[TheClimate.Vote] April 17, 2019 - Daily Global Warming News Digest.

Richard Pauli richard at theclimate.vote
Wed Apr 17 09:34:39 EDT 2019 

/April 17, 2019/


[Greta speaks with tears and emotion]
*Forget Brexit and focus on climate change, Greta Thunberg tells EU*
Teenager who started school strike movement urges MEPs to 'wake up and 
take action'
The teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has chided EU leaders for 
holding three emergency summits on Brexit and none on the threat posed 
by climate change.
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While climate change is sometimes discussed at the EU's regular summits, 
the issue has never dominated because Brexit, migration or the eurozone 
crisis have monopolised the attention of Europe's top leaders...
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*Short video of Greta Thunberg's speech* https://youtu.be/FWsM9-_zrKo - 4:11
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Greta's 10-minute speech was interrupted by frequent applause and ended 
with a 30-second standing ovation.
Before she began speaking, many in the room rose to their feet to 
applaud and take photos of her as she sat on the podium surrounded by 
cameras.

As the young climate activist spoke of a "sixth mass extinction", her 
voice faltered. "The extinction rate is up to six times faster than what 
is considered normal, with up to 200 species becoming extinct every 
single day," she said. "Erosion of fertile topsoil, deforestation of the 
rainforest, toxic air pollution, loss of insects and wildlife, 
acidification of our oceans - these are all disastrous trends."

She was applauded after getting to the end of the passage and continued 
the speech without faltering again...
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"It is still not too late to act. It will take a far-reaching vision, it 
will take courage, it will take fierce, fierce determination to act now, 
to lay the foundations where we may not know all the details about how 
to shape the ceiling," she said. "In other words it will take cathedral 
thinking. I ask you to please wake up and make changes required possible."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/16/greta-thunberg-urges-eu-leaders-wake-up-climate-change-school-strike-movement



[News gathered by Climate News Network https://climatenewsnetwork.net/]
*Protesters Muck Up London Commute: Arrests in climate change protests 
in London* reached nearly 300 Wednesday as a citywide demonstration, 
part of the Extinction Rebellion movement, entered its third day of 
action. Officials disabled WiFi in the city's underground train system 
in preparation for today's protests as demonstrators climbed on top of 
trains and blocked major junctions."I totally want to apologise to 
people using public transport," protester and climate lawyer Farhana 
Yamin, who was arrested Tuesday, told the BBC. "But at the same time we 
need to take actions that are disruptive so everyone understands the 
dangers we're facing right now. People should understand that we are at 
a critical moment in our humanity's history." Organizers say actions are 
planned or have taken place in 80 cities in 33 countries across the 
world. (The Guardian, Reuters, NPR, BBC, Bloomberg)
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*Extinction Rebellion keep control of major London sites into a third day*
TfL turns off wifi on tube in bid to thwart group’s plans to disrupt 
public transport network
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/16/extinction-rebellion-climate-protesters-disrupt-london-rail-tube-lines-blockade-landmarks
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*Extinction Rebellion keep control of major London sites into a third day*
TfL turns off wifi on tube in bid to thwart group’s plans to disrupt 
public transport network
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-protests-climate-change/london-climate-change-street-protest-arrests-reach-290-on-second-day-idUSKCN1RS0KN



[Study shows how weather affects public]
Apr 16, 2019
*LOCAL WEATHER AND CLIMATE INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION ON GLOBAL WARMING*
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One implication of these findings is that those who wish to combat 
public skepticism of climate change - especially among people living in 
cold climates - must get people to think globally rather than locally. 
Because of the availability bias, people's climate change beliefs are 
affected by their personal experiences with the weather. We may be able 
to reduce this bias by regularly reminding people of the weather in 
other parts of the world.
http://www.spsp.org/news-center/blog/pelham-climate-change



[Bill McKibben's book release, interview by Scientific American]
*Environmental Thinker Bill McKibben Sounds Warning on Technology*
Known for climate change work, the pioneer says global warming, AI and 
genetic engineering are self-inflicted threats to humanity...
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I hope that this book contributes a little to that movement-building 
process.
But I also just want to mark where we are. Thirty years ago my greatest 
fear for climate change, in a way, was that we'd walk off this cliff 
without even recognizing it. I think now at least there's going to be a 
serious fight. And that is, at the very least, a more dignified way for 
humans to be engaging with this greatest of crises.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAAUbzkkEKU
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[second part of Amy Goodman report]
*Bill McKibben: Green New Deal Is a Chance to "Remake Not Just a Broken 
Planet, But a Broken Society"*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhh7zKQKzlU



[the first goal in warfare is to convince you that you are not at conflict]
THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE & SECURITY
EXPLORING THE SECURITY RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
*Takeaways from the U.S. House Oversight Hearing on Climate Security*
By John Conger

On April 9, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee 
hosted a hearing on "The Need for Leadership to Combat Climate Change 
and Protect National Security," including former Secretary of Defense 
Chuck Hagel and former Secretary of State John Kerry as witnesses.

Secretaries Hagel and Kerry recently signed a letter to President Trump 
urging him not to create a panel to second-guess military and 
intelligence expert judgments on climate change.

Moreover, the very day of the hearing, the Washington Post published a 
story noting that "As the White House questions climate change, the U.S. 
military is planning for it."

There was certainly a sharp contrast between this discussion and the 
ones that took place on climate and security at the House Armed Services 
Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which were more 
focused on security risks, opportunities and possibilities for 
bipartisan action. The hearing was also a sharp contrast from the 
statements of Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein and 
Commander of European Command General Curtis Scaparotti, who made 
practical assessments about how climate change was emboldening U.S. 
adversaries.  For example, in the earlier hearings there was little to 
no science debate and far more conversation on military installation 
resilience, and discussion of the strategic implications of Chinese and 
Russian actions in the opening Arctic. The House Oversight and 
Government Reform Committee's hearing all too often diverted into 
debates about the underlying science and criticism of the Green New Deal 
proposal.

However, shortly after one member asserted that no military funding 
should be spent on climate change, Secretary Hagel offered a vivid 
example of climate change-related threats are already impacting our 
military.

Secretary Hagel noted the impacts of hurricanes on Tyndall Air Force 
Base and the damage to 17 F-22 fighter aircraft.  He cited the readiness 
impacts at North Carolina bases when damaged buildings and 
infrastructure, and recovery, divert troops from what they should be doing.

His bottom line: "It is very clear that planning for climate change is 
not some frivolous waste of time or waste of money.  It is essential to 
our troops and to their wellbeing and to the national security of our 
country."
https://climateandsecurity.org/2019/04/16/takeaways-from-the-u-s-house-oversight-hearing-on-climate-security/



*This Day in Climate History - April 17, 2008 - from D.R. Tucker*
April 17, 2008:
Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection releases a commercial 
featuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, and former House 
Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican, calling for a bipartisan effort to 
address human-caused climate change. Gingrich is rhetorically flogged by 
right-wing bloggers for participating in the commercial, and later 
disavows it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi6n_-wB154
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1COYhkzEXPI
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