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- In a win for the climate (and safety), urban US speed limits are dropping https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/12/in-a-win-for-the-climate-urban-speed-limits-are-dropping/ 47 comments
- The U.S. has never produced more energy than it does today: Oil, gas, and renewables are all growing. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/03/the-u-s-has-never-produced-more-energy-than-it-does-today/ 3 comments climate
- College campuses launch new ‘climate studies’ majors https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/10/college-campuses-launch-new-climate-studies-majors/ 6 comments environment
- Before the Paris agreement, humanity was on track to cause a potentially catastrophic 3.5°C (6.3°F) global warming by the year 2100. Less than a decade later, the climate policies passed by countries around the world have put us on a path for about 2.5°C (4.5°F) warming by 2100. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/10/new-report-has-terrific-news-for-the-climate/ 45 comments climate
- 'How will global warming change springtime?'- Yale CC https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/03/how-will-global-warming-change-springtime/ 3 comments climate
- New Jersey wants to restore 10,000 acres of ‘fairy-tale’ forest | Rising seas threaten to kill the state’s dwindling Atlantic white cedar forests. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/12/new-jersey-wants-to-restore-10000-acres-of-fairy-tale-forest/ 2 comments environment
- New law provides hydrogen’s biggest boost yet | Yale Climate Connections. What makes the IRA provisions so powerful is that they are in stark contrast to the economics that have long tilted the hydrogen playing field dramatically toward fossil fuels https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/11/new-law-provides-hydrogens-biggest-boost-yet/ 4 comments renewableenergy
- How climate change spurs megadroughts - The curious connection between the sky’s ‘thirstiness’ and the dry spell devastating the western U.S. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/08/how-climate-change-spurs-megadroughts/ 3 comments climate
- Teaching climate hope as students envision a no-carbon 2050 future: Harmful ‘eco-anxiety’ and ‘doomism’ can, must, be reversed so that youthful students can fully engage in needed climate involvement. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/08/teaching-climate-hope-as-students-envision-a-no-carbon-2050-future/ 6 comments climate
- July 2022: Warmest nights in U.S. history | It’s a textbook case of how global warming gets even more pronounced after dark. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/08/july-2022-warmest-nights-in-u-s-history/ 9 comments environment
- Three-quarters of Montana farmers, ranchers anxious about climate change, survey finds | They’re worried about potential consequences to their businesses. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/07/montana-farmers-ranchers-anxious-about-climate-change-survey-finds/ 42 comments climate
- NASA: June 2022 tied as Earth’s warmest June on record https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/07/nasa-june-2022-tied-as-earths-warmest-june-on-record/ 45 comments worldnews
- March 2022: Earth’s 5th-warmest March on record | The month featured a $4 billion flood and a mass coral bleaching event in Australia, and an extreme heat wave in Antarctica. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/04/march-earths-5th-warmest-march-on-record/ 23 comments worldnews
- The 'whys' beyond the 'what' of the severe western U.S. drought https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/03/the-whys-beyond-the-what-of-the-severe-western-u-s-drought/ 3 comments climate
- UN report: The world’s farms stretched to ‘a breaking point’ https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/01/un-report-the-worlds-farms-stretched-to-a-breaking-point/ 5 comments environment
- The 1.5 degrees goal: Beware of unintended consequences - The 1.5 degrees goal can be a ‘useful spur to action,’ but it’s not a make or break point. Importantly, each 0.1-degree increase avoided is ’cause for celebration and hope.’ https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/01/the-1-5-degrees-goal-beware-of-unintended-consequences/ 12 comments climate
- Extreme weather and pandemic help drive global food prices to 46-year high | Current high food prices, combined with the ongoing pandemic, will make the global food supply highly vulnerable to extreme weather shocks in 2022. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/12/extreme-weather-and-pandemic-help-drive-global-food-prices-to-46-year-high/ 11 comments economics
- 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming, scientists find » Hundreds of people died during the event. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/11/2021-pacific-northwest-heat-wave-virtually-impossible-without-global-warming-scientists-find/?amp%3B_hsenc=p2ANqtz--WuvHEEIgckdjZ2AbwiVxsMhilbANYObJyu1AFKa0-fCmGOWunoSJUilis84IFBiB1IXXxUMGtLw-utTu1k64VttphrA&%3Butm_content=178378487&%3Butm_medium=email&%3Butm_source=hs_email 15 comments environment
- 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming, scientists find https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/11/2021-pacific-northwest-heat-wave-virtually-impossible-without-global-warming-scientists-find/ 7 comments climate
- Can the economy afford NOT to fight climate change? - Some say the economic costs of fighting climate change are too high, but a new study shows the economic cost of doing nothing could be 15 times higher than current estimates. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/09/can-the-economy-afford-not-to-fight-climate-change/ 28 comments futurology
- The new IPCC Report includes - get this, good news | Tucked into the abundant bad news about worsening extreme weather and unavoidable warming is a key message and reason for hope, if not yet confidence - the Paris targets are still within reach. | it's not "too late" to act https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/08/the-new-ipcc-report-includes-get-this-good-news/ 7 comments climate
- Maritime shipping causes more greenhouse gases than airlines https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/08/maritime-shipping-causes-more-greenhouse-gases-than-airlines/ 52 comments climate
- Sea-level rise rates more than double along part of U.S. East Coast. “We found that at all of these sites, sea-level has been rising over the past 2,000 years,” she says. “But then in the last century, the rates are now more than double that of the average over the last 2,000 years.” https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/07/sea-level-rise-rates-more-than-double-along-part-of-u-s-east-coast/ 23 comments environment
- As scientists have long predicted, warming is making heatwaves more deadly https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/07/as-scientists-have-long-predicted-warming-is-making-heatwaves-more-deadly/ 144 comments science
- Central Europe staggers toward recovery from catastrophic flooding: more than 200 killed | The worst floods in decades reflect the intensified rainfalls of a warming climate. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/07/central-europe-staggers-toward-recovery-from-catastrophic-flooding-more-than-200-killed/ 19 comments climate
- As scientists have long predicted, warming is making heatwaves more deadly | Twenty years ago the IPCC warned of summer heatwave deaths in unprepared temperate regions like the Pacific Northwest. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/07/as-scientists-have-long-predicted-warming-is-making-heatwaves-more-deadly/ 8 comments climate
- The number of lives that clean energy could save, by U.S. state https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/07/the-number-of-lives-that-clean-energy-could-save-by-u-s-state/ 8 comments technology
- Seagrass can help reduce ocean acidification at local scales » Yale Climate Connections https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/07/seagrass-can-help-reduce-ocean-acidification-at-local-scales/ 3 comments environment
- How to talk with kids about climate change: "by talking honestly and openly with our kids about climate change, we can give them the knowledge and emotional resilience they’ll need to cope with it." https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/08/how-to-talk-with-kids-about-climate-change/ 4 comments environment
- June 2020: Earth's third-warmest June on record. The year 2020 has more than a 99.9% chance to rank among the five warmest years on record. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/07/june-2020-earths-third-warmlbest-june-on-record/ 3 comments climate
- The Tump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution to society, new research finds https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/07/trump-epa-vastly-underestimating-the-cost-of-carbon-dioxide-pollution-to-society-new-research-finds/ 25 comments worldnews
- What 'Planet of the Humans' gets wrong about renewable energy - Contrary to the argument made in the film, curbing growth can slow climate change, but only clean technologies can stop it | Dana Nuccitelli https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/06/what-planet-of-the-humans-gets-wrong-about-renewable-energy 21 comments climate
- Michael Moore's 'Planet of the Humans' Documentary Peddles Dangerous Climate Denial https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/05/michael-moores-planet-of-the-humans-documentary-peddles-dangerous-climate-denial/ 9 comments environment
- Catholic institutions divest from fossil fuels: So far, more than 150 Catholic banks, universities, foundations, and others have pledged to end their investments in fossil fuels. https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/04/catholic-institutions-divest-from-fossil-fuels/ 5 comments worldnews
- Catholic institutions divest from fossil fuels. More than 150 Catholic institutions – including banks, universities, and foundations – have pledged to divest from fossil fuels. And they’re making their commitments public to inspire others to take a similar moral stand. https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/04/catholic-institutions-divest-from-fossil-fuels/ 4 comments worldevents
- Aggressive action to address climate change could save the world $145 trillion https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/03/aggressive-action-to-address-climate-change-could-save-the-world-145-trillion/ 6 comments worldnews
- A brief introduction to climate change and transportation - How to reconcile people's love affair with their vehicles and society's need to reduce carbon emissions? https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/09/a-brief-introduction-to-climate-change-and-transportation/ 4 comments climate
- Countries with more female politicians pass more ambitious climate policies https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/09/countries-with-more-female-politicians-pass-more-ambitious-climate-policies-study-suggests/ 3 comments climate
- Why It's Premature To Declare Coal Dead—Domestic use of U.S. coal has dropped sharply, but China still burns on a monumental scale https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/08/why-its-premature-to-declare-coal-dead/ 3 comments worldnews
- Why It's Premature To Declare Coal Dead—Domestic use of U.S. coal has dropped sharply, but China still burns on a monumental scale https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/08/why-its-premature-to-declare-coal-dead/ 3 comments environment