Weekly Climate Round Up - Enviroment, April Week 1

Don’t get us wrong, the report is a warning but, in many ways, it’s positive news. In the report, the panel of scientists explicitly highlights one major fact – we have all the tools we need to address this crisis.

In other words – let’s get to work. 

Including the release of the IPCC report, here is the latest climate news and important updates from this past week. Check out this weekly #climateroundup.

• As we said, the big news of the week is the IPCC Report, which was the final assessment in this cycle. The report, which focuses on mitigation tactics for leaders and policymakers, highlighted a number of things nations can do to address the growing climate crisis. The report also made two things very clear – we have all the tools we need, and we are running out of time. 
  

• A new study published in the journal of Science Advances, highlighted the growing threats of climate change in the American West. The report indicates that wildfires followed by heavy rainfall will make floods and natural disasters much more common in the west over the next few decades. 
  

• GM and Honda are teaming up to build a line of affordable electric vehicles. The two companies will co-develop crossover models that are projected to be available by 2027.
  

• After the release of shocking images from the Ukrainian town of Bucha that detailed Russian war crimes, world leaders are calling for sanctions on Russian energy exports. The call for sanctions could have immense impacts on the future of oil across the planet, combined with the growing need to reduce fossil fuel consumption. 

• The Brazilian company Nemus is using proceeds from NFT sales to buy and preserve tracts of the Amazon Rainforest. The move is considered controversial by many, given the carbon intensive process required to create NFTs. 
  

• More than 200 individuals have been arrested following protests orchestrated by the UK-based Just Stop Oil. The activists blocked entrances to oil terminals around the United Kingdom, demanding an end to new oil and gas projects. 

Check back next week! ✌️