by: Alix Martichoux Posted: May 25, 2024 New predictions for the summer season, released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center this week, show weather is likely to heat up in almost every corner of the United States. The forecast, which covers June, July and August, indicates nearly every U.S. state with leaning toward a hotter-than-normal summer […]
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United Nations: We Have ‘Two Years To Save The World’ From Climate Crisis
Plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference at Expo City Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Dec. 13, 2023. COP28 / Christophe Viseux. We are running out of time to take action on climate change, says Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In a speech titled “Two […]
Read MoreBreakng News for The Children’s Trust for Climate Justice
View this email in your browserJudge clears path to trial for Juliana plaintiffs. Late Friday night, Judge Aiken ruled in favor of the 21 youth plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States, clearing the way to trial. In her order denying the government’s attempt to throw out the case, Judge Aiken said what is on all of our […]
Read MoreClimate Justice: The Children’s Trust Year in Review
With your support, our legal team—12 attorneys, 49 pro bono counsel, and 39 experts—represented 169 children in four countries. We did so powered by the individuals and foundations who believe that young people deserve to be happy and safe, today and in the future. You have powered our work and stood with a generation of […]
Read MoreA “Missing piece to our understanding”
For decades, scientists have sought more effective ways to calculate the amount of carbon stored in forests, grasslands and mangroves. Then, in 2018, NASA started a mission called the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (or GEDI, pronounced like the order of knights in “Star Wars”) that deployed a sensor in space with the power to make […]
Read MoreScientists outline a bold solution to climate change, biodiversity loss, social injustice
An international team of scientists led by Oregon State University researchers has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a “restorative” pathway through which humanity can avoid the worst ecological and social outcomes of climate change. In addition to charting a possible new course for society, the researchers say their “paradigm shifting” plan can support […]
Read MoreChildren’s Trust Accomplishments in 2023
With your support, our legal team—12 attorneys, 49 pro bono counsel, and 39 experts—represented 169 children in four countries. We did so powered by the individuals and foundations who believe that young people deserve to be happy and safe, today and in the future. Let’s look back at what our community made possible this year.
Read MoreThe wood industry releases more carbon than Russia — and we’re not counting its emissions: study
The wood products industry is massively undercounting its impact on the climate, a new study has found. Through its production of paper, pulp, pellets and lumber, the industry releases at least 3.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year, according to a study published last week in Nature. That is a large number in its own right: more than […]
Read MoreThe Carbon Counters: Tracking Emissions in a Post-Paris World
In the wake of the Paris climate agreement, developing countries find themselves in need of analysts capable of monitoring their emissions. It’s a complex task, but organizations are stepping in with online courses to train these new green accountants. By Nicola Jones • March 8, 2016 Michael Gillenwater is so tired he is mixing up his words, worn […]
Read MoreThe wood industry releases more carbon than Russia — and we’re not counting its emissions: study
Logs are stacked at a lumber mill surrounded by recently charred and deforested fields near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, Sept. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) The wood products industry is massively undercounting its impact on the climate, a new study has found. Through its production of paper, pulp, pellets and lumber, the industry releases at […]
Read More“Stopping Climate Change Is Doable, but Time Is Short, U.N. Panel Warns”
“A major new scientific report offers a road map for how countries can limit global warming, but warns that the margin for error is vanishingly small.” “Nations need to move away much faster from fossil fuels to retain any hope of preventing a perilous future on an overheated planet, according to a major new report […]
Read More‘People Didn’t Listen to Our Warnings’: Scientists Say It’s Too Late to Save Arctic Summer
By: Paige Bennett June 7, 2023 Even with dramatic shifts in emissions, summer sea ice in the Arctic is doomed. A new analysis has found that even greatly and swiftly reducing greenhouse gas emissions will not prevent the disappearance of sea ice in September over the coming decades. Researchers predict the first summer without Arctic sea […]
Read MoreChildren’s Trust for Climate Justice Historic Trial
Hi friends, Yesterday was the first day of historic trial in Held v. State of Montana! In Helena, people from around the state lined the sidewalks to wave signs and cheer on the youth plaintiffs as they entered the courtroom. Supporters then packed the courtroom and a nearby overflow space, while over 400 supporters around the […]
Read MoreAudit finds California water agency not adequately considering climate change in forecasts
BY IAN JAMESSTAFF WRITER MAY 27, 2023 5 AM PT The state auditor has issued a report strongly criticizing the California Department of Water Resources, saying the agency has overestimated the state’s water supply during drought and continues relying on forecasts that don’t adequately factor in the effects of climate change. The report by State Auditor Grant Parks […]
Read MoreOutrage and delight as France ditches reliance on meat in climate bill
Environment minister Barbara Pompili says proposals will help country to meet net zero emissions The country that gave the world foie gras, coq au vin and le steak frites is being asked to ditch its meat-heavy diet in favour of vegetarian options, as France embarks on a historic “culture shift” that will bring sweeping changes to all […]
Read MoreClimate disasters ‘caused more internal displacement than war’ in 2020
Refugee organisation says 30m new displacements last year were due to floods, storms or wildfires Saeed Kamali DehghanThu 20 May 2021Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 Intense storms and flooding triggered three times more displacements than violent conflicts did last year, as the number of people internally displaced worldwide hit the highest level on […]
Read MoreThe Sky is Frying!
The Sky is Frying by Jeffrey St. Clair As I sat down to write this on Thursday afternoon, more than 100 million Americans were sweltering under extreme heat warnings and that didn’t include the Pacific Northwest, where the vents of the blast furnace are slated to open on Monday sparking temperatures in the 100s for […]
Read MoreThe System is not moving fast enough
Roger Hallam, the co-founder of Extinction Rebellion argues the climate crisis calls for revolution. Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international body of UN scientists, delivered a “final warning” to drastically cut global emissions in order to prevent the heating of the planet past 1.5 degrees Celsius. As the exponentially […]
Read MoreRapidly Melting Glaciers Threaten Collapse of Crucial Ocean Circulation Systems: Study
“It’s way faster than we thought these circulations could slow down,” said one researcher. “We are talking about the possible long-term extinction of an iconic water mass.”Julia ConleyMar 30, 2023Scientists from the United States and Australia on Wednesday warned in a new study that the current rate of greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting rapid […]
Read MoreStudy: Big gap in carbon removal effort key to climate goals
BERLIN (AP) — Researchers say efforts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere aren’t being scaled up fast enough and can’t be relied on to meet crucial climate goals.A report published Thursday by scientists in Europe and the United States found that new methods of CO2 removal currently account for only 0.1% of the 2 […]
Read More“The beginning of the end” at COP27
The UN has demanded proof of change not mere hope amidst distrust, nor aspirations mouthed among the cynical.Per Albert Bates, these standardized requirements are new, obvious, practicaland observable: “The new rules announced Tuesday by former Canadian climate minister Catherine McKenna said net zero pledges must be “about cutting emissions, not corners.” I think everyone in […]
Read MoreAs We Confront The Climate Crisis, Is Bigger And Faster Always Better?
Above Photo: Protester at Global Climate Strike in Vienna, Austria on Sept. 24, 2021. Wikimedia / Ivan Radic. By prioritizing large-scale climate responses we might be missing out on the kind of bottom-up solutions most aligned with bringing the world back within its limits. “Scale” has become something of a buzz word in climate movement […]
Read MoreDocuments Show the Fossil Fuel Industry Couldn’t Care Less About Climate Action
10 december 22 Documents show the fossil fuel industry ‘has no real plans to clean up its act’ and took steps to continue business as usual Some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies have internally dismissed the need to swiftly move to renewable energy and cut planet-heating emissions, despite publicly portraying themselves as […]
Read MoreClimate Crisis: Words to Use and Words to Lose
Many words and phrases have been subverted to undermine the needed action to take for the climate emergency. Below are some suggestions for changing them giving more clarification to their intent although a few may be questionable depending on the context.
Read MoreStudy Finds 69% Average Drop in Animal Populations Since 1970
‘Lights Are Flashing Red’ “We should care deeply about the unraveling of natural systems because these same resources sustain human life,” said the World Wildlife Fund’s global chief scientist. Jake Johnson October 13, 2022 A sweeping report published Thursday by one of the world’s largest conservation groups finds that Earth’s vertebrate animal populations experienced an […]
Read MoreLoss for Climate Activists in Layla H. v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Dear friends, Today in Richmond, Virginia, the 13 youth plaintiffs in Layla H. v. Commonwealth of Virginia had their first day in court. With over 100 supporters of the young Virginians present in two courtrooms and at a post-hearing press conference, attorneys from Our Children’s Trust and local counsel argued before Judge Clarence N. Jenkins Jr. that the youths’ case […]
Read MoreCapitalism Created the Climate Catastrophe
Socialism Can Avert Disaster. In November 2022, most member states of the United Nations (UN) will gather in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh for the annual UN Climate Change Conference. This is the 27th conference of the parties to assess the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, commonly referred to as COP […]
Read MoreOur Children’s Trust: Florida!
HUGE NEWS IN FLORIDA! As of today, thanks to young people from across the state of Florida, in a strategy led and supported by Our Children’s Trust, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) renewable energy rule, Chapter 5O-5: Renewable Energy, is effective! This new rule – the most significant climate policy in Florida in over a […]
Read MoreWhat Does West Virgina v. EPA mean for Climate Action
The EPA still has authority to reduce climate pollution from power plants, even after the Supreme Court’s decision. Here’s what the Biden administration should do next. By Earthjustice & Evergreen Action | July 6, 2022 Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice The Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA limited the EPA’s ability to reduce climate […]
Read MoreAction for Climate Resilient Lands
Strategy Overview Sonoma County, comprising over 1.1 million acres (1,500 square miles) and with a population of approximately 488,000 people, hosts a diverse landscape with coastal geography, varied topography, and a range of microclimates. Collectively, the landscape supports an array of ecological zones, plant, and animal species, working lands, waters, and communities (Sonoma County Ag […]
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