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Renewable Tuesday: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times [1]
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Date: 2023-11-21
“Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.”—Samuel Johnson. Although a third of us pretend not to know about Anthropogenic Global Warming, we are increasingly getting through to the world.
The 2015 Paris Agreement enshrined the goal of holding the increase in the global average temperature to "well below" 2C above pre-industrial levels and to aim for a safer 1.5C. Last summer, the global average surface temperature first rose into record territory and eclipsed the 1.5-degree Paris target. That caught some scientists off guard, and the failure of the planet to cool back down below all-time record territory has stood out. While human-caused climate change is viewed as the larger driver of the long-term increase in temperatures and record warmth this year, a strong El Niño event in the tropical Pacific Ocean is helping to pump added heat into the climate system.
IOW, we expect to get below 1.5C next year, but the margin for avoiding catastrophe gets ever thinner.
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2023
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (n = 1,011) conducted from April 18 – May 1, 2023, this report describes Americans’ beliefs and attitudes about global warming. Among the key findings of this report: Global Warming Beliefs Americans who think global warming is happening outnumber those who think it is not happening by a ratio of nearly 5 to 1 (74% versus 15%).
Those who are “very” or “extremely” sure global warming is happening outnumber those who are “very” or “extremely” sure it is not happening by more than 6 to 1 (53% versus 8%).
A majority of Americans (61%) understand that global warming is mostly human-caused. By contrast, 28% think it is caused mostly by natural changes in the environment.
At the same time, we are at or near Peak Carbon, EVs are taking off, and there is much more to celebrate, so come on in.
Global carbon emissions from electric power may peak this year, report says Think tank [Ember] says rapid growth of wind and solar is near rate required if world is to hit 2030 target as part of 1.5C pathway A new report on global electricity generation found that the growth of renewables was so rapid that it was close to the incredibly fast rate required if the world is to hit the tripling of capacity by the end of the decade that experts believe is necessary to stay on the 1.5C pathway. The report found that global power-sector emissions rose by 0.2% in the first half of the year compared with the same period last year. However, it also found that wind and solar power had climbed to a combined total of 14.3% of the world’s electricity, up from 12.8% last year. Solar power in particular grew by 16% in the first half of the year, compared with the first six months of 2022, after 50 countries set new monthly records for solar generation, according to Ember. 50 countries! I can’t keep up. Isn’t that a great problem to have? President Biden on Actions to Address the Climate Crisis
Today, I’m proud to announce that my administration just released the Fifth Climate Assessment. Above all, it shows us that climate action offers an opportunity for the nation to come together and do some really big things. Along with this assessment, I’m announcing $6 billion in new investments to make communities across the country more resilient to climate change. And it’s going to be focused on key climate goals, including Modernizing our aging electric grid to withstand extreme weather
Reducing flood risks to communities.
Improving drought resilience.
Supporting conservation for our national parks. (I’ve already been able to conserve 21 million acres of our most precious and sacred lands and waters just thus far)
Advancing environmental justice for disadvantaged communities, because they’re the ones always left behind.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023: Remarks by President Biden on Actions to Address the Climate Crisis
Tuesday, November 14, 2023: FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Fifth National Climate Assessment and Announces More Than $6 Billion to Strengthen Climate Resilience Across the Country
EU reaches deal to reduce methane emissions
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