Climate Letter #1504

Why China’s CO2 emissions are growing again (Carbon Brief).  A powerful presentation of a subject of utmost importance for the future climate, with many different kinds of trends clearly charted.  The most important concerns emissions from burning coal, which makes up two-thirds of the total and has resumed rising over the last twelve months. The story’s conclusion:  “China’s energy policies for the next five years, along with economic policies and developments, will determine when the country’s emissions reach a peak. Given China’s role as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, this outcome will also have major global consequences.”

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–A separate analysis of the tensions existing within China that influence policy making.  Ambitions for growth are still running strong and are hard to resist at all levels (Inside Climate News, republished from Financial Times).
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Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries, is being swamped by flooding (Phys.org)  The rainy season in a band that crosses the center of Africa is extra heavy this year, causing food shortages and fear of a cholera epidemic in a country that is otherwise mostly desert.  Photos.
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Temperature changes are closely linked to the collective health of entire ecosystems (Science Daily).  A new study was especially interested in the role of bacteria in the cycling of nutrients throughout a variety of ecosystem food chains.  “If temperature drives the observed shift in plant and bacterial functioning, ecosystems subjected to climate warming should also experience directional shifts in functional diversity and biogeochemistry.  That shift might happen too quickly for ecosystems to adapt.”
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Public misconceptions about the impact humans are having on the planet (The Ecologist).  This information, not too surprising, was gathered via a poll conducted in the UK.
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Who is profiting from the activity that has led to the fires in the Amazon? (The Atlantic).  As reported by Amazon Watch, which has been active in the area for over twenty years, “foreign investors have enormous influence over what happens in the Brazilian Amazon … Big banks and large investment companies play a critical role, providing billions of dollars in lending, underwriting, and equity investment.”  The author of this article has checked out the details and provides many names of those involved.
–The website for Amazon Watch:  https://amazonwatch.org/
Carl

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