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US Election 2020 – Global Crisis Local Impacts

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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsUnited States

    Year of Extraordinary Crisis ‘Breaks the System’ as U.S. Wildfire Crews Burn Out

    December 9, 2020
     
    December 9, 2020
    By mid-September, there was no one left to call. The U.S. West, with its thousands of federal, state, and local fire engines and crews, ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInsurance & LiabilityJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingUnited States

    U.S. Public Lenders Ignore Risks as Climate-Driven Mortgage Crisis Looms

    December 4, 2020
     
    December 4, 2020
    As U.S. public mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to turn a mostly blind eye to climate risk, policy experts warn that ...
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  • AfricaAsiaCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding

    Sea Level Rise Requires ‘Equitable Retreat’ from Coastal Communities

    November 22, 2020
     
    November 22, 2020
    As rising seas and fiercer storms make the coast an ever more tenuous place to live, policy-makers all over the world need to plan ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Massive Wildfires Hit California, Colorado Decades Sooner than Climate Scientists Predicted

    November 1, 2020
     
    Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    November 1, 2020
    Orange County, California and the areas around Boulder and Fort Collins, Colorado have become epicentres for a U.S. wildfire season so relentless and severe ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaUnited StatesWater

    U.S.–Mexico Water Rights Standoff Kills Protester, Points to Risk of Future Climate Conflict

    October 26, 2020
     
    October 26, 2020
    The climate crisis is exacerbating long-standing tensions over water rights between Mexico and the United States—tensions that exploded last month to lethal effect when ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityInsurance & LiabilityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsWater

    Insurer Warns of Ecosystem Collapse in One-Fifth of Countries, Imperiling $42 Trillion in Global GDP

    October 15, 2020
     
    October 15, 2020
    A new report from insurance giant Swiss Re Group warns that more than half of global GDP—totalling US$42 trillion—is in peril, as climate change ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States

    2020 Ties U.S. Record for Most Damaging Climate Disasters

    October 13, 2020
     
    October 13, 2020
    2020 has already tied the U.S. record for the largest number of climate disasters that produced at least US$1 billion in damage. And the ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States

    Study: Hotter Days, No A/C Brings Lower Test Scores for Black, Latinx Students

    October 9, 2020
     
    October 9, 2020
    A new study has correlated warmer air temperatures with lower test scores among Black and Latinx students in the United States, likely because they’re ...
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  • Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited States

    Wildfire Smoke Cuts Into California Solar Production

    October 8, 2020
     
    October 8, 2020
    Severe smoke from the wildfires that have been sweeping parts of California reduced power output from the state’s utility-scale solar installations by 13% in ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States

    Fox News Viewers More Likely to Doubt Human Role in Climate Crisis

    October 8, 2020
     
    October 8, 2020
    A study by climate communicators at Yale University has found that the majority of people who regularly watch U.S. news networks are concerned about ...
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  • Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    California Fires Torch Record-Breaking Four Million Acres…So Far

    October 7, 2020
     
    October 7, 2020
    California set a tragic record this week, with more than four million acres (16,180 square kilometres) burned. And there are still at least two ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States

    California Internal Combustion Vehicle Ban Will Help Automakers, Boost the Grid, RMI Says

    October 6, 2020
     
    October 6, 2020
    California’s decision to ban sales of internal combustion vehicles after 2035 is good news for both automakers and the electricity grid, Rocky Mountain Institute ...
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  • Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States

    U.S. Military Gears Up for Major Climate Change Impacts

    September 24, 2020
     
    September 24, 2020
    In sharp distinction from its commander-in-chief, the American military fully comprehends the threat of climate change—and says it is taking action, even as it ...
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  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyUnited States

    67% of Low-Income U.S. Households Face High Energy Burden

    September 17, 2020
     
    September 17, 2020
    Two out of three low-income households in the United States face disproportionately steep energy bills, says a new report from the American Council for ...
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  • CanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Multiple Mega-Fires Deliver Toxic Air, Extreme Heat, Rolling Blackouts Across Western U.S.

    September 13, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix staff
    September 13, 2020
    With “multiple mega-fires burning more than three million acres”, and millions of people in California, Oregon, and Washington State facing a mix of toxic ...
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