Looking for some last-minute Christmas gifts? I have some new books to recommend! Here's a video review, and see tweets below for the links to the books. fb.watch/2vluZhJq_n/
Climate Courage by @AndreasKarelas is packed full of hopeful, real-life stories of climate solutions happening here and now. I loved it so much that I wrote the forward! climatecourage.us
All We Can Save @allwecansave is a truly inspirational collection of essays (one's mine!) and poems by women climate leaders including the brand-new US National Climate Advisor @GinaNRDC. Read it alone or join a reading circle! allwecansave.earth
Angry Weather by @FrediOtto is for the science enthusiast. No climate expertise needed for these easy-to-read explanations of the cutting-edge field of attribution: how much stronger or more frequent did climate change make a specific heatwave or flood? greystonebooks.com/products/angry…
I also wrote the intro for a new collection of conversations on ecotheology between four leading scholars in the field. It's a great gift for the deep thinkers who appreciate thorny ethical issues. eerdmans.com/Products/7441/…
I've read a lot of books during this pandemic year and this is the one that I found most surprisingly enthralling. I can't believe I used to think geology was kind of boring (I know, sorry) ... ! Honourable mention to a 2018 book, Timefulness press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…
And last but not least, I have an entire Amazon list of recommended books if you're looking for something different! Here it is: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…
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Our special #AGU20 session on "Climate Change & Coronavirus: Crucial Conversations" is TODAY. If you're registered for #AGU2020, join us for interactive discussions starting at 12P. If you aren't, you can still watch all the amazing keynotes anytime for FREE. Here's how (thread)
I'll be kicking off the session with "10 things climate change and coronavirus have in common" from their impact on the economy and our health to the misinformation and communication challenges they pose. Watch here:
Next up, @DrAriBernstein, pediatrician + director of @HarvardCCHANGE who speaks powerfully to the intersections between climate, covid, pollution & our health. He's my personal go-to on this topic so you don't want to miss his talk, "salvation comes cheap"
If your home is outside the 100-year flood plain, you're not required to purchase flood insurance. Well, guess what climate change is doing now ... and taxpayers are at risk for footing the bill. More: politico.com/news/2020/11/3…
In Houston, for example, it's estimated that climate change increased the rainfall that fell during Hurricane Harvey by nearly 40% ... and 80% of high water rescue calls were outside the flood zone chron.com/news/houston-t…
It's not just hurricanes ... in Houston, Harvey was the third 500-year flood event in THREE YEARS. Our definitions of flood zones are already quaintly obsolete, thanks to a changing climate. washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2…
It amazes and saddens me how many people are willing to let some of the richest multinationals in the world off the hook when it comes to carbon emissions and blame themselves + other individuals instead. "We're the consumers" say the drug addicts, "so it must be our fault."
Guilt can be a powerful motivator of societal change, yes ... when those who feel that guilt have the power to effect change at the scale that would mitigate that guilt. When it comes to carbon emissions, tho, the fact is that we as individuals DON'T.
Royal Dutch Shell is #6 on the list of 90 companies responsible for 2/3 of greenhouse gas emissions since the dawn of the industrial era. Their cumulative emissions equal those of the country of 🇨🇦. sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/j…
Despite what the CEO of Shell claimed in 2019, eating food that's in season, avoiding fast fashion and recycling ISN'T GOING TO CUT IT when it comes to stabilizing climate change. Those actions will make no more than the tiniest of dents. vice.com/en/article/a3x…
Press release from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy claims science + tech highlights of Trump's first term include "ending the covid-19 pandemic" and "taking action to understand and protect the environment." politico.com/news/2020/10/2…
The truth? The Trump administration has or is in the process of rolling back over 100 pieces of legislation that protect the "clean air, clean water, and resilient environment" the press release claims to have protected. Source: statista.com/chart/18268/en…
The Trump administration also deliberately misrepresented the findings of the National Climate Assessment and just this fall hired new appointees who explicitly reject the science to "consult" on the NCA process in the future.