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'Historic'*climate change*deal reached in Rwanda
<http://www.euronews.com/2016/10/15/historic-climate-change-deal-reached-in-rwanda>
euronews -19 hours ago
(Looking) back on greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air
conditioners. At a meeting in Rwanda, representatives from the
countries agreed to reduce emissions of factory-made
Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases, a major milestone in combating
*climate change*.
Over 170 nations agree to cut*global-warming*chemical used in
refrigerators and air conditioners
<http://boingboing.net/2016/10/14/over-170-nations-agree-to-cut.html>
Boing Boing -22 hours ago
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers his keynote address to
promote U.S.*climate*and environmental goals, at the Meeting of the
Parties to the Montreal Protocol on the elimination of hydro
fluorocarbons (HFCs) use, held in Rwanda's capital Kigali*...*
Shailene Woodley urges Clinton to be firmer on*climate change to
attract millennial voters
*
<http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/shailene-woodley-urges-clinton-firmer-climate-change-article-1.2831438>
New York Daily News -16 hours ago
Shailene Woodley - who was recently arrested for protesting a
contentious North Dakota oil pipeline project - says Hillary Clinton
has to double down on*climate change*policy in order to attract more
millennial voters. The "Divergent" actress joined*former
presidential contender Bernie Sanders for the Friday broadcast of
*"*Late Night with Seth Meyers*"* to discuss the Dakota Access
Pipeline and activism in general.....Both Sen. Sanders and Woodley
have been outspoken in their criticism of the proposed pipeline,
which has drawn immense backlash as it would cut through several
Native American reservations and potentially compromise fresh water
sources in the region.... *"*I think what would benefit Hillary
Clinton*'*s campaign is if she used opportunities like the pipeline
being built.*"*....*"*This is a brilliant opportunity for her to
stand up and show millennials where her stance is on this particular
issue,**
*
*Global economy could 'self-destruct' if world carries on burning fossil
fuels, leading economist warns
<http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/global-economy-self-destruct-nicholas-stern-fossil-fuels-sustainable-infrastructure-report-a7347211.html>*
*Professor Lord Nicholas Stern* – author of the influential Stern
Review on climate change in 2006 – says 'strong investment' in green
technologies could finally revive growth in the world economy...A
renowned economist who helped persuade the world to start taking
climate change seriously has warned the global economy could
"self-destruct" if countries fail to ditch fossil fuels and embrace
a clean, green, high-tech future....Professor Lord Nicholas Stern
was credited with bringing about a sea change in attitudes when he
calculated the cost of failing to tackle the problem in 2006. While
dealing with global warming would cost one per cent of the world's
gross domestic product, doing nothing would be up to 20 times more
expensive, he concluded....Now Professor Stern, former Mexican
president, Felipe Calderón, and other leading figures from politics,
finance and science have launched a major new report saying
Governments and businesses must change course – and quickly...."The
challenge is urgent: the investment choices we make even over the
next two to three years will start to lock in for decades to come
either a climate-smart, inclusive growth pathway, or a high-carbon,
inefficient and unsustainable pathway," said the report by The
Global Commission on the Economy and Climate...."The window for
making the right choices is narrow and closing fast … The time is
ripe for a fundamental change of direction. Video summary: New
Climate Economy http://newclimateeconomy.report/2016/
<http://newclimateeconomy.report/2016/>
*The world just took another huge step forward on fighting climate
change
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/10/15/the-world-just-took-another-huge-step-forward-on-fighting-climate-change/?utm_term=.cf504e25bfaa>*
When the original Montreal Protocol phased out
chlorofluorocarbons, which were destroying the planet's ozone layer,
manufacturers had to find a replacement chemical to use as
refrigerants and in other industrial applications....Along came
HFCs, which were much better for the ozone layer but, like CFCs,
also happen to be a strong global warming agent. The chemicals are
vastly more powerful than carbon dioxide over a 100 year time frame
when it comes to warming the atmosphere. So one huge environmental
crisis was, in effect, replaced by another problem lingering on the
horizon......from the atmosphere over the next 35 years... "freeze
dates," or years when they must peak their HFC emissions and then
begin to bring them down steadily over time. And in many cases,
those freeze dates will be quite soon. For developed nations like
the United States, the date will be 2019. For the majority of
developing nations, it will be 2024, except for a few nations,
including India and Pakistan, which will take a little longer, until
2028.
*We're placing far too much hope in pulling carbon dioxide out of the
air, scientists warn
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/10/13/were-placing-far-too-much-hope-in-pulling-carbon-dioxide-out-of-the-air-scientists-warn/?utm_term=.859c9c3da11f>*
(opinion) ... relying on the uncertain concept of negative emissions
as a fix could lock the world into a severe climate-change
pathway.....In the past decade, an ambitious — but still mostly
hypothetical — technological strategy for meeting our global climate
goals has grown prominent in scientific discussions. Known as
"negative emissions," the idea is to remove carbon dioxide from the
air using various technological means, a method that could
theoretically buy the world more time when it comes to reducing our
overall greenhouse-gas emissions. ... Recent models of future
climate scenarios have assumed that this technique will be widely
used in the future. Few have explored a world in which we can keep
the planet's warming within at least a 2-degree temperature
threshold without the help of negative-emission technologies. But
some scientists are arguing that this assumption may be a serious
mistake.
Conservatives make case for market-based approach to
tackling*climate change*
<http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/10/conservative_case_for_climate.html>
AL.com -6 hours ago
This graph, based on the comparison of atmospheric samples contained
in ice cores and more recent direct measurements, provides evidence
that atmospheric CO2 has increased since the Industrial
Revolution....Conservatives make case for market-based approach to
tackling climate change....A conservative-leaning independent, Peter
Bryn believes the government should play a limited role in the lives
of its citizens, only getting involved where absolutely necessary to
safeguard the lives and rights of its citizens.....a former engineer
for ExxonMobil and current conservative outreach director for the
Citizens' Climate League, Bryn believes that reducing carbon
pollution that leads to climate change is one of those areas.....
"I'm a big believer in the policy approach...Exxon supported, which
is very similar to what we at CCL support, which we call a carbon
fee and dividend." ... Bryn and other representatives of the
Citizens' Climate League are touring the Southeastern states of
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana this month as part of
the group's Southern Energy Freedom Tour to make the case for their
policy, which they see as a market-based approach to battling
climate change that is preferable to increased regulations from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ...
See also
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/business/energy-environment/magnates-twin-goals-fighting-climate-change-and-electing-donald-trump.html
GROWING UP GOP FRESH IDEAS FROM THE FRESH FACES OF THE PARTY
<http://millennial.gop/>
If young voters had voted like other age groups, Mitt Romney would
have won the popular vote and the electoral college, with
significant gains for Republicans down ballot. This map shows what
the 2012 election would have looked like if Republicans hadn't under
performed with young voters....
*This day in Climate History **October 16, 1988 :* From D.R. Tucker
October 16, 1988: Discussing the role of global warming in the 1988
presidential election, Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman observes:
"Last summer, one of the hottest and driest on record, the nation
was roused by alarms about the 'greenhouse effect'--the gradual
warming of the globe that threatens to turn coastal cities into
underwater ruins and corn fields into salt flats.... "The problem is
that for the last century or so industrial societies have been
releasing substances into the air that capture heat and erode the
Earth`s shield against the sun. The villains? Carbon dioxide from
the burning of fossil fuels, methane from natural and man-made
sources and aerosol propellants...."But as soon as the heat
dissipated, so did interest in the issue. In the campaign, the
greenhouse effect has gone almost unmentioned..."Both candidates
pretend the solutions will be painless and free. Both pass over the
obvious remedies in favor of the politically appealing ones...."The
nations of the world have taken one step by agreeing on a treaty to
reduce the use of aerosol propellants. But any serious attempt to
slow the warming of the Earth requires at least three additional
measures: discouraging the use of fossil fuels like coal, oil and
gas; big improvements in energy efficiency; and greater reliance on
nuclear power."
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-10-16/news/8802080029_1_greenhouse-effect-global-warming-environmentalism
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