Climate change: Rain melting Greenland ice sheet ‘even in winter’ – BBC News

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So need to raise expectations for bigger sea level rise.

more at BBC

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Our planet just set a scary new carbon dioxide record

Nothing to add, just take a quick read..

more at grist

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Out on its own: Australia the only country to use climate funding to upgrade coal-fired plants

How much sicker can COALition get?

more at The Guardian

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Burning issue: are waste-to-energy plants a good idea?

No…

more at The Guardian

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Extreme heat wipes out almost 1/3 of Australia’s spectacled flying foxes

At 41degC, they flap frantically to stay cool. Just 1degC more and they fall out of trees en masse. More loss of biodiversity.

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ABC News

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Morrison pumps up Tasmania hydro as black coal emerges as likely biggest winner

Oh what a tangled web they weave…insisting they’re better managers and the only ones we can trust…no election called, so that we pickup the tab for propaganda TV ads…crazy pork bareling…deception, no trust

more at Renew Economy

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Bye bye lignite — what you need to know

Just in case you don’t know lignite is brown coal but not for much longer

more at Deutsche Welle

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Media reaction: UK’s heat wave record-breaking winter 2019 | Carbon Brief

Read all about it, London twice as hot as Ibiza!! Critters out of hibernation but no food. Trees bursting into blossom but no bees to pollinate. But don’t mention the climate emergency.

more at Carbon Brief

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Climate change is a political choice. Here’s why – Centre for Climate Safety

We didn’t have to get into this trouble, we didn’t have to have a scary climate catastrophe looming over our heads and in the back of our minds. It was a conscious, deliberate choice. Because once we get that, it also becomes a lot more obvious that getting us out of the mess similarly begins with a simple, conscious choice: The political choice

more at ClimateSafety

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Young forests use carbon most effectively

Although the importance of forests is not in question, researchers keep making the point that forests are not enough.

Drastic cuts needed

Humans must still find ways to drastically cut fossil fuel use, and greenhouse gas emissions. But as of 2019, there is no sign that this is happening.

Climate News Network

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