Things you should know about Climate Change

This is a regularly updated list of links about climate change.

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5 min readFeb 11, 2017

TL;DR: I’ve been reading a lot about climate change. It’s happening. Now. It’s the biggest existential threat of our lifetime. Mass extinction is a more fitting name for it. It’s complex. There are problems. There are solutions.

For an eye opening read on the challenges ahead, read this:

Scientists made a detailed "roadmap" for meeting the Paris climate goals. It's staggering.

Few people appreciate what it'd mean to take our climate goals seriously. (Think: no new gasoline-powered cars by 2030…

www.vox.com

Elon Musk on Climate Change

Elon Musk: Yep, We’ve Ordered Extreme Disaster, We Must Go To War On Climate Change & Price Carbon

Carbon Pricing Update (Sept 1): I’ll note that it’s clear Elon has multiple reasons for wanting us to pursue space…

cleantechnica.com

Must see videos with Elon Musk:

Elon Musk not optimistic about Climate Change (2014) (5 min video)
Elon Musk’s Unbelievably Simple 12-minute Killer Break Down on Climate Change (12 min video)

Follow

Climate Change - Medium

Read writing about Climate Change. Every day, thousands of voices read, write, and share important stories on Medium…

medium.com

350 dot org (@350) | Twitter

The latest Tweets from 350 dot org (@350). Join a global movement that's inspiring the world to rise to the challenge…

twitter.com

350.org

Building a global climate movement.

350.org

Take Action

How to reduce your carbon footprint #GlobalWarning

1 Air travel is usually the largest component of the carbon footprint of frequent flyers. A single return flight from…

www.theguardian.com

So, What Can I Do?

A lot of people ask me how they can live more sustainably, and help combat global environmental issues like climate…

the-macroscope.org

Car buyers guide: You, your car and the environment | ETA

Forget most of what you've heard about hybrid, electric, or biodiesel - there is no such thing as a 'green' car. All…

www.eta.co.uk

Eco cars Top 10 list - Best eco-friendly cars UK 2017

Looking for a eco friendly car? List of most environmentally-friendly cars available to buy in the UK in 2017 selected…

www.nextgreencar.com

Read

This. Means. WAR.

Carbon Pricing It's 5:43 am and I can't sleep. The fire is mounting another assault. On August 7th, rumor has it that a…

cleantechnica.com

We Need to Literally Declare War on Climate Change

We're under attack from climate change-and our only hope is to mobilize like we did in WWII. Illustrations by Andrew…

newrepublic.com

Bracing Ourselves for the Climate Tipping Point

After Earth’s warmest month in history, climate scientists gather in Geneva to debate whether we’ve already gone too…

psmag.com

Final update for the #ExxonKnew action tomorrow

Exxon knew about climate change half a century ago. They deceived the public, misled their shareholders, and robbed…

exxonknew.org

Remaining CO2-Budget

The Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) advances scientific research on sustainable…

www.mcc-berlin.net

Pulling the Right Climate Change Levers

Let’s focus on the things that are possible, and that actually matter, to solve the climate challenge.

the-macroscope.org

We’ll Never See These Animals Again

And things look dicey for a few more species.

medium.com

A New Dawn of Alchemists, This Time Healing the Planet

When we find ourselves in nature, we are often amazed at how everything fits and we cannot help to wonder how this…

worldpositive.com

Companies and cities investing in renewable

Google to run on 100% renewable energy in 2017

Simon Torkington, Formative Content

medium.com

New York is betting on renewables to replace a major nuclear power plant

The Indian Point nuclear power plant will be closed, but the state says emissions won’t go up.

thinkprogress.org

Apple says it is working closely with the Chinese government to kill coal (AAPL)

Apple has made its first investment in wind power.

medium.com

2016

99 Reasons Why 2016 Was a Good Year

Our media feeds are echo chambers. And those echo chambers don't just reflect our political beliefs; they reflect our…

www.filmsforaction.org

Food

Seafood And Climate Change: The Surprising Link - New Matilda

A new study suggests overfishing can cause problems down the food chain, ultimately leading to the release of…

newmatilda.com

Vegetarian diets are not going to save the planet.

“The world should just switch to a vegetarian/vegan diet.” -Seemingly everyone, regarding the food-sustainability…

shift.newco.co

Discussion on Hacker News

Deforestation

American Companies Are Shipping Millions Of Trees To Europe, And It’s A Renewable Energy Nightmare

By Ari Phillips In late March, a loosely affiliated coalition of southerners gathered outside of the British Consulate…

thinkprogress.org

Top Economists Expose Biomass

Biomass units in the UK — often heralded by the green lobby as clean energy — have been criticized by the Adam Smith…

green-watch.net

The Dramatic Deforestation of Cambodia, as Seen From Space

Satellite images highlight the country’s rapid loss of forest — one of the fastest in the world.

psmag.com

Air Quality

Up in the Air - How to Solve London's Air Quality Crisis: Part 1

A new report, Up in the Air, by leading think tank Policy Exchange and King's College London, analyses data from over…

www.trustforlondon.org.uk

Data

Climate Mirror | A Volunteer Effort to Mirror U.S. Federal Climate Data

Climate Mirror is a distributed effort conducted by volunteers, in conjunction with efforts from institutions such as…

www.climatemirror.org

Tools

The EU ETS Dashboard: An Open Source Tool to Fight Climate Change

As community content, this post reflects the views and opinions of the particular author and does not necessarily…

neo4j.com

EU ETS Dashboard

Welcome to the EU ETS Dashboard, a tool that provides a user-friendly access to emission trading data extracted from…

sandbag-climate.github.io

Could Climate Science Become Open Source? - Our World

The scientific revolution in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries was based on the idea and practice of…

ourworld.unu.edu

Improving Public Engagement With Climate Change: Five “Best Practice” Insights From Psychological Science

News

Global Warning: 24 hours on the climate change frontline as Trump becomes president — as it…

With climate change deniers moving into the White House, the Guardian is spending 24 hours focusing climate change…

www.theguardian.com

Things I have written before

Thoughts on a Warm November Night

It’s 2am. I can’t sleep. Haven’t been able to for the last hour. Something is bugging me.

medium.com

Do These Things to Help Fight Global Warming

Global warming is the greatest existential threat of our times. Read. Understand. Take action.

medium.com

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