2017

Cyclists riding for the 350 climate action. Melbourne, October 24, 2009. Attribution: Takver from Australia

This page brings together global news 2017, on Climate action, highlighting innovative strategies and community efforts that recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism in response to climate emergency. Learn about how communities positively impact through different projects and collaborations.

  • Boost for fossil fuel divestment as UK eases pension rules, Dec 18[1]
  • When Climate Change Becomes a Credit Problem, Dec 13[2]
  • New Zealand creates special refugee visa for Pacific islanders affected by climate change, Dec 9[3]
  • I shut down an oil pipeline – because climate change is a ticking bomb, Emily Johnston, Nov 24[4]
  • Record Emissions: 41 Billion Tons of Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide Were Added to the Atmosphere This Year, Nov 14[5]

COP23: Where is the place for community-led initiatives? Nov 13[6]

  • The seven megatrends that could beat global warming: 'There is reason for hope', Nov 8[7]
  • The three-degree world: cities that will be drowned by global warming, Nov 3[8]

References

  1. ↑ The Guardian
  2. ↑ nytimes.com
  3. ↑ straitstimes.com
  4. ↑ The Guardian
  5. ↑ @robertscribbler
  6. ↑ transitionnetwork.org
  7. ↑ The Guardian
  8. ↑ The Guardian
  • Record surge in atmospheric CO2 seen in 2016, Oct 30[1]
  • Climate change already bringing disease, air pollution and heatwaves, Oct 30[2]
  • UK climate change masterplan – the grownups have finally won, Oct 12[3]
  • Scottish government bans fracking after public opposition, Oct 3[4] France, Ireland, Germany, and Bulgaria have also banned fracking.[5]
  • Catholic church to make record divestment from fossil fuels, Oct 3[6]

References

  1. ↑ BBC News
  2. ↑ The Guardian
  3. ↑ The Guardian
  4. ↑ The Guardian
  5. ↑ climaterealityproject.org
  6. ↑ The Guardian
  • Global carbon emissions stood still in 2016, offering climate hope, Sep 28[1]
  • When cities fight climate change, they reap other big benefits too. Here are five examples[2]
  • California to pass law setting 100% renewable electricity goal, Aug 31[3]

Governments face 'wave of legal action' over climate change inaction as natural disasters worsen, activists warn, Aug 29[4]

  • Harvey Is What Climate Change Looks Like, Aug 28[5]
  • University fossil fuel divestment total tips £80 billion globally, Aug 17[6]
  • Got #ClimateHope? 99 Reasons To Keep Fighting for Our Future, Aug 11[7]

References

  1. ↑ The Guardian
  2. ↑ climaterealityproject.org
  3. ↑ climatechangenews.com
  4. ↑ independent.co.uk
  5. ↑ politico.com
  6. ↑ @timeshighered
  7. ↑ climaterealityproject.org

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  • Barcelona acts to address climate change, Jul 20[1]
  • Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals, Martin Lukacs, Jul 17[2]
  • 101 ways to fight climate change and support the Paris agreement, Jun 7[3]
  • Mayors of 7,400 cities vow to meet Obama's climate commitments, Jun 28[4]
  • New York’s new climate program includes making friends — seriously. Here’s why. Jun 16[5]
  • The fight against climate change: four cities leading the way in the Trump era, Jun 13[6]
  • This beer kills pipelines, Jun 7[7]
  • Bucking Trump, These Cities, States and Companies Commit to Paris Accord, Jun 1[8]

References

  1. ↑ iclei-europe.org
  2. ↑ The Guardian
  3. ↑ curbed.com
  4. ↑ The Guardian
  5. ↑ @grist
  6. ↑ The Guardian
  7. ↑ Transition Network
  8. ↑ nytimes.com

Mapped: How ‘embodied’ footprints compare across Europe, May 31[1]

  • Mapped: Climate change laws around the world, May 11[2]
  • Africa: Week 1 of #GDMAfrica2017, May 8[3]
  • Can global warming really be reversed? Maybe so, and Paul Hawken shows how, May 4[4]
  • The Question I Get Asked the Most, Apr 4[5]
  • 9-year-old girl files lawsuit against Indian Government over failure to take ambitious climate action, Apr 1[6]

References

  1. ↑ carbonbrief.org
  2. ↑ carbonbrief.org
  3. ↑ 350africa.org
  4. ↑ minnpost.com
  5. ↑ resilience.org
  6. ↑ independent.co.uk

An open letter from Bangladesh to the American people, Mar 30[1]

  • Why I think there's still hope for the climate in 2017, Adam Levy, Mar 19[2]
  • Sharp drop in US emissions keeps global levels flat, Mar 17[3]
  • The biggest doctors' groups in America have joined the climate change fight, Mar 15[4]
  • The 100 Things We Need To Do To Reverse Global Warming, Mar 13[5]
  • Carbon dioxide levels now rising at record speed, Mar 10[6]
  • Renewable energy spike led to sharp drop in emissions in Australia, Mar 9[7]
  • This climate lawsuit could change everything. No wonder the Trump administration doesn't want it going to trial, Mar 9[8]
  • 6 Filipinas fighting for climate justice, Mar 8[9]
  • Victory in South Africa’s first climate change court case! Mar 8[10]
  • Climate change battles are increasingly being fought, and won, in court, Tessa Khan, Mar 8[11]
  • From recycling royalty to smart buildings, Stockholm mayor takes on climate change, Mar 6[12]
  • UK carbon emissions fell 6% in 2016 after record drop in coal use, Mar 6[13]

References

  1. ↑ climatechangenews.com
  2. ↑ The Guardian
  3. ↑ @FT
  4. ↑ nbcnews.com
  5. ↑ fastcompany.com
  6. ↑ climateandcapitalism.com
  7. ↑ The Guardian
  8. ↑ washingtonpost.com
  9. ↑ greenpeace.org
  10. ↑ cer.org.za
  11. ↑ The Guardian
  12. ↑ Thomson Reuters Foundation
  13. ↑ carbonbrief.org
  • There is Really Only One Way to Come to Grips with the Climate Crisis, Feb 28[1]
  • 10 propuestas sevillanas para luchar contra el cambio climático, Feb 26[2]
  • Netherlands invests €1m in global climate adaptation centre, Feb 8[3]
  • Global Temperature Record Broken for Third Consecutive Year, Jan 18[4]
  • Cool Block Shows How Neighborhoods Can Create Climate Resilience, Jan 11[5]

References

  1. ↑ resilience.org
  2. ↑ elcorreoweb.es
  3. ↑ Climate Home - climate change news
  4. ↑ earthobservatory.nasa.gov
  5. ↑ @Shareable

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