Academics publish manifesto to rewrite EU fiscal rules
The portal, greencentralbanking.com reported that a group composed of academic and civil society have been publishing a manifesto to rewrite the EU fiscal rules. They are demanding that the EU rewrite their fiscal policy to be able to adequately address climate change According to the portal, the group argues that the prevailing fiscal rules impede […]
Biden’s support does little for Puerto Rico’s clean energy goals
Puerto Rico has to achieve 40% renewable energy by 2025 as per a 2019 law obligation. However, the public utility of the US is unsure about meeting this target. Besides the goal of 40% by 2025, it has to meet 60% by 2040, and 100% by 2050 The Biden administration has pledged a $12 billion […]
The USA plans Bipartisan Bill with climate change initiatives
After the previous bill with climate change initiatives in it failed to pass at the Senate, Congressmen are working on a new one with more palatable climate change initiatives. Increase in USA energy independence Tax incentives for clean-energy production, including carbon capture and reduction in incentives as emissions decrease 13%-22% estimated reduction of emissions To […]
IPPC publishes its Sixth Assessment Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), a body of experts convened by the UN, has published the Sixth Assessment Report on Climate Change providing a most detailed account on global warming. The second part of the report was published this week, while the first was out in August 2021. This part of the report […]
Wildfires may rise by 50% by 2100 according to UNEP
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) released a report on February 23, 2022, citing cites evidence of an increase of 50% in wildfires correlated to climate change. USD 71.1 billion to 347.8 billion in 2016 is the annual cost of wildfires to the US economy with just 0.2% spent on prevention and planning Wildfire frequency […]
Lake Mead drains at an alarming speed due to climate change
The largest reservoir in the US, Lake Mead, is draining fast because of climate-related factors and will soon become the focus of water crisis in the country. The US reservoir, Lake Mead, is draining at an alarming speed in recent years and registered its lowest level The shortage of water storage along the Colorado River […]
LIFE program to receive Euro110m in funding from EU
The EU instrument for funding climate action—LIFE—has already financed over 5000 projects since its inception in 1992. And, on February 17 this year, it was announced that the EU Commission had increased its funding by 60% for the period between 2021 and 2027. The additional investment of Euro110 million will pass through to projects covering: […]
EPA researchers are providing services to tackle climate change
Climate research scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have found evidence for increased precipitation amounts and their severity due to climate change. Pointing also to the problems it can inflict and tools to investigate the effects. Up to a 30 percent increase in the maximum daily precipitation per year in Southeastern US by 2100 […]
The US shoreline is likely to rise up to one foot by 2050
It is predicted that the United States will see as much rise in sea levels by 2050, as it saw in the previous hundred years. The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects sea levels along the coastline to rise by an additional 10-12 inches by 2050 with specific quantities […]
Despite La Niña, 2021 saw ocean warming throughout the year
According to a report published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, on January 11, using the IAP/CAS and NCEI/NOAA datasets, the world’s oceans were the hottest ever recorded by humans, through 2021, with a year-over-year increase in the ocean heat content. Below are some key points: This new finding follows climate change models of warming trends There’s […]
