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U.S. Oil and Gas Boom Poses Challenge to Climate Goals https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/US-Oil-and-Gas-Boom-Poses-Challenge-to-Climate-Goals.html

Recent increase in the surface mass balance in central East Antarctica is unprecedented for the last 2000 years https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01355-1

Climate Authority says 75 pct cut in emissions “achievable” as Australia mulls 2035 target https://reneweconomy.com.au/climate-authority-says-75-pct-cut-in-emissions-achievable-as-australia-mulls-2035-target/

Study identifies increased threat to coastlines from concurrent heat waves and sea level rises https://phys.org/news/2024-04-threat-coastlines-concurrent-sea.html

What is Mexico doing about climate change? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/what-is-mexico-doing-about-climate-change/

Untapped rooftop solar: Australian homes could save $9.3 billion a year, UNSW study finds  https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/untapped-rooftop-solar-australian-homes-could-save-9-3-billion-a-year-unsw-study-finds/

The great ocean white-out https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-16/global-coral-bleaching-event-called-by-climate-agency-noaa/103649728

How to Replace Air Conditioning? Passive Strategies for Addressing Global Warming https://www.archdaily.com/1015113/how-to-replace-air-conditioning-passive-strategies-for-addressing-global-warming

Heat records shattered in northern Japan https://watchers.news/2024/04/16/heat-records-shattered-in-northern-japan/

“Borrowed time”: As we shatter temperature records, experts worry we’re in “uncharted territory” https://www.salon.com/2024/04/16/borrowed-time-as-we-shatter-temperature-records-experts-worry-were-in-uncharted-territory/

Increase in concerns about climate change following climate strikes and civil disobedience in Germany https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46477-4

The Paradox That’s Supercharging Climate Change https://www.wired.com/story/the-paradox-thats-supercharging-climate-change/

What do Americans want to know about climate change? https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/ask-an-expert/

38 trillion dollars in damages each year: World economy already committed to income reduction of 19 % due to climate change https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/38-trillion-dollars-in-damages-each-year-world-economy-already-committed-to-income-reduction-of-19-due-to-climate-change

BoM declares the El Niño is over and another La Niña could be on the way https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/16/bom-el-nino-weather-pattern-classification-australia-over-la-nina

Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-sahel-heatwave-that-hit-highly-vulnerable-population-at-the-end-of-ramadan-would-not-have-occurred-without-climate-change/

Compound dry and hot extremes: A review and future research pathways for India https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022169424005948

Rising Seas Stretch Risk Zones https://www.climatecentral.org/report/rising-seas-stretch-risk-zones

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Surge in WA emissions puts Australia’s net zero targets in doubt https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/25/surge-in-wa-emissions-puts-australias-net-zero-targets-in-doubt

Climate change science is evolving toward adaptation and mitigation solutions https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.884

Nations Are Undercounting Emissions, Putting UN Goals at Risk https://e360.yale.edu/features/undercounted-emissions-un-climate-change

Push for greater climate urgency in new scorecard https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/11/push-for-greater-climate-urgency-in-new-scorecard/

State of European transport https://transport2024.transportenvironment.org/sot/index.html

Changes in Antarctica’s glaciers and ice sheets: in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/mar/25/changes-in-antarcticas-glaciers-and-ice-sheets-in-pictures

How does public perception of climate protest influence support for climate action? https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-023-00096-9

Pakistan launches major study on impact of heat on pregnant women and babies https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/pakistan-investigates-effect-of-heat-on-pregnant-women-babies-through-major-study/

Our plan to empower Australian communities and cut climate pollution by 75 percent this decade https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/seize-the-decade/

Australia’s carbon credits system a failure on global scale, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/27/australias-carbon-credits-system-a-failure-on-global-scale-study-finds

Solar laggards: The five states with the least amount of solar installed https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2024/03/27/solar-laggards-the-five-states-with-the-least-amount-of-solar-installed/

Drilling into Antarctica’s Past https://eos.org/articles/drilling-into-antarcticas-past

Global heat waves are moving 20 per cent more slowly, meaning more people stay hot longer, and they are happening 67 per cent more often https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/climate-change-study-australia-is-in-the-crucible-of-slower-longer-heatwaves/sfhj9gfo8

Germany shuts down seven brown coal power stations at end of winter https://reneweconomy.com.au/germany-shuts-down-seven-brown-coal-power-stations-at-end-of-winter/

Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/3/4/pgae106/7638480

Global temperature increase in 2023 blew past all climate models https://www.earth.com/news/global-temperature-increase-2023-blew-past-all-climate-models/

Potential for historically unprecedented Australian droughts from natural variability and climate change https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/1383/2024/hess-28-1383-2024-assets.html

A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again https://theconversation.com/a-20-year-mega-drought-in-australia-research-suggests-its-happened-before-and-we-should-expect-it-again-223356

How might the next super tornado outbreak play out in tomorrow’s world? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/how-might-the-next-super-tornado-outbreak-play-out-in-tomorrows-world/

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Stranded assets: Chinese fossil car production plunges amid surging EV demand https://thedriven.io/2024/03/15/stranded-assets-chinese-fossil-car-production-plunges-amid-surging-ev-demand/

World’s most powerful tidal turbine eyes US debut with Orbital Marine https://interestingengineering.com/energy/worlds-most-powerful-tidal-turbine-eyes-us-debut-with-orbital-marine

How China Became the World’s Leader on Renewable Energy https://e360.yale.edu/features/china-renewable-energy

WA had its hottest summer ever, but climate change and heat-related health problems barely made the news https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-03-18/wa-summer-heat-broke-records-but-media-downplayed-climate-change/103572922

Climate hazards don’t have to become climate disasters https://www.undrr.org/zero-climate-disasters

Publication: Reality Check: Lessons from 25 Policies Advancing a Low-Carbon Future https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/3770b59a-617f-4636-8aa1-adbe6db7db34

Australian Alps face world’s largest loss of snow by end of century, research shows https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/15/australian-alps-face-worlds-largest-loss-of-snow-by-end-of-century-research-shows

Rio De Janeiro hits record 62.3 °C (144.14 °F) thermal sensation, Brazil https://watchers.news/2024/03/18/rio-de-janeiro-hits-record-62-3-c-144-14-f-thermal-sensation-brazil/

Severe wildfires in southern China claim 4 lives, spawn huge pyroCb clouds https://watchers.news/2024/03/18/severe-wildfires-in-southern-china-claim-4-lives-spawn-huge-pyrocb-clouds/

The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Global Climate report confirms 2023 broke every single climate indicator https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/wmo-climate-records-broken-global-temperature/103604076

Heatwaves are killing more of our patients than any other natural disaster https://www.ausdoc.com.au/opinion/heatwaves-kill-more-of-our-patients-than-any-other-natural-disaster/

46C summer days and ‘supercell’ storms are Britain’s future – and now is our last chance to prepare https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/19/summer-storm-britain-future-tories-labour-climate

South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/18/south-sudan-closes-schools-in-preparation-for-45c-heatwave

How does public perception of climate protest influence support for climate action? https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-023-00096-9

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation https://apnews.com/article/inflation-climate-change-food-prices-heat-6e5297e12868aaf797529bb755268818

The heat index — how hot it feels — is rising faster than temperature https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/03/19/the-heat-index-how-hot-it-feels-is-rising-faster-than-temperature

Frequency of heat days systematically underestimated in many studies https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/recent-press-releases/detailansicht-en/artikel/frequency-of-heat-days-systematically-underestimated-in-many-studies/

Proposing a new indicator, the “Potential Maximum Storm Tide” (PMST) to estimate the risk of coastal flooding under climate change https://eos.org/editor-highlights/where-and-how-sea-level-rise-threatens-coastal-areas-and-communities

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Much of America asks: Where did winter go? Spring starts early as US winter was warmest on record https://apnews.com/article/winter-warming-missing-climate-change-snow-e5e45c1d5eb9f168030e0fe90ac36ac8

Long weekend heatwave causes Moomba Parade cancellation and festival disruptions https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-09/music-festival-extreme-heat-bushfire-victoria-pitch-golden-plain/103568338

Great Lakes Ice Cover Hits New Lows https://e360.yale.edu/digest/great-lakes-ice-climate-change

Emergent constraints on carbon budgets as a function of global warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46137-7

Heatwave pushes wind and solar to record highs, as renewables share reaches 70 pct of NEM https://reneweconomy.com.au/heatwave-pushes-wind-and-solar-to-record-highs-as-renewables-share-reaches-70-pct-of-nem/

Hobart endures hottest night in 112 years as severe heatwave hits south-eastern Australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/10/hobart-endures-hottest-night-in-112-years-as-severe-heatwave-hits-south-eastern-australia

Europe unprepared for rapidly growing climate risks, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/10/europe-unprepared-for-climate-risks-eea-report

Study explores impacts of Arctic warming on daily weather patterns in the U.S. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/study-explores-impacts-arctic-warming-daily-weather-patterns-us/

Record run of autumn hot weather for Sydney as waters simmer past cyclone threshold https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-13/nsw-sydney-water-warm-summer-temperatures-in-autumn/103576780

Is renewable energy cheaper than fossil fuels? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/is-renewable-energy-cheaper-than

Renewables provide 52 pct of German power in 2023, as wind overtakes coal https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-provide-52-pct-of-german-power-in-2023-as-wind-overtakes-coal/

Why women are key to climate action https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/page/why-women-are-key-climate-action

East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during the short rainy season – new study https://theconversation.com/east-africa-must-prepare-for-more-extreme-rainfall-during-the-short-rainy-season-new-study-218545

Climate change is forcing massive changes to how Australia protects endangered animals and plants from extinction https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-03-13/climate-change-bushfires-species-extinction-black-summer/103494254

Increasing frequency and lengthening season of western disturbances are linked to increasing strength and delayed northward migration of the subtropical jet https://wcd.copernicus.org/articles/5/345/2024/

Tennis anyone? Bad news for skiers as snow season could shrink by 78% this century https://theconversation.com/tennis-anyone-bad-news-for-skiers-as-snow-season-could-shrink-by-78-this-century-225581

Thousands of high temperature records broken across Africa https://watchers.news/2024/03/12/thousands-of-high-temperature-records-broken-across-africa/

Australian National Climate Risk Assessment: First pass assessment report https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/publications/ncra-first-pass-risk-assessment

There are growing fears of an alarming shift in Antarctic sea ice https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421376-there-are-growing-fears-of-an-alarming-shift-in-antarctic-sea-ice/

Climate change impacts in Bangladesh https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/climate-change-impacts-bangladesh

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Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition https://theconversation.com/do-we-want-a-wind-farm-outside-our-window-what-australians-think-about-the-net-zero-transition-214712

India’s Clean Energy Sector is Booming https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Indias-Clean-Energy-Sector-is-Booming.html

Financial Armageddon a risk as climate disasters leave insurers on the ropes https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2024/01/27/natural-disasters-australia-risk

Climate change, not El Niño, main driver of exceptional drought in highly vulnerable Amazon River Basin https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-not-el-nino-main-driver-of-exceptional-drought-in-highly-vulnerable-amazon-river-basin/

New series of educational videos on climate change and health from the ENBEL project https://www.enbel-project.eu/news-page/educational-videos

Natural Hydrogen: A Potential Clean Energy Source Beneath Our Feet https://e360.yale.edu/features/natural-geologic-hydrogen-climate-change

Marshall Brain: How overheating in the Arctic Circle will cause the collapse of civilization https://wraltechwire.com/2024/01/26/marshall-brain-how-overheating-in-the-arctic-circle-will-cause-the-collapse-of-civilization/

Why summers are getting more humid and how that can be dangerous https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-27/why-summers-are-getting-more-humid/103390388

To avoid the worst of climate change we have to change how we travel https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2024/01/29/air-travel-climate-net-zero

How YouTube is profiting from a new kind of climate change denial https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2024/01/29/youtube-climate-denial

Renewable projects are getting built faster – but there’s even more need for speed https://theconversation.com/renewable-projects-are-getting-built-faster-but-theres-even-more-need-for-speed-221874

Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/29/sustainable-food-production-economic-benefits-study

Australia’s black summer bushfires ripped billions from the tourism industry. Is global warming making the cost of natural disasters worse? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/31/black-summer-bushfires-australia-tourism-industry-impact

The highest temperature ever recorded in Europe https://watchers.news/2024/01/30/the-highest-temperature-ever-recorded-in-europe/

Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health https://www.weforum.org/publications/quantifying-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-human-health/

Already stretched hospitals take on more ambulance call-outs in heatwaves, new Griffith University research finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-30/qld-heatwave-death-ambulance-natural-disasters-hot-weather-humid/103400540

Perth heatwave continues as temperatures forecast to hit 45C in Midland, Ellenbrook on Thursday https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/perth-swelters-through-summer-heatwave-/103410824

The Weather of Hell: Experience of Italian Red Cross During 2023 Heat waves https://preparecenter.org/story/the-weather-of-hell-experience-of-italian-red-cross-during-2023-heatwaves/

Scotland’s Renewable Output More Than 100 Percent of Demand https://e360.yale.edu/digest/scotland-renewable-energy-100-percent

Climate change can put the planet’s largest reserves of drinking water at risk https://phys.org/news/2024-01-climate-planet-largest-reserves.html

10,000 people a year could die as a result of heatwaves, MPs warn https://news.sky.com/story/10-000-people-a-year-could-die-as-a-result-of-heatwaves-mps-warn-13060463

Saskatchewan shatters January temperature record with 21.1 °C (70 °F) in Maple Creek, Canada https://watchers.news/2024/01/31/saskatchewan-shatters-january-temperature-record-with-21-1-c-70-f-in-maple-creek-canada/

Texas just broke a record for how much power it got from the sun https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2024-01-29/texas-just-broke-a-record-for-how-much-power-it-got-from-the-sun