Climate Crisis
The most relevant articles on arguably the biggest issue of our time. How we got here, where we‘re headed and what we can do about it. Follow along to get the most relevant new links picked for you.
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Perspective | I’m a black climate expert. Racism derails our efforts to save the planet.
Paywall possible · 110 saves · Jun 03 · Stopping climate change is hard enough, but racism only makes it harder.
Stripe’s first negative emissions purchases
4 min read · 76 saves · May 18 · Ryan Orbuch · Announcing our first four recipients, and expanding our commitment to support the negative emissions ecosystem.
The Arctic Is Unraveling as a Massive Heat Wave Grips the Region
3 min read · 74 saves · May 18 · It wouldn’t be spring in the climate change era without a massive heat wave in the Arctic.
What Will It Take to Cool the Planet?
4 min read · Paywall possible · 54 saves · May 21 · New data suggest that a great percentage of our emissions trouble is hardwired into our systems, and not solely a function of our habits…
David Attenborough to publish 'witness statement' on climate crisis
1 min read · 52 saves · May 28 · Alison Flood · Broadcaster and historian says A Life on Our Planet book will record ‘dreadful damage wrought by mankind’ and propose solutions
Spain unveils climate law to cut emissions to net zero by 2050
3 min read · 38 saves · May 18 · Chloé Farand · The government hopes the draft law, which would ban all new coal, oil and gas projects with immediate effect, will shape the recovery effort…
The climate crisis is racist. The answer is anti-racism
3 min read · Paywall possible · 36 saves · May 28 · Climate change and racism are symptoms of the same unequal systems.
Temporary reduction in daily global CO 2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement
20+ min read · 34 saves · May 19 · COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns have altered global energy demands. Using government confinement policies and activity data, daily CO2 emissions have decreased by ~17% to early…
Lockdowns trigger dramatic fall in global carbon emissions
3 min read · 31 saves · May 19 · Responses to coronavirus crisis cause sharpest drop in carbon output since records began
Americans See Climate as a Concern, Even Amid Coronavirus Crisis
5 min read · Paywall possible · 27 saves · May 19 · John Schwartz · Researchers thought Covid-19 might displace climate change as a threat in the American mind. It hasn’t, according to a new survey.