combustion engine will be powered by synthetic e-fuels. Another is Audi, which left Formula E in 2021 to join F1 in 2026, the same year that the German automotive company will stop producing new combustion engine cars and only release electric vehicles. One of the products Audi is ramping up is synthetic e-fuels, which use renewably-generated electricity to break water into hydrogen and oxygen before combining them with carbon dioxide.

Persons: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Pat Symonds, Madeleine Orr, Alex Keynes Organizations: Petronas, Team, Prix, Monaco, CNBC, Honda, Audi, E, University of Toronto Locations: Montecarlo, Monaco

Big Oil’s big climate showdownMonths of tensions between oil majors and activist investors could reach a boiling point at the annual meetings of Exxon Mobil and Chevron Wednesday, as the U.S. giants pump record levels of crude and sit on bumper profits. Activists’ efforts to pressure Big Oil to clean up its polluting ways are faltering. Last week, climate change protests rocked Shell’s annual meeting in London. Exxon could face an even fiercer battle this week — not only with the activist investors it is suing, but from powerful institutional investors as well. They include Norway’s huge sovereign wealth fund, and CalPERS, the California pension fund, both of which strongly oppose Exxon’s attempt to quiet some of its most vocal climate critics.

Persons: Vivienne Walt Organizations: Exxon Mobil, Chevron, DealBook, Exxon Locations: U.S, London, Dutch, Norway’s, California

☆ North America's largest steel mill has a plan to reduce emissions and it's a perfect example of why carbon capture is so controversial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

US Steel's plant in Gary, Indiana, aims to deploy carbon capture to reduce its carbon footprint by 2026. Climate groups and some scientists say carbon capture is unproven and will worsen global warming. If completed, the project would be the first commercial carbon capture at a steel plant. A 3D rendering of where CarbonFree's carbon capture technology will attach to US Steel's mill. "It's not a viable pathway to decarbonize GaryWorks," Inskeep said of carbon capture.

Persons: Erika Chan, It's, CarbonFree, Martin Keighley, Keighley, —, Ben Inskeep, Inskeep, GaryWorks, We've, hasn't, Chan, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, US Steel, Keighley, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Steel, Cleveland Cliffs, Department of Energy, Nippon Steel, The United Steelworkers Locations: Gary , Indiana, Lake Michigan, GaryWorks, Indiana, Gary, East Arkansas, Cleveland, Ohio, Pennsylvania

A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing the oil industry, asserting that major oil producers systematically deceived the public about their role in accelerating global warming. The county wants oil producers to pay to mitigate the damage caused by climate change. The county's 31 municipalities will spend $955 million through 2040 to address climate change impacts, the group forecast last year. It said climate change policy is the responsibility of Congress, not local governments and courts. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit by New York City against five oil companies to recoup damages caused by global warming.

Persons: Gene DiGirolamo, Theodore J, Boutrous Jr, ” Ryan Meyers Organizations: D.C, Center, Climate Integrity, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Philips, Shell, American Petroleum Institute, U.S, Circuit, New Locations: Philadelphia, Bucks, California , Colorado, Hawaii , Illinois, Maryland , New Jersey , New York , Oregon, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, Washington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, New York City

☆ Biden slows his timeline for the shift to EVs in a compromise with unions concerned about jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

President Joe Biden is giving automakers more time to ramp up sales of electric vehicles, following pressure from the industry and labor unions concerned about a rapid transition to EVs. Cars are the single-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Still, the United Auto Workers worries that a rapid shift to EVs will cost jobs because EV manufacturing requires fewer assembly parts. Pacing EV adoptionThe tailpipe rules land as the EV market hits some bumps in the road. AdvertisementStill, analysts predict that EV sales will continue to push higher, thanks to newer models at more affordable prices and the continued build-out of charging stations.

Persons: Joe Biden, —, John Bozzella, Kelley, Power, Albert Gore, Tesla Organizations: Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Wednesday, Business, United Auto Workers, UAW, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Ford, General Motors, Zero Emissions Transportation Association, EV, EPA, Research Locations: United States

☆ Outside Groups Pledge Over $1 Billion to Aid Biden’s Re-election Effort
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A new $120 million pledge to lift President Biden and his allies will push the total expected spending from outside groups working to re-elect Mr. Biden to $1 billion this year. Mr. Biden’s campaign, independent of the outside groups, expects to raise and spend $2 billion as part of his re-election bid. Republican groups that rely more on major donors tend not to telegraph their plans. The pro-Biden outside money originates from nearly a dozen organizations that include climate groups, labor unions and traditional super PACs. There are left-wing groups like MoveOn and moderate Republicans like Republican Voters Against Trump.

Persons: Biden, Mr, Donald J, Trump, Biden’s Organizations: of Conservation Voters, Republican, Democratic, Biden, Republicans, Against Trump

☆ United Nations report heavily critical of UK’s ‘increasingly severe crackdowns’ on environmental protesters
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A United Nations envoy said he was “alarmed,” “distressed” and “seriously concerned” by the treatment of climate activists in the United Kingdom, in a damning report published Tuesday that criticized “increasingly severe crackdowns” on peaceful protesters in the country. Last year, the the country introduced new legislation giving police more power to stop protests. “It had been almost unheard of since the 1930s for members of the public to be imprisoned for peaceful protest in the UK,” Forst wrote. Climate protesters are increasingly undertaking high-profile and disruptive actions. But the fact they cause disruption does not mean they are not peaceful, Forst said.

Persons: ” “, ”, “, Michel Forst, ” Forst, Forst Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Environmental, Wimbledon, ” CNN Locations: United Kingdom, England

☆ Climate summit leader said there’s ‘no science’ behind need to phase out fossil fuels, alarming scientists
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The president of the COP28 climate summit, Sultan Al Jaber, recently claimed there is “no science” that says phasing out fossil fuels is necessary to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, in comments that have alarmed climate scientists and advocates. The future role of fossil fuels is one of the most controversial issues countries are grappling with at the COP28 climate summit. Al Jaber was asked by Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and current chair of the Elders Group, an independent group of global leaders, if he would lead on phasing out fossil fuels. While some argue carbon capture will be an important tool for reducing planet-heating pollution, others argue these technologies are expensive, unproven at scale and a distraction from policies to cut fossil fuel use. “They are not going to get any help from the COP Presidency in delivering a strong outcome on a fossil fuel phase out,” he said in a statement.

Persons: Sultan Al Jaber, Al Jaber, Mary Robinson, Robinson, ”, Al Jaber’s, what’s, Romain Ioualalen, Al, ” Joeri, Mohamed Adow, Angela Dewan, Rachel Ramirez Organizations: CNN, ”, Guardian, Elders Group, Abu, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, UN, International Energy Agency, IEA, Stockholm Environment Institute, Change, Imperial College London Locations: Paris, “, Abu Dhabi, Stockholm, UN, UAE

☆ Michael Stipe Is Writing His Next Act. Slowly.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Jon Mooallem | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

entered its epoch of megasuccess, beginning with the explosion of “Losing My Religion” in 1991, Stipe had learned to manage his limitations. posted a video online in which Stipe read a stilted press release. When Rolling Stone asked if he planned to make a solo album, he answered, “It’s unfathomable to me right now.”“I just folded my hands and sat for a while,” Stipe told me. Around 2015, Stipe stepped in to produce a record that his friends in the band Fischerspooner were struggling to finish. In 2019, Stipe started sporadically releasing singles, four of them over the course of five years, all to benefit climate groups.

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Washington CNN —President Joe Biden is not expected to attend the opening of the global climate summit in Dubai this week, according to a White House schedule of the president’s events. Since taking office, Biden has attended the annual UN climate summit in person in 2021 and 2022. The move has the potential to frustrate climate advocates both at home and abroad, though some activists and small island nations have called into question the effectiveness of the annual international climate summit process. O’Hanlon said Sunrise Movement also has critiques of the international climate summit itself – which is itself embroiled in controversy as it is being hosted by the oil-rich United Arab Emirates this year. A July Washington Post-University of Maryland poll found that 57% of Americans disapprove of the way Biden has handled climate policy, including 59% of voters 18-29 years old.

Persons: Joe Biden, John Kerry, Ali Zaidi, Biden, John Kirby, haven’t, Tom Evans, “ It’s, he’s, ” Evans, ”, Greta Thunberg, greenwashing ”, “ Biden, Stevie O’Hanlon, O’Hanlon, ” O’Hanlon, –, Donald Trump, John Podesta, Xi Jinping Organizations: Washington CNN, White, National Security, CNN, Sunrise Movement, Sunrise, United, Washington Post, University of Maryland, Republican, U.S, National Locations: Dubai, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Washington, China

☆ The USDA's new plant zone map could change how you garden, including when and what you grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

According to the new map, central Arkansas shifted half a zone up from zone 7b to zone 8a since the USDA last updated its map in 2012. The 2023 USDA map shows warmer zones in central Michigan, as well as shifts in some Northeastern states. AdvertisementLimitations of the USDA's new plant zone map"The map is a guideline, not a guarantee," Foster wrote, and plants can thrive in several zones. AdvertisementIn the Northwestern US, the 2023 USDA map (left) shows some regions of Montana in new, warmer zones. Sections of the South Central US, including Houston, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana, have changed to new zones in the 2023 USDA map (left).

Persons: Megan London, NPR she's, Chris Daly, Daly, Jonathan Foster, The University of Maine's Maine, Foster, you'll, US Department of Agriculture Foster, US Department of Agriculture Daly, " Daly Organizations: USDA, Service, NPR, Better Homes, Gardens, Oregon State University, US Department of Agriculture, North Central, The University of Maine's, The University of Maine's Maine Gardner, Southwestern, Northwestern, South Central Locations: Arkansas, Florida, Montana, Central, Michigan, Northeastern, Omaha , Nebraska, Minnesota, Southwestern US, Maine, Houston , Texas, New Orleans , Louisiana

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ” plant hardiness zone map ” was updated Wednesday for the first time in a decade, and it shows the impact that climate change will have on gardens and yards across the country. One key figure on the map is the lowest likely winter temperature in a given region, which is important for determining which plants may survive the season. It's calculated by averaging the lowest winter temperatures of the past 30 years. Winter temperatures and nighttime temperatures are rising faster than daytime and summer temperatures, Primack said, which is why the lowest winter temperature is changing faster than the U.S. temperature overall. “There are a lot of downsides to the warmer winter temperatures, too,” said Theresa Crimmins, who studies climate change and growing seasons at the University of Arizona and was not involved in creating the map.

Persons: Chris Daly, Richard Primack, ” Primack, Primack, ”, Theresa Crimmins Organizations: WASHINGTON, The U.S . Department, Oregon, Agricultural Research Service, Boston University, University of Arizona, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Boston, The, U.S

The Toyota logo is seen on the bonnet of a newly launched Camry Hybrid electric vehicle at a hotel in New Delhi, India, January 18, 2019. India taxes EVs at just 5%, while the levy on hybrids is as high as 43%, just below the 48% imposed on petrol cars. Indian giants Tata Motors (TAMO.NS) and Mahindra & Mahindra (MAHM.NS) are backing EVs, while Toyota and Honda Motor (7267.T) want support for hybrids. Toyota has begun developing EVs while also championing hydrogen-powered cars, saying a "multi-pathway" approach is needed to solve the climate crisis. In its letter, Toyota also asks India to bring hybrid cars under a government incentive programme that offers discounts to buyers, a scheme now available only for EVs.

Persons: Anushree, Narendra Modi's, Modi's, Vikram Gulati, Gulati, Aayog, Sarita Chaganti Singh, Aditi Shah, William Mallard Organizations: Toyota, REUTERS, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Honda, EVs, Thomson Locations: New Delhi, India, DELHI, policymaking, Toyota's India

☆ Pro Take: Making Medicines Greener
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Cecilia Butini | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Photo: mohamed hossam/ShutterstockMaking and supplying medicines generates roughly a third of the global healthcare industry’s greenhouse-gas emissions. Photo: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg NewsBritish drugmaker GSK , for instance, plans to run on 100% renewable electricity by 2025 and to reach net-zero emissions across its value chain by 2045. GSK partnered with AstraZeneca , Merck KGaA, Novo Nordisk , Roche Holding , Samsung Biologics and Sanofi to form the SMI Health Systems Task Force in 2021. Last year, the partnership decided to strengthen their collaboration by focusing on cutting emissions in the near term and transitioning faster toward net-zero health systems. Novartis aims to achieve net-zero emissions across its value chain by 2040.

Persons: mohamed hossam, Carlos Jasso, “ We’ve, ”, Mike Peirce, Aurelio Arias, Arias, Claire Lund, Sanofi, Annabelle Harreguy, IQVIA’s Arias, “ It’s, ” Arias, Cecilia Butini Organizations: Pharmaceutical, Pharma, GSK, Bloomberg News British, Climate Group, Climate, Business, Sustainable Markets, Health Systems, Force, AstraZeneca, Merck KGaA, Novo Nordisk, Roche Holding, Samsung Biologics, Sanofi, SMI, Systems, Novartis, World Health Organization, cecilia.butini@wsj.com Locations: GSK’s, China, India, Novo

CNN —Greta Thunberg was arrested at a protest outside an oil and gas conference – formerly known as the “Oil and Money” conference – at a luxury five-star hotel in London on Tuesday, eyewitnesses told CNN. But it wouldn’t confirm to CNN that Thunberg was among those arrested. Thunberg and other protestors blocked entrances at the hotel, trying to prevent delegates from entering. We are choking from their fumes.”Greta Thunberg joined protesters during the demonstration which used the slogan: "Oily Money Out." Tuesday’s protest marks the first of three days of action aimed at shutting down the conference, Greenpeace said

Persons: Greta Thunberg, Thunberg, Henry Nicholls, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Money, London’s Metropolitan Police, Intercontinental, Energy Intelligence Forum, Aramco, Free, Getty, Greenpeace Locations: London, London’s Park, Shell, Free London, greenwashing, AFP, Swedish, Malmö, Sweden

☆ Africa’s first carbon-removal plant stokes questions about responsible climate solutions
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Nidhi Sharma | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Others say that direct air capture is a necessary part of a diverse effort to limit global warming. Carbon removal companies such as Climeworks create carbon credits corresponding to units of carbon dioxide captured by their plants — these credits can be purchased by companies to offset their carbon emissions. Some say investing in direct air capture technology is pointless. "If it's being used for direct air capture, it's not being used for something else. Many global climate leaders agree.

Persons: Bilha Ndirangu, watchdogs, Ugbaad Kosar, that's, Jonathan Foley, Ndirangu, Carlijn Nouwen, Nouwen, Olúfẹ́mi, Táíwò, That's, Mark Jacobson, it's, Julie Gosalvez, Climeworks, Gosalvez Organizations: Deutsches Museum, United Nations, Africa Climate Summit, Georgetown University, Stanford University Locations: Munich, Kenya, Swiss, Climeworks, Carbon, Africa, Nairobi, Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia

☆ A climate researcher risks losing university post for refusing to fly home
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Climate researcher Dr. Gianluca Grimalda says that he risks losing his post at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany for refusing to use a plane as a means of transport back from Papua New Guinea. However, he said the institute gave him three days notice to return by October 2 which would have forced him to fly, according to a statement issued by climate group Scientist Rebellion. The Kiel Institute told CNN that it “doesn’t comment on internal personnel matters in public. As an alternative, climate activists such as Greta Thunberg have modeled greener ways to travel such as by ship or train. “I am prepared to face all the legal and economic consequences of this decision,” Grimalda said in a statement.

Persons: Gianluca Grimalda, Grimalda, ”, Greta Thunberg, ” Grimalda, it’s Organizations: CNN, Kiel Institute, Institute Locations: Germany, Papua New Guinea, Kiel, Bougainville, “, Singapore

☆ When Will the Saltwater Wedge Reach New Orleans?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Mira Rojanasakul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

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Persons: Biden, Bernard, It’s, ”, Jeffrey Graschel, hydrologist, doesn’t, CONN, Matthew Roe, “ It’s, ” Mr, Graschel Organizations: New, Jefferson, Salvador Pointe à, Army Corps of Engineers, Copernicus, Midwest, U.S . Drought Monitor, National Weather Service, NEV, ALA, MISS, Oregon State University In, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, National Weather, Army Corps Locations: Orleans, Mississippi, New Orleans, Louisiana, Pontchartrain, Carrollton, Algiers, Salvador, la, Mexico Lake Pontchartrain, Salvador Pointe à la, Mexico, Gulf, Ohio, Slidell, La, Minnesota, MAINE, MINN, VT, N.H . IDAHO, S.D, N.Y, WIS, R.I, PA, IOWA, NEB . OHIO, UTAH, COLO . CALIF . VA, KAN . MO, KY, N.C, TENN, OKLA, ., MISS . TEXAS LA, FLA, NEV . UTAH, CONN, WYO, NEV . OHIO, Myrtle Grove, ”

☆ Switzerland's glaciers lose a 'mindblowing' volume of ice in just two years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Glaciers in Switzerland are shrinking at a “mind-blowing” rate. In 2023, the country’s glaciers lost 4% of their total volume, according to data from the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. To put this into perspective, Swiss glaciers have lost as much ice over this two-year period as was lost over the three decades between 1960 and 1990. Matthias Huss/GLAMOSThe two extreme years have led to glacier tongues collapsing and many small glaciers in the country disappearing altogether. Several meters of ice disappeared in southern Valais and the Engadin valley at altitudes of more than 3,200 meters (10,500 feet), according to GLAMOS.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Matthias Huss, GLAMOS, ” Huss, Huss, “ Organizations: CNN, Swiss Commission, Swiss Academy of Sciences, Glacier Monitoring Locations: Switzerland, Uri, Valais, Grisons, Switzerland’s

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