November 2, 2024

Impact & Adaptation

United Nations
UN Climate Conference Presidency Preps Guide on Just Financing
The Sharm El-Sheikh Guidebook for Just Financing will map out the role of different stakeholders in global climate financing.
Inciweb
Washington Hires Epidemiologist to Study Climate Health Impacts
Washington is bringing on a full-time epidemiologist to study the impact of climate change on human health.
Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom
Calif., Canada Seek to Increase Cooperation on Climate Issues
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed an agreement committing their governments to cooperate on a range of climate issues.
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Conn. Climate Council Gears Up for New Work Session
The Connecticut Governor’s Council on Climate Change will convene working group meetings to discuss progress on mitigation and adaptation and resilience.
United Nations
Bonn Climate Conference Sets Stage for COP27 in Egypt
UNFCC subsidiary bodies will hold meetings through June 16, with a focus on mitigation, adaptation, finance, and loss and damage.
Office of Gov. Janet Mills
Maine Community Program Preps New Round of Emissions, Resilience Grants
Maine’s Community Resilience Partnership will open a new grant round next month to help communities reduce emissions and build climate resilience.
Shutterstock
UN Climate Report Hits Home Across US
The U.N.'s latest report on climate change hit home across the U.S. as dozens of news outlets published stories on how their regions are being affected.
UN IPCC
IPCC Climate Report: ‘Half Measures No Longer an Option’
The intensifying impacts of climate change are outpacing nature’s and societies’ abilities to adapt to or mitigate them, according to the latest U.N. report.
Washington Senate Democrats
Fossil Fuel Funders Face Fee Under New Washington Bill
Any financial institution in Washington that invests in fossil fuels would be charged an annual “climate resiliency and mitigation” fee under a new bill.
Univ. of Hawail School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Facebook Founder Donates $50M for Hawaii Climate Research
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan have pledged to donate $50 million for climate research at the University of Hawaii.

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