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<i><font size="+1"><b>August 6, 2020</b></font></i><br>
<p>[US power outage after hurricane NY, NJ, CT]<br>
<b>Over 1.5M in Tri-State still without power 2 days after Isaias</b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/over-15m-in-tri-state-still-without-power-after-isaias">https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/over-15m-in-tri-state-still-without-power-after-isaias</a><br>
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<b>When Will Power Be Back In CT? Power Restoration Estimates</b><br>
It may not be until the weekend before power is restored in
Connecticut. Gov. Lamont is calling for an investigation.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://patch.com/connecticut/across-ct/ct-power-outages-town-town-list">https://patch.com/connecticut/across-ct/ct-power-outages-town-town-list</a><br>
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href="https://outagemap.eversource.com/external/default.html">https://outagemap.eversource.com/external/default.html</a><br>
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[promising promises]<br>
<b>BP built its business on oil and gas. Now climate change is
taking it apart.</b><br>
Oil giant aims for 40 percent output cut and tenfold increase in
spending on low-carbon energy<br>
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The London-based BP said that it will transform itself by halting
oil and gas exploration in new countries, slashing oil and gas
production by 40 percent, lowering carbon emissions by about a
third, and boosting capital spending on low-carbon energy tenfold to
$5 billion a year.<br>
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"This makes the BP the first supermajor to spell out, in detail,
what the energy transition will actually entail, in practical
terms," said Pavel Molchanov, senior energy analyst for the
investment firm Raymond James...<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/08/04/bp-built-its-business-oil-gas-now-climate-change-is-taking-it-apart/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/08/04/bp-built-its-business-oil-gas-now-climate-change-is-taking-it-apart/</a><br>
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[new science models speedy movement of ice caps - video explanation]<br>
<b>Geological fingerprint suggest rapid glacier retreat</b><br>
Aug 3, 2020<br>
Climate State<br>
At the end of the last ice age, geological fingerprints recorded in
ocean sediments suggests glacier retreat of 50 meters a day, 18 km a
year. For comparison the fastest retreating glaciers in Antarctica
today are the Pope, and the Smith glacier system, retreating about
2.9 km a year.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://climatestate.com/2020/08/03/geological-fingerprint-suggest-rapid-glacier-retreat/">http://climatestate.com/2020/08/03/geological-fingerprint-suggest-rapid-glacier-retreat/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT8lfMNb6as">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT8lfMNb6as</a><br>
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[Great idea from the Guardian]<br>
<b>Letter from economists: to rebuild our world, we must end the
carbon economy</b><br>
The carbon economy amplifies racial, social and economic inequities,
creating a system that is fundamentally incompatible with a stable
future<br>
Jeffrey Sachs, Joseph Stiglitz, Mariana Mazzucato, Clair Brown,
Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Robert Reich, Gabriel Zucman and others.<br>
From deep-rooted racism to the Covid-19 pandemic, from extreme
inequality to ecological collapse, our world is facing dire and
deeply interconnected emergencies. But as much as the present moment
painfully underscores the weaknesses of our economic system, it also
gives us the rare opportunity to reimagine it. As we seek to rebuild
our world, we can and must end the carbon economy.<br>
Even as climate breakdown looms around the corner, the pressure to
return to the old carbon-based economy is real – and all the more
dangerous, given the fundamental instability of an economy rooted in
injustice. Sources of large-scale human suffering, such as crop
failures, water shortages, rising tides, wildfires, severe weather,
forced migration and pandemics, go hand-in-hand with a warming
world. For example, exposure to airborne pollution heightens the
risk of complications from diseases like Covid-19, and deforestation
and rising temperatures make the emergence of future infectious
diseases more likely. When these consequences manifest, it is no
accident that they are disproportionately felt by communities of
color, low-income communities, the most vulnerable nations and
peoples, and other historically marginalized groups.<br>
<br>
It is Black people in America, for instance, who bear some of the
highest rates of exposure to polluted air. The carbon economy
amplifies and begets racial, social and economic inequities,
creating a system that is fundamentally incompatible with a stable
future. If we fail to act now, the present moment may merely be a
preview of what is to come, as we are forced into ever-more-painful
situations and tradeoffs. It is naive, moreover, to imagine that we
can simply nudge the fossil fuel industry – an industry that has
lied about climate change for decades, actively opposed serious
climate solutions and continues to plan for a fossil fuel-dependent
future – into good behavior.<br>
Instead, we should recognize that the present moment creates an
opportunity to bring about a better future for ourselves and our
children. By taking on the carbon economy, we can begin charting a
pathway towards economic recovery while building a fairer, more
sustainable world in the process.<br>
Governments must actively phase out the fossil fuel industry.
Bailouts and subsidies to big oil, gas and coal companies only
further delay the essential energy transition, distorting markets
while locking us into a future we cannot afford. Instead, a
coordinated phaseout of exploration for and extraction of carbon
resources allows governments to redeploy funds towards green
technology, infrastructure, social programs and good jobs, spurring
an economic transition that benefits people and the planet.<br>
Institutions of financial power must end their fossil fuel
investments and funding. When our largest banks, most influential
investors and most prestigious universities place bets on the
success of the fossil fuel industry, they provide it with the
economic and social capital necessary to maintain the dangerous
status quo. Instead, these institutions should divest from fossil
fuel companies and end financing of their continued operations while
reinvesting those resources in a just and stable future.<br>
People must build political power to advocate for a fairer economic
system. If we attempt an economic rebuilding whose guiding principle
is a return to "business as usual" we will simply substitute one
crisis for another. Instead, we must recognize that when crises
strike, the disaster amplifies along society’s fault lines, and that
when we don’t prepare for disasters, the costs of inaction fall most
heavily on the most vulnerable. A green recovery can and must uplift
those who need it most, at home and around the world, creating a
more resilient and regenerative society in the process.<br>
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By achieving a large-scale economic transformation that dismantles
the carbon economy and brings about a greener world, we have an
opportunity to begin the process of economic recovery while working
to undo the injustices at the heart of our modern system. As the
undersigned experts in economics, we call on our policymakers to
recognize the role that meaningful climate action has to play in
rebuilding our world – to recognize that a healthy economy and
society require a healthy planet.<br>
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This letter has been signed by more than 100 economists. See the
full list of signatories at -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tLtEZQ7ogI7C0s0wlkAZa9ade164BpeT19rWQJj0ucE/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tLtEZQ7ogI7C0s0wlkAZa9ade164BpeT19rWQJj0ucE/edit?usp=sharing</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/04/economists-letter-carbon-economy-climate-change-rebuild">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/04/economists-letter-carbon-economy-climate-change-rebuild</a><br>
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[Bill] GatesNotes<br>
<b>COVID-19 is awful. Climate change could be worse.</b><br>
But there are lessons from the current crisis that should guide our
response to the next one.<br>
By Bill Gates| August 04, 2020<br>
A global crisis has shocked the world. It is causing a tragic number
of deaths, making people afraid to leave home, and leading to
economic hardship not seen in many generations. Its effects are
rippling across the world.<br>
<br>
Obviously, I am talking about COVID-19. But in just a few decades,
the same description will fit another global crisis: climate change.
As awful as this pandemic is, climate change could be worse...<br>
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The key point is not that climate change will be disastrous. The key
point is that, if we learn the lessons of COVID-19, we can approach
climate change more informed about the consequences of inaction, and
more prepared to save lives and prevent the worst possible outcome.
The current global crisis can inform our response to the next one.<br>
<blockquote>In particular, we should:<br>
<br>
<b>1. Let science and innovation lead the way. </b>The relatively
small decline in emissions this year makes one thing clear: We
cannot get to zero emissions simply--or even mostly--by flying and
driving less.<br>
Of course, cutting back is a good thing for those who can afford
to do it, as I can. And I believe that many people will use
teleconferencing to replace some business travel even after the
pandemic is over. But overall, the world should be using more
energy, not less--as long as it is clean.<br>
<br>
So just as we need new tests, treatments, and vaccines for the
novel coronavirus, we need new tools for fighting climate change:
zero-carbon ways to produce electricity, make things, grow food,
keep our buildings cool and warm, and move people and goods around
the world. And we need new seeds and other innovations to help the
world’s poorest people--many of whom are smallholder
farmers--adapt to a less predictable climate.<br>
<br>
Any comprehensive response to climate change will have to tap into
many different disciplines. Climate science tells us why we need
to deal with this problem, but not how to deal with it. For that,
we’ll need biology, chemistry, physics, political science,
economics, engineering, and other sciences.<br>
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<b>2. Make sure solutions work for poor countries too.</b> We
don’t yet know exactly what impact COVID-19 will have on the
world’s poorest people, but I am concerned that by the time this
is over, they will have had the worst of it. The same goes for
climate change. It will hurt the poorest people in the world the
most.<br>
Consider climate’s impact on death rates. According to a recent
study published by Climate Impact Lab, although climate change
will push the overall death rate up globally, the overall average
will obscure an enormous disparity between rich and poor
countries. More than anywhere else, climate change will
dramatically increase death rates in poor countries near or below
the Equator, where the weather will get even hotter and more
unpredictable.<br>
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The economic pattern will probably be similar: a modest drop in
global GDP, but massive declines in poorer, hotter countries. <br>
<br>
In other words, the effects of climate change will almost
certainly be harsher than COVID-19's, and they will be the worst
for the people who did the least to cause them. The countries that
are contributing the most to this problem have a responsibility to
try to solve it.<br>
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In addition, clean sources of energy need to be cheap enough so
that low- and middle-income countries can buy them. These nations
are looking to grow their economies by building factories and call
centers; if this growth is powered by fossil fuels--which are now
the most economical option by far--it will be even harder to get
to zero emissions.<br>
<br>
When there’s a vaccine for the coronavirus, organizations like
GAVI will be ready to make sure it reaches the poorest people in
the world. But there is no GAVI for clean energy. So governments,
inventors, and entrepreneurs around the world need to focus on
making green technologies cheap enough that developing countries
will not only want them, but be able to afford them.<br>
<br>
<b>3. Start now. </b>Unlike the novel coronavirus, for which I
think we’ll have a vaccine next year, there is no two-year fix for
climate change. It will take decades to develop and deploy all the
clean-energy inventions we need.<br>
We need to create a plan to avoid a climate disaster--to use the
zero-carbon tools we have now, develop and deploy the many
innovations we still need, and help the poorest adapt to the
temperature increase that is already locked in. Although I am
spending most of my time these days on COVID-19, I am still
investing in promising new clean energy technologies, building
programs that will help innovations scale around the world, and
making the case that we need to invest in solutions that will
limit the worst impacts of climate change.<br>
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Some governments and private investors are committing the funding
and the policies that will help us get to zero emissions, but we
need even more to join in. And we need to act with the same sense
of urgency that we have for COVID-19.<br>
</blockquote>
Health advocates said for years that a pandemic was virtually
inevitable. The world did not do enough to prepare, and now we are
trying to make up for lost time. This is a cautionary tale for
climate change, and it points us toward a better approach. If we
start now, tap into the power of science and innovation, and ensure
that solutions work for the poorest, we can avoid making the same
mistake with climate change.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.gatesnotes.com/Energy/Climate-and-COVID-19?WT.mc_id=20200804100000_COVID19-and-Climate_BG-TW_&WT.tsrc=BGTW">https://www.gatesnotes.com/Energy/Climate-and-COVID-19?WT.mc_id=20200804100000_COVID19-and-Climate_BG-TW_&WT.tsrc=BGTW</a><br>
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[See some data on data] <br>
<b>Google searches for climate refugee up 47% in past week </b><br>
Facebook Twitter<br>
Worldwide-Thursday, July 30, 2020 - Wednesday, August 5, 2020<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&q=climate%20refugee">https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&q=climate%20refugee</a><br>
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[Digging back into the internet news archive]<br>
<font size="+1"><b>On this day in the history of global warming -
August 6, 2010 </b></font><br>
<p>"ABC World News Tonight" reports on the link between extreme heat
and human-caused climate change. <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/extreme-heat-evidence-global-warming-11346623">http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/extreme-heat-evidence-global-warming-11346623</a><br>
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