[TheClimate.Vote] Daily News brief- Global Warming Issues for voters, candidates and officials June 21, 2016
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China's plan to cut meat consumption by 50% cheered
by*climate*campaigners
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/20/chinas-meat-consumption-climate-change>
The Guardian
The Chinese government has outlined a plan to reduce its citizens’ meat
consumption by 50%, in a move that climate campaigners hope will provide
major heft in the effort to avoid runaway global warming...New dietary
guidelines drawn up by China’s health ministry recommend that the
nation’s 1.3 billion population should consume between 40g to 75g of
meat per person each day. The measures, released once every 10 years,
are designed to improve public health but could also provide a
significant cut to greenhouse gas emissions.“Through this kind of
lifestyle change, it is expected that the livestock industry will
transform and carbon emissions will be reduced,” said Li Junfeng,
director general of China's National Center on*Climate Change*Strategy
and International Cooperation.
Clinton*climate*push will get Sanders voters, define Trump
<http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/283896-clinton-climate-push-will-get-sanders-voters-define>
The Hill (blog) -1 hour ago
With Bernie Sanders continuing to egg on his idealistic supporters and
demand liberal policy concessions from Hillary Clinton, Clinton needs to
emphasize issues that appeal to younger and more progressive voters in
the Democratic base that Sanders has not only energized but also
emboldened to consider not voting for her in November. Climate change is
uniquely suited to do this, since it’s at the very top of concerns among
younger and far left voters Clinton has had trouble attracting in the
primaries....Equally, making climate change a key issue in the fall will
expose the absurdity of Donald Trump’s bizarre assertions on climate
change. Trump has repeatedly called climate change a ‘hoax’ including
several times suggesting it is somehow perpetrated by the Chinese: "The
concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to
make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive," he has tweeted. And again on
Twitter: “Global warming is an expensive hoax!" And “Is our country
still spending money on the global warming hoax?" ...Trump has
repeatedly called*climate change*a 'hoax' including several times
suggesting it is somehow perpetrated by the Chinese: "The concept
of*global warming*was created by and for the Chinese in order to make
U.S. manufacturing non-competitive," he*...*
*Democratic Platform Committee Focuses on Climate Change:* The
Democratic National Convention Committee's forum in Arizona aimed at
channeling grassroots voices drew calls for a carbon tax and strong
environmental policies in the party platform due to be released in July.
Committee members heard testimonies from nearly two dozen experts and
activists on climate change and politics, and reportedly seemed
supportive of instituting a carbon tax, calling it good politics. Rep.
Elijah Cummings and Rep. Barbara Lee noted the importance of climate
issues for young voters, whom they want to be a part of the
Democratic Party. Similar forums will be held on June 24 and 25 in St.
Louis and on July 8 and 9 in Orlando, Florida. (The Hill
<http://climatenexus.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d1f5797e59060083034310930&id=6fea806426&e=cab6c88302>,
AP
<http://climatenexus.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d1f5797e59060083034310930&id=5433081a77&e=cab6c88302>,
Grist
<http://climatenexus.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d1f5797e59060083034310930&id=1717b146c0&e=cab6c88302>)
*Antarctic Discovery Reveals Larsen C Ice Shelf/.../
<https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=7&ved=0ahUKEwjHp8_d_LbNAhUYS2MKHRs4A04QqQIIOygAMAY&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reportingclimatescience.com%2F2016%2F06%2F14%2Flarsen-c%2F&usg=AFQjCNEZWBdMANUf1Q1uUh3_JTSf_9aSxw&sig2=Xw7NQoCwj55g88FdqSaj9w&cad=rja>*
reportingclimatescience.com-Jun 14, 2016 Researchers report discovery of
a massive subsurface ice layer... found to be ~10 °C warmer ... at least
16 km across, several kilometres long and tens of metres deep, located
in an area of intense melting and intermittent ponding on the Larsen C
Ice Shelf in Antarctica which may suggest the ice shelf is even more
fragile than thought ...We combine borehole optical televiewer logging
and radar measurements with remote sensing and/firn/modelling to
investigate the layer, ...
With*Climate Change*, Doing the Math Matters
<http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-06-20/with-climate-change-doing-the-math-matters>
Bloomberg -2 hours ago
Skeptics sometimes say that there's no need to rush in
addressing*climate change*-- that our constantly increasing wealth will
eventually make the problem relatively inexpensive to solve.
Combatting*Sea Level Rise*Requires A Long-Term View
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/dmartin/2016/06/20/combatting-sea-level-rise-requires-a-long-term-view/>
Forbes -1 hour ago
Miami-Dade County has formed a resiliency department to study the
effects of*climate change*and identify potential solutions.
New methods are improving ocean and*climate*measurements
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/jun/20/new-methods-are-improving-ocean-and-climate-measurements>
The Guardian -5 hours ago
I have often said that*global warming*is really ocean warming. As humans
add more ... Not only that, but since*climate change*is a long-term
trend, it means we have to measure ocean temperature changes over many
years and decades. We really want to ...
New crop varieties 'can't keep up with*global warming*'
<http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36579125>
BBC News -12 hours ago
Crops yields around the world could fall within a decade unless action
is taken to speed up the introduction of new varieties. A study says
temperatures are rising faster than the development of crop varieties
that can cope with a warmer world.In Africa, researchers found that it
can take 10-30 years before farmers can grow a new breed of maize. By
the time these new crops are planted, they face a warmer environment
than they were developed in... researchers write that crop duration will
become significantly shorter as early as 2018 in some regions but by
2031, the majority of maize-growing areas of Africa will be affected.
New methods are improving ocean and*climate*measurements
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/jun/20/new-methods-are-improving-ocean-and-climate-measurements>
The Guardian -5 hours ago
I have often said that*global warming*is really ocean warming. As humans
add more ... Not only that, but since*climate change*is a long-term
trend, it means we have to measure ocean temperature changes over many
years and decades. We really want to ...
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