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In Their Own Words: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

DeSmogBlog

s investigative journalism arm, and the British Channel 4 News this summer exposing how the oil giant and lobby groups such as the American Petroleum Institute seed doubt about climate change and undermine legislation to stop global warming. This document shows that the oil industry was informed of the science of global warming.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

I’ve long viewed Jacobson’s life — and his collaboration with researchers, cultural icons, business leaders and political leaders — as a well-written movie script. External costs include everything from pre-mature deaths due to air pollution to the sky-rocketing insurance costs for properties vulnerable to sea level rise.

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When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours

DeSmogBlog

A few years later, I interviewed someone who attended the event and he said, ‘We all knew it was real, but it was too political to talk about on TV.’”. Many companies were aware of the potential effects of increasing greenhouse gas emissions and global temperatures on climate. The backlash [from deniers] was intense.

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The IPCC Synthesis Report: Ten key takeaways for business

Business Green

Near-term emissions reduction is key Emissions reduction this decade is set to "largely determine" whether global warming can be limited to 1.5C Yesterday's report was unequivocal in its warning that losses and damages are happening now to nature and people, as well as major sectors of the global economy.

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‘Don’t Look Up’: Hollywood’s Primer on Climate Denial Illustrates 5 Myths That Fuel Rejection of Science

DeSmogBlog

The movie is an allegory for climate change , showing how those with the power to do something about global warming willfully avoid taking action and how those with vested interests can mislead the public. In a politically polarized society, individuals may feel pressured to make decisions based on what their social group believes.

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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. Residents are already starting to see the effects of sea level rise today. This is a companion piece to the the 25 books in The Green Market Oracle's well informed readers list. Climate impacts 2.

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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. The stark fact is that if we keep warming to 1.5?C C we are still facing half a metre of sea level rise.