[TheClimate.Vote] April 30, 2018 - Daily Global Warming News Digest

Richard Pauli richard at theclimate.vote
Mon Apr 30 09:57:39 EDT 2018 

/April 30, 2018/

[Bonn Climate Change Conference 30 April - 10 May 2018]
*Announcing @IISDRS Coverage of the Bonn #ClimateChange Conference - 
April/May 2018 @UNFCCC #SB48Bonn #Talanoa4ambition 
<http://enb.iisd.org/climate/sb48/>*
The deadline for reaching agreement on the details needed to implement 
the Paris Agreement is in December 2018. This work is known as the Paris 
Agreement Work Programme 
<http://unfccc.int/paris_agreement/items/9485txt.php> and it is being 
negotiated by the three subsidiary bodies that will convene in Bonn...
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Another important issue in Bonn is the Talanoa Dialogue, which started 
in January and will conclude in December 2018. The Dialogue focuses on 
three questions related to countries’ efforts to combat climate change: 
*Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there? *
http://enb.iisd.org/climate/sb48/


[Avian studies meets climate change]
*Birds & Climate Change: Ben Zuckerberg (April 2018) 
<https://youtu.be/nKfHNO8crxc>*
Understanding Climate Change
Published on Apr 29, 2018
Birds & Climate Change: Ben Zuckerberg (April 2018)
http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/zuckerberg/bzuckerberg/
https://youtu.be/nKfHNO8crxc
-[Forecast bird migrations]*
**Here's How to Use the New Migration Forecast Tools from BirdCast 
<https://www.allaboutbirds.org/heres-how-to-use-the-new-migration-forecast-tools-from-birdcast/>*
"Excellent tool to avoid collisions with operating wind turbines during 
mass migration. Just switch the turbines off during this short periods."
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/heres-how-to-use-the-new-migration-forecast-tools-from-birdcast/
-[brief video]
*Recording the Sounds of Extinction 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnpsMG0PWRY>*
Great Big Story
Published on May 10, 2016
Bernie Krause has been recording wildlife sounds, or "soundscapes," for 
over forty years. He's amassed the largest archive in the world, and in 
doing so, can chart how wildlife sounds have changed over the course of 
climate change. Listen for yourself: the rising silence speaks volumes.​
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnpsMG0PWRY
-[citizen science via smartphone]
*eBird: Discover a new world of birding... <https://ebird.org/home>*

    Find more birds
    Keep track of your bird lists, photos, and sounds
    Explore latest sightings from around the world
    Join the world's largest birding community
    Contribute to science and conservation

eBird began with a simple idea - that every birdwatcher has unique 
knowledge and experience. Our goal is to gather this information in the 
form of checklists of birds, archive it, and freely share it to power 
new data-driven approaches to science, conservation and education. At 
the same time, we develop tools that make birding more rewarding. From 
being able to manage lists, photos and audio recordings, to seeing 
real-time maps of species distribution, to alerts that let you know when 
species have been seen, we strive to provide the most current and useful 
information to the birding community.
eBird is the world's largest biodiversity-related citizen science 
project, with more than 100 million bird sightings contributed each year 
by eBirders around the world...
eBird data document bird distribution, abundance, habitat use, and 
trends through checklist data collected within a simple, scientific 
framework. Birders enter when, where, and how they went birding, and 
then fill out a checklist of all the birds seen and heard during the 
outing. eBird's free mobile app allows offline data collection anywhere 
in the world, and the website provides many ways to explore and 
summarize your data and other observations from the global eBird community.
https://ebird.org/home


[More methane - video review of recent research]
*Methane Venting Into Air Over Arctic Sea Ice. 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FntMMsyGXvU>*
Paul Beckwith
Published on Apr 27, 2018
Using European Satellite Data (Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring 
Service; CAMS) I show that methane is now venting into the air at the 
surface in the Arctic in the Kara Sea off the Russian Island of Novaya 
Zemlya. It must be seeping from the ocean floor, bubbling up through the 
shallow water column and working its way through the sea ice cover. You 
may recall that many large "methane craters" have been discovered lately 
on the Yamal Peninsula which juts out into the Kara Sea in this region.
This is not good for humanity. Please donate at my blog 
http://paulbeckwith.net
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FntMMsyGXvU
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[distressing video message by Stuart Scott UPFSI.org - predicts 4 degrees]
*Catastrophic Feedback Loops - Runaway Climate Change 
<https://youtu.be/O8oMpbiDXhQ>*
GlobalClimateNews
2014 event, video published  Apr, 2018
"The Operating System of global civilization is seriously flawed."
Combined feedback loops are creating runaway climate change. The methane 
explosion in Syberia will change the climate of the entire world.
https://youtu.be/O8oMpbiDXhQ
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[A Four Degrees Scenario]
*Four Degrees video description from National Geographic 
<http://youtu.be/skFrR3g4BRQ>*
video: http://youtu.be/skFrR3g4BRQ
At 4 degrees of warming most of the Nile Delta is threatened by rising 
seas, as is a third of Bangladesh. Tens of millions more become climate 
refugees.
West Antarctic ice sheet potentially collapses, pumping five metres of 
water into global sea levels.
Southern Europe becomes like the Sahara, with deserts spreading in Spain 
and Portugal.
People move north into temperate refuges in Scandinavia and the British 
Isles, which become increasingly overcrowded, resulting in further conflict.
All glaciers disappear from the Alps, further reducing water supplies in 
central Europe.
Permafrost melt in Siberia releases methane and carbon dioxide, meaning 
that global warming spirals upward.
For more information on 4 Degrees see also: Download the Climate Action 
Centre primer "4 degrees hotter" 
<http://fisnua.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/4-degrees-hotter.pdf>
http://localsteps.org/4degreemap.html


[UN  to Banks]
*UN issues first guidance for banking industry to become more 
transparent on climate issues 
<http://www.sixdegreesnews.org/archives/24509/un-issues-first-guidance-for-banking-industry-to-become-more-transparent-on-climate-issues>*
by SixDegrees
The guidance will help banks better manage and be more transparent about 
the risks that the transition to the low-carbon economy presents to 
their business. It will also help them seize the corresponding 
opportunities
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"Many of the environmental challenges that the world faces today, 
especially climate change, can be traced back to one fundamental root 
cause: short-termism. Financial markets can become a catalyst for action 
on sustainability, but for that they need to become more long-term 
oriented," said Erik Solheim, Head of UN Environment. "The beauty of the 
TCFD framework is that it encourages organizations to consider and 
disclose long-term impacts. This change in perspective is what we need 
to achieve sustainable development. That's why as UN Environment we are 
excited to be working with such committed leaders in the finance industry."
http://www.sixdegreesnews.org/archives/24509/un-issues-first-guidance-for-banking-industry-to-become-more-transparent-on-climate-issues


[Climate Home News]
*We need bold action before 2020 to hold global warming below 1.5C 
<http://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/04/26/paris-agreement-starts-2020-will-late/>*
Published on 26/04/2018
If rich countries fail to live up to their promises over the next two 
years, they condemn small islands to catastrophic warming impacts, says 
Maldives minister
By Thoriq Ibrahim
A recent report found that unless bold climate action is taken in the 
next couple of years – before 2020 – it may become impossible to hold 
global warming below 1.5C.
This could prove catastrophic for small island developing states like 
mine that have already witnessed severe climate change impacts at just 
the 1C of warming the world has already experienced, including the 
devastating hurricane season that struck the Caribbean last year.
Next week international climate change negotiators will gather in Bonn, 
Germany for the first in-person meeting of the "Talanoa Dialogue", the 
new UN process designed to track international efforts to implement the 
Paris Agreement.
Talanoa was born out of the UN climate change negotiations led by Fiji 
last year and refers to a traditional Pacific word for communal 
decision-making – a fitting term for the kind of approach needed to win 
consensus among the 196 countries at the talks...
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Fortunately, solutions to the climate crisis – wind, solar, energy 
efficiency, and many others – are more cost-effective than ever. And the 
financial institutions needed to facilitate climate finance distribution 
to developing countries, like the Green Climate Fund (GCF), have been in 
place for years – all that is missing now is the level of financing 
money promised.
The spirit of transparency and collective problem-solving expressed by 
the Talanoa Dialogue is exactly what is needed for the world to tackle 
climate change. But it would be a profound tragedy if we get to 2020 
only to discover we waited too long to do what was needed.
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/04/26/paris-agreement-starts-2020-will-late/


*This Day in Climate History - April 30, 2001 
<http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-05-01-cheney-usat.htm> 
- from D.R. Tucker*
April 30, 2001: Speaking in Toronto at an annual meeting of the 
Associated Press, Vice President Dick Cheney asserts, "Conservation may 
be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a 
sound, comprehensive energy policy."
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-05-01-cheney-usat.htm

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