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Demonstrator Justin Bige. We < Tar Sands demonstration. Sunset Beach, Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Photo: Marlin Olynyk | Survival Media)
Axios reporter Amy Harder moderates a keynote conversation with Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), who chairs the newly created House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
Climate change has reemerged as a top priority on Capitol Hill — and the conversation has matured from whether to take action to how.
Learn more at www.wri.org/events/2019/04/reenergizing-climate-action-ca...
Renewable energy provides a significant share of the region’s energy and is higher than the EU-27 average (EEA, 2008). Almost all of the renewable energy comes from large hydropower plants; wind, solar and geothermal sources remain negligible at less than 1 per cent of the total. The EU, as part of its terms for accession, will require all countries to have larger proportions of energy from renewable sources. Investments in hydropower, biodiesel, wind and solar power stations will multiply (Ralchev, 2012). The share of renewable energies within the total energy mix is expected to increase significantly, with hydropower remaining the largest source of renewable energy (EEA, 2008). More than 500 hydropower projects are under development in the Western Balkans region (IUCN, 2015). Many of these will take place on largely intact river systems and within or in proximity to key biodiversity sites within the region (IUCN).
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The EU aims to be climate-neutral by 2050. This means that total residual emissions should not be higher than the CO2 permanently sequestered from the atmosphere by forests, etc.
In moving towards this goal, the EU’s current climate target for 2030 – to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent compared with the 1990 baseline – must be raised to -55 per cent at minimum. It is also important to ensure that there are no loopholes that would lead to a softening of the target, such as international compensation measures. What’s more, the journey is as important as the destination: fast action to reduce emissions now will substantially lower overall emissions to 2050.
More information on our website: www.oeko.de/en/up-to-date/more-climate-ambition-in-the-eu...
PORTER RANCH, CA, USA-- On May 15, 2016, dozens of people in California blocked the road to the Porter Ranch gas facility, which is the site of the largest methane leak in the history of the US.
The protest is part of a global wave of actions demanding governments keep coal, oil and gas in ground, called Break Free, running from 4-15 May.
Photo by: Brooke Anderson | Survival Media Agency
The panel of energy and climate experts dove deeper on what Congress can do in the near-term to shift the U.S. electricity system toward cleaner sources of power.
Panelists
* Rachel Cleetus, Policy Director, Union of Concerned Scientists
* Mary Anne Hitt, Director, Beyond Coal Campaign, Sierra Club
* Dan Lashof, Director, World Resources Institute U.S.
* Karen Palmer, Senior Fellow and Director, Future of Power Initiative, Resources for the Future
* Amy Harder, Reporter, Axios (moderator)
Climate change has reemerged as a top priority on Capitol Hill — and the conversation has matured from whether to take action to how.
Learn more at www.wri.org/events/2019/04/reenergizing-climate-action-ca...
It’s been difficult getting into the Halloween mood this year. I think it’s because it’s been so uncomfortably hot. For example Michigan typically experiences our first frost around October 15th. Well it’s the the 8th and today’s temp is in the upper 80s. Today the U.N. released their report warning that global warming will only get worse if we can’t curb it within the next 12 years. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But if you haven’t heard this already then you’re not paying attention.