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Positive Climate Change Narratives – WCS Book Club • 8/26/21

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Join the WCS LA Chapter for a stimulating conversation about Kim Stanley Robinson’s book “The Ministry for the Future”. The novel follows an agency, established under the Paris Agreement, whose mission is to advocate for the world’s future generations of citizens as if their rights are as valid as the present generations.

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Positive Climate Change Narratives – WCS Book Club • 8/27/21

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Join the WCS LA Chapter for a stimulating conversation about Kim Stanley Robinson’s book “The Ministry for the Future”. The novel follows an agency, established under the Paris Agreement, whose mission is to advocate for the world’s future generations of citizens as if their rights are as valid as the present generations.

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Despite COP26 pledges, the world is losing way too many trees

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It may be Arbor Day, but it’s generally a tough time to be a tree lover. That’s according to the latest edition of The World Resources Institute’s Global Forest Review , which found that millions of trees were removed in 2021, potentially putting global climate goals at risk. “We’re Last year, the world lost an estimated 3.75

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How India’s Renewable Energy Sector Survived and Thrived in a Turbulent 2020

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As the country grapples with the intertwined issues of air pollution, water scarcity and energy security, along with energy access and affordability, experts say they’re starting to see a future for India where coal will no longer be king. This is the first article in a series. With a few hours’ notice, all 1.3 Businesses closed.

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Developing country climate plans deserve our respect

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The political message they sent was key. A number of developing countries are coming forward with ambitious decarbonisation plans, but as Ed King explains, their significance is often too easily ignored. Last month Jamaica submitted a new climate plan to the UN - it garnered little global coverage or praise. But it was significant.

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How Long Will Coal Remain King in India?

GreenTechMedia

As the third-largest producer of carbon dioxide emissions in the world today with an economy that's poised to see massive growth in the future, what happens to India’s energy mix will have a significant impact on the planet and its inhabitants. This is the final piece in a three-part series. Read part one here and part two here.

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

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But the report is also at pains to stress that the future extent of the climate crisis will be determined by the choices societies take over the next few years. Roundup of reaction from politicians, NGOs, and business figures as the world's top climate scientists serve up latest evidence on scale of potential climate cataclysm ahead.