Biden EPA makes first-ever climate change arrest!

The AIM Act led to the arrest of Michael Hart, of San Diego, in March on charges related to “smuggling potent greenhouse gases,” highlighted in the EPA report. The charges marked the first-ever greenhouse gas-related arrest issued under the AIM Act, but according to an EPA press release from earlier this year, “it will not be the last.”

ESG ‘vibe’ check: ‘Stock market investors are pulling a record amount of cash out of climate funds’ – ‘The main driver of the exodus is bad vibes’

https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/12/06/2024/opec-is-gearing-up-for-a-game-of-chicken-with-trump ESG vibe check Via  Semafor: Stock market investors are pulling a record amount of cash out of climate funds, even though many have not underperformed. Globally in 2024, nearly $600 billion was held in mutual funds and ETFs designed around shares of companies participating in the energy transition, according to a report this week […]

OPEC readies for a showdown with Trump over his plans to boost US drilling

https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/12/06/2024/opec-is-gearing-up-for-a-game-of-chicken-with-trump By Tim McDonnell The OPEC+ group of major oil producing countries held off on raising production quotas until at least April, setting up a showdown with President-elect Donald Trump over his plans to boost US drilling. Thursday’s decision was the third time since June that OPEC+ has postponed a planned production increase — it […]

Oceans Warm Atmosphere with Meteorologist William Kininmonth

Oceans Warm Atmosphere with Meteorologist William Kininmonth – Audio and Summaries By Jennifer Marohasy One of my interests is in understanding how and why the climate is so stable, for sure it has been over the last several thousand years.    Where I live, on the Tropic of Capricorn, daily atmospheric temperatures may fluctuate by 20C, yet […]

Are YOU Guilty?! Climate Lawfare Goes International: ‘Demand that the failure to address climate change be declared a violation of international law’

Climate Lawfare Goes International by Ron Clutz DW reports on hearings underway at ICJ International Court of Justice in the Hague.  Overview of the proceedings in italics with my bolds. Vanuatu urges ICJ to recognise climate change harms The outcome of the landmark case could lead to the establishment of legal framework for holding countries accountable in the […]