Climate News: End of year Transition Towns dinner conversation: 'Climate change, we just don't get it!'

Climate Conversations

Transition Town's end-of-year dinner reminds us that most people can't grasp or even attempt to understand the implications and ramifications of climate change.

"The struggle against climate change is foundering. Enter Trump.";

"A strange new climate era is beginning to take hold";

"Post US Election Blues: Where Do We Take Our Activism from Here?";

"‘Unprecedented’ climate extremes are everywhere. Our baselines for what’s normal will need to change";

"Spain introduces paid climate leave after deadly floods";

"Six things we learned about the Australian government’s response to the climate crisis";

"Photos show record-breaking South Korea snowfall";

"Walter Jehne on urban agriculture and the climate emergency";

"Albanese kills off deal with Greens to pass ‘nature positive’ legislation after intervention by WA premier";

"Rising Tide protesters arrested in Canberra for blocking road to Parliament House";

"Labor’s term began with promise on the environment. It ends with things worse than ever";

"Australia’s electricity market is getting a big makeover – and these 3 changes will make it future-proof";

"‘A dose of nature’: each time you visit a national park, you save the health budget almost $100";

"Europe’s Cruise Ships Produce Toxic Sulphur Emissions Equivalent to 1 Billion Cars, Study Finds";

"Record renewables go into the grid in 2024, generating 45% of electricity in 2025";

"‘Silent majority’ of Australian farmers found to support renewable energy transition";

"NSW gives planning approval for giant 2 GWh battery at site of state’s likely last coal generator":

"COP29 verdict: Climate summits must turn over a new leaf";

"COP29: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Baku";

"Congo landslide kills at least nine people, most of them children";

"Guest post: How the Greenland ice sheet fared in 2024";

"Forest Areas in China Are Recovering Since the 21st Century";

"Multipolar Climate Diplomacy";

"Do EVs hold their value? Here's how electric cars fare on the second-hand market";

"Cutting-edge new charger the size of a suitcase could help curb emissions from trucks in Europe";

"Will China step up if Trump takes a step back on climate change?";

"A tax on new plastic would slash waste – if built into the global treaty on plastics";

"When climate change upends sacred rituals, the faithful adapt";

"Could China’s CO2 emissions peak by 2025? Experts optimistic about the superpower’s green transition";

"‘Put Your Head Down, Help Each Other Out’: Inside Asheville’s Helene Response";

"As American Farms Face More Drought, Storms and Flooding, a New Agriculture Secretary Will Have to Reckon With Climate Change";

"How big fossil-fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad";

"Climate denial a unifying theme of Trump’s cabinet picks, experts say";

"How to Help Those Still Devastated by Hurricane Helene";

"Gaslighting: How North Carolina’s immense natural gas buildout contributes to climate change";

"Cashing Out: The secretive system disrupting climate action and forcing big payouts to fossil fuel companies";

"How Wealthy Corporations Use Investment Agreements to Extract Millions From Developing Countries";

"Ground Truthed" - George Monbiot;

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