Oceans & Coasts Archives - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

East Antarctica is melting from above and below
Two new studies of different ice shelves have seen major melting that could portend a less stable future for the region.
Brian Kahn

Dec 19, 2016

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The climate impacts of Trump’s ExxonMobil pick for chief diplomat
President-elect Trump on rounds out a potential dream team of anti-environment cabinet members with the chief executive officer of ExxonMobil.
John Upton

Dec 14, 2016

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Policy & Planning

The Arctic is a seriously weird and scary place right now
Intense warmth in both the air and oceans is driving the mini-meltdown at a time when Arctic sea ice should be rapidly growing.
Brian Kahn

Nov 23, 2016

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Policy & Planning

Supermoon floods warn of crisis facing Donald Trump
Donald Trump is preparing to lead America during a perilous period for the 130 million residents of its coastal counties.
John Upton

Nov 18, 2016

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Antarctica at risk of runaway melting, scientists discover
The world’s greatest reservoir of ice is verging on a breakdown that could push seas to heights not experienced since prehistoric times.
John Upton

Apr 1, 2016

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World’s largest offshore wind farm to be built in UK
The U.K. wind energy industry received a boost this week with the announcement of the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, to be built off the northeast coast.
Fiona Harvey

Feb 8, 2016

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The forgotten U.N. climate goal: 1.5°C
Delegates representing island states will be pushing for the formal adoption of a long-overlooked goal, one that limits warming to less than 1.5°C.
John Upton

Nov 20, 2015

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50 years after warning, no debate in Paris on the science
Diplomats steeling themselves for a historic round of UN climate negotiations remain divided by a handful of stubborn disputes. Climate science is not one of them.
John Upton

Nov 5, 2015

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Record hot first half may herald warmest year yet
Yet another month has set a global temperature record, with June 2015 coming in as the warmest June on record going back to 1880.
Andrea Thompson

Jul 21, 2015

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Pope Francis’ letter on climate change leaked early
A copy of Pope Francis’s message exhorting humanity to be better stewards of the planet and to combat issues like climate change has been leaked.
Andrea Thompson

Jun 16, 2015

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New York’s smart grid research may shape U.S.
New York and its utility infrastructure are highly vulnerable to climate change-influenced extreme weather and rising seas.
Bobby Magill

Apr 13, 2015

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Antarctica’s icy ‘doorstops’ thin; rising seas at risk
Over the past two decades, the massive platforms of floating ice that dot Antarctica’s coast have been thinning at an increasing rate.
Andrea Thompson

Mar 27, 2015

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