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Marrakech Climate Talks Show There Is No Turning Back On Clean Energy Transition

Nearly one year after the world came together to forge the groundbreaking Paris Climate Agreement and only weeks after the accord officially entered into force in record time, the conversation has shifted to concrete action.

Source: Marrakech Climate Talks Show There Is No Turning Back On Clean Energy Transition

196 Countries Reaffirm Commitment to Paris Climate Deal, Isolating Trump Even More

“If Trump does the unthinkable and quits the Paris Agreement, it will be up to the rest of United States to make sure that we meet our climate targets with or without the White House.”

Source: 196 Countries Reaffirm Commitment to Paris Climate Deal, Isolating Trump Even More

Katharine Hayhoe: Here’s How Long We’ve Known About Climate Change

“Thanks to all the coal, oil and gas we’ve burned since the Industrial Revolution, we’re heading into unknown territory—unknown, that is, since the time of the dinosaurs, when there weren’t any ice sheets, when the sea level was more than 300 feet higher than today and when the land where a third of the people […]

Catalyst: The Anthropocene: a new age of humans – ABC TV Science

Source: Catalyst: The Anthropocene: a new age of humans – ABC TV Science

Largest Bank in Norway Sells Its Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline

“The writing’s on the wall for the Dakota Access pipeline. People power is winning.”

Source: Largest Bank in Norway Sells Its Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline

Even Bill O’Reilly Thinks Trump ‘Should Accept the Paris Treaty on Climate’

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Source: Even Bill O’Reilly Thinks Trump ‘Should Accept the Paris Treaty on Climate’

No, Trump’s election hasn’t derailed the U.N. climate conference | Grist

Why there’s (some) cause for optimism at the U.N. climate talks

Source: No, Trump’s election hasn’t derailed the U.N. climate conference | Grist

Worst Potential Trump Pick of All? It Might Be Anti-Immigration Guru Jeff Sessions as Attorney General | Alternet

The Alabama senator wants to shut down immigration and birthright citizenship — and tells “jokes” about the KKK.

Source: Worst Potential Trump Pick of All? It Might Be Anti-Immigration Guru Jeff Sessions as Attorney General | Alternet

365+ Businesses Call on Trump to Support Paris Climate Agreement

“The enormous momentum generated by the business and investment community to address climate change cannot be reversed and cannot be ignored by the Trump administration.”

Source: 365+ Businesses Call on Trump to Support Paris Climate Agreement

Paris Climate Deal Is Too Weak to Meet Goals, Report Finds – The New York Times

The International Energy Agency warned that reaching the ambitious targets set forth by last year’s global climate change accord would be next to impossible.

Source: Paris Climate Deal Is Too Weak to Meet Goals, Report Finds – The New York Times