This week in climate news - 10 June 2018
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Global warming can be limited to 1.5°C by changing how we travel, heat homes, use devices
Global warming can be limited to 1.5°C by unprecedented improvements in the energy efficiency of everyday activities, according to new research. »The world is being ‘swamped by harmful plastic waste’ says UN chief, marking Environment Day
The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day on Tuesday, noting that microplastic particles in the ocean, “now outnumber stars in our galaxy”. »Big investors urge G7 to step up climate action, shift from coal
Institutional investors with $26 trillion in assets under management called on Group of Seven leaders on Monday to phase out the use of coal in power generation to help limit climate change, despite strong opposition from Washington. »EU’s Climate-ADAPT found to be a key tool for adaptation in Europe
The number of users of the joint European Environment Agency (EEA) – European Commission Climate-ADAPT online knowledge hub has increased fivefold since its launch in 2012, according to an EEA report published today. »‘We face a global emergency’ over oceans: UN chief sounds the alarm at G7 Summit event
Unless there is a change of course, the amount of plastic waste in the world’s oceans will outweigh the fish that live in them, by 2050, said the United Nations Secretary-General on Saturday, declaring that the world now faces a “global emergency” over the oceans. »Most popular
16 Dec, 01:20, reuters - Nearly 200 countries overcame political divisions late on Saturday to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal, but critics say it is not ambitious enough to prevent the dangerous effects of global warming. More »
16 Dec, 01:20, guardian - Nations agree on implementing 2015 Paris agreement, but put trickiest issues on back burner. The UN climate change talks ended late on Saturday night in Poland with a deal agreed on how to put the 2015 Paris agreement into action, but with other contentious problems left to be resolved next year. More »
14 Dec, 21:50, sciencedaily - Researchers suggest that projected increases in air temperatures, rainfall inundation and blistering solar radiation could significantly reduce hawksbill hatching success at a selection of major nesting beaches. More »
15 Dec, 03:10, reuters - The United Nations' climate talks went into overtime early Saturday morning as negotiators from nearly 200 nations grappled with disagreements over parts of a package of rules to implement a landmark agreement to combat global warming. More »
14 Dec, 14:30, guardian - Climate change is putting the very existence of one remote indigenous community in doubt but we are all feeling the effects of a warming Arctic. There’s a line in the 2018 Arctic Report Card that I keep coming back to. Released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it notes with alarm the record low extent for virtually the entire ice season in the Bering Sea. More »
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