[MCN] Assorted climate clippings

[Lance Olsen]

BP shareholders reject proposals to reduce climate emissions <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEIwk9oGJ5hqXpdnZU7yjCYoqFwgEKg4IACoGCAowzdp7ML-3CTDz5OwG?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
BP shareholders have voted down proposals for tougher emissions targets, which aims to limit global warming to well below 2C compared to pre-industrial ...
The Independent <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBggKMM3aezC_twk?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>

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Exxon oil company blames individuals for climate change, Harvard study finds <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEPnrpA119rQdn6YYkcahvA0qFwgEKg8IACoHCAowlOzSATCaiDUwo9dy?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
A new study reveals how ExxonMobil used "cutting-edge propaganda" to focus on fossil fuel consumption.
Vox.com <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMJTs0gEwmog1?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>

Exxon uses Big Tobacco's playbook to downplay the climate crisis, Harvard study finds <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEGqvxt3j2yihBrdNfNUCofMqMwgEKioIACIQpzoRSNLEm6QR--MasMLSAioUCAoiEKc6EUjSxJukEfvjGrDC0gIw1anKBg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
New York (CNN Business) For decades, ExxonMobil has deployed Big Tobacco-like propaganda to downplay the gravity of the climate crisis, shift blame onto ...
CNN <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAiEKc6EUjSxJukEfvjGrDC0gIqFAgKIhCnOhFI0sSbpBH74xqwwtIC?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>

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Texas lawmakers move to raise penalties on owners of Teslas and other electric vehicles  <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMidmh0dHBzOi8vdGhlaGlsbC5jb20vY2hhbmdpbmctYW1lcmljYS9zdXN0YWluYWJpbGl0eS9lbmVyZ3kvNTUzNjYxLXRleGFzLWxhd21ha2Vycy1tb3ZlLXRvLXJhaXNlLXBlbmFsdGllcy1vbi1vd25lcnMtb2bSAXpodHRwczovL3RoZWhpbGwuY29tL2NoYW5naW5nLWFtZXJpY2Evc3VzdGFpbmFiaWxpdHkvZW5lcmd5LzU1MzY2MS10ZXhhcy1sYXdtYWtlcnMtbW92ZS10by1yYWlzZS1wZW5hbHRpZXMtb24tb3duZXJzLW9mP2FtcA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Recently, some Texas lawmakers targeted owners of electric vehicles by proposing Senate Bill 1728, which critics say would punish EV owners for simply ...
The Hill

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Carbon Dioxide levels break record yet again <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMieWh0dHBzOi8vd2JuZy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNC9uYXRpb25hbC1vY2VhbmljLWFuZC1hdG1vc3BoZXJpYy1hZG1pbmlzdHJhdGlvbi1jYXJib24tZGlveGlkZS1sZXZlbHMtYnJlYWstcmVjb3JkLXlldC1hZ2Fpbi_SAQA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
(WBNG) -- Earlier this week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA released its annual report on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. 
WBNG-TV
2 days ago

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 The new data indicated CO2 levels rose to 421 parts per million (ppm) which is the highest in roughly 3.6 million years according to NOAA. The previous record high was set back in 2020 at 417 ppm.

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Unchecked Global Warming Could Collapse Whole Ecosystems, Maybe Within 10 Years
A new study shows that as rising heat drives some key species extinct, it will affect other species, as well, in a domino effect.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08042020/global-warming-ecosystem-biodiversity-rising-heat-species/

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Exclusive: Fed Privately Presses Big Banks on Risks From Climate Change <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiggFodHRwczovL21vbmV5LnVzbmV3cy5jb20vaW52ZXN0aW5nL25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMjAyMS0wNS0xMi9leGNsdXNpdmUtZmVkLXByaXZhdGVseS1wcmVzc2VzLWJpZy1iYW5rcy1vbi1yaXNrcy1mcm9tLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdl0gEA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
By Pete Schroeder. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve has asked lenders to start providing information on the measures they are taking to ...
U.S News & World Report 

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Investors could start mass-divesting as climate risks rise | Asset Owners <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEMym3sVa4jzL7_ZlHblh0KMqMwgEKioIACIQl748bSeqLAfIeFZHuSrH1ioUCAoiEJe-PG0nqiwHyHhWR7kqx9YwvPrJBg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Asia Pacific's largest investors have not made enough progress towards addressing climate risk and should consider more drastic measures such as mass ...
AsianInvestor <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAiEJe-PG0nqiwHyHhWR7kqx9YqFAgKIhCXvjxtJ6osB8h4Vke5KsfW?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
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Extinction debt - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Extinction_debt

Technically, extinction debt generally refers to the number of species in an area likely to become extinct, rather than the prospects of any one species, but colloquially it refers to any occurrence of delayed extinction.
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Review Extinction debt: a challenge for biodiversity conservation
www.sciencedirect.com › science › article › pii

The concept of extinction debt is related to relaxation time but specifies the number or proportion of extant species predicted to become extinct as the species community reaches a new equilibrium after an environmental perturbation [7] (Figure 1a).
by M Kuussaari · ‎2009 · ‎Cited by 1019 · 

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Extinction debt in local habitats: quantifying the roles of ...
royalsocietypublishing.org › doi › rsos.191039

Jan 15, 2020 — However, both concepts are closely related and become complementary to each other when discussing total extinction. That is, the sum of total ...
by Y Wu · ‎Cited by 1 ·


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