DeSmogBlog

MARCH 24, 2023

Now, Ivor van Heerden , the former deputy director of Louisiana State University’s Hurricane Center, is concerned about the disastrous and potentially lethal consequences of a hurricane hitting a liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction south of New Orleans. We’re going to have another catastrophe.”

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The City Fix

APRIL 4, 2024

In the crowded slums of Zambia, Africa, members of the Zambia Youth Federation, a social movement of the urban poor, conducted climate change research and presented it in an emotional spoken word poem. Their message let policymakers know how climate.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

New construction in St. Cristen Jenkins used the frisbee she got from Shell’s float as a fan to cool off. Some of the new facilities are being built right on the Gulf Coast, despite warnings of the quickening pace of sea level rise due to warming temperatures, and many more are in the permitting process.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

Weaker residential construction activity cooled the HVAC sector, and heat pump sales bore the brunt at a 16% decline compared to 2022.  Zacuna Ventures, a San Francisco, CA-based investment firm, announced a $56m debut fund that focuses on investments in construction tech companies. 

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

“The 2°C limit is what we call a social construct. ” Sea level rise over centuries or millennia is already guaranteed, regardless of what is done now. C, while the rise will be between 2-6 meters (roughly 6 to 20 feet) if it is limited to 2°C. ” As for the Arctic – which has warmed 3.8

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Even if Earth does not have had Arctic sea ice in most of its history, it plays a crucial role in regulating our current climate. Some have actually called the Arctic the world’s “air-conditioning system” because of the role of the large ice sheets in cooling the surrounding continents. Sea level rising (not because of melting).

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Residents are already starting to see the effects of sea level rise today. Gen Z's first "existential toolkit" for combating burnout while advocating for climate justice Bathroom Battlegrounds A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet by Sarah Jaquette Ray (April 2020). Venus Lun, S.

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