Climate history

Climate change considered the most extreme issue Canada currently faces despite unprecedented economic and employment uncertainties due to pandemic, reveals a new study

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Nature, Articles, Climate history, Physical geography, Climate change, Global warming, Climate variability and change

The vast majority of Canadians (78 per cent) expressed they are very concerned about the negative impact of climate change on future generations.

Key Points: 
  • The vast majority of Canadians (78 per cent) expressed they are very concerned about the negative impact of climate change on future generations.
  • The newly released study by the Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) conducted by Abacus Data explores the level of concern, impact and understanding around societal, economic and environmental issues Canada currently faces, as well as perceptions around addressing climate change.
  • "As of today, 88 per cent of Canadians report they have been adversely impacted by climate change.
  • One in five Canadians (20 per cent) report they or their loved ones have been extremely impacted by climate change or global warming.

Climate change still perceived as the most pressing problem of our time according to Vattenfall report

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Articles, Nature, Natural environment, Climate change, Climate history, Global warming, Climate change denial

As many as 69% of people describe themselves as "quite" or "a great deal" worried about climate change.

Key Points: 
  • As many as 69% of people describe themselves as "quite" or "a great deal" worried about climate change.
  • It therefore seems that climate change has established itself as a durable worry in the mind of European citizens.
  • Finally, the share of those who report feeling "hopeful that we will be able to stop climate change" and "inspired by what I see people doing to stop climate change" remains almost unchanged.
  • This shows that it is more necessary than ever to highlight specific actions being taken to tackle climate change.

Climate change still perceived as the most pressing problem of our time according to Vattenfall report

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Articles, Nature, Natural environment, Climate change, Climate history, Global warming, Climate change denial

As many as 69% of people describe themselves as "quite" or "a great deal" worried about climate change.

Key Points: 
  • As many as 69% of people describe themselves as "quite" or "a great deal" worried about climate change.
  • It therefore seems that climate change has established itself as a durable worry in the mind of European citizens.
  • Finally, the share of those who report feeling "hopeful that we will be able to stop climate change" and "inspired by what I see people doing to stop climate change" remains almost unchanged.
  • This shows that it is more necessary than ever to highlight specific actions being taken to tackle climate change.

Syracuse University Researchers Lay Groundwork To Reconstruct Global Climate Through Earth's History

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Monday, August 17, 2020
Physical geography, Meteorology, Climatology, Temperature, Climate history, Paleoclimatology, Climate variability and change, Global temperature record, Proxy, Climate, Ocean, Temperature gradient

According to Judd, accurate temperature estimates of ancient oceans are vital because they are the best tool for reconstructing global climate conditions in the past, including metrics like mean global temperature and the latitudinal temperature gradient.

Key Points: 
  • According to Judd, accurate temperature estimates of ancient oceans are vital because they are the best tool for reconstructing global climate conditions in the past, including metrics like mean global temperature and the latitudinal temperature gradient.
  • Knowing how those regions are biased in comparison to the global mean allows researchers to better interpret the proxy data coming from the ancient Earth.
  • We highlight where, when and why temperature estimates from the same latitudes may differ from one another and compare different climate models abilities to reconstruct these patterns.
  • Our work therefore lays the groundwork to more holistically and robustly reconstruct global climate through Earths history.

Florida Current Is Weaker Now Than At Any Point In The Past Century

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Friday, August 7, 2020
Nature, Physical geography, Articles, Climatology, Natural environment, Climate history, Effects of global warming, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf Stream, Ocean current, Climate variability and change, Global warming

"We can use those connections to look at things in the past or far from shore, giving us a more complete view of the ocean and how it changes across space and time."

Key Points: 
  • "We can use those connections to look at things in the past or far from shore, giving us a more complete view of the ocean and how it changes across space and time."
  • The Florida Current, which forms the start of the Gulf Stream, has slowed over the past century and is the slowest it has been at any point in the past 110 years.
  • Historical analysis of the current was made using sea level records from Florida and the Caribbean.
  • Understanding past changes in ocean currents helps reduce one of the biggest uncertainties in observations of climate change over the past century.

CP releases climate change statement; reiterates commitment to sustainability

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Thursday, July 30, 2020
Climate change policy, Climate change, Climate history, Global warming, Climate change mitigation, Nature, Natural environment, Time

CALGARY, AB, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) has released its first public statement on climate change.

Key Points: 
  • CALGARY, AB, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) has released its first public statement on climate change.
  • In support of this initiative, CP will establish a science-based emissions reduction target to guide its climate action.
  • We will meet the climate change challenge with the same commitment to service and excellence the CP family brings to everything we do."
  • The application of leading practices, emerging tools and relationship building across the value chain and industrial sector, will remain critical as CP addresses the challenges of climate change.

Celebrities from the catwalk, the kitchen, and the recording studio honor global warming projects at 2020 Keeling Curve Prize awards ceremony

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Carbon dioxide, Physical geography, Climate variability and change, Nature, Atmosphere, Climate history, Climatology, Keeling Curve, Climate change, Charles David Keeling, Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere, Drawdown

Each year, the Keeling Curve Prize awards $25,000 to each of 10 projects across the globe with significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or promote carbon uptake.

Key Points: 
  • Each year, the Keeling Curve Prize awards $25,000 to each of 10 projects across the globe with significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or promote carbon uptake.
  • In the face of this historic challenge, the Keeling Curve Prize is spotlighting solutions that offer reasons for hope.
  • The Keeling Curve Prize is named after scientist Charles David Keeling's Keeling Curve, which has been tracking an increase in global carbon dioxide levels since 1958.
  • The Keeling Curve Prize awards $250,000 annually to projects that display proven carbon uptake, drawdown, or sequestration efforts.

Celebrities from the catwalk, the kitchen, and the recording studio honor global warming projects at 2020 Keeling Curve Prize awards ceremony

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Carbon dioxide, Physical geography, Climate variability and change, Nature, Atmosphere, Climate history, Climatology, Keeling Curve, Climate change, Charles David Keeling, Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere, Drawdown

Each year, the Keeling Curve Prize awards $25,000 to each of 10 projects across the globe with significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or promote carbon uptake.

Key Points: 
  • Each year, the Keeling Curve Prize awards $25,000 to each of 10 projects across the globe with significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or promote carbon uptake.
  • In the face of this historic challenge, the Keeling Curve Prize is spotlighting solutions that offer reasons for hope.
  • The Keeling Curve Prize is named after scientist Charles David Keeling's Keeling Curve, which has been tracking an increase in global carbon dioxide levels since 1958.
  • The Keeling Curve Prize awards $250,000 annually to projects that display proven carbon uptake, drawdown, or sequestration efforts.

Survey Reveals Few Americans Believe the U.S. Economy Will Be Impacted by Climate Change

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Articles, Physical geography, Nature, Climate change, Climate history, Global warming, Natural environment, Stephan Ouaknine

We've seen recently just how quickly world economics can shift and climate change has the potential to wreak further havoc on the economy," Stephan Ouaknine, Managing Partner, Inerjys Ventures said.

Key Points: 
  • We've seen recently just how quickly world economics can shift and climate change has the potential to wreak further havoc on the economy," Stephan Ouaknine, Managing Partner, Inerjys Ventures said.
  • "The fact that so few understand the damage climate change will cause to the U.S. economy gets to the heart of why positive change isn't happening faster.
  • A quarter (25%) of Americans don't think efforts from U.S. entrepreneurs/start-up companies are important in the fight against climate change and only about a third of Americans (35%) believe there is not enough money being invested in technology that could help prevent or fix climate change, the survey found.
  • Among Americans who are concerned about the impacts of climate change on the future, 42% say the U.S. government has more of a responsibility than U.S. companies to address issues in America that cause climate change.

Environment and Climate Change Canada named most secretive federal government department

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Thursday, April 30, 2020
Articles, Physical geography, Nature, Climate change, Climate history, Global warming, Natural environment

TORONTO, April 30, 2020 /CNW/ - Environment and Climate Change Canada is the 2019 recipient of the Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy in the federal category.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, April 30, 2020 /CNW/ - Environment and Climate Change Canada is the 2019 recipient of the Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy in the federal category.
  • The four press-freedom advocacy groups recognized the Environment and Climate Change Canada with this citation:
    The decisions Canadians make at the ballot box are one of the only opportunities they have to influence their governments.
  • But thanks to government secrecy, it's becoming more and more difficult for Canadians to ensure those decisions are informed.
  • In response, Environment and Climate Change Canada said it would take seven months to release the relevant recordswell after the Oct. 21 election.