A digest of interesting news about climate change from around the world, compiled by us.
Canadian High Arctic Thawing
Climate change drives widespread and rapid thermokarst development in very cold permafrost in the Canadian High ArcticThawing occuring at an accelerated rate. Research by Louise M. Farquharson and others https://www.louisefarquharson.com/research-1#!
Full report can be freely downloaded at:https://www.are.na/block/4467815
Research published in Geophysical Research Letters. >>
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Providing news and data on Earth's frozen regions. University of Colorado.
Australian National Outlook 2019
To avoid a slow decline in lifestyle, Australia needs competitive and environmentally sustainable industries.See 'Australian National Outlook 2019 ... Securing our nation's future prosperity' (CSIRO)
Renewables are Growing
While Renewables are growing, Coal is still King ... and growing! see BP's annual statistical Review of World Energy.
Report can be downloaded from that page by the link near the top: 'Statistical Review of World Energy'.
The 21st-century great food transformation
"We can no longer feed our population a healthy diet while balancing planetary resources. ....The publication now of Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT– Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems could be neither more timely nor more urgent. " Free to download from The Lancet UK, (16 January 2019 issue), but they request Registration.
The pollination deficit
Towards supply chain resilience in the face of pollinator decline "[Food] Companies face potential shortages of raw materials, a fall in crop quality and challenges around security of supply because of an emerging pollination deficit, according to a report authored by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership."
Battery of the Nation Analysis (Tasmania)
Analysis of the future National Electricity MarketExploring a vision where Tasmania plays a significantly expanded role in the National Energy Market. (Hydro Tasmania - hydro.com.au)
Small-Scale Embedded Technologies
Projections for Small-Scale Embedded Technologies Report by CSIRO (for AEMO)“This report provides projections of the number and capacity of small-scale embedded technologies in Australia which include solar photovoltaic systems (solar PV), battery storage and electric vehicles.”Download the Report >>
Electricity Demand Forecasting
Electricity Forecasting Insights for the National Electricity Market (June 2017)AEMO (aemo.com.au)
Toward a Sustainable Cement Industry
This Report identifys the global impact that the cement industry has on resource use, climate change and communities, plus the report also provides recommendations and guidance on possible future actions.from: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Geneva