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“Look at what’s happening around the world! Every night on the TV news is like a nature hike through the Book of Revelation,” says Al Gore. “People are waking up,” while fossil fuel companies “fight tooth and nail against anything that would reduce the burning of [fossil fuels].”

“I find it shocking and really disappointing,” says Al Gore on PM Rishi Sunak delaying climate action. “He’s done the wrong thing. I’ve heard from many of my friends in the UK – including a lot of Conservative Party members, by the way – who have used the phrase ‘utter disgust’.”

The climate crisis is turbo charging heatwaves all across the northern hemisphere. Follow CNN’s live report for the latest. edition.cnn.com/world/live-new…

Wind and solar will produce over a third of global power by 2030, almost tripling from the current 12%. The report, by the Rocky Mountain Institute said that this will lead to a fall in fossil fuel-powered generation and cheaper power reut.rs/3DjVJQV

Seeing reports of the UK govt denying that it will drop its £11.6b climate pledge. Also saying that meeting the pledge would take up more than 80% of its aid budget. I can't imagine that's going to happen.

Appalling if true. Sunak has been forced to U-turn on climate before -- attending COP27 & wind farms. Not too late to U-turn on this one too! theguardian.com/environment/20…

*Mind-blowing* new NASA video showing CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels...

...as if they were visible to the human eye

h/t Gavin Schmidt

If you read one thing for #EarthDay2023 , make it this. Brilliant pocket-sized take on what climate change is doing to everything from snow crabs to your cup of coffee. By Laura Paddison, Rachel Ramirez, Henrik Pettersson and Byron Manley 👏👏👏edition.cnn.com/interactive/20…

#ChangeTheDate ✌🏼

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👀Australia’s ‘cleaner coal’ is a systematic export scam, Wilkie to tell parliament smh.com.au/politics/feder…

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Good read here by ⁦⁦Tara Subramaniam⁩ on India’s role in the climate crisis and solutions to it. The scale of renewables development is extraordinary. But will it be enough? #cop27 cnn.com/2022/11/07/ind…

Good read here by Rachel Ramirez on why the fact that rich countries' outsized role in creating this crisis while poorer nations pay for it is so important to understand. Pakistan is a prime example of how that inequity looks. edition.cnn.com/2022/11/07/wor…