Headline News:
- “Our Survival Depends On Treating Nature With More Respect” • Intersecting and escalating crises – disruption of our climate, the collapse of biodiversity, the declining health of the ocean and the depletion of natural resources – demonstrate clearly that we cannot continue on our current path. We are the authors of our own misfortune. [CNN]
Disapproving Kingfisher (Vincent van Zalinge, Unsplash)
- “The Rivers That ‘Breathe’ Greenhouse Gases” • Rivers are a surprisingly large source of greenhouse gases, and pollution makes their emissions many times worse. On the surface, the New Territories appear to be Hong Kong’s green lung, but the reality is rather more disconcerting. It is releasing large amounts of greenhouse gases. [BBC]
- “FERC Adopts GHG Review in Natural Gas Order” • The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has incorporated a review of climate change impacts in a natural gas certificate decision, sparking a sharp debate among the commissioners over the major policy implications for future infrastructure projects under its purview. [Natural Gas Intelligence]
- “Fed, Treasury Vow To Evaluate Climate Change Risk To Financial System” • Two top Federal Reserve officials and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed the government’s commitment to assessing the risks that climate change pose to the financial system. The Federal Reserve will form a Financial Stability Climate Committee. [American Banker]
- “World’s Biggest Coal Company Bets On Solar Power” • The world’s largest coal mining firm is to “aggressively” pursue solar energy and continue to close smaller mines. Coal India Limited plans to invest in a 3,000-MW solar project in a joint venture with state-run NLC India. It marks a major shift for CIL, which produces most of India’s coal. [BBC]
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