[✔️] July 29, 2023- Global Warming News Digest | Global boiling, UN Guterres, China dominate solar, Cartoon, Joseph Tainter on civilization, Schneider on science, Rollie rants, Fossil fuel, Islands, @008 Bushed

[Richard Pauli]

/*July*//*29, 2023*/

/[ top news story -- video ]/
*U.N. Warns: "The Era of Global Boiling Has Arrived"*
Democracy Now!
Jul 28, 2023  Latest Shows
July is on pace to be the hottest month ever recorded, and the impact of 
the soaring temperatures is being felt across the globe in massive heat 
waves, wildfires, flooding and more. On Thursday, U.N. Secretary-General 
António Guterres said the world has entered the "era of global boiling," 
and President Joe Biden gave a major speech to  unveil new measures to 
combat the crisis but resisted calls to declare a climate emergency. 
David Wallace-Wells, an opinion writer for The New York Times and a 
columnist for The New York Times Magazine, says the world is not moving 
quickly enough to phase out fossil fuels, and even some of the progress 
that has been made is easily erased by massive wildfires like those 
burning in Canada right now. We also speak with Dharna Noor, fossil 
fuels and climate reporter at The Guardian US_ who wrote an exposé on 
"Project 2025," a right-wing plan to dismantle environmental policies 
and many regulatory protections if a Republican takes the White House in 
the next election. She calls the document's drafters "a who's who of the 
far right."
Transcript: 
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/7/28/global_heat_climate_crisis_july_2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3V29nBkhLE

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/[ DW News is dire -- video report ]/
*UN: Era of global boiling has begun | DW News*
DW News
Jul 27, 2023  #wmo #guterres #globalwarming
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued another 
stark warning on climate change, saying the era of 'global boiling' has 
begun. The UN's Wo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKZ_4653_A4


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//[ China is major manufacturer of solar components ]/
*China Dominates Solar. Can the U.S. Even Stand a Chance? | WSJ U.S. vs. 
China*
Wall Street Journal
  Jul 21, 2023  #Solar #WSJ #China
Solar technology, an innovation birthed in the U.S., is now dominated by 
China on the global stage. Behind the simple switch from conventional to 
renewable energy lies a complex web of supply chains, manufacturing 
strategies and geopolitical rivalries.
How did China manage to monopolize this industry? And what needs to be 
done for the U.S. to reclaim its pioneering role in solar technology?

WSJ takes you on a deep dive into the dynamics of solar power, the 
transformation of the industry and the roadmap for the future.

    0:00 China’s control over solar energy
    0:39 Key comparisons between China and the U.S.
    1:41 Raw materials in solar panels
    2:25 U.S. manufacturing challenges
    3:30 U.S.’s plan to catch up
    U.S. vs. China

This original video series explores the rivalry between the two 
superpowers’ competing efforts to develop the technologies that are 
reshaping our world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlhfC7Vg_Xo



/[ sarcastic drawn cartoon humor ]/
First Dog on the Moon
Climate crisis
*As a climate scientist, how does it feel to see your worst nightmares 
come true?**
**First Dog on the Moon*
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/26/as-a-climate-scientist-how-does-it-feel-to-see-your-worst-nightmares-come-true



/[  Serious interview considering the future - interviewed 3 years ago - 
video ]/
*Joseph Tainter on The Dynamics of the Collapse of Human Civilization*
TreeTV / N2K Need to Know
Sep 3, 2020
Joseph Tainter is an American anthropologist and historian. His 
best-known work, The Collapse of Complex Societies. This discussion was 
conducted in 2005 for The 11th Hour by Leila Conners.  The discussion 
covers Tainter's understanding of how societies work and don't work.  We 
also discuss energy issues and how, if we can, avoid collapse today.  
For more interviews and films visit: http://www.n2k.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT9V3WQiNA

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/[Now that we are paying close attention, here is the best scientific 
explanation from the Late, Great Climate Educator ]/
*Stephen Schneider on Climate Change*
TreeTV / N2K Need to Know
Feb 19, 2015
Stephen Henry Schneider was interviewed on climate change by Leila 
Conners for Tree Media's research for The 11th Hour.  Stephen Henry 
Schneider (February 11, 1945 – July 19, 2010)  was Professor of 
Environmental Biology and Global Change at Stanford University, a 
Co-Director at the Center for  Environment Science and Policy of the 
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a Senior Fellow 
in the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.   Schneider served 
as a consultant to federal agencies and White House staff in the 
Richard  Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush,Bill 
Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfR3MQAloXI



/[ See this amusing rant from writers: Rollie Williams & Matt Nelsen, 
with help from Ben Boult & Nicole Conlan - I try to watch everything 
they do ]/
*It's Time To Let Coal Die | Climate Town*
Climate Town
Jan 18, 2023
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/[ Background reading ..]/
*Issue Briefing: **End Fossil Fuel Subsidies*
The U.S. government uses public money to prop up the fossil fuel industry.

    Direct U.S. taxpayer support to fossil fuel companies totals $20.5
    billion per year, while indirect subsidies may reach $649 billion
    annually. “Direct” subsidies include direct cash payments, while
    “indirect” subsidies refer to tax incentives plus externalities that
    result from financial benefits to the fossil fuel industry.

    Broadly, U.S. fossil fuel “subsidies” generally take the form of 1)
    tax incentives, 2) passively allowing fossil fuel companies to
    exploit tax loopholes and use creative accounting methods, 3)
    federally funded investment in fossil energy development projects,
    and 4) pricing fossil fuels below their social cost in the absence
    of emissions pricing. The first three can be repealed by an act of
    Congress, while the fourth can be tackled by introducing a carbon
    pricing scheme in tandem with repealing subsidies.

    Earlier this year, President Biden included the repeal of fossil
    fuel subsidies in his budget proposal to Congress, which was
    projected to save the U.S. government $121 billion over 10 years. So
    far, Congress hasn’t follow through at that magnitude. But there’s
    hope! The Inflation Reduction Act, passed in 2022, makes polluters
    pay by reinstating a clean-up tax for Superfund sites. The new law
    also raises royalty rates on fossil fuel leases both onshore and
    offshore. This helps ensure there’s a competitive market for natural
    resources instead of giving fossil fuel companies preferential rates.

https://www.climatechangemakers.org/issue-briefing-ffs



/[ Reaching for justice ]/
*Could the law of the sea be used to protect small island states from 
climate cha*nge?
Published: July 24, 2023
Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb -- Lecturer and Research Fellow in Ocean 
Governance, University of Melbourne and Postdoctoral Researcher, UEF Law 
School, University of Eastern Finland, The University of Melbourne
Margaret Young-- Professor, The University of Melbourne

Climate change will wreak havoc on small island developing states in the 
Pacific and elsewhere. Some will be swamped by rising seas. These 
communities also face more extreme weather, increasingly acidic oceans, 
coral bleaching and harm to fisheries. Food supplies, human health and 
livelihoods are at risk. And it’s clear other countries burning fossil 
fuels are largely to blame.

Yet island states are resourceful. They are not only adapting to change 
but also seeking legal advice. The international community has certain 
legal obligations under the law of the sea. These are rules and customs 
that divvy up the oceans into maritime zones, while recognising certain 
freedoms and duties.

So island states are asking whether obligations to address climate 
change might be contained in the United Nations Convention on the Law of 
the Sea. This is particularly important as marine issues have not 
received the attention they deserve within international climate 
negotiations.

If states do have specific obligations to stop greenhouse gas pollution 
damaging the marine environment, then legal consequences for breaching 
these obligations could follow. It is possible small island states could 
one day be compensated for the damage done.

Don’t let yourself be misled. Understand issues with help from experts
Read more: COP26 failed to address ocean acidification, but the law of 
the seas means states must protect the world's oceans
*
**Why seek an advisory opinion?*
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an independent 
judicial body established by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. 
The tribunal has jurisdiction over any dispute concerning the 
interpretation or application of the convention and certain legal 
questions requested of it. The answers to these questions are known as 
advisory opinions.

Advisory opinions are not legally binding, they are authoritative 
statements on legal matters. They provide guidance to states and 
international organisations about the implementation of international law.

The tribunal has delivered two advisory opinions in the past: on deep 
seabed mining and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing 
activities. These proceedings attracted submissions from states, 
international organisations and non-governmental organisations such as 
the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Late last year, the newly established Commission of Small Island States 
on Climate Change and International Law submitted a request for advice 
to the tribunal. It concerns the obligations of states to address 
climate change, including impacts on the marine environment.

The tribunal received more than 50 written submissions from states and 
organisations offering opinions on how it should respond. These 
submissions, from Australia and New Zealand among others, were recently 
made public.

While the convention was not designed as a mechanism for regulating 
climate change, its mandate is broad enough to consider the connection 
between climate and the oceans. To establish this, the 40-year-old 
framework agreement must be interpreted in light of changing global 
circumstances and changing laws, including obligations to strengthen 
resilience in the high seas. One avenue to achieve this is through an 
advisory opinion from the tribunal.
*
**The question before the tribunal*
The question to the tribunal asks, what are the specific obligations of 
states:

    (a) to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine
    environment in relation to the deleterious effects that result or
    are likely to result from climate change, including through ocean
    warming and sea level rise, and ocean acidification, which are
    caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere?

    (b) to protect and preserve the marine environment in relation to
    climate change impacts, including ocean warming and sea level rise,
    and ocean acidification?

This question invokes specific language from the convention. That 
provides clues as to which sections of the treaty the tribunal will 
refer to in its opinion.

The question refers explicitly to the part of the convention entitled 
“Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment”. This part sets 
out the general obligation of states to protect and preserve the marine 
environment, as well as measures to “prevent, reduce and control 
pollution”. It also tells states they must not transfer damage or 
hazards, or transform one type of pollution into another.

Pollution of the marine environment is defined in the convention as:

the introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy 
into the marine environment, including estuaries, which results or is 
likely to result in such deleterious effects as harm to living resources 
and marine life, hazards to human health, hindrance to marine 
activities, including fishing and other legitimate uses of the sea, 
impairment of quality for use of sea water and reduction of amenities.

What if states do not meet their obligations?
The tribunal will need to answer a key question for the law of the sea: 
can the convention be understood as referring to the drivers and effects 
of climate change? And if so, in what ways does the convention require 
that they be addressed by states?

What the commission’s question does not ask is, what happens when states 
do not meet their obligations? The answer is particularly important to 
small island states, who are dissatisfied with ongoing negotiations on 
addressing loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.

Obligations relating to climate change are contained within other 
treaties and rules, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate 
Change and the Paris Agreement. Small island states have sought advice 
from different courts to clarify these obligations.

The International Court of Justice will consider a wider set of legal 
issues on climate obligations next year.

The fact that the court has authorised the commission to participate in 
this separate advisory opinion request signals the UN’s main judicial 
body will take account of the tribunal’s opinion. It’s also worth noting 
the tribunal is likely to deliver its views on the law of the sea first, 
setting the stage for a broader interpretation of international law when 
it comes to taking responsibility for polluting the atmosphere.

Sustained pressure from small island states is advancing our 
understanding of the obligations of states to address climate change.
https://theconversation.com/could-the-law-of-the-sea-be-used-to-protect-small-island-states-from-climate-change-208842



/[The news archive - looking back]/
/*July 29, 2008 */
July 29, 2008: MSNBC's Keith Olbermann covers "...the headlines breaking 
in the administration‘s 50 running scandals—Bushed

"Number three: Blood for oil-gate.  Remember when the people who said 
the Iraq war was designed to benefit the oil industry?  The Republicans 
responded by calling those people 'tinfoil hat' conspiracy theorists. 
And then the Republicans started saying we have to stay in Iraq because 
otherwise al Qaeda might get the oil and raise the price of gas.

"Well, the pretext is officially at an end! Richard Perle, one of the 
architects of the invasion of Iraq is, according to the Murdoch Street 
Journal, trying to invest in an oil drilling deal with the Kurds of Iraq 
even though the Bush administration is on record opposing any oil deals 
with the Kurds until the Iraq government straightens out which group 
owns what oil fields in Iraq."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78ro5f7x4cM


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