"The elements offer a rebuke as President Trump rolls back policies designed to address global warming."
Fergus Green, “The logic of fossil fuel bans” (2018) Nature Climate Change
"Until recently, national bans on fossil fuel-related activities were a taboo subject, but they are now becoming increasingly common. The logic of appropriateness that underpins such bans is key to understanding their normative appeal, and to explaining and predicting their proliferation."
Bill McKibben: Hiroshima, Kyoto, and the Bombs of Climate Change
Permafrost slowly exhales methane
A report on recent research about a dangerous positive feedback mechanism.
"Permafrost soils store vast quantities of organic matter that are vulnerable to decomposition under a warming climate. Recent research finds that methane release from thawing permafrost may outpace carbon dioxide as a major contributor to global warming over the next century."
US Energy Secretary Perry calls shift away from fossil fuels ‘immoral’
Climate change mitigation comes with social costs, especially in developing countries. This is why the United States should do more, not less, than other countries.
https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Perry-drops-in-on-CERA-12734786.php
https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Perry-drops-in-on-CERA-12734786.php
Scientists Predict King Penguins Face Major Threats Due To Climate Change
“Seventy percent of the world’s king penguin population could face threats to its habitat by the end of this century, according to a new scientific model.”