“The climate change panel seems finally to have caught up with the gravity of the climate crisis.” Perhaps. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/opinion/sunday/science-climate-change.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
Norway public pension fund severs final link with Canada’s oilsands
By Alastair Sharp Norway’s municipal employees’ pension fund, the country’s largest, has sold its last remaining stakes in companies with operations in Canada’s oilsands, saying holding them does not align with efforts to keep global heating below internationally agreed-upon targets. The fund, Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP), last year dumped stocks that drew more than 30 per cent […]
Video: Greta Thunberg in Vancouver
Check out “Greta Thunberg in Vancouver” from David Lavallee posted on nationalobserver.com.
Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
The IPCC approved and accepted Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate at its 51st Session held on 20 – 23 September 2019. The approved Summary for policymakers (SPM) was presented at a press conference on 25 September 2019. For this Special Report, more than 100 scientists from more than 30 […]
An inside look at Rocky Mountain Power’s 600-battery DR project
The first residents of an all-electric and energy-efficient community — the largest residential battery demand response project in the United States — are settling into new apartments. Their cars are tucked neatly beneath solar panel covers and their electric cars can plug into charging ports. Inside each apartment in the Soleil Lofts development, a Sonnen […]