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"Love, fear, anger and hope: how emotions influence climate action"
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Love, fear, anger and hope: how emotions influence climate action
In one of England’s most deprived cities with one of the most ambitious climate targets, research shows the huge influence that emotion has on sustainability goals.

Extreme global climate outcomes are possible even at 2°C warming, study warns #environment

Extreme global climate outcomes are possible even at 2°C warming, study warns
Extreme climate impacts on people and the environment are often associated with very high levels of global warming (3 or 4°C). A new study led by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) shows that this assumption is too simplistic. Even moderate warming of 2°C could pose considerable climate risks for sectors that are particularly important for society and ecosystems. These include densely populated regions facing heavy rainfall, key agricultural areas affected by droughts, and …

"‘Denial machine’: climate misinformation is fuelling conflict in Australian communities, inquiry finds"
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Here's what we know about the climate cost of white trails aircraft leave in the sky #environment

Here's what we know about the climate cost of white trails aircraft leave in the sky
Contrails, short for condensation trails, are the white streaks often seen in the sky behind aircraft. The International Cloud Atlas, which classifies clouds, has a category just for them: cirrus homogenitus, an example of man-made clouds.

"Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation"
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Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation
Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.

US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds #UnitedStates

"Updated climate chatbot shows users energy use per query"
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Updated climate chatbot shows users energy use per query
A new feature has launched on ChatNetZero, the world’s first chatbot providing users with information on the climate targets set by businesses and governments. The chatbot has introduced per-query energy disclosure, making the energy footprint of AI visible to users.

"Ofcom to investigate complaints of climate change denial for first time since 2017"
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