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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"
#Climate #ClimateChange

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.

"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/

Trump 'science' versus climate science.
A modern Vatican versus Galileo.
Factcheck: Trump’s false claims about the IPCC and ‘RCP8.5’ climate scenario - Carbon Brief https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-trumps-false-claims-ab…

Factcheck: Trump’s false claims about the IPCC and ‘RCP8.5’ climate scenario - Carbon Brief
In this factcheck, Carbon Brief looks at Trump’s comments, the debate around RCP8.5 and the “good” and “bad” news within the latest scenarios.

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

When 20-year-old climate activist
Eva Lighthiser isn’t deciding her major
– she is leaning toward environmental studies
– she is preparing testimony for her lawsuit against the US president,
Lighthiser v Trump.
She and 22 other young Americans are accusing the US federal government of violating their constitutional rights by passing executive orders boosting planet-warming fossil fuels.
Even though a court dismissed Lighthiser v Trump in the fall, Lighthis…

❔ How can climate mobility function as a proactive strategy for women and marginalised groups? What influences decision-making processes to migrate or to stay? What do governments and stakeholders need to do to increase women's agency?
📝 New Paper Published:
Human mobility as a climate and disaster risk management strategy: Addressing intersectional vulnerability and enhancing women's agency
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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.

"Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says"
#Climate #ClimateChange

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.