John K. White (2024-01-03). The Times They Aren't a-Changing: More Carbon, More Heat, More Hot Air Expected in 2024. counterpunch.org A rising global temperature is no joking matter, but one has to wonder when the president of the annual UN conference on climate change is also the head of an oil company. My father liked to joke in his typical impish style, "I've seen a lot of changes in my time … and I was

ecns.cn (2024-01-03). Plan points way toward bluer skies. ecns.cn The latest measures outlined by China to curb air pollution and promote its green transition by next year will pave the way for bluer skies and healthier lives while further propelling the nation's response to climate change, officials and analysts said.

Andy Steckel (2024-01-02). Climate Change Cartoons. indybay.org I draw cartoons, about half of which address progressive political topics. Attached are several related to climate change.

Alexandra Jacobo (2024-01-02). Fossil fuel giants' record payouts amid deepening climate crisis. nationofchange.org The world's five largest oil companies, BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies, reported record profits and approved major new fossil fuel projects.

Staff (2024-01-02). President Maduro: Chavismo Has Not Yet Selected Its Presidential Candidate. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro spoke about the political climate ahead of the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, scheduled for the last months of this year. | President Maduro made these comments in his first interview of the year, given to journalist Ignacio Ramonet and published by the Mexican newspaper He was asked about his possible presidential candidacy for the Unit…

Staff (2024-01-02). President Maduro: Chavismo Has Not Determined Its Presidential Candidate. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro spoke about the political climate ahead of the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, scheduled for the last months of this year. | President Maduro made these comments in his first interview of the year, given to journalist Ignacio Ramonet and published by the Mexican newspaper He was asked about his possible presidential candidacy for the Uni…

Gus Speth, Resilience. (2023-12-31). Opening A New Path On Climate And The Future. popularresistance.org Of the many climate struggles going on today, the great one, played out in hundreds of arenas around the world, is the struggle to rein in and then halt the buildup of greenhouse gases. Gaining ever-more attention is the struggle to adapt to the climate impacts already upon us. But there is a new struggle that needs to be joined now: the struggle to learn from our mistakes — the Big Mistake of climate catastrophe. What is it about our society, our economy, our politics, and our culture that has let this giant failing happen? What is it that has led us to this tragedy? | There are a set of readily available…

Andy Steckel (2023-12-31). Climate Change Cartoons. indybay.org I draw cartoons, about half of which address progressive political topics. Attached are several related to climate change.

Emily Gertz, Jimmy Cloutier, DeSmog. (2023-12-30). Hydrogen Industry Draws $41 Million In Lobbying From Fossil Fuel Companies. popularresistance.org The number of companies and organizations lobbying the federal government on issues related to hydrogen increased nearly tenfold since President Joe Biden took office — from about two dozen at the end of 2020 to more than 200 this year, according to an OpenSecrets analysis of lobbying disclosures. | Fossil fuel companies, which have promoted hydrogen as a catch-all solution to climate change, rank among the top spenders and outnumber clients from every industry, including the renewable energy sector, the analysis shows. | Thirty-two oil and gas producers reported lobbying on hydrogen, among other issues, an…

WSWS (2023-12-30). Acapulco two months after Hurricane Otis: An indictment of capitalist response to climate crisis. wsws.org In the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, Acapulco's prolonged suffering exposes the inability of the capitalist system to address the urgent needs of the population amid the escalating climate crisis.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-12-30). Members of Imperial community recognised in New Year Honours. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have been recognised for their services to medicine, public health and climate innovation in the 2024 New Year Honours list.

The Independent (2023-12-30). European economy struggles amid recession fears, geopolitical chaos. independent.co.ug FRANKFURT, GERMANY | Xinhua | As German companies are getting increasingly dissatisfied with their status quo, their scepticism over business prospects for the first half of 2024 has grown. The Ifo Business Climate Index, which measures entrepreneurs' sentiments about the current business situation and their expectations for the next six months, slipped to 86.4 points …

The Independent (2023-12-30). The futility of waste management. independent.co.ug COMMENT | SARAH NEWMAN | When the world leaders gathered in Dubai for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), the United Arab Emirates unveiled the world's highest-capacity waste-to-energy (WTE) facility. The plant is designed to process two million metric tons of municipal waste annually, producing enough electricity to power 120,000 households per year by incinerating …

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-30). 2023 Was a Big Year for Climate Litigation. truthdig.com

Robert Hunziker (2023-12-30). Alaska's Scary Orange Rivers. dissidentvoice.org Global warming can add one more notch to its gun belt. The rapid onset of global warming is turning Alaska's wilderness rivers orange. Global warming impacts Arctic temperatures 2-4 times warmer than the global average, and permafrost that's been around since before humans sat round crackling cave fires is rapidly melting. Eons of frozen stuff …

Anita Hofschneider, Scheer Post. (2023-12-31). Why More Than 60 Indigenous Nations Oppose The Line 5 Oil Pipeline. popularresistance.org The Line 5 oil pipeline that snakes through Wisconsin and Michigan won a key permit this month: pending federal studies and approvals, Canada-based Enbridge Energy will build a new section of pipeline and tunnel underneath the Great Lakes despite widespread Indigenous opposition. You may not have heard of Line 5, but over the next few years, the controversy surrounding the 645-mile pipeline is expected to intensify. | The 70-year-old pipeline stretches from Superior, Wisconsin, through Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario, transporting up to 540,000 gallons of oil and natural gas liquids per day. It's part of a network of…

Editor (2023-12-30). Why More Than 60 Indigenous Nations Oppose the Line 5 Oil Pipeline. scheerpost.com By Anita Hofschneider / The Line 5 oil pipeline that snakes through Wisconsin and Michigan

Dan Bacher (2023-12-31). Extinction Watch: No Delta Smelt collected in CDFW fall survey for sixth year in a row. indybay.org "No Delta Smelt were collected at any stations from September through November," wrote Taylor Rohlin, Environmental Scientist for the CDFW Bay Delta Region, in a memo to Erin Chappell, Regional Manager for the CDFW Bay Delta Region on November 23.

Dan Bacher (2023-12-31). 'Happy Holidays' — Department of Water Resources Approves Fish-Killing Delta Tunnel Fiasco. indybay.org The collapse of four runs of Chinook salmon on the Sacramento River and the virtual extinction in the wild of the Delta Smelt, once the most abundant fish in the entire Delta, is now taking place as the Delta Tunnel is approved.

Peter Handel (2023-12-30). We Must Reckon With the Most Dangerous System of Extinction Humans Ever Created. truthout.org Capitalism is killing us. That's the unequivocal message of a new book, Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About It by Charles Derber and Suren Moodliar. The authors draw critical links between capitalism, militarism and environmental destruction to show how nothing short of radical change is required to shift the deadly course humanity as a whole is now on. |

Dan Bacher (2023-12-30). Extinction Watch: No Delta Smelt collected in CDFW fall survey for sixth year in a row. indybay.org "No Delta Smelt were collected at any stations from September through November," wrote Taylor Rohlin, Environmental Scientist for the CDFW Bay Delta Region, in a memo to Erin Chappell, Regional Manager for the CDFW Bay Delta Region on November 23.

Dan Bacher (2023-12-30). 'Happy Holidays' — Department of Water Resources Approves Fish-Killing Delta Tunnel Fiasco. indybay.org The collapse of four runs of Chinook salmon on the Sacramento River and the virtual extinction in the wild of the Delta Smelt, once the most abundant fish in the entire Delta, is now taking place as the Delta Tunnel is approved.