[TheClimate.Vote] Jan 2, 2017 - Daily Global Warming News for voters, candidates and officials

Mon Jan 2 07:12:34 EST 2017

/"The most important issue of all time" -/ /Stay well-informed about 
global warming, //Forward this email.  January 2, 2017
/
*Donald Trump makes top Republican fear environmental future 
<http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38484730>*

    BBC News-5 hours ago *Christine Todd Whitman*, head of the US
    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under George W Bush, accused
    Mr Trump of ignoring compelling science....And she warned that his
    threat to scrap climate protection policies puts the world's future
    at risk...
    Trump supporters say rules on climate and energy are stifling business.
    But Ms Todd Whitman says the US must find ways of promoting business
    without unduly harming the planet.
    Ms Todd Whitman was interviewed on Trump's likely policies for a
    documentary - Climate Change: the Trump Card - which airs on BBC
    Radio 4 at 20:00 on Tuesday. She said: "I find it very worrisome
    that there seems to be a disdain for the science on protecting the
    environment....
    "I worry terribly for the future of my family and families round the
    world because Mother Nature has never observed geopolitical
    boundaries and what one country does really does affect another
    country....
    "To walk away from something where you have 97% of scientists saying
    this is occurring and people have an impact on it … it's gotten to
    the point where we've got to try to slow it down if we're going to
    survive it."
    http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38484730
    Seven Questions: Christine Todd Whitman on Global Warming
    <http://foreignpolicy.com/2007/01/31/seven-questions-christine-todd-whitman-on-global-warming/>
    Jan 2007 Besides Iraq, no international topic is hotter than global
    warming right now. Christine Todd Whitman, who famously quit in
    frustration as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in
    June 2003, spoke with FP on the changed political climate.
    http://foreignpolicy.com/2007/01/31/seven-questions-christine-todd-whitman-on-global-warming/

*
The age of Xi: will China flex its climate muscles in 2017? 
<http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/01/01/the-age-of-xi-will-china-flex-its-climate-muscles-in-2017/>*

    Beijing's policies have seen China invest heavily in renewables and
    support the UN's first major climate pact – but without US cover it
    will face new scrutiny this year...The incoming US president has
    offered clues but little detail on how he will tackle the issue once
    he assumes power on 20 January....
    During the campaign he promised to "cancel" the Paris climate deal
    and roll back Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan.  More worryingly
    since the election, Trump has appointed a slew of climate sceptics
    and oil enthusiasts to his cabinet....
    Tackling climate change requires a "long-term vision of economic and
    geopolitical interests," he tells Climate Home – Trump can't
    continue to indulge in "short-term posturing to the populist gallery"...
    http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/01/01/the-age-of-xi-will-china-flex-its-climate-muscles-in-2017/

*(sarcasm) The Onion 2016 Set To Be Hottest Year On Record 
<http://www.theonion.com/americanvoices/2016-set-be-hottest-year-record-54714>*

    The World Meteorological Organization has announced with 90 percent
    certainty that 2016 will be the hottest year on record, surpassing
    previous records set by 2015 and 2014. What do you think?

        "Oh, you can just go ahead and use whatever quote I gave you
        last year."    Cynthia Moser    RODEO PLANNER
        "The World Meteorological Organization is nothing more than a
        puppet of leading climate scientists across the globe."  Lukas
        Steinberg   GROUT WHITENER
        "Could we please get to the point where the earth is beyond
        saving, just to end the nagging?"   Timothy Kandimer CATAPULT
        ENGINEER

    (video)
    http://www.theonion.com/americanvoices/2016-set-be-hottest-year-record-54714/v/4982
    http://www.theonion.com/americanvoices/2016-set-be-hottest-year-record-54714

    Florida scientists call for*climate*meeting with Trump
    <http://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/environment/2017/01/01/florida-scientists-call-climate-meeting-trump/96058960/>

Naples Daily News 	 -‎3 hours ago‎ 	

    In a letter this week, 10 scientists asked for a meeting to explain
    the perils of sea rise to the future president, who has
    called*climate change*a hoax. While Trump has nominated heads of
    energy and environmental departments who also deny*climate**...*

    *Climate change*is going to be very bad for the global economy
    <http://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-effects-global-economy-gdp-2016-12>

Business Insider 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

    Extreme heat, it turns out, is very bad for the economy. Crops fail.
    People work less, and are less productive when they do work. That's
    why an increase in extremely hot days is one of the more worrisome
    prospects of*climate change*. To predict just how ...

    Why Some People Doubt*Global Warming*
    <http://psychcentral.com/news/2017/01/01/why-some-people-doubt-global-warming/114528.html>

PsychCentral.com 	 -‎7 hours ago‎ 	

    "The local weather conditions people experience likely play a role
    in what they think about the broader*climate*," said Utah State
    University researcher Peter Howe....
    "We found that places with more record high temperatures than lows
    have more residents who believe the planet is warming," he said.
    "Conversely, in places with more record low temperatures, more
    people tend to doubt global warming."...
    The study notes part of this dichotomy may be because early
    terminology used to describe climate change suggested the earth was
    simply warming, rather than changing in innumerable ways...
    "One of the greatest challenges to communicating scientific findings
    about climate change is the cognitive disconnect between local and
    global events," added Michael Mann of George Washington University.
    "It's easy to assume that what you experience at home must be
    happening elsewhere."...
    http://psychcentral.com/news/2017/01/01/why-some-people-doubt-global-warming/114528.html

    Ban Ki-Moon Buoyed by*Climate*Accord but Laments Conflicts
    <http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ban-ki-moon-buoyed-climate-accord-laments-conflicts-44481344>

ABC News 	 -‎Dec 30, 2016‎ 	

    Ban Ki-moon ends 10 years at the helm of the United Nations
    lamenting the "fires still burning" from Syria to South Sudan but
    buoyed by a global agreement to combat*climate change*and new U.N.
    goals to fight poverty and inequality. As a final act*...*

    How*climate change*threatens famed Amalfi Coast
    <http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Inhabit/2017/0101/How-climate-change-threatens-famed-Amalfi-Coast>

Christian Science Monitor 	 -‎7 hours ago‎ 	

    *Climate change*, blamed by experts and locals on*global warming*,
    has led to more intense rainstorms in Italy, sometimes with
    devastating impact on communities in this region south of Naples.

*Civil conflict and unpredictable weather cast 'long shadow' on food 
security' in 2016 – UN 
<http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55748#.WGmX2lXadpg>*

    December 2016 – This year, the world suffered many weather-related
    shocks and civil conflicts which pressured food security for many
    countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
    (FAO), said today in a new report, which said that while the global
    agricultural situation is posited to improve in 2017, some 39
    countries currently need food assistance....
    The Crop Prospects and Food Situation report
    <http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6558e.pdf> also projects favourable growing
    conditions for crops, and upcoming robust grain harvests, however,
    due to the lean seasons before the crops have matured in some
    regions, the hunger will most likely intensify...
    *Conflicts cast a long shadow on food security*
    The report has identified the root causes of food crises, such as
    shortfalls in food productions, lack of access due to low incomes,
    high prices, and local conflicts, including refugee movements....
    Civil conflicts also led to loss and depletion of households'
    productive assets, and to security concerns that interrupt farming
    activities. In part of Sudan, the ongoing conflict has reduced the
    ability to engage in agriculture, which can harm most vulnerable
    communities...
    In addition, according to the report, the ongoing conflicts led to
    9.4 million people in Syria in need of food assistance, more than
    eight million people in Afghanistan, and above eight million in
    Nigeria...
    The weather has also affected many countries, especially Africa. As
    a result of droughts and El Niño, there is a decline in aggregated
    cereal production, and a decrease in maize output in Southern
    Africa, which led to harsh food conditions...
    *Agricultural trends appear poised to improve after rough 2016*
    Poor harvests triggered sharply higher prices for staple maize in
    Malawi, where 6.5 million people are expected to be food insecure
    during the upcoming lean period. However, preliminary estimates
    point to a 27 percent increase in maize plantings for South Africa's
    2017 crop, by far the region's largest producer, said
    FAO...http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55748#.WGmX2lXadpg

*This Day in Climate History  January 2, 2014 
<http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/theres-global-warming-and-its-snowing-105637955899>-  
from D.R. Tucker*

    • Chris Mooney of Mother Jones explains to the willfully ignorant
    that snow doesn't disprove climate change.
    http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2014/01/blizzards-dont-refute-global-warming.
    January 2, 2014:
    • MSNBC's Chris Hayes and climate scientist Michael Mann point out
    the absolute stupidity of the right-wing claim that snow disproves
    climate change.
    http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/right-mocks-rescued-climate-scientists-105626691902
    http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/theres-global-warming-and-its-snowing-105637955899

                     =======================  #### 
===========================

            *forward this email: *Send to everyone who needs to stay
            informed about global warming.
            To subscribe email me: contact at theclimate.vote with
            subject:  subscribe,  To Unsubscribe, subject: unsubscribe
            Also youmay subscribe/unsubscribe at
            https://pairlist10.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/theclimate.vote
            Links and headlines assembled and curated by Richard
            Paulifor http://TheClimate.Vote delivering succinct
            information for citizens and responsible governments of all
            levels.   List membership is confidential and records are
            scrupulously restricted to this mailing list.
            . *** Privacy and Security: * We do NOT collect IP
            addresses.  This is a text-only mailing.  It carries no
            graphics or images which may originate from remote servers
            that routinely track and identify IP address.  Text-only
            messages provide greater privacy to the receiver and
            sender.  If you receive a version of this document in an
            email  with a graphics image - even a one-pixel-sized image,
            for optimal privacy from tracking, you should not open it. **
            By regulation, the .VOTE top-level domain must be used for
            democratic and election purposes and cannot be used for
            commercial purposes. .

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://pairlist10.pair.net/pipermail/theclimate.vote/attachments/20170102/243fac89/attachment.html>