National climate emergency declared by House of Commons The House of Commons passed a motion to declare a national climate emergency in Canada on Monday night. The motion was put forward by Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna, and it passed with 186 votes to 63. Global News original article… Pope Francis declares ‘climate emergency’ and urges action Pope Francis […]
Keeling curve
Why hasn’t a drop in CO2 emissions caused atmospheric levels to decline? A reasonable question. See Scripps’ answer and also scroll down to see Robert del Rosso’s reply. see entry …
Mindful Balance: 2019
Our Earth, Limits to Growth, Post Truth and the Crisis of Consciousness CACOR Member Lalith Ananda Gunaratne : Gain insights into the limits of our world system and the constraints it puts on human numbers and activity. I am a part of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR) in Ottawa still following the […]
NCA 4: Southwest
The Southwest region encompasses diverse ecosystems, cultures, and economies, reflecting a broad range of climate conditions, including the hottest and driest climate in the United States. Water for people and nature in the Southwest region has declined during droughts, due in part to human-caused climate change. Higher temperatures intensified the recent severe drought in California […]
Life After Warming: The Cautious Case for Climate Optimism
By David Wallace-Wells It’s not too late. In fact, it never will be. Whatever you may have read over the past year — as extreme weather brought a global heat wave and unprecedented wildfires burned through 1.6 million California acres and newspaper headlines declared, “Climate Change Is Here” — global warming is not binary. It […]