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What effect will the “Code Red” climate report have on COP26?

Renewable Energy World

The recent rate of sea level rise has nearly tripled compared to 1901-1971. The main driver of the global retreat of glaciers since the 1990s and the decrease in Arctic sea-ice is human behaviour. Of all the COP series so far, this one is undoubtedly the most important in history.

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As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to conserve both energy and artifacts

Grist

. “It’s because we have these really strict regulations on keeping temperature and relative humidity at certain levels in the name of preserving the collections,” said Caitlin Southwick, a former art conservator who now runs an organization called Ki Culture that helps museums transition to more sustainable practices.

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Improving Climate Resilience with Satellite Data: A Conversation with US Government Leaders

Planet Pulse

Department of State to share how their organizations are assessing climate risk and building climate resilience. Other tools mentioned by White include the DoD Regional Sea Level Rise Database and an interagency working group which includes the Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, NASA, EPA, and USGS, among others.

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1.5 and 2°C: A Journey Through the Temperature Target That Haunts the World

DeSmogBlog

It remains in memory as one of the most disastrous summits ever organized. Even so, it was a major breakthrough as the first COP to mention the temperature goals we are all familiar with today. It ended without much of a story, with the parties being called to the COP the following year. Everything had changed forever.

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Shell and the new era of climate risk

GreenBiz

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — the folks who organize the annual COP events — defines “climate-related risks” as those: …created by a range of hazards. Today, it is part of many companies’ toolkit as they seek to understand the impacts of climate change on their business and society.

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Shell and the new era of climate risk

AGreenLiving

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — the folks who organize the annual COP events — defines “climate-related risks” as those: …created by a range of hazards. Today, it is part of many companies’ toolkit as they seek to understand the impacts of climate change on their business and society.