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Climate Change

Nations Vowed To Cut Carbon Emissions. They Aren’t Even Close, UN Says

"On the eve of the most important global climate meeting in years, a definitive United Nations report has found that the world is well off course on its promises to cut greenhouse gas emissions — and may have even further to go than previously thought."

Source: Washington Post, 11/28/2018

"How Trump Is Ensuring That Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Rise"

"President Trump had a clear message Monday when asked about the core conclusion of a scientific report issued by his own administration: that climate change will batter the nation’s economy. “I don’t believe it,” he said."

Source: NY Times, 11/27/2018

Flood Insurance Reform Remains Key Congressional Task

With flooding from hurricanes and other climate disasters becoming the new normal, badly needed flood insurance reform continues to founder in the halls of Congress. The National Flood Insurance Program is billions of dollars in debt, and aid packages are doing little to get people out of flood-prone areas. Congress watchers will keep an eye on new House leadership for insurance solutions, although politically unpalatable rate hikes swamped the big reform. This week’s TipSheet has more on the story, with leads on what to watch in 2019.

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"Epic Fail: Trump Tries To Bury National Climate Assessment Report"

"Governments typically try to bury bad news in the Friday news cycle when people are distracted with plans for the weekend. The best day all year to bury a story is Black Friday .... The latest National Climate Assessment report from the federal government was due to be released before the end of 2018, but it is filled with such shockingly bad news for Trump and his failed environmental policies that his maladministration decided to release it a month early on the afternoon of Black Friday."

Source: CleanTechnica, 11/26/2018

U.S. Climate Report Warns of Damaged Environment and Shrinking Economy

"A major scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday presents the starkest warnings to date of the consequences of climate change for the United States, predicting that if significant steps are not taken to rein in global warming, the damage will knock as much as 10 percent off the size of the American economy by century’s end."

Source: NY Times, 11/26/2018
December 11, 2018

Highlights from the Fourth National Climate Assessment: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the U.S.

On Nov. 23, the U.S. Global Change Research Program released the Fourth National Climate Assessment Vol. II (NCA4). Media can learn about NCA4 at a special science session at the American Geophysical Union Annual Fall meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 4:00-6:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C. Pre-registration required.

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