‘…The four actions that most substantially decrease an individual’s carbon footprint are: eating a plant-based diet, avoiding air travel, living car-free, and having smaller families.’

Source: The most effective individual steps to tackle climate change aren’t being discussed | Phys.org

‘…The 2020 Democratic field has been united in promising to combat climate change, with many candidates unveiling policy proposals to address the threat posed by a warming planet. President Donald Trump has pledged to leave the Paris climate accord and has said he does not believe government reports that cast grave warnings about the effects of climate change.’

When: ‘The event will take place on Wednesday, September 4, in New York City. ‘

Source: CNN to host climate crisis town hall with 2020 Democratic candidates | CNN

‘Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has surged above three football fields a minute, according to the latest government data, pushing the world’s biggest rainforest closer to a tipping point beyond which it cannot recover.’

Source: Amazon deforestation accelerating towards unrecoverable ‘tipping point’ | The Guardian

‘Melting ice sheets in the Antarctic, particularly one of the largest and unstable glaciers in the region, could significantly accelerate global sea level rise, according to a new report.’

Source: A Glacier the Size of Florida Is Becoming Unstable. It Has Dire Implications for Global Sea Levels | Time

‘Wildfires are ravaging the Arctic, with areas of northern Siberia, northern Scandinavia, Alaska and Greenland engulfed in flames.’

Source: Arctic wildfires: What’s caused huge swathes of flames to spread? | BBC

‘…Wildfire and drought dominate the climate change debates in the state. Yet this less-talked-about reality has California cornered. The coastline is eroding with every tide and storm, but everything built before we knew better — Pacific Coast Highway, multimillion-dollar homes in Malibu, the rail line to San Diego — is fixed in place with nowhere to go.’

Source: The California coast is disappearing under the rising sea. Our choices are grim | LA Times

‘A group of US lawmakers including the 2020 Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders are proposing to declare the climate crisis an official emergency – a significant recognition of the threat taken after considerable pressure from environment groups.’

Source: Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez move to declare climate crisis official emergency | The Guardian

‘…Coal is still the dominant source of electricity around the world, although natural gas has taken over the top spot in the U.S. But, renewables have grown rapidly over the past decade, and are on the cusp of overtaking nuclear globally.’

Source: Renewables Catching Nuclear Power In Global Energy Race | Forbes

‘Greta Thunberg and other climate activists have said it is a badge of honour that the head of the world’s most powerful oil cartel believes their campaign may be the “greatest threat” to the fossil fuel industry.’

Source: ‘Biggest compliment yet’: Greta Thunberg welcomes oil chief’s ‘greatest threat’ label | The Guardian