[TheClimate.Vote] Daily News of Global Warming Issues for voters, candidates and officials June 28, 2016

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<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/28/world/americas/canada-climate-justin-trudeau-obama.html> 

    Republican Voters Evenly Split on*Climate Change*, Poll Finds
    <https://morningconsult.com/2016/06/28/poll-republicans-evenly-split-climate-change/>

Morning Consult 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

Most voters, including about half of Republicans, believe the*climate*is 
changing and the federal government should step in to cut greenhouse 
gases, according to new polling commissioned by a group of right-leaning 
energy-focused organizations..., 68 percent of all respondents said they 
want federal government action “to reduce emissions of gases like carbon 
dioxide that cause global climate change.”...Among Republicans, 48 
percent supported that statement, and 46 percent opposed it. The 
percentage of Republicans who want government action on climate change 
is much lower than the vast majority of Democrats (86 percent) and about 
two-thirds of independents (67 percent) who feel similarly.

    *Climate Change*High on Agenda as Obama and Trudeau Meet for Summit
    <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/28/world/americas/canada-climate-justin-trudeau-obama.html>

New York Times 	 -‎4 hours ago‎ 	

The leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada will announce a 
North America-wide climate partnership, syncing their national policies 
to cut greenhouse gas emissions. They will pledge a joint goal of 
generating 50 percent of North America’s electricity from zero-carbon 
sources by 2025, up from 37 percent today... Trudeau is bumping up 
against the same opposing forces that stymied Mr. Obama in 
Washington....Mr. Trudeau has acknowledged the difficulties. “Climate 
change will test our intelligence, our compassion and our will,” he told 
the United Nations in April. “But we are equal to that challenge.”

    Exxon-Funded Members of Congress Play Key Role in*Climate *Deception
    Machine
    <http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2016/06/27/exxon-funded-members-congress-play-key-role-climate-deception-machine>

Common Dreams (press release) 	 -‎6 hours ago‎ 	

WASHINGTON - Reaffirming their commitment to*climate*deception, 
Exxon-funded Republican members of Congress on the House Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology sent a second round of letters... 
demanding full divulgence of communications related to each 
organization’s work advocating for climate action and holding Exxon 
accountable for its role in sowing public deception around climate 
change....  All 13 Republican members ... have directly received money 
from Exxon. Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), who has a track record of 
baselessly attacking climate scientists, has particularly cosy financial 
ties with Exxon and its industry peers. Smith has accepted $22,270 in 
campaign contributions from Exxon since 1998. Smith has also accepted 
donations from other key players of the climate deception machine such 
as Koch Industries, Royal Dutch Shell, and Peabody Energy... Currently, 
four state attorneys general have launched ongoing investigations to 
determine if Exxon committed fraud, the Department of Justice has 
referred the case to the criminal branch of the FBI, and pressure 
continues to mount across the country for elected officials and 
candidates to support investigations into all that Exxon knew.

    *Climate*assessment must be relevant and useful to policymakers
    <http://phys.org/news/2016-06-climate-relevant-policymakers.html>

Phys.Org 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

"*Climate*action and protection will never be the sole priorities for 
decision-makers," they acknowledge. But tailoring mitigation 
recommendations to policymakers' realities should make it easier for 
them to incorporate*climate science*into the overall*...*

    Make*climate-change*assessments more relevant
    <http://www.nature.com/news/make-climate-change-assessments-more-relevant-1.20155>

Nature.com 	 -‎2 hours ago‎ 	

Stéphane Hallegatte, Katharine J. Mach and colleagues urge researchers 
to gear their studies, and the way they present their results, to the 
needs of policymakers...In the*IPCC's*sixth cycle of assessment, 
the*climate-science*community needs to supply the right sorts of 
information to help decision-makers to construct policies from myriad 
mitigation and adaptation options.... Governments, corporations and 
communities have many options for minimizing dangerous climate change, 
and must choose between conflicting priorities and objectives. For 
example, how should governments decarbonize energy while increasing 
access to it without resorting to fossil fuels?... Risks and 
opportunities from investments in mitigation options need to be 
evaluated. For example, expanding biomass energy may reduce (or reverse) 
emissions but could also threaten food production and biodiversity. 
Renewable energy reduces emissions and provides electricity more cheaply 
than that from fossil fuels in many remote locations, where some of the 
poorest people live... An awareness of the diversity of options and 
their risks is important for making smart policies that allow for 
regular revisions in light of new information and feedback....Climate 
action and protection will never be the sole priorities for 
decision-makers, but they will be integral to the full policy landscape. 
Research and assessment can create a powerful foundation for these 
interactions, and empower decisions in the years ahead.

    India consider umbrella legislation on*climate change*
    <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-consider-umbrella-legislation-on-climate-change/articleshow/52931627.cms>

Economic Times 	 -‎12 hours ago‎ 	

NEW DELHI: India is considering the possibility of bringing an umbrella 
legislation on*climate change*to move ahead towards the ratification of 
the Paris*climate*agreement—a legacy that the US President Barack Obama 
wants to leave before his term*...*

    The inter-generational theft of Brexit and*climate change*
    <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/jun/27/the-inter-generational-theft-of-brexit-and-climate-change>

The Guardian 	 -‎3 hours ago‎ 	

When faced with the reality of a 97% expert consensus on 
human-caused*global warming*, many will deny that reality, propagate a 
number of associated myths, or like Gove, find an excuse to disregard 
expert opinion and evidence (e.

    Dead trees aren't a*wildfire*threat, but overlogging them will ruin
    our forest ecosystems
    <http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-hanson-dead-trees-fires-vilsack-20160627-snap-story.html>

Los Angeles Times 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

There are now 66 million dead trees in California's forests due to 
several years of drought and native bark beetles, creating a 
“catastrophic”*wildfire*threat—or so claims Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary 
of Agriculture. While Vilsack's assertion may*...*

    *Climate*played a starring role in Shakespeare's plays
    <http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/climate-played-a-starring-role-in-shakespeares-plays-2xg0gdcwl>

The Times (subscription) 	 -‎14 hours ago‎ 	

(subscription) Shakespeare often used the weather in his works but he 
also referred to the*climate*, which was especially dramatic in the late 
1590s when cold, rainy weather led to a run of poor harvests and England 
was on the brink of disaster....The summer of 420 years ago, in 1596, 
was especially wet and wretched with “profound shocking rains and great 
floods”. A disastrous harvest that year sent wheat prices rocketing and 
led to starvation amongst the poor and mounting disorder, with riots in 
London. The same year, conspirators unsuccessfully tried to stir up a 
rebellion in Oxfordshire in protest…

    Native elders, scientists talk action, plans for fighting*climate
    change*in Interior Alaska villages
    <http://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/community_features/native-elders-scientists-talk-action-plans-for-fighting-climate-change/article_521aaab6-3b23-11e6-a0f1-1b0ac4a80df7.html>

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 	 -‎Jun 25, 2016‎ 	

The purpose of the camp, which was held at the Howard Luke's Gaalee'ya 
Camp near Fairbanks on the Tanana River, was to bring Alaska Natives and 
scientists together to compare notes on*climate change*. It was funded 
by the National Science Foundation.

    *Global Warming*and Hotter Temperatures Trigger More Violence
    <http://en.yibada.com/articles/135581/20160627/global-warming-hotter-temperatures-trigger-more-violence.htm>

YIBADA English 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

A new study reveals how hotter weather and less temperature variations 
in climate can trigger more violence. . A new study reveals why hot, 
sweltering weather can trigger aggression as new findings also link that 
theory to changing*...*

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