A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories.
Fossil fuel transition back in draft pact for UN Summit of the Future after outcry. The new text of a UN pact for the high-level event brings back a mention of the headline COP28 agreement. (read the full story here)
As Pacific Islanders, we need climate action – not greenwashing – from Azerbaijan. Comment: As host of the COP29 summit, Baku must stop fossil fuel expansion, cut its emissions further, and work to deliver an ambitious climate finance goal. (read the full story here)
Summer of 2024 was world’s hottest on record, EU climate change monitor says. The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service said on Friday, as global warming continues to intensify. The boreal summer of June to August this year blew past last summer to become the world’s warmest, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said in a monthly bulletin. (read the full story here)
The Deteriorating Environment Is a Public Concern, but Americans Misunderstand Their Contribution to the Problem. A global survey suggests 88 percent of people are worried about the state of nature, but such polling says nothing about where those issues sit among competing concerns, like immigration and the economy. (read the full story here)
Group Therapy Sessions Proliferate for People Afflicted With ‘Eco-Distress’. The Good Grief Network grew out of research at the University of Utah and now provides group climate therapy across the United States and around the world. (read the full story here)
Bigger and Less Expensive: A Snapshot of U.S. Rooftop Solar Power and How It’s Change. New data from Lawrence Berkeley Lab shows clear trends in median solar size and pricing. (read the full story here)
America’s New Climate Delusion. The U.S. could sink billions into curbing emissions without altering the fate of the places climate change affects most. (read the full story here)