Climate Letter #912

How serious is the reduction of oxygen dissolved in ocean waters?  A recent study revealed the rapid increase in the amount and rate of loss (see CL#908).  This post from Joe Romm has more to say about what this means.  The 5-minute video from a PhD student at Scripps is full of details about the actual processes involved, and their effects on marine life.

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On the importance of keeping ecosystems connected.  One of the major effects of climate change is the way rising temperatures induce many species to migrate.  For land-based species this often requires the presence of unbroken pathways, without which they may end up facing extinction.  A new study emphasizes the importance of recognizing and protecting this kind of connectivity when making environmental studies pertaining to land development.
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Industrial-scale deforestation has much worse effects than that due to creation of multiple small farm plots.  It has also been increasing as a proportion of the total of all forest losses in the tropics.  “The new findings underscore the growing need for policy interventions that target industrial-scale agricultural commodity producers in the tropics,” researchers say.  Governments today are often themselves involved in doing the clearing.
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Trump postpones the Paris pullout decision yet again, until after the G-7 meeting in Italy.  This story from Mother Jones has a lot of interesting thoughts about what is going on in the minds of the close advisors who are deeply divided on this issue.  Staying in the accord and then seeking to renegotiate the whole deal, or otherwise behaving disruptively, is now a widely recognized possibility, one that would not be well-received.
–The Chinese president, meanwhile, openly expresses his determination to keep the mitigation process on track regardless of what Trump decides.  The new president of France has been quick about stating his agreement.
–A prominent negotiator in global climate talks emphasizes how urgency is now the name of the game, and sees growing recognition of that being a fact on the part of many top political leaders.
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A new record low price set on bidding for a major new solar project in India.  Technical innovation and economies of scale are driving the costs.  “Solar is now cheaper than existing domestic Indian coal power.”
Carl

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