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<font size="+1"><i>October 26, 2018</i></font><br>
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[Climate joins the campaigns]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/climate/campaign-ads-climate-change.html">Three
Campaign Ads That Are Putting Climate Change on the Agenda</a></b><br>
By Lisa Friedman - Oct. 25, 2018<br>
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email newsletter.<br>
Conventional political wisdom says you don't talk about climate
change on the campaign trail.<br>
That's mostly because it's a deeply polarizing issue. In a recent
Pew Research Center survey, 72 percent of registered voters
supporting Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections said climate
change was a "very big" problem, compared with 11 percent of
Republican voters.<br>
That divide has led many candidates and the groups that support
them, even those who favor addressing planet-warming emissions, to
struggle with discussing the issue during election campaigns.<br>
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But after disasters like California's wildfires and Hurricane
Michael, which battered the Florida Panhandle, analysts say climate
change is becoming more relevant to supporters of main both parties.<br>
Activists say they hope to see that reflected in political ads.<br>
Paul Bledsoe, a White House climate adviser under President Bill
Clinton, said that would mean changing the way climate change is
discussed, from a distant threat to a here-and-now pocketbook issue.
He noted that in 2017, Congress appropriated $130 billion for
disaster relief across the country, about a quarter of the
nondefense discretionary budget.<br>
"Instead of simply pointing the climate denier finger, I think
candidates need to talk about the actual economic and public safety
costs," Mr. Bledsoe said. "It's about basic kitchen table issues."<br>
<font size="-1">more at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/climate/campaign-ads-climate-change.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/climate/campaign-ads-climate-change.html</a></font><br>
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[clips from Financial Times]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.ft.com/content/2ec13b58-d86e-11e8-a854-33d6f82e62f8">The
case against ExxonMobil</a></b><br>
New York's claims focus on how the oil company weighed risks of
climate regulation<br>
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Under Rex Tillerson, chief executive since 2006, Exxon moved away
from simply rejecting or ignoring the weight of scientific evidence
on climate change. In March 2014, after pressure from shareholders,
the company published a report titled Energy and Carbon -- Managing
the Risks, which explained how it was using what it called a "proxy
cost of carbon" to reflect its expectations about possible future
restrictions on emissions. It did not give full details of that
price, but said that in some areas, it might approach $80 per tonne
of carbon dioxide by 2040. That price was not a forecast, but a
proxy for an expected set of policies and regulations that would
have a similar effect, the company said.<br>
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Documents obtained by the New York attorney-general, however, show
that the company used a very different price when deciding on
investing in Antwerp. Instead of rising to about $80 per tonne by
2040, the cost of carbon assumed in the investment decision reached
only $40 in 2030 and stayed flat thereafter. Moreover, Exxon applied
that cost to only about a third of the project's emissions, meaning
the effective implied cost for 2030-40 was just $14.24 per tonne.<br>
<br>
The difference between that number and Exxon's talk of $80 is
central to Ms Underwood's charge that the company "built a façade to
deceive investors", making them think that it was managing the risks
of climate regulations, when in fact it was "systematically
underestimating or ignoring them". ...<br>
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Even if Exxon finally prevails in court, it will have been a long
and bruising experience. As a demonstration of the powers that the
Martin Act grants New York's attorney-general, it will encourage
every other company to think very carefully about what they say
about the risks associated with climate change.<br>
<font size="-1">more at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.ft.com/content/2ec13b58-d86e-11e8-a854-33d6f82e62f8">https://www.ft.com/content/2ec13b58-d86e-11e8-a854-33d6f82e62f8</a></font><br>
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[Justice]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-10-23/kavanaugh-s-track-record-environmental-law-favors-business-over-climate-change">Kavanaugh's
track record on environmental law favors business over climate
change protections</a></b><br>
Living on Earth<br>
October 23, 2018 · writer Adam Wernick<br>
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The DC Circuit Court is the second most important court in the
country, after the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh has written about 300
opinions, of which perhaps a quarter either dealt directly with
environmental law or concerned administrative law -- that is, issues
that relate to how government agencies like the EPA interpret and
implement legislative statutes.<br>
<br>
Kavanaugh styles himself after the late Justice Scalia, who called
himself a textualist or a strict constructionist, explains Vermont
law professor Pat Parenteau.<br>
<br>
"He looks to the text of a statute when he's asked to interpret it,
and if the text isn't clear enough, oftentimes he will rule against
an agency's interpretation," Parenteau says.<br>
<br>
"In the environmental arena, that oftentimes means that rules
written to increase the level of protection for public health and
the environment don't often fit squarely within the plain text of a
statute," Parenteau continues. "Statutes are [often] general and
vague. Agencies try to interpret them as best they can."...<br>
<font size="-1">more at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-10-23/kavanaugh-s-track-record-environmental-law-favors-business-over-climate-change">https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-10-23/kavanaugh-s-track-record-environmental-law-favors-business-over-climate-change</a></font><br>
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<br>
[text only - NPR forgot to broadcast this]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/10/25/658588158/5-major-crops-in-the-crosshairs-of-climate-change">5
Major Crops In The Crosshairs Of Climate Change</a></b><br>
DAN CHARLES - October 25, 2018<br>
Climate change is coming like a freight train, or a rising tide. And
our food, so dependent on rain and suitable temperatures, sits right
in its path.<br>
The plants that nourish us won't disappear entirely. But they may
have to move to higher and cooler latitudes, or farther up a
mountainside. Some places may find it harder to grow anything at
all, because there's not enough water.<br>
Here are five foods, and food-growing places, that will see the
impact.<br>
<b>Wheat</b>...India is likely to see a large drop in wheat
production due to heat stress -- about 8 percent if average global
temperatures rise by 1 degree Celsius, according to one recent
study...<br>
<b>Peaches...</b>No bloom, no harvest. The peach trees currently
grown in California's Central Valley require about 700 "chilling
hours" during the winter... <br>
<b>Coffee...</b>can't take freezing temperatures, but it doesn't
like extreme heat, either -- at least the highly prized Arabica type
doesn't. So it's mainly grown on relatively cool mountainsides in
the tropics<b><br>
Corn...</b>They're predicting that a warming climate will bring
several changes, most of them bad for growing corn. Rain will come
less often, and when it comes, the storms will be more intense --
neither of which is helpful for a crop that demands frequent rains,
but doesn't do a good job of preventing soil erosion. In addition,
corn suffers when it gets too hot -- especially when it's too hot at
night. Add it all up, and one study estimates that corn yields in
Iowa will fall substantially, anywhere from 15 percent to an
astounding 50 percent...<b><br>
</b><b>Almonds.</b>..As the climate warms, though, winter
precipitation will arrive more often as rain, and the snow that does
fall will melt much more quickly, leaving farmers scrambling for
water to keep crops alive in late summer. Also, there will be more
variation from year to year; wet years will be wetter, and dry years
will be even dryer...California's farmers may be forced to reduce
the amount of land devoted to orchards, since there there's a chance
that they will not survive a major drought.<b><br>
</b><font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/10/25/658588158/5-major-crops-in-the-crosshairs-of-climate-change">https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/10/25/658588158/5-major-crops-in-the-crosshairs-of-climate-change</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/10/25/army-training-and-doctrine-command-says-climate-change-will-shape-future-operating-environment/">Army
Training and Doctrine Command Says Climate Change Will Shape
Future Operating Environment</a></b><br>
By John Conger<br>
As the U.S. Army prepares troops for the future of warfare, it has,
without question, a lot on its plate. Complicating that picture for
the Army is climate change. The Army Training and Doctrine Command
(TRADOC), which as its name implies is responsible for overseeing
training and operational doctrine development for the Army, affirmed
at a recent conference that it sees climate change as a key factor
influencing how and where the Army will fight.<br>
<br>
As reported by the Army Times:<br>
<blockquote>Ian Sullivan, the assistant G-2 (intelligence) for
TRADOC, noted that shifting demographics and two previously
limited fronts -- megacities and the Arctic -- would be key
factors in the future operating environment the Army will face.<br>
</blockquote>
More specifically:<br>
<blockquote>Other items Sullivan mentioned included outside elements
that will cause changes that the Army must include in its
strategic, operational and even tactical planning. They include
climate change, resource competition, economic rebalancing and
income disparity, demographics and urbanization.<br>
</blockquote>
The Army's approach to climate change in this strategic, operational
and tactical context is also consistent with its approach on the
installations and readiness side of the ledger, as stated by Alex
Beehler, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy,
and Environment during his confirmation hearing in August:<br>
<blockquote>…if confirmed, from my position I will do everything to
encourage installations and help direct installations to properly
prepare on a case by case basis for both adverse weather and
effects long-term from climate.<br>
</blockquote>
In short, the Army's preparing for a future operating environment
that looks very different from today's.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/10/25/army-training-and-doctrine-command-says-climate-change-will-shape-future-operating-environment/">https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/10/25/army-training-and-doctrine-command-says-climate-change-will-shape-future-operating-environment/</a><br>
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</font>[Your Army]<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/09/18/here-are-the-top-issues-the-armys-combat-arms-leaders-are-working-on-to-make-sure-soldiers-are-ready-to-fight/#.W8TuFXu3Ks4.twitter">Here
are the top issues the Army's combat arms leaders are working on
to make sure soldiers are ready to fight</a><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/09/18/here-are-the-top-issues-the-armys-combat-arms-leaders-are-working-on-to-make-sure-soldiers-are-ready-to-fight/#.W8TuFXu3Ks4.twitter">https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/09/18/here-are-the-top-issues-the-armys-combat-arms-leaders-are-working-on-to-make-sure-soldiers-are-ready-to-fight/#.W8TuFXu3Ks4.twitter</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Canada 2019]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://citizensclimatelobby.org/canada-adopts-carbon-fee-and-dividend-to-rein-in-climate-change/">Canada
adopts carbon fee and dividend to rein in climate change</a></b><br>
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 23, 2018 -- Carbon fee and dividend, the
solution to tackle climate change proposed by Citizens' Climate
Lobby, has emerged as the default policy in Canada to price carbon
and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global
warming.<br>
<br>
Beginning in 2019, Canada's federal policy will put a rising fee on
carbon emissions and return the revenue directly to Canadians. The
federal policy is a backstop to cover the four provinces that have
not initiated their own carbon-pricing policies. Nearly half of
Canadians live in these provinces. <br>
<br>
"For years, CCL grassroots lobbyists have pressed both the U.S. and
the Canadian governments to enact carbon fee and dividend to bring
heat-trapping emissions under control," said Mark Reynolds,
Executive Director of Citizens' Climate Lobby. "We're thrilled that
Canada is taking the lead with this policy, and we hope their
decision will inspire the U.S. Congress to take similar action."<br>
<br>
The policy announced today by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
applies a tax on carbon starting at $20 per ton in 2019, rising $10
per ton annually until it reaches $50 per ton in 2022. Residents and
businesses in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick, the
four provinces subject to the federal tax, will receive rebate
checks that will exceed the amount of the carbon tax paid by the
average family...<font size="-1"><br>
more at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://citizensclimatelobby.org/canada-adopts-carbon-fee-and-dividend-to-rein-in-climate-change/">https://citizensclimatelobby.org/canada-adopts-carbon-fee-and-dividend-to-rein-in-climate-change/</a></font><br>
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<br>
[from YES]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/3-things-you-can-do-to-help-avoid-climate-disaster-20181019">3
Things You Can Do to Help Avoid Climate Disaster</a></b><br>
Hint: Putting solar panels on your house and walking to work are not
on the list.<br>
1. Fight poverty...<br>
2. Hold corporations accountable...<br>
3. Disrupt oppression..<br>
<font size="-1">more at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/3-things-you-can-do-to-help-avoid-climate-disaster-20181019">https://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/3-things-you-can-do-to-help-avoid-climate-disaster-20181019</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Jim Hansen presentation]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.columbia.edu/%7Ejeh1/mailings/2018/20181024_AGU+CAScombined.pdf">American
Geophysical Union + Chinese Academy of Sciences</a></b><br>
24 October 2018<br>
James Hansen<br>
I was privileged to give one of the keynote talks at the first joint
meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the Chinese<br>
Academy of Sciences (CAS). <br>
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There are other reasons, besides interpretation of accelerating
global warming, for measuring global aerosol properties very
accurately.<br>
Human-made aerosols are carried by the winds and deposited on land
and ocean surfaces almost globally. These aerosols contain<br>
nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous and iron, which, together
with increasing atmospheric CO2, fertilize Earth's biosphere (see
Charts<br>
10 and 11). We have suggested that this fertilization effect is at
least partly responsible for increased uptake of fossil fuel carbon
during<br>
the past three decades, compared with the preceding three decades
(see Charts 8 and9). If this interpretation is correct, we can
anticipate<br>
that continuing efforts to reduce particulate air pollution, which
is essential for the sake of human health, will lead to anupsurge of<br>
atmospheric CO2. Again, precise global satellite measurement of
aerosols is needed, in coordination with surface data and modeling.<br>
<br>
Still another reason to monitor and understand aerosol climate
effects relates to the likelihood that the world will overshoot the
safe level<br>
of atmospheric CO2. Indeed, Chart21 implies that we have already
overshot the level of CO2 that will be safe on the long-term.
Because<br>
of the time required to draw down atmospheric CO2, even with
aggressive phase-out of fossil fuels (see Charts 51 and 52), it may
prove<br>
essential to take steps to alter Earth's energy imbalance and the
rate of ice melt, if the loss of coastal cities is to be averted.<br>
<br>
We are not at a point to recommend such actions, but there is areal
danger that such a point maybe reached, especially if phase-out of<br>
fossil fuels as our principal energy source is not achieved soon.
Most large cities are located on coastlines (see Chart 23),China has<br>
several hundred million people living near sea level (Chart 24), and
much of global infrastructure is on coastlines.<br>
<br>
One of the oldest proposals for solar radiation management (SRM),
popularized by Russian climatologist Mikhail Budyko, is to mimic<br>
the effect of volcanoes by injecting SO2 gas into the stratosphere.
This would form aerosols that reflect sunlight, cooling Earth.
Because<br>
the aerosols fall out on a time scale of about a year, they require
continual replenishment, and thus this purposeful intervention with<br>
climate can be terminated easily, if it is found to have undesirable
effects.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.columbia.edu/%7Ejeh1/mailings/2018/20181024_AGU+CAScombined.pdf">http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2018/20181024_AGU+CAScombined.pdf</a><br>
- -- <br>
[fair use granted]<br>
<b>download from <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.columbia.edu/%7Ejeh1/2018/China.October2018b.pptx">http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/2018/China.October2018b.pptx</a></b><br>
"All the charts and my talk are available on my web site as a Recent
Presentation. My talk is provided by the notes attached to each
chart;I have edited these descriptions for clarity. Please feel free
to use these charts in your classes or any other educational efforts
- you do not need to ask my permission. I have also included back-up
charts not shown during my talk."<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.columbia.edu/%7Ejeh1/2018/China.October2018b.pptx">http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/2018/China.October2018b.pptx</a><br>
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<br>
["...for ourselves and our posterity..."]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/government-silencing-kids-hurt-climate-change/573790/">The
Government Is Trying to Silence 21 Kids Hurt by Climate Change</a></b><br>
The U.S. has a climate policy, and it wants the Supreme Court to
enforce it. That policy: No such thing.<br>
9:47 AM ET<br>
Garrett Epps, Professor of constitutional law at the University of
Baltimore<br>
- - -<br>
In Juliana, the government has argued that the young plaintiffs
don't have standing and that their claim is "nonjusticiable." The
District Court, and the Ninth Circuit, have both rejected that claim
and ordered trial to begin on October 29. Now the government is
demanding that the Supreme Court simply revoke the order and block
the trial. That kind of request is not unheard-of, but it is
extraordinary. Generally, the government would make its standing and
"political question" claims on appeal, after the initial trial...<br>
- -<br>
Our world is burning in front of our eyes, and what Juliana tells us
is that our children know it. The government fears these 21
children; it asks the Supreme Court to tell them they do not even
deserve a chance to fail.<br>
<br>
The U.S. has a climate policy, and it asks the Supreme Court to
enforce it. That policy is: Donald Trump says there is no such thing
as climate change. The rest of us, young and old, need to shut up
and burn.<br>
<font size="-1">More at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/government-silencing-kids-hurt-climate-change/573790/">https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/government-silencing-kids-hurt-climate-change/573790/</a></font><br>
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<br>
[cyber hope or hubris?]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://climathon.climate-kic.org/en">Climathon is a
global movement dedicated to solving city climate challenges</a></b><br>
Annual Climathon 24-hour hackathon - 26 October 2018<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://climathon.climate-kic.org/en">https://climathon.climate-kic.org/en</a><br>
- - -<br>
[Presenting an Urban Prepperism Paper]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://tvb-climatechallenge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ClimateChangeCentreReading-Executive-Summary_Urban-Conservation-Emergency-Evacuation-Plan-UCEEP-2.0.pdf">Paper
on Urban Conservation Emergency Evacuation Plan (UCEEP 2.0)</a></b><br>
<b>Executive Summary</b><br>
Every local government need to develop an Urban Conservation
Emergency Evacuation Plan<br>
(#UCEEP) <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://climathon.climate-kic.org/en">https://climathon.climate-kic.org/en</a><br>
The UCEEP (Safe #CitiinCiti) innovative project/initiative was
realised with clarity that safeguarding,<br>
protection and shelter has overall the highest command in any
emergency in relation to mass<br>
activities - Climate Action response risk assessing urban resilience
will by far have the most efficient<br>
adaptation/mitigation impact. Poor urban planning, lack of ecosystem
restoration and short<br>
medium/long-term environment decisions are already affecting the
human health globally.<br>
'A system of local conservation emergency evacuation urban craters,
capturing rainwater will give a<br>
new town/city protection and balance megacities, second cities and
their urban sprawl/spawn, it might<br>
even be a supportive link between the city and it's green belt
definition. Cooling carbon sinks against<br>
urban heat waves and balancing micro climates with positive green
outcome can generate many<br>
health and safety benefits at the same time offer shelter and
protection to its area districts.'<br>
Regional offices, local governments, planners and policy makers must
protect vulnerable citizens by<br>
having an "Urban Conservation Emergency Evacuation Plan" policy in
place, proven to be realistic in<br>
an actual emergency, when implementing our global frameworks. E.g.
unavoidable human-made<br>
hazards which are related to our changing climate (climate-induced
disaster). How can we ensure<br>
necessary mitigation/adaptation planning documentation is
up-to-date? Key words Decarbonisation -<br>
Biodiversity - Greenfield land and Natural space Water resources and
Air quality - Climate change -<br>
Public space Social inclusion and Integration - Restoration.<br>
<font size="-1">more from - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://tvb-climatechallenge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ClimateChangeCentreReading-Executive-Summary_Urban-Conservation-Emergency-Evacuation-Plan-UCEEP-2.0.pdf">https://tvb-climatechallenge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ClimateChangeCentreReading-Executive-Summary_Urban-Conservation-Emergency-Evacuation-Plan-UCEEP-2.0.pdf</a></font><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://climathon.climate-kic.org/en">https://climathon.climate-kic.org/en</a></font><br>
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<br>
[NPR Audio]<br>
<b><a
href="https://www.npr.org/2018/10/25/660441213/blockchain-and-climate-change">Blockchain
And Climate Change</a></b><br>
October 25, 2018<br>
There's a lot of buzz about how big data and now blockchain will
"solve climate change." <br>
Scientists are concerned that the hype plays into a dangerous idea
that there's a technological magic bullet.<br>
<font size="-1">Listen at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.npr.org/2018/10/25/660441213/blockchain-and-climate-change">https://www.npr.org/2018/10/25/660441213/blockchain-and-climate-change</a></font><br>
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[United Nations wants]<br>
<b><a
href="https://unfccc.int/index.php/news/how-blockchain-technology-could-boost-climate-action">How
Blockchain Technology Could Boost Climate Action</a></b><br>
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"As countries, regions, cities and businesses work to rapidly
implement the Paris Climate Change Agreement, they need to make use
of all innovative and cutting-edge technologies available.
Blockchain could contribute to greater stakeholder involvement,
transparency and engagement and help bring trust and further
innovative solutions in the fight against climate change, leading to
enhanced climate actions," said Alexandre Gellert Paris, Associate
Programme Officer at the UNFCCC.<br>
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The United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat recognizes
the general potential of Blockchain technology. In particular,
transparency, cost-effectiveness and efficiency advantages, which in
turn may lead to greater stakeholder integration and enhanced
creation of global public goods are currently viewed as the main
potential benefits. The secretariat, therefore, specifically
supports initiatives that lead to innovation at the intersection of
Blockchain and climate. One of such initiatives is the "Blockchain
for Climate" hackathon to be organized by the government of
Liechtenstein, Cleantech21, INFRAS and ETH Zürich, in the margin of
COP23.<br>
<font size="-1">more at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://unfccc.int/index.php/news/how-blockchain-technology-could-boost-climate-action">https://unfccc.int/index.php/news/how-blockchain-technology-could-boost-climate-action</a></font><br>
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[At work]<br>
<b><a href="https://www.blockchainforclimate.org/">BLOCKCHAIN FOR
CLIMATE</a></b><br>
Putting the Paris Agreement on the Blockchain<br>
Blockchain for Climate solves complex climate challenges utilizing
blockchain technology. We're a team of leaders from the
cryptocurrency, climate and technology communities, striving to
stitch these disciplines together. We collaborate to accelerate the
flow of ideas, best practices and shared wisdom towards building
successful blockchain initiatives in carbon pricing, emissions
tracking and climate action. In kind, we help interested parties
understand the fundamentals of cryptocurrency and blockchain so that
all may become effective participants in this emerging realm.<br>
Our team has focused on the "killer use case" for blockchain, in
regards to climate action. Putting the Paris Agreement on the
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href="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0010/26/se.02.html">This
Day in Climate History - October 26, 2000</a> - from D.R.
Tucker</b></font><br>
October 26, 2000: At a campaign appearance in Davenport, Iowa,
Democratic candidate Al Gore declares:<br>
<blockquote>"Now, I want to talk about the environment here today,
because we have a situation where the big polluters are supporting
Governor Bush, and they are wanting to be in control of the
environmental policies. <br>
<br>
"In his state of Texas -- Tom talked about some of the statistics
there -- here's another: They're No. 1 in something; they rank No.
1 out of all 50 in industrial pollution. They rank No. 1 as the
smoggiest state. Houston's just solidified its title as the
smoggiest city.<br>
<br>
"He put a lobbyist for the chemical manufacturers in charge of
enforcing the environmental laws, made some of the environmental
laws voluntary and then the state sank in its ratings.<br>
<br>
"Now, look, just today we are seeing on television the new study
that just comes out once every five years where the scientific
community around the world tells us what they've learned about
this problem that these kids are going to grow up with unless we
do something, and that's the problem of global warming. And I know
a lot of people say that that looks like it's off in the future.<br>
<br>
"But let me tell what you this new study said: instead of just
going up a few degrees in the lifetimes of these kids, unless we
act, the average temperature is going to go up 10 or 11 degrees.
The storms will get stronger, the weather patterns will change.
But it does not have to happen, and it won't happen if we put our
minds to solving this problem."<br>
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