If Australia switched to EVs, we’d be more reliant on China’s car factories – but wean ourselves off foreign oil https://theconversation.com/if-australia-switched-to-evs-wed-be-more-reliant-on-chinas-car-factories-but-wean-ourselves-off-foreign-oil-252388?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ClimateChange
"Renewables provided record 32% of global electricity in 2024, Ember says"
First he polluted our TV screens, now he wants to pollute the air. I can't believe that at a time when everyday Americans are struggling to pay for everyday necessities the CA legislature wants to give what is essentially a tax break to a man who owns 181 cars. #California #taxtherich #politics #environment #climatechange #smog
The latest update on NZ’s state of the environment is sobering – but there are glimmers of progress https://theconversation.com/the-latest-update-on-nzs-state-of-the-environment-is-sobering-but-there-are-glimmers-of-progress-254051?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ClimateChange
'Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer'; 'Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself - can operate':
Textile waste poses serious threat to environment
Some fibres take up to 200 years to decompose and release greenhouse gas that accelerates climate change: Academic
Malaysia produces an alarming 195300 tonnes of textile waste each year, much of which ends up in landfills
https://thesun.my/malaysia-news/textile-waste-poses-serious-threat-to-environment-AL13905720
Copernicus: Warmest March in Europe and lowest Arctic winter sea ice
https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-warmest-march-europe-and-lowest-arctic-winter-sea-ice
This evidence confirms how climate change, with the gradual increase in temperatures & the expansion of the sandfly’s active season, is altering the epidemiological landscape. Other aggravating factors include intensive farming, monocultures, and the growing mobility of pet animals, which favor the survival & spread of the vector insect even during winter
Recycled water helps a California community adapt to worsening droughts
Orange County purifies wastewater to replenish its critical aquifer
'Hands off': Protesters rally nationwide to defend democracy, public health, and climate action
In the largest coordinated protests since Trump’s budget cuts began, Americans across all 50 states took to the streets to push back against what they see as a dismantling of democratic institutions and threats to public health and well-being
Greenpeace launches satirical animated series to reclaim climate narrative
It’s not necessarily that climate change created this storm — it could have happened independent of all the extra carbon that humanity has pumped into the atmosphere — but there are some clear trends making rainfall worse
“In a world without the burning of fossil fuels, this event would happen once in a lifetime
Global and regional drivers for exceptional climate extremes in 2023-2024: beyond the new normal
If the recent trend in EEI is maintained, we argue that natural fluctuations such as ENSO cycles will increasingly lead to amplified, record-breaking impacts, with 2023–2024 serving as a glimpse of future climate extremes
We passed the 1.5C climate threshhold. We must now explore extreme options | Sir David King
“Reduction – cutting emissions rapidly and deeply – of course remains a critical priority. But we must also pursue the removal of excess carbon, explore repair techniques to stabilise key ecosystems and build resilience against the escalating impacts we are already experiencing.”
#climatechange #environment
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/07/climate-solutions-extreme-options?CMP=share_btn_url
Evaluation of climate indices related to water resources in Iran over the past 3 decades
These findings reflect significant impact of climate change on Iran’s climate patterns, indicating increased water scarcity. Effective water resource management and climate adaptation are crucial
Poor countries say rich world betraying them over climate pledges on shipping
Proposal that ships pay levy on emissions to fund climate action in poor countries opposed by powerful economies
Africa must shun Trump’s push to resurrect coal
Clean energy can be Africa’s greatest success story, which is why its leaders must not fall for the pro-coal lobbying of the Trump administration
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/4/7/africa-must-shun-trumps-push-to-resurrect-coal
We are Canadian youth and we demand an end to fracking on Indigenous land
This federal election, all of our collective futures are at stake
The researchers discovered that "tropical forests in the southern Amazon area are vulnerable to climate change" because of increasingly prolonged dry seasons. "The dry season is the dominant driver determining forest canopy height in this area," said Liu.
Because global climate model projections show that this area will have longer dry seasons, "We may see significant reductions in canopy height,"
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-nasa-laser-tech-reveals-climate.html
