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The climate crisis will deepen coronavirus. A green stimulus plan can tackle both | Daniel Aldana Cohen, Daniel Kammen
The convergence of the climate and coronavirus crisis will be catastrophic. Now is the time to deploy a green stimulus
The Covid-19 epidemic is ravaging our tattered healthcare system and shredding our economy. In the past month, over 22 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits, compounding the fear that unemployment could breach 32% absent massive public action. This is an unmitigated human disaster, recalling the horrors of the Great Depression. And it gets worse. We’re also facing the climate emergency. Immediate relief is necessary – but not sufficient. To tackle all these crises at once, we need a Green Stimulus that creates jobs and lifts up communities in ways that also slash carbon pollution, increase resiliency, and develop a just, modern economy.
No one can predict when Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump will turn their full attention to economic recovery. But behind the scenes, the planning has already begun. It’s not a question of whether we spend big on stimulus, but what kind of stimulus.
Continue reading...Coronavirus lockdown boosts numbers of Thailand's rare sea turtles
Largest number of nests of leatherbacks found in two decades as beaches emptied
Thailand has discovered the largest number of nests of rare leatherback sea turtles in two decades on beaches bereft of tourists because of the coronavirus pandemic, environmentalists say.
From wild boars strolling through the Israeli city of Haifa to deer venturing into London suburbs, lockdowns are drawing wildlife into many emptied areas.
Continue reading...EPA faces court over backing of Monsanto's controversial crop system
The ninth circuit court of appeals is being asked to overturn the EPA’s approval of a Monsanto herbicide that is allegedly a threat to farm crops across the US
The US Environmental Protection Agency is due in federal court on Tuesday to answer allegations that it broke the law to support a Monsanto system that has triggered “widespread” crop damage over the last few summers and continues to threaten farms across the country.
As farmers prepare to plant a new season of key American food crops, farmer and consumer groups are asking the ninth circuit court of appeals in San Francisco to review and overturn the EPA’s approval of a Monsanto herbicide made with a chemical called dicamba.
Continue reading...NZ Market: NZUs rise to 1-mth high on healthy demand
South Australia could reach stunning 87 per cent wind and solar in four years
Market operator predicts an additional 2.5GW of large scale wind and solar could be built in South Australia in coming years after new link to NSW.
The post South Australia could reach stunning 87 per cent wind and solar in four years appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Europe can reach net-zero by 2050 with 100% renewables, study shows
New modelling shows that Europe could reach climate neutrality before 2050 through a 100% renewable energy scenario.
The post Europe can reach net-zero by 2050 with 100% renewables, study shows appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Fossil fuel lobby to use Covid-19 to push for weaker climate laws
ANU researchers warn that fossil fuel interests will use Covid-19 crisis to pressure governments for repeal of environmental regulations and climate laws.
The post Fossil fuel lobby to use Covid-19 to push for weaker climate laws appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Why Covid-19 could create “perfect storm” for wholesale electricity prices?
Coronavirus pandemic could help to create a "perfect storm" for the wholesale electricity market, with the potential for lower demand, lower gas prices and new renewable projects to depress electricity prices,
The post Why Covid-19 could create “perfect storm” for wholesale electricity prices? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
UPC/AC scopes 400MW solar farm in NSW renewable energy zone
Stubbo Solar Farm proposed for construction on sheep grazing land 115km east of Dubbo, in an area with “excellent potential” for large-scale solar generation.
The post UPC/AC scopes 400MW solar farm in NSW renewable energy zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Upcoming Powerwall update refines Tesla EV charging in blackout events
Australian Tesla drivers who also own Powerwalls will soon benefit from update that balances charging in the event of a blackout.
The post Upcoming Powerwall update refines Tesla EV charging in blackout events appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Coronavirus: Plasma treatment to be trialled
“Performance issues” hobble output at ground-breaking solar farm
The output at one of Australia's landmark solar projects, and one of the biggest solar farms in Queensland, has been hobbled by "performance issues."
The post “Performance issues” hobble output at ground-breaking solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How rooftop solar owners are saving more while #stayinghome
#Stayinghome to help fight Covid-19 is not all bad news for power bills. We asked a number of solar households what they were experiencing at home.
The post How rooftop solar owners are saving more while #stayinghome appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Guardian joins forces with hundreds of newsrooms to promote climate solutions
As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day approaches, we’re partnering with newsrooms around the world to report on solutions to the climate crisis – and drive hope
Even as the coronavirus pandemic terrorizes the world, there’s another global emergency the media can’t afford to stop covering.
Fifty years ago this week, the environmental movement staged the first Earth Day demonstration to call attention to environmental degradation and demand reform. In the half century since, climate change has emerged as an existential global threat.
Continue reading...Indigenous input helps save wayward grizzly bear from summary killing
When a bear starts feeding off garbage and loses its fear of humans it is quickly shot but an unlikely conservation partnership may be setting a different path
In early April, a young grizzly bear swam through the chilly waters off the western coast of Canada in search of food.
Related: Groggy grizzly bear caught emerging from hibernation in viral video
Continue reading...Revealed: FA had geese killed at national centre 'to protect its pitches'
Sixty birds shot at England training facility in St George’s Park, Staffordshire, despite pledge to enrich local biodiversity
About 60 greylag geese were shot and killed at the national training centre for England football teams from 2018 to 2019 to “preserve safety” because they were defecating on the pitches.
The Football Association said the birds – which it shot after obtaining a licence to kill – also left large amounts of excrement in public areas, and this not only heightened the risk of people slipping over but also raised the possibility of harmful parasites spreading.
Continue reading...Be a citizen scientist: track plastic waste, spot a spider monkey or beat coronavirus
Amid lockdown, millions of internet users are tuning in to interactive data-crunching projects
People feeling time hang heavy as they struggle with the restrictions of the lockdown may find an unexpected green uplift in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions placed on going outside are fuelling a new online surge in citizen science, as internet users tune into data-crunching projects led by academic researchers.
Enforced inactivity for hundreds of millions of people around the world is giving scientists the opportunity to recruit a vast army of online helpers, aiming their collective firepower at some seemingly intractable problems, from the climate crisis to plastic waste, as well as some cute ones - spotting spider monkeys, interpreting baby burblings and snapping blossoms.
Continue reading...Climate change: 'Bath sponge' breakthrough could boost cleaner cars
Nasa to launch first manned mission from US in decade
CP Daily: Friday April 17, 2020
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