Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.
If you’re a US citizen, no matter where in the world, start by [making sure you’re registered to vote](https://iwillvote.com/). Many districts are gerrymandered, so you’ll want to register as the party that’s likely to win congressional and/or state legislative districts where you live, and vote in that party’s primary. In addition to voting, you’ll want to influence politics beyond that. Your local races are a good place to start; cities and states control local land use and things like building codes. To affect Congress, you’ll want to pick [swing house districts](https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings) or [swing senate seats](https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings). [Volunteer for a Democrat](https://www.mobilize.us/) and [donate](https://secure.actblue.com/) accordingly. For President, the reality is that [the Biden/Harris administration has done far more than Trump would even consider](https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2021/climate-environment/biden-climate-environment-actions/), starting with the [Inflation Reduction Act](https://repeatproject.org/docs/REPEAT_IRA_Prelminary_Report_2022-09-21.pdf#page=7), for which Harris cast the tiebreaking vote in the Senate, and continuing through numerous executive actions. Getting involved in this race means [volunteering](https://www.mobilize.us/?q=harris), ideally for a climate-focused event like [the Tuesday & Thursday phonebanking](https://events.democrats.org/event/677302/?rname=silence7&share_context=event_details&share_medium=copy_link) and if you can, [donating to the Harris Victory Fund](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/hvf-2?attr=113172809). If you’re giving really large amounts of money, and the logistics of it work, go to an in-person event and talk to the candidate or other official about climate: * [10/4 Washington, DC - Dance party for Harris](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/iwehqakjavdbnbla?attr=113172809) * [10/5 Old Tappan, NJ - A Reception with Douglas Emhoff and special guests Congressman Josh Gottheimer and Kelli O'Hara](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/fjkheioajcjnbhw?attr=113172809) * [10/5 Red Bank, NJ - A Reception with Douglas Emhoff](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/wijdklasnkwrorj?attr=113172809) * [10/5 Cleveland, OH - A Reception with Governor Tim Walz](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/erijgijrethnjeiojv?attr=113172809) * [10/5 Cincinnati, OH - A Reception with Governor Tim Walz](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/hoqwrkxcnvaofjgo?attr=113172809) * [10/5 Los Angeles, CA - LA County Legislative Delegation in Westchester](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/pioqrguasflgkj?attr=113172809) * [10/5 Hollywood Hills, CA - Gumbo Soiree featuring special guests Senator Laphonza Butler, Mayor Karen Bass, and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/hewiurgerhbvqb?attr=113172809) * [10/6 Boston, MA - A Brunch Reception with Hon. Pete Buttigieg](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/izfhgoaewrubgas?attr=113172809) * [10/6 Brooklyn, NY - A Reception with Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/joaonbjianeiber?attr=113172809) * [10/6 Chicago, IL - Lesbians and Friends for Kamala with special guests Hon. Lori Lightfoot and State Rep. Kelly Cassidy](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/bywofiahsflkgaj?attr=113172809) * [10/6 Los Angeles, CA - Black Hollywood & Friends Reception with Maya Harris](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/b2gfdeoikjhbmv3edfgyuix?attr=113172809) * [10/6 La Jolla, CA - An Afternoon Reception with Governor Tim Walz](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/opaektnabvfias?attr=113172809) * [10/6 Montecito, CA - A Reception with Governor Tim Walz](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/hnurlapcjhgqueija?attr=113172809) * [10/6 Belmont, MA - A Reception with Hon. Pete Buttigieg with a special performance by Yo-Yo Ma](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/iknbuwpakfnzegu?attr=113172809) * [10/6 New York, NY - A Reception in Support of the Harris Victory Fund with Hon. Pete Buttigieg](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/poyhbjhgvcxswerfghcftyh?attr=113172809) * [10/8 Hunt's Point, WA - A Breakfast Reception with Governor Tim Walz](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/gyhhxcvybfdxcvbgfdxcvb?attr=113172809) * [10/8 Sacramento, CA - An Afternoon with Governor Tim Walz](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/vowiegthdughqrwt?attr=113172809) * [10/8 Reno, NV - An Evening Reception with Governor Tim Walz](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/iaenrhgoasfhgjl?attr=113172809) * [10/8 Waterville, ME - Waterville for Harris Featuring Messages from Senator George Mitchell & Hon. Justin Alfond](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/zdftyujmnbvcssdfghjkjh?attr=113172809) * [10/8 Portsmouth, NH - A Lunch Reception with Sen. Cory Booker](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/weiohvowbf9oq3bfsdf?attr=113172809) * [10/8 Evanston, IL - A Reception With Mrs. Gwen Walz](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/nb3asdk4jpwn7fosn?attr=113172809) * [10/8 Chicago, IL - A Reception with Mrs. Gwen Walz](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/sruzitugbqrowugn?attr=113172809?attr=113172809) * [10/9 Washington, DC - A Reception with Former Vice President Al Gore](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/siahvjbbdfvauibfdv?attr=113172809) * [10/9 Washington, DC - A Reception with Senator Mark Warner](https://secure.joebiden.com/a/uqieujgapsfigja?attr=113172809) * [10/9 Boston, MA - Massachusetts Men of Color for Harris with Tony West](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/aepitoghqerwlkna?attr=113172809) * [10/10 Boston, MA - A Reception with Gov. Josh Shapiro](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/loiujhbvfr45tfcvb?attr=113172809) * [10/10 Newton, MA - A Reception with Gov. Josh Shapiro](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/edxcftyhbjiikjmjygfc?attr=113172809) * [10/10 New York, NY - Out for Harris New York Dance Party](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/yutrqorwjhgalskfng?attr=113172809) * [10/13 Palo Alto, CA -Bay Area Women for Harris-Walz: Peninsula Version with Hon. Leon Panetta, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo and State Controller Malia Cohen](https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/foaiwnsdiaebxloraetg)
This appears to be aimed at subsidizing the construction of a gas-burning power plant, rather than achieving a reduction in net CO2 emissions
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has written an [op-ed piece in The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30853358/keir-starmer-great-british-industry-net-zero/) promising "I will not sacrifice Great British industry to the drum-banging, finger-wagging Net Zero extremists" Which means he's willing to sacrifice all the industry to appease the fossil fuels industry.
heatmap.news
[Archived copy of the article](https://web.archive.org/web/20241004195617/https://heatmap.news/economy/california-gas-electrification-law)
www.scientificamerican.com
Archived copies of the article: * [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20241004183608/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hurricane-helene-made-me-a-climate-change-refugee/) * [ghostarchive.org](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Eemjw) * [archive.today](https://archive.ph/MKzW2)
www.theartnewspaper.com
>Two environmental activists who glued themselves to a J.M.W. Turner painting at Manchester Art Gallery in July 2022 were acquitted today in a Manchester court. The pair affixed themselves to the frame of Tomson’s Aeolian Harp (1809) by Turner and sprayed “No New Oil” and the Just Stop Oil logo on the floor with chalk... >... “The district judge found that the action was proportionate in view of the climate crisis,” a Just Stop Oil statement says. "By contrast Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland received sentences of 24 months and 20 months respectively from Judge Hehir at Southwark Crown Court last week for throwing cans of soup on the glass cover of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in 2022.”
www.worldliteraturetoday.org
“Through a sort of grating irony,” writes Charif Majdalani, Lebanon “remains a sort of model but in the negative sense of the term, because it concentrates in itself all the problems of the contemporary world.” Will it someday regain its role as a positive model?
www.theguardian.com
The paper is [here](https://scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ese3.1934)
Access options: * [gift link](https://wapo.st/4exdKMM) - includes all animations, but requires registration * [archive.today](https://archive.is/4F7WR) - animated graphics broken * [ghostarchive.org](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/ZjeSN) - includes animations
phys.org
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13936985 > Liquified natural gas leaves a greenhouse gas footprint that is 33% worse than coal
www.commondreams.org
>"This should be the final nail in the coffin for the false narrative that LNG was somehow a climate solution”
grist.org
> The patterns of Earth’s high winds have surprisingly widespread effects on life on the ground. A [recent study in the journal Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07985-x) shows that when the summer jet stream over Europe veers north or south of its usual path, it brings weather extremes that can exacerbate epidemics, ruin crop harvests, and feed wildfires. > “The jet stream has caused these extreme conditions for 700 years in the past without greenhouse gases,” said Ellie Broadman, a co-author of the study and a researcher at the University of Arizona. “To me, that’s a little scary, to think about the compound effects of simply adding more heat to the atmosphere and imagining how those extremes might get more extreme in the future.”
www.commondreams.org
> "This should be the final nail in the coffin for the false narrative that LNG was somehow a climate solution”
theconversation.com
>Lake Superior is known for its pristine waters, but a combination of nutrient additions from increasing human activity (including farming and development), warming temperatures and stormy conditions have resulted in more frequent blooms of potentially harmful algae...
www.thecooldown.com
"A warming world combined with deforestation has made for a dire drought situation in Brazil. Latin America's largest country is enduring its most intense and widespread drought in history. What's happening? Brazil's worst drought on record has helped fuel wildfires in the Amazon rainforest. The Pantanal, a region that encompasses the world's largest tropical wetland area, in August experienced a 3,901% increase in its fires compared to August 2023, Greenpeace noted, based on reporting by the country's National Institute for Space Research. Smoke from wildfires made Sāo Paulo, one of the world's most populous cities with over 11 million residents and a metro area of 21 million, one of the top 10 most polluted major cities in the world in early September. According to Igarapé Institute authorities, over 50,000 wildfires were active in early September, per ABC News. One of the factors behind Brazil's crisis is an overheating planet that just had its 15th straight month of record-breaking global temperatures. Deforestation in the Cerrado region, an expansive tropical and subtropical biome that covers over 20% of the country, is making matters worse. Trees help hold moisture in forest soil. A study published in Nature showed a direct link between deforestation and droughts. Brazil relies on cascading moisture recycling for rainfall. CMR "describes moisture transport between two locations on the continent that involves re-evaporation cycles along the way," according to a paper published by the European Geosciences Union. This hydrological cycle is breaking down because of deforestation. "You can put this in capital letters," said Luciana Gatti, a climate researcher at the space research facility, per The Washington Post. "It will get worse and worse. We are heading toward an apocalyptical situation, and unfortunately we only wake up at the last minute"...
herald-review.com
Archived copies of the article: * [ghostarchive.org](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/0Q2I8) * [archive.today](https://archive.is/wip/Gaw2U)
www.theguardian.com
>Wildfires are burning through the carbon budget that humans have allocated themselves to limit global heating, a study shows. >The authors said this accelerating trend was approaching – and may have already breached – a “critical temperature threshold” after which fires cause significant shifts in tree cover and carbon storage. >“Alarmingly, the latest temperature at which, globally, these impacts become pronounced is 1.34C – close to current levels of warming [above preindustrial levels],” said the UK Met Office, which led the research... >... Climatologists say the already dire situation will deteriorate until humankind, particularly in the wealthy global north, stops burning fossil fuels.
talkingpointsmemo.com
[For context:](https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/figures/summary-for-policymakers/figure-spm-1)  And [additional CO₂ people have dumped into the atmosphere is the biggest cause:](https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/figures/summary-for-policymakers/figure-spm-2) 
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