Tens of thousands march in New York City demanding Climate Action

09/18/23 • 8 min

Climate News Daily: Environment, Conservation & Sustainability

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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Totten Glacier, the biggest glacier ice shelf in east Antarctica, is enormous, and is thinning faster than any other part of the region.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-13/antarctic-sea-ice-probes-dropped-from-helicopter-totten-glacier/102844512

The 2023 annual report from Solar Power Europe has concluded that the EU will reach its own renewable energy goals it set for 2030, three years early. https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/12/solar-power-europe-predicts-eu-will-reach-its-renewable-energy-goal-3-years-early/

Reducing deforestation, resuming the climate fund, and proposing debates on funding to curb climate change are some of the future measures Brazil will present to the COP28 U.N. climate summit in Dubai later this year.
https://anba.com.br/en/cop28-brazil-to-showcase-actions-against-climate-change/

CleanTechnica take a look at how President Biden is bringing more environmental and climate justice to the US - a link to this story is in today’s shownotes.
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/10/how-biden-is-bringing-more-environmental-climate-justice-to-the-us/

During the G20 summit in New Delhi in India, the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a commitment to contribute a record £1.6bn to the UN-backed Green Climate Fund.
https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2023/09/uk-pledges-16bn-for-the-un-s-green-climate-fund/

Countries will decide next month how much they will pledge to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The summit in Bonn, Germany could determine billions of dollars of financial support from rich polluting countries to developing nations – those which have contributed little to the causes of climate change yet will suffer the most from its impacts.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/crucial-role-green-climate-fund-why-australia-should-contribute

Construction of large-scale hydrogen storage facilities needs to begin immediately if the UK government is to have any chance of meeting its net zero targets, a report by the Royal Society has concluded.
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/large-scale-hydrogen-storage-must-be-kick-started-now-to-reach-net-zero/4018070.article

A new California bill will force companies to report all emissions, even those from contractors. Companies that fail to do so could face $500,000 fines.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/california-bill-forces-companies-report-all-emissions-even-contractors?

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

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/