CNN: As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help

"...Cuba is struggling with devastating nationwide blackouts as the United States’ effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But this crisis may also be accelerating a China-backed clean energy revolution that’s been quietly unfolding in the Caribbean nation. ..."

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#solar #climateemergency #energy

As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help

Cuba is struggling with nationwide blackouts as the US’s effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But the crisis may accelerate its clean energy revolution

^{Laura Paddison (CNN)}

CNN: ‘Not normal’: On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in a single country

"...On one day in late April, something very unusual happened. Every single one of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities was in just one country: India. .."

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#heatwaves #heat #climateemergency #ministryofthefuture

‘Not normal’: On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in a single country

India, one of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries, experienced a blistering heat wave last month, with fears of a brutal summer ahead.

^{Laura Paddison (CNN)}

AP: Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands

"...The federal government’s vast land holdings are concentrated in Western states including Alaska, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Since taking office, Trump has pursued a flurry of actions aimed at boosting fossil fuel production from those taxpayer-owned sites. The Republican administration also has sought to sideline some renewable energy projects, claiming they were unfairly subsidized under Biden...."

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The Guardian: ‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

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‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by Gulf of Mexico before end of this century, authors say

^{Oliver Milman (The Guardian)}

I was today years old when I realised that the purification of silicon — needed for computer chips — is an incredibly carbon intensive process, and that in a post-carbon economy, we may not be able to do it at all.

So — no more computers, at least not with the technology we use now; and, probably, nowhere near as cheap or as ubiquitous.

#ClimateEmergency

In Our Time: Silicon

Episode webpage: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002t2v2

Media file: open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselec…

Silicon

The role of silicon from chips to glass to the balance of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere

^BBC