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CLIMATE NEWS OF THE WEEK

Contains Curated News (see below) and News Feeds; Newsletters and Blogs; and People Are Talking About; lists of significant Mainstream News Outlets and Key Climate Change Media Outlets.

The Washington Post

September shattered global heat record — and by a record margin

By Scott Dance 10/03/23

Sky News

‘Apocalyptic’ climate change language can make people ‘feel hopeless’, warns new UN climate science chief Jim Skea

By Victoria Seabrook 10/02/23

Bloomberg

Don’t Trust Plastic Snack Wrappers With Recycling Instructions

By K Oanh Ha 09/29/23

The New York Times

Flooding in New York Rain Eases, but Officials Warn That Flood Risks Remain

By Michael Wilson and Hurubie Meko 09/29/23

Scientific American

U.S. Heat Deaths Will Soar as the Climate Crisis Worsens

By Meghan Bartels 09/28/23

Medium

The Global Impact of Antarctica’s Climate Crisis: A Test for Humanity

By Ricky Lanusse 09/25/23

The Washington Post

As disasters spike, superpowers face mounting calls to forge climate deal

By Timothy Puko and Vanessa Montalbano 09/25/23

The New York Times

Earth’s Hottest August on Record Followed a Record-Breaking June and July

By Delger Erdenesanaa 09/21/23

The Washington Post

Biden’s new Climate Corps will train thousands of young people

By Maxine Joselow 09/20/23

Bloomberg

COP28’s Biggest Conflicts Are on Display at the UN General Assembly

By Zahra Hirji 09/20/23

The Washington Post

Are electric cars really better for the environment?

By Michael J. Coren 09/19/23

HEATMAP DAILY

The Detroit Auto Show Is an Ominous Snoozefest

By Kevin Williams 09/19/23

ExxonKnews

California opens the floodgates on Big Oil

09/18/23

The New York Times

Climate Protesters March on New York, Calling for End to Fossil Fuels

By Somini Sengupta, Hilary Howard and Delger Erdenesanaa 09/17/23

The Hill

Thousands of climate activists march in NYC, calling on Biden to declare climate emergency

By Miranda Nazzaro 09/17/23

Los Angeles Times

California sues five major oil companies for ‘decades-long campaign of deception’ about climate change

By Louis Sahagún 09/16/23

The Washington Post

What this month’s deadly floods tell us about our global climate future

By Scott Dance, Marina Dias and Theodora Yu 09/14/23

TIME

An Auto Workers Strike Would Threaten Biden’s Green Coalition

By Alejandro De La Garza 09/14/23

Climate Central

Hot Summer Days Linked to Climate Change in U.S. Cities

09/13/23

DeSmog

Meet the Shadowy Network Vilifying Climate Protestors

By Amy Westervelt and Geoff Dembicki 09/12/23

The New York Times

More Than 5,000 Dead in Libya as Collapsed Dams Worsen Flood Disaster

By Mohammed Abdusamee, Vivian Nereim and Isabella Kwai 09/12/23

Forbes

2023 Worst Year On Record For Billion-Dollar Climate Disasters, NOAA Says

By Robert Hart 09/12/23

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Stay up-to-date, but not overwhelmed, with the most important climate change news stories in our Curated News section.

HURRICANES

The New York Times

After Lee’s Landfall, Thousands Are Without Power in U.S. and Canada

By Jenna Russell and Meagan Campbell 09/16/23

The Washington Post

How hurricanes keep Earth’s energy in balance

By Kasha Patel 09/14/23

Axios

Inside an airborne quest to predict Lee, and other hurricanes

By Andrew Freedman 09/13/23

The Washington Post

Lee forms and is poised to become ‘extremely dangerous’ Atlantic hurricane

By Matthew Cappucci 09/05/23

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GEOTHERMAL

The New York Times

There’s a Vast Source of Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet. And a Race to Tap It.

By Brad Plumer 08/28/23

Volts

Enhanced geothermal power is finally a reality

By David Roberts 07/21/23

Wired

The Massive ‘Batteries’ Hidden Beneath Your Feet

By Matt Simon 04/12/23

The New York Times

Meet the Geothermal Champions

By Hiroko Tabuchi 03/28/23

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ECONOMICS

The Washington Post

Canada, a giant oil producer, urges others to end fossil fuel subsidies

By Timothy Puko 09/22/23

The New York Times

White House Directs Agencies to Account for Climate Change in Budgets

By Coral Davenport 09/21/23

The Atlantic

The Economic Stakes of the UAW Strike

By Lora Kelley 09/19/23

Bloomberg

Yellen Pushes Treasury, World Bank to Fuller Climate Reckoning

By Christopher Condon and Saijel Kishan 09/19/23

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HEALTH

Bloomberg

Vanessa Kerry Wants the World to Recognize Climate Health Impacts

By Kendra Pierre-Louis 09/19/23

Inside Climate News

A medical toolkit for climate resiliency is built on the latest epidemiology and ER best practices

By Danish Bajwa 09/05/23

Katu

Report highlights climate change impact on physical, mental health in tri-county area

By KATU Staff 08/02/23

The Hindu

Climate change impacts health, gender equality, economic growth and food insecurity: Report

The Hindu Bureau 08/01/23

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FOOD

Axios

The climate wrecking ball striking food supply

By Ayurella Horn-Muller 08/07/23

Wired

This Scorching Summer Is Taking a Toll on Your Favorite Foods

By Maryn McKenna 08/04/23

Foodtank

New York City Commits to 33 Percent Reduction in Food-Based Emissions by 2030 to Combat Climate Change

By Liza Greene 08/02/23

AgriNews

Commodity Insight: Climate change and the cost of food

By Jerry Welch 07/09/23

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SCIENCE

Climate Home News

In praise of the IEA

By Megan Darby 10/02/23

Heatmap Daily

7 Charts on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Energy Transition

By Emily Pontecorvo 09/26/23

IEA

Net Zero Roadmap: A Global Pathway to Keep the 1.5 °C Goal in Reach

09/26/23

Los Angeles Times

Opinion: Yes, there was global warming in prehistoric times. But nothing in millions of years compares with what we see today

By Michael E. Mann 09/24/23

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OCT 2 NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS

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QUOTES OF THE WEEK

Just as Mother Nature has granted us the intelligence to commit collective suicide, she has also gifted us self-reflection. Perhaps that can save us…

HEROES OF THE WEEK

Firefighters are being stretched to their limits as climate change makes blazes worse, but a new wave of technology could provide some relief…

WORRY OF THE WEEK

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Worried about living in a flood zone? Try a house that floats… or in a floating neighborhood. It’s already happening in the Netherlands…

MORE RECORDS BROKEN

In the last seven days, the amount of land burned in Canada is comparable to an entire typical wildfire season…

ACTIVISM OF THE SUMMER

Greg Mikkelson, published by Resilience, and believing that economic growth hinges in part on the supply of fossil fuel which, in turn, depends on pipeline capacity…

MARRIAGE OF THE WEEK

Nuclear meets AI! Microsoft is planning to integrate small modular nuclear reactors and microreactors to power their AI and cloud data centers, looking to nuclear fission…

HABITAT LOSS OF THE WEEK

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It’s a whale of a tale. There are only 50 left. One of the most endangered marine mammals on Earth, the Gulf of Mexico whale, has just been spotted…

AMAZEMENT OF THE WEEK

Nothing on climate change at last week’s Republican debate. No questions. No answers. Nothing. As if the problem didn’t exist…

UNVEILING OF THE SUMMER

Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber who will lead the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates from 11/30-12/12, is calling for tripling renewable energy output and doubling energy efficiency and global hydrogen production by 2030…

PROTEST OF THE WEEK

Generation Z protesters were arrested outside of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) office last Thursday…

DEFINITION OF THE WEEK

Last Thursday, the White House announced a “zero-emission” building definition as energy efficient, producing no on-site emissions and using 100% renewable energy…

RECOMMENDATION OF THE YEAR

Michael Bernard, published by The Future is Electric, writes, “First among the short list of climate actions that will work is electrify everything…

OPINION OF THE WEEK

Michael Mann, in an Opinion piece in the L.A. Times, writes, “Yes, there was global warming in prehistoric times…

NEWSLETTERS OF THE WEEK

Brian Stewart, founder of Electrify Now, reports on the growing number of EVs on the road, their energy efficiency and increasingly lower sticker prices…

A LITTLE GOOD NEWS

In Antarctica, sea ice levels just hit a record low by a lot, creating concern that it is the beginning of a long-term trend of decline…

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THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT CELEBRATES ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY!

For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda – including historic legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden such as the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act – that is changing.

President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is mobilizing historic levels of private sector investments in the United States, bringing manufacturing back to America after decades of offshoring, and creating new, good-paying jobs, including union jobs and jobs that don’t require a college degree.

Aug 15 2023

The White House

Investing In America

For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while…

We have devoted a section to the IRA here. There is no other source as all-encompassing on the web.

Reuters

Biden touts Inflation Reduction Act on first anniversary

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw 08/17/23

CAPWA

Celebrating the Investment Reverberation Act

08/16/23

Bloomberg

A Year Into Biden’s Climate Agenda, the Price…

By Leslie Kaufman 08/16/23

Grist

Why John Podesta thinks the Inflation Reduction Act…

By Zoya Teirstein and Jake Bittle 08/16/23

CNN Business

First on CNN: Some of America’s poorest communities…

By Matt Egan 08/16/23

THERE’S A LOT GOING ON OUT THERE. CHECK OUT CCR’S PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT TO GET UP TO DATE ON THE HEADLINES.

BLOGS

CCR REPOST

Capitol Light/Climate Politics (Today’s ten)

By Joel Stronberg, Esq. and 09/19/23

The drama in Washington is all about the looming end of the federal fiscal year.…

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PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT...

...the record breaking heat of summer 2023

The New York Times

Earth’s Hottest August on Record Followed a Record-Breaking June and July

09/21/23

The Washington Post

How the dream of air conditioning turned into the dark future of climate change

09/21/23

...billion dollar disasters. 2023 is #1 with 4 months still to go

The New York Times

Record Number of Billion-Dollar Disasters Shows the Limits of America’s Defenses

09/12/23

The Washington Post

U.S. has seen a record number of weather disasters this year. It’s only September.

09/12/23

...unprecedented rain, floods, fires, smoke and deadly heat

The Atlantic

America Could Be in for a Rough Fall

09/06/23

The Washington Post

Wildfire smoke is eroding decades of air quality improvements, study finds

09/20/23

Read more related stories on our People Are Talking About (PATA) page.

MAKE EVERY DAY MEANINGFUL. SO MANY ACTIONS TO TAKE WAITING FOR YOU HERE.

TAKE ACTION

1 PUT A PRICE ON CARBON
More than 1,200 global companies are adopting carbon pricing. Microsoft instituted their fee on carbon in…
More here: The Washington Post
2 SHIFT TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES
The transport sector accounts for 23% of gas emissions, and businesses own over half of all…
More here: WE MEAN BUSINESS COALITION
3 DIVERT SUPPORT FROM FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES
The San Francisco-based Bank of the West is withdrawing support for companies and business activities that…
More here: DENVER POST
4 CREATE SOLAR POWER PERKS
The Solar Community Initiative program works with corporations to provide discounts to employees on home solar.…
More here: THE NEW YORK TIMES

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REPORTS AND PAPERS

First Street Foundation

The 9th National Risk Assessment: The Insurance Issue

09/20/23

Generation IM

The Sustainability Trends Report 2023

09/14/23

NOAA

Assessing the U.S. Climate in August 2023

09/11/23

CLIMATE CHANGE BY THE NUMBERS

See more related posts on our Climate change by numbers page.

EVENTS

L.A. Times Ask A Reporter: Our Climate Change Challenge

Date: 19 September 2023
Time: 6:00 PM P.T.

On Sept. 19 Times reporters Rosanna Xia and Sammy Roth will discuss “Our Climate Change Challenge” during a live streaming event starting at 6 p.m. PT.

City Editor Maria La Ganga will moderate this discussion, based on a Times special report investigating the state of climate change in California – and what we can do about it.

The project explores a wide range of timely, practical topics such as recycling, composting, use of solar energy at home, sustainable design, public transit, reduced waste kitchens and Southern California’s air quality. Readers are invited to share their questions and suggestions before and during the Sept. 19 event.

Global Careers in Renewable Energy

Date: 19 September 2023
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Faculty House, Columbia University

The Women in Energy program at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, in collaboration with the Global Wind Energy Council and Global Renewables Alliance, invites you to join us for a discussion and networking reception on global careers in renewable energy.

The event will feature a panel discussion on how renewable energy varies by region. Panelists will also discuss their career journeys in the clean energy space and the skill sets needed to thrive in the sector. The event will conclude with a networking reception.

See more upcoming Events

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