SEA LEVELS RISE
Check your locality for estimates on flooded coastal areas in year 2100. (NGIS Australia International (Aust) Pty Ltd and Coastal Risk Australia 2100) >
Emissions Gap Report 2022
...'the international community is falling far short of the Paris goals, with no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place.' - The Closing Window (UN Environment Programme, United Nations, New York) >
Living Planet Index
What does an average decline of 69% really mean? (World in Data, Global Change Data Lab, UK) >
Making Cities More Equitable and Resilient
How Electric Vehicle chargers can help make cities more equitable and resilient. Examples from the USA and UK. (State of the Planet, the Columbia Climate School, Columbia University, USA) >
Shipping Plastic Waste Overseas
'Many countries ship plastic waste overseas. How much of the world’s waste is traded, and how big is its role in the pollution of our oceans?' (Our World in Data, UK) >
Closed Loop
'turning waste back into products that re-enter the local supply chain' (Closed Loop Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd, Melbourne) >
Global Coal Exit List 2022
'Meeting the goals set out in the Paris Climate Agreement is a race against time. And whether we succeed or fail is highly dependent on the speed with which we phase out coal-fired power production worldwide.' (Urgewald’s Global Coal Exit List, Germany) >
Ten Climate Gamechangers
'Powerup is a set of ten energy gamechangers that will help get Australia on track to tackle both the climate crisis and our cost-of living crisis.' (The Climate Council of Australia) >
Climate Change and the threat to civilization
'The consequences of climate change are likely to be dire—and in some scenarios, catastrophic.' (Article in the Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences journal) >
COP27 (6 to 18 November 2022)
Where Do We Stand on COP26 Climate Promises? - A Progress Report. 'Leaders left the climate summit in Glasgow (COP26) in November 2021 riding high on a wave of new commitments from governments, businesses and others...' 'In the months since, things are less rosy.' (World Resources Institute, Washington USA) >