[TheClimate.Vote] Daily News of Global Warming Issues for voters, candidates and officials July 12, 2016

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*Hillary Clinton could run on strongest climate change platform ever 
<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/11/hillary-clinton-clinton-climate-change-democratic-platform>*
The Democrats’ draft platform won’t be ratified until the convention, 
but climate activists are already hailing it as a ‘monumental 
victory’...The Clinton camp said, after the platform was adopted, that 
she does not support a carbon tax and the draft still needs to be 
ratified at the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia this 
month....But the draft platform reflects the influence of Bernie Sanders 
and other liberals on the 2016 race, and the recognition by Clinton of 
the need to win over those supporters in swing states such as Colorado, 
Florida and Virginia where there is strong concern about climate 
change....The draft platform calls for putting a price on carbon, making 
approval of pipelines contingent on a climate test, stronger regulation 
of fracking – especially concerning water – and giving priority to 
renewable energy over natural gas power plants.

    Food shortages and*sea level rise*US voters' top*climate
    change*concerns
    <https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/11/climate-change-voices-of-america-voters>

The Guardian 	 -‎10 hours ago‎ 	

A Guardian US survey of its readers found that pressure on food and 
water supplies is considered the most important consequence of*climate 
change*.*Sea level rise*, which is set to inundate coastal areas 
currently occupied by millions of Americans, is*...*

*Climate change: the missing issue of the 2016 campaign 
<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/05/climate-change-voters-2016-election-issues>*
Guardian US survey reveals anger of voters as election year debate fails 
to deal with concerns over the gathering global disaster...the race so 
far was met by a barrage of criticism on the tone and substance of the 
world’s most important election – with the two main parties, individual 
candidates and the media all coming under heavy fire... the largest 
group of participants pointed to climate change...."one issue .. wish 
the presidential candidates were discussing more"

*Senators Launch Resolution, Speech Blitz Calling Out #WebOfDenial 
Blocking Climate Action 
<http://www.desmogblog.com/2016/07/11/senators-launch-resolution-and-speech-blitz-calling-out-climate-webofdenial>*
Washington, DC – Today,...and throughout the week,* 19 Senators will 
take to the Senate floor to call out Koch brothers- and fossil fuel 
industry-funded groups that have fashioned a web of denial to block 
action on climate change. ...Despite polling that shows over 80 percent 
of Americans favor action to reduce carbon pollution, Congress has 
failed to pass comprehensive climate legislation.  The Senators will 
each deliver remarks detailing how interconnected groups – funded by the 
Koch brothers, major fossil fuel companies like ExxonMobil and Peabody 
Coal, identity-scrubbing groups like Donors Trust and Donors Capital, 
and their allies – developed and executed a massive campaign to deceive 
the public about climate change to halt climate action and protect their 
bottom lines....As part of their effort to draw attention to the web of 
denial, Senators Whitehouse, Markey, Schatz, Boxer, Merkley, Warren, 
Sanders, and Franken are introducing a resolution describing and 
condemning the efforts of corporations and groups to mislead the public 
about the harmful effects of tobacco, lead, and climate.  The resolution 
also urges fossil fuel corporations and their allies to cooperate with 
investigations into their climate-related activities. Congressman Ted 
Lieu (D-CA) is introducing the resolution in the House this week.
Use #WebOfDenial and #TimetoCallOut to follow the speeches on Twitter.

    Another Inconvenient Truth: It's Hard to Agree How to Fight*Climate
    Change*
    <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/science/climate-change-movement.html>

New York Times 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

But the movement that started with a straightforward mission - to get 
more people to appreciate the dangers of*climate change*as a precursor 
to action - is feeling growing pains. What may seem like a unified front 
has pronounced schisms, with*...*
*
****Paris climate deal needs fossil fuel giants to ‘implode*’ 
<http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/07/04/paris-climate-deal-needs-fossil-fuel-giants-to-implode/>
Research shows that a “controlled implosion” of the fossil fuel industry 
and a technological explosion of renewable energy are needed to meet 
climate targets...National promises made late last year to contain 
carbon dioxide emissions will not be nearly enough to meet the global 
warming target1 agreed last December by 195 nations, according to a new 
assessment....The signatories to the historic agreement at the UN 
conference on climate change in Paris pledged to limit global warming to 
below 2C and to aim for no more than 1.5C rise above pre-industrial 
levels....The planet has already warmed by 1C in the last century.1 But, 
climate scientists say, the intended nationally determined contributions 
(INDCs) submitted before the meeting imply global warming of between 
2.6C and 3.1C. So more needs to be done, they report in Nature journal.

    Here's A Look At How Catholic Churches Are Taking Pope
    Francis'*Climate*Encyclical To Heart
    <http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/07/11/3792282/pope-francis-climate-change-encyclical/>

ThinkProgress 	 -‎2 hours ago‎ 	

In January 2015, before the Pope's*climate*encyclical, Catholics were 
already mobilizing for action on*climate change*when the Global 
Catholic*Climate*Movement was founded. The Movement announced the 
certainty that “anthropogenic ... Late last year*...*

    President Trump would be a*climate*catastrophe
    <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/11/president-trump-would-be-a-climate-catastrophe>

The Guardian 	 -‎3 hours ago‎ 	

Barack Obama's fight against*climate change*centers on a plan to reduce 
the use of coal (the largest source of US*greenhouse gas*emissions). 
Trump has vowed to cancel this plan, somehow revive the US coal industry 
and support domestic production of oil .

    *Climate Change*Action Took an Aggressive Leap Forward for the
    Democratic Party Over the Weekend
    <http://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-climate-change-policy-democratic-party-479438>

Newsweek 	 -‎4 hours ago‎ 	

Pushed left by backers of Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic leaders 
adopted a draft platform over the weekend that commits the party to a 
more aggressive stance on*climate change*—more aggressive, in some 
areas, than the positions of the party's*...*

    *Climate*tipping points: What do they mean for society?
    <http://phys.org/news/2016-07-climate-society.html>

Phys.Org 	 -‎7 hours ago‎ 	

"In the*climate science*world, the consequences of what are sometimes 
called tipping points may take decades or centuries to play out," Kopp 
added.

    Paris*Climate*Agreement Brings New Types of Stranded Asset Risks
    <https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/paris-climate-agreement-brings-new-types-stranded-asset-risks>

Chatham House (press release) (subscription) 	 -‎10 hours ago‎ 	

This can occur through physical impacts, like the recent*El Nino*-fueled 
drought in southern Africa or rising sea levels, technological 
advancements, such as the hydrogen car, or regulatory changes, as 
countries implement low-carbon policies.

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