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When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours

DeSmogBlog

Editor’s Note: This is part of a regular column, Gaslit , which navigates society’s dysfunctional relationship with fossil fuel disinformation. Heatwaves are scorching Europe, the United States, North Africa, Siberia, and some parts of the Middle East and China. Have a tip or idea? Get in touch.

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Is human activity responsible for the climate emergency? New report calls it ‘unequivocal.’

Grist

The climate crisis is unequivocally caused by human activities and is unequivocally affecting every corner of the planet’s land, air and sea already. Accelerating melting of ice has poured trillions of tonnes of water into the oceans, where oxygen levels are falling – suffocating the seas – and acidity is rising.

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5 Priorities for Urban Climate Action in 2023 and Beyond

The City Fix

We now have less than seven years to cut emissions in half in order to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees C, the limit scientists say is necessary for averting some of the most dangerous climate impacts. 2022 saw flooding, drought and severe.

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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. This report must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels, before they destroy our planet.

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Clear and present danger: Why business leaders must take a more active stance on the climate crisis

Business Green

A threat that was still in the future, with consequences happening somewhere else, with melting poles, small island communities affected by sea level rise or drought in the global south, far away from our robust, modern societies. It's not just a government issue. This will require increased efforts from all of us.

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Global Briefing: Paris Olympics targets zero food waste and more plant based meals

Business Green

A group of Six African countries this week formally launched the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance , with a view to accelerating to new energy technologies that open up access to clean, affordable energy supplies to all. The Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance will go a long way in fostering these developments.".

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'An atlas of human suffering': Top figures react to IPPC's latest climate warning

Business Green

The situation, too, is only set to worsen as the planet warms, underscoring the urgent need to simultaneously drive down greenhouse gas emissions while also boosting preparedness for droughts, wildfires, storms, floods, coastal erosion, sea level rise, resource shortages and much, much more. 2/2) [link].