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The world’s oceans broke a heat record … again

Grist

A study published Wednesday in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences found the level of heat contained in the sea reached its highest level since record keeping began in 1958. Oceans, which cover more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface, absorb the majority of the solar energy that reaches Earth as sunlight.

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Nobody is listening to climate scientists. What if they went on strike?

Grist

It’s been a wild start to 2022: Omicron cases are surging around the world, the oceans are hotter than ever , and a group of climate scientists are suggesting that the world’s leading global warming experts stop doing science. Scientific information is always viewed through a vortex of ideology, politics, and power. on Jan 19, 2022.

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? US clean investment cleans up with $239bn #187

Climate Tech VC

The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Winners include manufacturing, up 133% from 2022, and emerging climate technologies that saw a whopping 10x jump to $4.3bn. Energy & industry. Happy Monday!  of dollars put to work.  

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California Water Challenges Remain Despite Significant Precipitation in 2023

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Kermanian , and Julie Miles The winter of 2022-23 brought historic levels of precipitation to California after years of deep drought , dwindling reservoirs, and groundwater depletion. According to the US Drought Monitor , the state is currently drought-free, although some regions are still considered abnormally dry.

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A Push to Expedite Permits Fueled by Disaster Capitalism Threatens to Fastrack the Climate Crisis

DeSmogBlog

The project’s supporters assert diverting the river to its historic path and unleashing the power of nature will result in the creation of 21 square miles of new submerged land in the basin’s wetlands over the next 50 years. Trandahl’s salary and compensation in 2022 exceeded $1.5 Federal and state trustees approved $2.26

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The Uncertain Future of Gas Exports on Louisiana’s Vanishing Coastline

DeSmogBlog

But four hurricanes since 2005 and sea level rise — it really decimated this coastline.” He estimates that 70 metres of his property has been swallowed up by sea level rise since he moved there in 1998, with trees and wetlands washed away as the ocean advanced bit by bit with each passing year. Hiatt said.