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Florida Governor deletes 'climate change' from state laws amid rising sea levels

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging energy bill that deletes the phrase "climate" eight times and eliminates entire sections addressing global warming

https://www.indiatoday.in/environment/story/florida-governor-deletes-climate-change-from-state-laws-amid-rising-sea-levels-2539843-2024-05-16

#Florida #USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate


Missing the forest for the trees: The role of forests in Earth's climate goes far beyond carbon storage

The fragrant vapors emitted by trees react in the atmosphere to form aerosols, which reflect incoming solar radiation and cool the Earth

https://thebulletin.org/2024/05/missing-the-forest-for-the-trees-the-role-of-forests-in-earths-climate-goes-far-beyond-carbon-storage/

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate


Vermont passes bill to charge fossil fuel companies for damages from climate change

The legislation — the first of its kind in the U.S. — would require companies with high emissions to help pay for destruction caused by climate-fueled extreme weather

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/vermont-climate-superfund-bill-charge-companies-weather-damages-rcna150243

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France Crafts Offshore Wind Expansion to Meet Climate Goals
Julianne Geiger
2–3 minutes

France has revealed an ambitious strategy to amplify its offshore wind capacity, signaling a determined effort to make as much progress as neighboring nations in meeting climate objectives

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/France-Crafts-Offshore-Wind-Expansion-to-Meet-Climate-Goals.html

#France #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate


EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy
Mitchell Beer
3–4 minutes

European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit

https://www.theenergymix.com/eu-exits-treaty-allowing-fossils-to-sue-over-climate-policy/

#EU #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate


‘My country would disappear’: climate crisis could force Torres Strait Islanders from homes within 30 years

Large parts of islands could be uninhabitable by 2050, federal court told in first climate class action taken by Australian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/29/torres-strait-island-elders-climate-change-class-action

#FirstNations #Australia #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate


Global billionaires tax to fight climate change, hunger rises up political agenda

Brazil and France want the G20 to get behind a global minimum tax on billionaires’ wealth, also backed by IMF chief, but Germany rejects the idea

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/04/19/global-billionaires-tax-to-fight-climate-change-and-hunger-rises-up-political-agenda/

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate