Libyan floods were made 50 times more likely due to Climate Crisis

09/19/23 • 7 min

Climate News Daily: Environment, Conservation & Sustainability

The devastating floods in Libya that killed 11,000 people this month were made “50 times more likely” due to the man-made climate crisis, a scientific assessment has found.
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/libya-floods-climate-change-b2414260.html

The Treasury Department has released a new set of guidelines for financial institutions working to reduce their carbon footprint in the latest climate change push by the Biden administration.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/treasury-releases-principles-net-zero-financing-investment

COP 28 president: ‘It’s time to transform climate finance–and bridge its 2.4 trillion dollar gap’
https://fortune.com/2023/09/19/cop28-president-unga-transform-climate-finance-bridge-trillion-gap-environment-politics-sultan-al-jaber/

Swedish police have arrested several climate activists after vandalizing a private jet at Stockholm's Bromma Airport over the weekend.
https://simpleflying.com/climate-activists-target-private-jet-stockholm-broma-airport/

The trial of six Extinction Rebellion activists for spraying fake blood from a fire engine over the UK Treasury has begun.
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/09/19/extinction-rebellion-trial-treasury/

News that New Zealand will be an early signer of the Global Ocean Treaty is being celebrated by Greenpeace this week, who are calling it a win for nature, global cooperation and people power.
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2309/S00152/greenpeace-celebrates-new-zealands-commitment-to-global-ocean-treaty.htm

As the world witnessed record heat this summer and rain disasters become more frequent, thousands of people joined a climate protest in Tokyo on Monday 18 September, calling for a society powered by 100% renewable energy with stricter climate policies and no nuclear power.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230919/p2a/00m/0na/009000c

The UK has awarded 21 carbon capture and storage licences to 14 different companies operating in oil and gas reservoirs and saline aquifers in the North Sea and East Irish Sea, spanning 12,000 square kilometres.
https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2023/09/first-companies-awarded-carbon-storage-licences-in-the-uk/

The trial of six Extinction Rebellion activists for spraying fake blood from a fire engine over the UK Treasury has begun.
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/09/19/extinction-rebellion-trial-treasury/

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Tens of thousands march in New York City demanding Climate Action

Tens of thousands of people joined a march in New York City to end the use of fossil fuels, and to demand climate action from President Biden. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/new-york-fossil-fuels-march-b2413223.html

Extinction Rebellion activists have scaled Labour HQ, set off smoke grenades, and doused the front steps in black paint. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/extinction-rebellion-xr-labour-keir-starmer-gas-oil-b1107659.html

The state of California is suing five oil and gas giants — ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips — accusing them of causing tens of billions of dollars in damage and misleading the public by downplaying the risks posed by fossil fuels. https://www.semafor.com/article/09/18/2023/california-sues-oil-giants

The United Nations has released a draft of what might become a landmark agreement to protect human health and the environment
https://www.wired.com/story/this-treaty-could-stop-plastic-pollution-or-doom-the-earth-to-drown-in-it/

According to a University of Michigan-involved study for the American Medical Association journal, the development of dementia may be linked to exposure to certain kinds of air pollution
https://www.michigandaily.com/research/air-pollution-exposure-associated-with-dementia-risk-umich-researchers-find/

Replanting logged forests with diverse seedlings accelerates restoration, says Oxford study.https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-09-18-replanting-logged-forests-diverse-seedlings-accelerates-restoration-says-oxford

German research institution Fraunhofer ISE has developed a perovskite-silicon triple-junction solar cell, which boasts a conversion efficiency of “over 30%” and a voltage of over 2.8v.
https://www.pv-tech.org/fraunhofer-ise-develops-triple-junction-solar-cell-with-conversion-efficiency-of-over-30/

Octopus Energy has developed new residential heat pumps in the UK, with plans to initially market a 6 kW version, followed by larger models in the near future. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/09/18/octopus-energy-introduces-new-residential-heat-pumps/

Solar panels have soared in popularity across the UK in the last five years with the number of properties installing solar PV having increased by 40%.https://electricalreview.co.uk/2023/09/18/solar-installations-in-uk-properties-increased-by-40-over-the-past-five-years/

A group of the world's largest companies have today issued a joint letter calling on governments attending COP28 Climate Summit this autumn to establish a 2030 global renewable power capacity target. https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4126163/quantum-leap-climate-action-multinationals-tripling-renewable-power-capacity-2030

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Biden administration announces American Climate Corps: training thousands to fight climate change

The Biden administration has today announced the launch of an American Climate Corps to train thousands of young workers to pursue careers fighting climate change.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/white-house-launches-pared-back-climate-corps

In the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak is considering weakening some of the government's key green commitments in a major policy shift. It could include delaying a ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars and phasing out gas boilers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66857551

However, as a result of this leaked u-turn on climate policy the Prime Minister came under fire from senior Conservatives in his own party, with some of his own MPs said to be so incensed that they were considering submitting letters of no confidence.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-climate-change-cars-petrol-diesel-oil-war-global-tory-b1108181.html

UK car industry has condemned the Prime Minister’s proposals to push back a ban on the sale of new internal combustion vehicles from 2030 to 2035, warning British motoring sector could lose billions of pounds in investment and face thousands of job losses.
https://inews.co.uk/news/ford-rishi-sunak-plan-delay-2023-uk-ban-new-petrol-diesel-cars-2629236

In the US state of Arizona, new research focusing on one lizard species is revealing shocking evidence of a rapid acceleration in climate change-driven extinction.
https://studyfinds.org/climate-change-extinction-rates/

Forbes has an article suggesting that a new system of global institutions is required to tackle the challenges presented by the climate crisis, equivalent to those established at Bretton Woods.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sumantsinha/2023/09/20/the-world-needs-a-climate-bretton-woods-moment/

A new study suggests that working remotely from home could cut worker emissions in half.
https://gizmodo.com/working-remotely-could-cut-worker-emissions-in-half-1850853923

The vast majority of the environmental projects most frequently used to offset greenhouse gas emissions appear to have fundamental failings suggesting they cannot be relied upon to cut planet-heating emissions, according to a new analysis.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/19/do-carbon-credit-reduce-emissions-greenhouse-gases

And finally, a new policy forecast by the IPR predicts the world will meet the “well below 2°C” Paris Agreement climate target. https://www.energymonitor.ai/policy/world-on-track-to-meet-well-below-2c-paris-agreement-climate-target-finds-new-forecast/