Climate Letter #1218

A new report from the Schroders Climate Progress Dashboard:  “The current pace of global climate change remains double that of the international targets set in the Paris Climate Agreement due to a lack and speed of global action to limit its impact.”  Schroders is a global asset manager that uses complex statistical research to keep its investors informed about human progress toward mitigation of climate change.  Their data now foresees a future warming of 4.0C, actually having improved a bit from 4.1C a year ago, which is at least a move in the right direction.

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Farmers in northern and central Europe are facing the worst drought in recent memory (The Guardian).  In one situation, “Most of south-west Sweden hasn’t had rain since the first days of May.”
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A major new study about the future of meat consumption foresees devastating effects on both health and environment.  With respect to climate change, “Livestock production currently accounts for 15% of all anthropogenic emissions,” significant because of both size and rapid rate of growth in demand for the products.
–The report has open access and is written in a non-technical style, available at this site:
–If you have a special interest in this subject there is another report of an institutional nature that has just been issued covering both meat and dairy, of similar intent but with a more exclusive focus on the issue of emissions.  It is much more detailed than the one above and quite lengthy.  Here is a brief review, which includes a link to the full report:
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Another new study, published in a prominent science journal, provides a thorough analysis of the activities engaged in by climate lobbyists over the years 2000-2016.  One side had all the advantages, especially in funding, and had no trouble getting the results it wanted.  (Money talks.)
–To see the full report (quite worthwhile) go to:
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Low-lying clouds are seen to rapidly disappear over large areas.  Scientists are trying to get a handle on the cause of this phenomenon because of the importance of its influence on changes in Earth’s albedo.  Especially in the tropical zone, every reduction in albedo, no matter how small, contributes more heating from solar radiation.  “Understanding how this happens will help us predict what might happen to clouds in a warming climate…..It’s about the balance of warming and cooling effects — and this is one of the pieces that make up that balance.”
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For a bit of good news, big data centers and electric grid operators are finding more and more ways to cooperate, a natural fit, while gaining the full benefits of renewable energy (via Scientific American).
Carl

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