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Why climate action stalls, despite widespread popular support #climate

Why climate action stalls, despite widespread popular support
What's the link between the global economy and the climate? Consumption drives extraction and carbon emissions. But there is more. The inequalities of the global economy don't just shape what goes into the atmosphere. They affect our understanding of the climate and our perspectives when it comes to possible solutions.

"Why long‑term climate choices are hard to make – a philosopher explains"
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Why long-term climate choices are hard to make – a philosopher explains
Many philosophers have noticed the similarities between environmental damage and the puzzle of the self-torturer.

National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
State attorneys general won’t get climate chapter removed from a legal manual
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/national-academies-of-sciences-r…

National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
State attorneys general won't get climate chapter removed from a legal manual.

"The move comes as the American Petroleum Institute and Republicans in Congress push legislation in the U.S. to shield the oil and gas industry from climate accountability."
New Zealand Moves to Ban Tort Liability for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Damage - Inside Climate News
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052026/new-zealand-amends-climate-law-protects-polluters/

US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding
#ClimateLitigation https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/us-states-trump-climate-crisis-endangerment-finding?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

"‘Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years’: How human-made climate change is making days longer"
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Climate change is making our days longer. Should we be concerned?
Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study.

Deforestation lessens Amazon rainfall—and climate change hastens that process, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-05-deforestation-lessens-amazon-rainfall-climate.html

Deforestation lessens Amazon rainfall—and climate change hastens that process, study finds
Climate change makes the southern Amazon's rain increasingly sensitive to deforestation, a new study finds. Clearing large areas of forest can trigger severe and lasting reductions in rainfall regardless of climate, but as the Amazon warms and dries, that "tipping point" arrives at ever lower levels of deforestation.

"Germany narrowly meets climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025"
#Germany #Climate #ClimateChange

Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change is turning them into prime burning hours https://phys.org/news/2026-04-wildfires-night-climate-prime-hours.html

Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change is turning them into prime burning hours
Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study found.

The 2040 milestones that Europe must meet to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050 #Europe …

The 2040 milestones that Europe must meet to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050
Energy, transport, heating and industrial transition: A major modeling study now provides EU-wide guidance with high sector detail on the required pace of transition to fossil-free technologies. The conclusion is encouraging: the EU Green Deal is realistic, and it will ultimately make the continent stronger and more independent from oil and gas crises.