With each passing year, we learn more about how a changing climate can impact our lives. In California, two significant issues stand out: the increase in bigger, more destructive wildfires and the long-term threats to our valuable water supply. Fortunately, there are proven solutions to address these challenges, allowing us to shift our focus to … Read more
Getty Images A child is helped away from the floods near Valencia in Spain Although scientists are hesitant to attribute any specific extreme event to climate change, researchers have been quick to highlight the role that increasing temperatures have played in exacerbating the Spanish floods. “There is no doubt that these intense downpours were intensified … Read more
More than two years after facing criticism from US conservatives for its support of sustainable investing, BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, is now shifting its focus. CEO Larry Fink has notably avoided discussing climate-related topics, with only eight mentions of climate, sustainability, or green in his annual letter out of 11,000 words in March. … Read more
The United Nations Environmental Program has released a new report with more dire news about our odds of avoiding climate disaster caused by greenhouse gas emissions. According to this assessment, the current trajectory of international commitments will see the planet’s temperature increasing 2.6 degrees Celsius or more over the course of this century. That amount … Read more
Here are some facts: climate change is real, catastrophic and anthropogenic. Global warming is not a hoax, is happening at an unprecedented rate and is not part of natural fluctuations in global temperatures over geological time. You’d be hard pressed to find a climate scientist who would disagree significantly with anything in the previous two … Read more
Some Republican leaders, including Trump, believe that climate change is a hoax. The Trump administration banned the use of the term by government agencies. Florida recently declared it would not adopt science textbooks that explain climate change. It’s not real. Really? Read this story, which appeared in the Los Angeles Times. Jack Dolan, staff writer, … Read more