Today in climate change (11 November 2022)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

A technologically advanced society is choosing to destroy itself. It’s both fascinating and horrifying to watch https://theconversation.com/a-technologically-advanced-society-is-choosing-to-destroy-itself-its-both-fascinating-and-horrifying-to-watch-192939

UN climate conference hoping to make promises reality — but expectations on COP27 are low https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-07/cop27-climate-change-conference-implementing-promises-made/101607018

New renewables record as UK wind generation blows past 20GW https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-renewables-record-as-uk-wind-generation-blows-past-20gw/

Iconic World Heritage glaciers to disappear by 2050, warns UNESCO https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130157

COP27 to discuss rich nations helping poor ones with climate-disaster damage and loss: ‘A reasonable sum is more than zero’ https://fortune.com/2022/11/06/cop27-agreement-discuss-rich-nations-funding-poor-ones-climate-disaster-damage-loss/

Temperatures in Europe increase more than twice global average https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/temperatures-europe-increase-more-twice-global-average

As climate crisis intensifies, adapting to its fallout is key https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/climate-crisis-intensifies-adapting-its-fallout-key

COP27 aims for ambitious, equitable global climate action https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/global-cop27-local-impacts

State of the Global Climate in 2022 is produced on an annual basis, complementing the most recent long assessment cycle provided by the sixth IPCC Assessment Report https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/provisional-state-global-climate-2022

European Forest Fire report: Three of the worst fire seasons on record took place in the last six years https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_22_6465

Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water security https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-022-00996-4

The Lower Humidity of Urban Areas Moderates Outdoor Heat Stress https://eos.org/editor-highlights/the-lower-humidity-of-urban-areas-moderates-outdoor-heat-stress%ef%bf%bc

Early Warnings for All Action Plan unveiled at COP27 https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/early-warnings-all-action-plan-unveiled-cop27

Asia corporates turn to wind and solar deals as fossil fuel prices surge https://reneweconomy.com.au/asia-corporates-turn-to-wind-and-solar-deals-as-fossil-fuel-prices-surge/

Don’t get fossil fooled: EVs really are better for the climate https://thedriven.io/2022/11/09/dont-get-fossil-fooled-evs-really-are-better-for-the-climate/

ClimateBench v1.0: A Benchmark for Data-Driven Climate Projections https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021MS002954

Austria Joins Germany, Denmark, and Other Rich Nations Pledging Millions for Climate Damages https://e360.yale.edu/digest/austria-loss-and-damage-climate-change

When will a 2-metre rise in sea level occur, and how might we adapt? https://protect-slr.eu/policy-briefs/

Arsht-Rock Announces the Cool Capital Stack: A $750 million Investment Pipeline to Protect the World from Extreme Heat https://onebillionresilient.org/2022/11/09/arsht-rock-announces-cool-capital-stack/

After decades putting the brakes on global action, does Australia deserve to host UN climate talks with Pacific nations? https://theconversation.com/after-decades-putting-the-brakes-on-global-action-does-australia-deserve-to-host-un-climate-talks-with-pacific-nations-194055

World faces ‘terminal’ loss of Arctic sea ice during summers, report warns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/07/melting-arctic-sea-ice-summer-report

Australia’s record on energy efficiency has been woeful for decades, but that could be about to change https://theconversation.com/australias-record-on-energy-efficiency-has-been-woeful-for-decades-but-that-could-be-about-to-change-193706

How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/08/how-to-move-a-country-fiji-radical-plan-escape-rising-seas-climate-crisis

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