Archive for February 2020

Workshop - Supporting the Deployment of Renewable Energy in the Caribbean

February 29, 2020 Add Comment Edit

The workshop "Supporting the deployment of bankable renewable energy projects in the Caribbean" will take place on March 15 – 18, 2020 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In recent years, a range of stakeholders, including governments, development banks and official development assistance providers...

The Heartland Institute's Answer to Greta

February 28, 2020 Add Comment Edit

To counter the appeal of Greta Thunberg the fossil fuel funded Heartland Institute has hired a young German women by the name of Naomi Seibt. The institute is known for its disinformation efforts including targeting public school children with "educational" materials that misrepresent the facts about...

Coronavirus Related Stock Losses in 2 days Equal to the Cost of Climate Adaptation for the Next 10 Years

February 27, 2020 Add Comment Edit

Stock market losses associated with coronavirus (COVID-19) equals the cost of climate adaption over the next decade. Standard and Poor's 500 recorded a $1.7 trillion loss in two days of trading due to coronavirus. This is roughly equivalent to the estimated cost of climate adaption until 2030....

Climate Related Excertps from the Tenth Democratic Presidential Debate in Charleston

February 26, 2020 Add Comment Edit

Seven candidates participated in Tuesday’s Democratic primary debate in Charleston, South Carolina. The participants in the tenth Democratic presidential debate were Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg and Amy Klobachar. Here are excerpts of the...

A Turning Point for Canada as Protestors Diffuse a Massive Carbon Bomb

February 25, 2020 Add Comment Edit

A massive environmental disaster has been averted in Canada. The interrelated combination of protest and economics have killed the Frontier tar sands mine. Citing the ongoing debate over climate policy in Canada, Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd., has withdrawn its application to build a massive...

Coronavirus Reduces China's Emissions by 25 Percent

February 24, 2020 Add Comment Edit

Corornavirus (COVID-19) has slowed Chinese emissions. China burns about half the coal used globally while at the same time it is the leading market for solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles. This duality is evident in Shanxi, which is both China's coal mining region and the location of...

Event - Circularity 20: Circular Economy Conference

February 23, 2020 Add Comment Edit

Circularity 20: Circular Economy Conference will take place on May 18-20, 2020 at the May 18 - 20, 2020 at the InterContinental Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia‎. This is the largest circular economy conference in the United States. Join 1,000+ thought leaders and practitioners to accelerate the circular...

Event - Renewable Energy Markets 2020: Call for Abstracts

February 23, 2020 Add Comment Edit

Renewable Energy Markets™ (REM) will take place on September 9–11, 2020, at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. REM™ is seeking abstracts for presentations and panels that are timely, engaging, and informative. Are you a dynamic speaker with compelling story to tell? Presentations/sessions...

Why We Should Stand in Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en People

February 22, 2020 Add Comment Edit

For anyone confused about the Wet’suwet’en situation this informative read provides important context. The original author's name has been withheld for their safety. Wet'suwet'en is an Indigenous nation whose territory covers around 22,000 sq km of land (would have been much larger before contact)...

Trump's 2021 Budget Seeks to Slash Funding for Climate Action While Increasing Support for Fossil Fuels

February 21, 2020 Add Comment Edit

US President Donald Trump's proposed budget for fiscal 2021 seeks to kill climate action and science. This budget is a continuation of what we have seen in his previous three budgets. It includes opposition to pollution abatement, energy efficiency and renewable energy, while increasing support for...

February 20, 2020 Add Comment Edit

Here are the climate related excerpts from the ninth Democratic primary debate, that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. The debate included Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg. SANDERS: What our movement is about...

February 19, 2020 Add Comment Edit

Month after month, year after year, decade after decade we keep setting new temperature records. The world’s five warmest years have all occurred in the last five years and the period from 2010-2019 was the hottest decade ever recorded. We have seen 421 consecutive months of above average temperatures....

Gaming the System: Social Media Undermines Climate Action and Threatens Democracy

February 18, 2020 Add Comment Edit

The climate crisis represents an unprecedented threat to human civilization. We have known about the looming danger for decades but we have not done anywhere near enough to address it. Although we have seen progress in countries like Sweden and Denmark, countries like the United States and Brazil are...