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George Pell saw climate science as a dangerous religious dogma – in the end his hardline stance held the church back

Cardinal’s scepticism provided cover for the likes of Tony Abbott, who were able to justify denialism by invoking religious beliefs

The Guardian - AU

ExxonMobil publicly denied global warming for years but quietly predicted it

In perhaps one of the most cynically ironic twists in the field of climate science, new research suggests ExxonMobil may have had keener insight into the impending dangers of global warming than even NASA scientists but still waged a decades-long campaign to discredit research into climate change and its connection…

Los Angeles Times

Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s

A new study says Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming

The Independent UK

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Exxon climate predictions were accurate decades ago. Still it sowed doubt

Exxon's climate research decades back painted an accurate picture of global warming, according to a new scientific paper. Still, the oil company continued climate-denying policy efforts.

WEKU

This oil giant accurately predicted global warming — and still lied about it

New research finds ExxonMobil's internal research accurately projected global warming, even as their public messaging downplayed climate change.

Inverse

Become a ‘walrus detective’ and search for them from Space

The project is being launched to find out how walruses are affected by the consequences of climate change.

Evening Standard

Young environmentalists are being offered £20,000 to help fight climate change

Nine individuals or small groups will win up to £5,000 project funding each

Manchester Evening News

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What does climate change mean for extreme waves? In 80% of the world, we don't really know

Across much of the world’s oceans, waves are getting bigger. In the Southern Ocean, where storm-driven swell can propagate halfway across the world to California, the average wave has grown about 20cm in the past 30 years.

The Conversation

Climate change and extreme weather events have doctors worried

Adelaide GP Dr Kate Wylie says she is already seeing the effect of climate change on her patients and that it's her job to care.

The New Daily

Davos report: Cost-of-living crisis overshadows climate

A report by the World Economic Forum says climate change is the global economy’s biggest long-term challenge but one the world is least prepared to tackle because of short-term problems led by a cost-of-living crisis

The Independent UK

German coal mine clash pits laws against climate

The fate of a tiny village has sparked heated debate in Germany over the country’s continued use of coal and whether tackling climate change justifies breaking the law

The Independent UK

18 huge, billion-dollar disasters: Climate change helped make 2022 the 3rd most expensive year on record

U.S. weather disasters are getting costlier as more people move into vulnerable areas and climate change raises the risks of extreme heat and rainfall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned as it released its annual billion-dollar disasters report on Jan. 10, 2023.

The Conversation

No debate anymore: Climate change makes extreme weather worse, federal scientists say

MIAMI — South Florida has always been hot, rainy and vulnerable to hurricanes. So it’s understandable that some longtime residents remain skeptical that climate change is doing anything to make the region’s age-old problems any worse.

Miami Herald

California Gov. Newsom proposes cuts to climate change programs amid cloudy economic outlook

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Facing a projected $22.5 billion budget deficit in the upcoming fiscal year, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced plans to reduce investments in the state’s move to zero-emission vehicles, make cuts to other climate change programs and delay funding for 20,000 new child-care slots as California transitions…

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Atmospheric rivers over California’s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like

Rivers of muddy water from heavy rainfall raced through city streets as thousands of people evacuated homes downhill from California’s wildfire burn scars amid atmospheric river storms drenching the state in early January 2023.

WEKU

Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022

The U.S. endured 18 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2022, highlighting the growing damages of human-caused climate change.

The Conversation

Funding electric public transit can reduce emissions and address economic inequality

Electric vehicles have the potential to address climate change by producing significantly less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other air pollutants than conventional gasoline-powered vehicles.

The National (Scotland)

Date set for Dumbarton Castle to reopen after climate change assessment

DUMBARTON Castle will reopen to the public following a climate change assessment

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Call to accelerate electric car transition

The automotive industry is failing to move to electric vehicles fast enough to freeze climate change, a leading car executive has warned.

Axios

2022 was the world's fifth-warmest year on record

The new climate data shows the present-day, escalating effects of climate change.

Axios

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says central bank will not be a "climate policymaker"

The comments were part of a larger speech on the importance of an apolitical Fed.

The Independent UK

Powell: Fed has only narrow role to play on climate change

The Federal Reserve has a limited role to play combating climate change, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a stance that puts him at odds with environmental activists who have pushed central banks to take steps to limit lending to energy companies

The Conversation

First study to estimate 'blue carbon' storage in South Africa is useful for climate strategy

Marine ecosystems have a valuable role to play in mitigating the effects of climate change. That’s because such ecosystems – and, particularly, vegetated tidal ecosystems like mangroves and salt marshes – capture and store a significant amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂). CO₂ has accumulated in Earth’s atmosphere at unprecedented…

Reuters

Europe had second-warmest year on record in 2022, EU scientists say

Europe experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2022, European Union scientists said on Tuesday, as climate change unleashed record-breaking weather extremes that slashed crop yields, dried up rivers and led to thousands of deaths.

WEKU

The ozone layer is on track to recover in the coming decades, the United Nations says

The ozone layer is a thin shield in the stratosphere that protects humans and the environment from harmful levels of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.

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