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<p><i><font size="+1"><b>April 30, 2021</b></font></i><br>
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[wave the flag]<br>
<b>Hawaii to become the first state to declare climate emergency</b><br>
The archipelago joins jurisdictions from 34 countries in declaring a
climate emergency.<br>
The Hawaii state legislature will pass a resolution Thursday to
declare a climate emergency.<br>
It establishes a partnership between environmental organizations and
the state government.<br>
More than 1,900 jurisdictions across the world have taken similar
steps.<br>
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“Every day we wait to take action is another day lost. The climate
crisis is a clear and present threat for both current and future
generations,” said Dyson Chee, the advocacy director for the Hawaii
Youth Climate Coalition, a member organization of the Hawaii Climate
& Environmental Coalition. “This is why we are thankful for the
passage of SCR44, and the recognition by the Hawaii State
Legislature that climate change is an emergency that needs to be
dealt with accordingly.”<br>
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With the passage of the resolution, Hawaii commits to “statewide
action that is rooted in equity, self-determination, culture,
tradition, and the belief that people locally and around the world
have the right to clean, healthy, and adequate air, water, land,
food, education, and shelter.”<br>
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These major infrastructural changes will be a joint project with the
Hawaii Climate & Environmental Coalition and state legislature
working in tandem...<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/550916-hawaii-to-become-the-first-state-to-declare">https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/550916-hawaii-to-become-the-first-state-to-declare</a><br>
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[Only in the Summertime]<br>
<b>Too hot to handle? Experts weigh in on if Phoenix could become
uninhabitable due to climate change</b><br>
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Selover says she doesn’t believe the Valley will become
uninhabitable. Instead, she says we will find a way to deal with the
heat.<br>
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Sublette says that Phoenix will not look like a scene from Mad Max
in 50 years, however, he says we could see days where it is just too
hot and dangerous to be outside for any length of time. However, he
says we will likely see failures of our infrastructure before we
even get to that point.<br>
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Sublette says there is still time to slow the trend. “We need to
find a way to stop putting in carbon dioxide into the atmosphere so
that we don’t induce further warming 20, 30, 40 years hence, so
unquestionably there are things we can do now.”...<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.abc15.com/weather/impact-earth/too-hot-to-handle-experts-weigh-in-on-if-phoenix-could-become-uninhabitable-due-to-climate-change">https://www.abc15.com/weather/impact-earth/too-hot-to-handle-experts-weigh-in-on-if-phoenix-could-become-uninhabitable-due-to-climate-change</a><br>
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[Our daughters and sons should go for it - if they want]<br>
<b>A climate scientist explains why it’s still okay to have kids</b><br>
Some say you shouldn’t have children in the era of climate change.
Don’t buy it.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22399882/climate-change-kids-children-overpopulation">https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22399882/climate-change-kids-children-overpopulation</a><br>
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[Here is a political solution]<br>
<b>German Court Orders Revisions To Climate Law, Citing 'Major
Burdens' On Youth</b><br>
April 29, 20214 - RACHEL TREISMAN<br>
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Germany's highest court has sided with young activists in a landmark
climate case, ruling on Thursday that some aspects of the country's
climate protection legislation are unconstitutional because they
place too much of a burden for reducing greenhouse gas emissions on
younger generations.<br>
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The Constitutional Court is giving the government until the end of
next year to set clearer targets for reducing greenhouse emissions
starting in 2031, calling the current provisions "incompatible with
fundamental rights" because they lack specificity and "irreversibly
offload major emission reduction burdens" onto the next decade and
beyond.<br>
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At issue is Germany's 2019 Climate Change Act, which requires the
country to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 55% — relative to
1990 levels — by 2030. It sets upper limits for emissions in various
sectors in that period but does not provide specific targets in line
with its longer-term goal of reaching greenhouse gas neutrality by
2050.<br>
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The plaintiffs filed four complaints arguing, in part, that by not
setting specific-enough targets for the following years, the act
violated their fundamental right to a humane future. The court
agreed.<br>
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"The statutory provisions on adjusting the reduction pathway for
greenhouse gas emissions from 2031 onwards are not sufficient to
ensure that the necessary transition to climate neutrality is
achieved in time," it said.<br>
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The court did, however, reject some of the plaintiffs' other
arguments, saying for example it could not prove that the government
had violated its constitutional duty to protect them from the risks
of climate change.<br>
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The judges also addressed the balance of freedoms and burdens in the
country's effort to fight climate change. At some point in the
future, they said, "even serious losses of freedom may be deemed
proportionate and justified under constitutional law in order to
prevent climate change."<br>
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"One generation must not be allowed to consume large portions of the
CO2 budget while bearing a relatively minor share of the reduction
effort if this would involve leaving subsequent generations with a
drastic reduction burden and expose their lives to comprehensive
losses of freedom," they wrote.<br>
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Germany's government has until the end of December 2022 to enact
legislation specifying clearer reduction targets for the period
after 2030.<br>
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Supreme Court Considers Baltimore Suit Against Oil Companies Over
Climate Change<br>
SCIENCE<br>
Supreme Court Considers Baltimore Suit Against Oil Companies Over
Climate Change<br>
Officials reacted swiftly to the decision Thursday. Peter Altmaier,
the minister for energy and economic affairs, described it as "big
and significant," according to The Guardian, while Annalena Baerbock
— the Green party's candidate for chancellor — called it historic.<br>
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Olaf Scholz, the finance minister, said he would begin work
immediately on the amendments, in partnership with the environment
ministry. And Svenja Schulze, the minister for the environment,
wrote in a series of tweets that she will present new climate
proposals this summer...<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.npr.org/2021/04/29/992073429/german-court-orders-revisions-to-climate-law-citing-major-burdens-on-youth">https://www.npr.org/2021/04/29/992073429/german-court-orders-revisions-to-climate-law-citing-major-burdens-on-youth</a><br>
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[nearly 2 hour video -- describes social fracturing]<br>
<b>Intersection of Climate Change, Gender & Migration: April
2021 Monthly Meeting</b><br>
Apr 23, 2021<br>
NGO CSW/NY<br>
The climate crisis has been established as one of the root causes of
migration. Women and girls are most vulnerable during migration
because of the structural inequalities that keep them at risk of
violence and oppression. Globally, the refugee crisis is
catastrophic, with female migrants comprising somewhat less than
half (135 million or 48.1 per cent) of the global international
migrant stock (UN DESA, 2020). The Migration Policy Institute states
that “Climate can be seen as the envelope in which all economic
activities take place, and these changes could spell significant
disruptions for modern society, both in low- and high-income
settings.” Effects of climate change can be felt in the short-term
through natural calamities, and long-term through gradual
environmental degradation. The negative effects are evidenced in
many areas, including agriculture and food security; water
resources; human health; human settlements, energy, transport and
industry. Clearly the climate crisis is a major contributor to
multiple factors that are identified as drivers of migration.<br>
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At the April meeting we will explore the intersections of climate
change and gender as a driver for migration and hear from recognized
experts who will share their research on the plight of women on the
move, particularly as it relates to climate induced migration.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjkCe4Z0Y5c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjkCe4Z0Y5c</a><br>
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[60 bucks, may be a great book - available May 3 rd in the US]<br>
<b>After Us The Deluge: The Human Consequences of Rising Sea Levels
Paperback – April 30, 2021</b><br>
• The disastrous consequences of rising sea levels in six regions
around the world are captured in photographs that are both beautiful
and disturbing<br>
• With contributions from experts such as Marjan Minnesma
(Netherlands), Jeff Goodell (USA), Dorthe Dahl-Jenssen (Greenland,
Arctic), Henk Ovink and others<br>
In After Us The Deluge, Dutch photographer Kadir van Lohuizen,
co-founder of the photo agency NOOR Images, shows the consequences
of rising sea levels for mankind. He traveled to six different
regions in the world (Greenland, US, Bangladesh, the Netherlands,
UK, and the Pacific) and captured the effects of global warming. The
resulting photo essay is thought-provoking, illuminating, and
aesthetically impactful. Each chapter includes a contribution from a
local expert that addresses the specific problems in their region.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.amazon.com/After-Us-Deluge-Consequences-Rising/dp/9401473595/ref=sr_1_1">https://www.amazon.com/After-Us-Deluge-Consequences-Rising/dp/9401473595/ref=sr_1_1</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 -
April 30, 2001 </b></font><br>
<p> April 30, 2001: Speaking in Toronto at an annual meeting of the
Associated Press, Vice President Dick Cheney asserts,
"Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a
sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy."<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-05-01-cheney-usat.htm">http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-05-01-cheney-usat.htm</a><br>
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