[TheClimate.Vote] September 13, 2018 - Daily Global Warming News Digest
Richard Pauli
richard at theclimate.vote
Thu Sep 13 08:49:34 EDT 2018
/September 13, 2018/
[in case you didn't already know]
*Global warming is amplifying Hurricane Florence's destructive power
<https://www.newscientist.com/article/2179377-global-warming-is-amplifying-hurricane-florences-destructive-power/>*
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2179377-global-warming-is-amplifying-hurricane-florences-destructive-power/
[serious]
*Climate Change Supercharges Hurricane Florence as 1.5 Million Evacuate
in Carolinas & Virginia <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OuVTEfBatY>*
Democracy Now!
Published on Sep 11, 2018
More than 1.5 million people have been ordered to evacuate the coasts of
Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina as Hurricane Florence
continues to gain strength as it barrels toward the East Coast. The
enormous Category 4 storm is projected to make landfall on Thursday or
Friday, bringing with it heavy rains and high winds that could linger
for days after hitting land. People up and down the coast are preparing
for extreme flooding and what the National Hurricane Center is calling a
"life-threatening storm surge." Experts are warning the damage could be
catastrophic.
Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on
nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our
livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OuVTEfBatY
[sea wall of paper legislation]
*North Carolina didn't like science on sea levels … so passed a law
against it
<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/12/north-carolina-didnt-like-science-on-sea-levels-so-passed-a-law-against-it>*
In 2012, the state whose low-lying coast lies in the path of Hurricane
Florence reacted to a prediction of catastrophically rising seas by
banning policies based on such forecasts
When North Carolina got bad news about what its coast could look like
thanks to climate change, it chose to ignore it.
Hurricane Florence: over 1m ordered to evacuate in Virginia and Carolinas
In 2012, the state now in the path of Hurricane Florence reacted to a
prediction by its Coastal Resources Commission that sea levels could
rise by 39in over the next century by passing a law that banned policies
based on such forecasts.
The legislation drew ridicule, including a mocking segment by comedian
Stephen Colbert, who said: "If your science gives you a result you don't
like, pass a law saying the result is illegal. Problem solved."
North Carolina has a long, low-lying coastline and is considered one of
the US areas most vulnerable to rising sea levels.
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But dire predictions alarmed coastal developers and their allies, who
said they did not believe the rise in sea level would be as bad as the
worst models predicted and said such forecasts could unnecessarily hurt
property values and drive up insurance costs.
As a result, the state's official policy, rather than adapting to the
worst potential effects of climate change, has been to assume it simply
won't be that bad. Instead of forecasts, it has mandated predictions
based on historical data on sea level rise... (more)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/12/north-carolina-didnt-like-science-on-sea-levels-so-passed-a-law-against-it
[Voice of America]
*Climate Change Fuels California Fires
<https://www.voanews.com/a/cali-wildfires-climate-change/4568141.html>*
LOS ANGELES -
California has experienced record heat waves and catastrophic fires in
recent years, and climate experts say it is likely to get worse.
A report released Aug. 27 by the state of California, the fourth in a
series of assessments, puts the blame squarely on climate change.
California Gov. Jerry Brown is hosting an international summit,
beginning Wednesday, in San Francisco to search for solutions.
The worst fires in California's history came this year and last, with
the 2018 Mendocino Complex Fire scorching 186,000 hectares. Parts of
northern California are still burning. The largest of the fires, in
Shasta County, has burned more than 20,000 hectares and is only 5
percent contained...
https://www.voanews.com/a/cali-wildfires-climate-change/4568141.html
[accounting counts]
*EU climate law could cause 'catastrophic' deforestation
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/12/eu-climate-law-could-cause-catastrophic-deforestation>*
World's carbon sinks are at risk because the law will count energy from
burning trees as carbon neutral, say climate scientists
Senior climate scientists say that the world's carbon sinks could be
facing a grave threat from a wholly unexpected source: the EU's
renewable energy directive.
The climate law could suck in as much imported wood as Europe harvests
each year because it will count energy created from the burning of whole
trees as "carbon neutral", according to several academics including a
former vice-chair of the UN IPCC.
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, who is now a climate sciences professor at
Université Catholique de Louvain, said the risk of the directive
encouraging tree clearances and the destruction of global carbon sinks
was now "extremely high".
"This amounts to sawing off the branch on which humanity sits," he told
the Guardian...
- - - - -
An EU official confirmed that the new analysis was accurate - and said
that if anything, it underestimated the scale of the problem.
The directive "really will [spark] a race to the bottom because there is
no inherent limit to the potential over-harvesting," the source said.
"There is a high risk that it will involve the possibility of increasing
emissions with no possibility of any greenhouse gas savings at all."
The magnitude of the problem - which eminent academics last year
described as "a critical flaw" in EU climate policy - was not understood
within the EU, the source claimed.
"Partly that is because of wishful thinking," the official said. "Partly
it is so fundamentally wrong that most people would not believe it could
be as wrong as it is."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/12/eu-climate-law-could-cause-catastrophic-deforestation
[Polling]
*Survey: Americans Doubt Their Ability to Impact Climate Change, Look to
Companies to Lead
<https://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/walking_talk/sustainable_brands/survey_americans_doubt_ability_impact_climate_change_>*
September 12, 2018
by Sustainable Brands
The majority of US citizens (62 percent) say they believe climate change
is a problem but feel unempowered to address it, according to the 2018
Cone/Porter Novelli Climate Change Snapshot -- instead, they are looking
to companies to take the lead.
Yet, even as individuals may feel personally powerless -- less than
four-in-10 (38 percent) feel their actions can make a real difference --
they do see companies as critical players in progress against climate
change. 58 percent say that in the absence of government progress,
companies should take the lead.
When it comes to how companies should address climate change, many
Americans believe companies should first look within -- by reducing
energy usage and developing new products -- then look to engage partners
in the corporate, government and nonprofit sectors:
* Reduce energy use or emissions (64 percent)
* Create new products that are better for the environment (57 percent)
* Work with other companies that are also committed to the issue (44
percent)
* Lobby for government policies that address climate change (33 percent)
* Donate to nonprofits that address climate change (27 percent)
* Provide consumers with information about how climate change impacts
individuals (17 percent)
* Provide consumers with tools to take action (16 percent)
"Although the United States is currently the only country globally that
is not committed to the Paris Climate Accord, U.S. citizens are not
turning their attention away from the effects of climate change," says
Alison DaSilva, EVP of CSR and Purpose at Cone. "Americans are looking
to companies to make large-scale change in addressing climate change and
feel business has the size, acumen and resources to make a meaningful
impact."
Political affiliation, gender play a role in climate change opinions
The study confirmed that differences exist when it comes to viewpoints
on climate change. Political affiliation and gender are two of the
strongest indicators of climate change stances.
Democrats are the most likely group to say climate change is a problem
(84 percent), followed by Independents (62 percent) and finally
Republicans (37 percent). More than three-quarters (76 percent) of
Democrats also see companies as the leading stakeholder to addressing
climate change in the absence of government progress (vs 57 percent
Independent; 38 percent Republican).
Differences exist among gender as well. Women are more likely than men
to believe climate change is a problem (66 percent vs 59 percent of
men). And while men and women are roughly equal in believing companies
should lead (59 percent female vs 58 percent male), their perspectives
on how companies should address climate change differ: Although both
genders agree reducing energy or emissions is a primary method (63
percent women vs 64 percent men), women are more likely to believe
companies should innovate products to be better for the environment (60
percent female vs 55 percent male), and that donations can be an
important way to drive change (31 percent female vs 23 percent male).
"With the midterm elections less than two months away, topics like
climate change will be foremost in the minds of many American
constituents - not just in terms of the candidates they vote for, but
also the businesses they support," says Aaron Pickering, SVP of CSR and
Purpose at Cone. "Today more than ever, it's critical for companies to
proactively communicate with stakeholders the ways in which they are
working to address climate change.
https://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/walking_talk/sustainable_brands/survey_americans_doubt_ability_impact_climate_change_
[Rachael Maddow]
*Maddow Drops Another Bomb: Trump Took $29M From The Coast Guard Ahead
Of Hurricane Season
<https://www.politicususa.com/2018/09/12/maddow-coast-guard-trump-hurricane.html>*
The Trump administration diverted nearly $10 million from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency's t was bad enough that the Trump
administration took $10 million from FEMA to fund migrant detention
camps - especially as climate change generates stronger storms like the
one we're seeing barrel toward the Carolinas.
But Rachel Maddow revealed on Wednesday that it's actually much worse
than that. The administration didn't just take money from FEMA; they
took nearly three times more - $29 million - out of the U.S. Coast Guard
to fund increased ICE detention operations.
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/09/12/maddow-coast-guard-trump-hurricane.html
[Of course]
*Cape Town Is an Omen
<https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/09/cape-south-south-africa-water-crisis/569317/>*
Climate change is going to revolutionize politics in cities across the
world.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/09/cape-south-south-africa-water-crisis/569317/
[Dream Out Loud]
*#LetsTalkClimate - Mystic of the Hip Hop Caucus
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0waolDMWVK4>*
Climate One Published on Sep 12, 2018
"I talk about #climatechange all the time," says legendary artist and
organizer for the Hip Hop Caucus.
"We dream out loud through language. I believe that language is a
powerful component of shifting from one paradigm which is unjust...to a
paradigm where there is justice."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0waolDMWVK4
*This Day in Climate History - September 13, 2010
<http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2010/09/13/174788/gop-senate-deniers/>
- from D.R. Tucker*
September 13, 2010: Brad Johnson of Think Progress reports on the legion
of climate-change deniers running for US Senate seats.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2010/09/13/174788/gop-senate-deniers/
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