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Net Zero Stocktake 2023 | The list of large companies with net zero targets has more than doubled in two years

Net Zero Stocktake 2023 | The list of large companies with net zero targets has more than doubled in two years

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Net Zero Stocktake 2023

https://zerotracker.net/analysis/net-zero-stocktake-2023

From intent through integrity to implementation. We analyse the quantity and quality of net zero targets across all nations, the 2000 largest publicly-traded companies, and the worlds's biggest regions and cities.

The EU wants to crack down on rogue efforts to alter the atmosphere

The EU wants to crack down on rogue efforts to alter the atmosphere

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The EU wants to crack down on rogue efforts to alter the atmosphere

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/28/23774540/geoengineering-european-commission-eu-climate-security-risks

The move comes after a startup sparked alarm with its geoengineering experiments.

Time is short for Tories and Labour to show leadership on the climate crisis

Time is short for Tories and Labour to show leadership on the climate crisis

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Time is short for Tories and Labour to show leadership on the climate crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/28/time-is-short-for-tories-and-labour-to-show-leadership-on-the-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Neither party is showing much appetite for the hard policy decisions that are necessary to cut CO2 emissions – and time is running out

American bison reintroduced to northern Mexico helping to fight climate change

American bison reintroduced to northern Mexico helping to fight climate change

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American bison reintroduced to northern Mexico helping to fight climate change

https://lighthouse-eco.co.za/b/2eP

The largest land mammal in America is rehabilitating a vast grassland in Coahuila, benefiting hundreds of species in a reserve that can theoretically store 6.3 million tons of carbon in its soil

A Grid Collapse Would Make a Heat Wave Far Deadlier

A Grid Collapse Would Make a Heat Wave Far Deadlier

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A Grid Collapse Would Make a Heat Wave Far Deadlier

https://www.wired.com/story/a-grid-collapse-would-make-a-heat-wave-far-deadlier/

Climate change is making summers hotter, blackouts more common, and heat-related illness more dangerous. The power system may be resilient—but it still has vulnerabilities.

Canada’s wildfire carbon emissions hit record high in first six months of 2023

Canada’s wildfire carbon emissions hit record high in first six months of 2023

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Canada’s wildfire carbon emissions hit record high in first six months of 2023

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/27/canada-wildfires-released-record-breaking-carbon

This year’s wildfire season is already worst on record as nearly 600m tonnes of carbon has been released since early May

Powerful tornado tears through neighborhood in Greenwood, Indiana

Powerful tornado tears through neighborhood in Greenwood, Indiana

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Powerful tornado tears through US city

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66016584?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

An eyewitness has captured the moment a large funnel cloud tore through a neighbourhood in the US state of Indiana.

Lightning strikes in European eastern Alps doubled over the past 40 years

Lightning strikes in European eastern Alps doubled over the past 40 years

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Lightning strikes in European eastern Alps doubled over the past 40 years

https://lighthouse-eco.co.za/b/2e7

A team of researchers from the Departments of Geosciences, Atmospheric Sciences, and Statistics at Innsbruck has reported a doubling in the number of detected lightning strikes in the high altitudes of the European Eastern Alps over the last 40 years.

Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse

Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse

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Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/climate-change-causes-a-mountain-peak-frozen-for-thousands-of-years-to-collapse

Fluchthorn in the Silvretta Alps is now around 60 feet (19 m) shorter than it was before — and more mountains are expected to follow suit as temperatures thaw the permafrost holding them together.

Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse
About 6m across US at risk of extreme weather as over 700,000 without power

About 6m across US at risk of extreme weather as over 700,000 without power

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About 6m across US at risk of extreme weather as over 700,000 without power

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/26/us-extreme-weather-report-national-weather-service-storms-torando-hail

Outages concentrated in south-eastern US, with severe thunderstorms in Ohio valley and suspected tornado in Indiana