‘Californians pay more for gasoline and other goods to finance the state’s war on climate change. The state Supreme Court decided Wednesday they’ll continue paying for at least three more years.’

Source: Climate change: California wins suit challenging cap and trade carbon market | The Sacramento Bee

‘German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said this year’s G20 summit will focus on furthering the aims of the Paris climate deal – putting her on a direct collision course with Donald Trump.’

Source: Merkel: Hamburg G20 to focus on Paris climate deal – BBC News

‘…But there’s still one small but possible way the U.S. could be forced to take climate change seriously while Trump is in office: if the two dozen kids pushing a landmark environmental lawsuit against the federal government for imperiling their future by causing climate change win their case.’

Source: The DOJ admits climate change exists; it just refutes whether the federal government needs to do anything about it.

‘…While overuse has played a part, a significant portion of the reservoir decline is due to an ongoing drought, which started in 2000 and has led to substantial reductions in river flows. Most droughts are caused by a lack of precipitation. However, our published research shows that about one-third of the flow decline was likely due to higher temperatures in the Colorado River’s Upper Basin, which result from climate change.’

Source: Climate change is shrinking the Colorado River

‘California Gov. Jerry Brown was named Tuesday as a special envoy to states at the next United Nations Climate Change Conference, further elevating his international profile as a leader on the issue as President Donald Trump backs away from a key international agreement.’

Source: California governor named adviser for UN climate conference – ABC News

‘Public research on climate change that was deleted by President Trump’s administration was saved and is available on the City of San Francisco’s website, Mayor Ed Lee’s office announced Sunday.’

Source: ‘American People Are Entitled’: Deleted EPA Climate Change Research Available on SF Website | NBC Bay Area

‘…These executives and their companies have collectively given millions of dollars to support members of the only major political party in world that makes denying the scientific consensus on manmade global warming a platform issue.’

Source: Paris in the Streets, Climate Denial in the Sheets: 15 Business Leaders Try to Have It Both Ways – Mother Jones

‘The oceans, which cover three quarters of the Earth’s surface, play a vital role in the global climate system, generating oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Changes to the climate, brought about by increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, will thus lead to changes in the oceans, including sea-level rise and ocean acidification, which will put marine ecosystems and coastal communities at risk.’

Source: United Nations News Centre – FEATURE: Climate change and the world’s oceans

‘External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusation that India demanded “billions and billions” for the Green Climate Fund, a United Nations program, at the annual press conference of the External Affairs Ministry.’

Source: Sushma Swaraj dismisses Trump’s accusations on climate change funding – The Hindu

‘With President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord, China and California signed an agreement Tuesday to work together on reducing emissions, as the state’s governor warned that “disaster still looms” without urgent action.’

Source: California, China sign climate deal after Trump’s Paris exit – ABC News