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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility

Green Market Oracle

Here are fifty recently published books on the subjects of global warming, climate mitigation and social change. This is a companion piece to the the 25 books in The Green Market Oracle's well informed readers list. These books are organized in the following six categories: 1. Climate impacts 2. Sustainability and business 3.

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When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours

DeSmogBlog

Heatwaves are scorching Europe, the United States, North Africa, Siberia, and some parts of the Middle East and China. The month before, extreme rainfall and floods in South Africa killed more than 400 people. Last month, the worst heatwave ever recorded hit Japan. The backlash [from deniers] was intense.

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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

Business Green

Taking immediate action to slash emissions towards net zero by 2050 could make a monumental difference to the level, frequency, and breadth of growing climate impacts, the scientists emphasise. C we are still facing half a metre of sea level rise. C, we can avoid a long term three metres of sea level rise.

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What Abandoning Fossil Fuels Could Look Like in the Arab World

DeSmogBlog

One of the products of that research is a new book of essays , edited by Hamouchene and Katie Sandwell, also of the Translational Institute, titled Dismantling Green Colonialism: Energy and Climate Justice in the Arab Region. Underlying the book is the unequivocal urgency of moving away from fossil fuels in this part of the world.

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The Story of Sustainability in 2018: “We Have About 12 Years Left”

Andrew Winston

The year 2018 brought extreme change — in weather and environmental ecosystems, in political winds and power, and in the expectations of business. Other studies tell us that sea level rise is going to be worse than we thought, Antarctica is melting three times faster than a decade ago, and Greenland is losing ice quickly as well.

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28 Posts Commemorating the Seminal Efforts of Female Environmentalists

Green Market Oracle

Read more » Women are at the Forefront of Historic Change in the US Women are claiming their rightful place in the halls of political power and they are changing the world in the process. More women than ever have taken to the streets to make their voices heard and an unprecedented number of women are vying for political leadership.