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Get introduced to Your Climate Change Toolbox, our climate change information management system, and see why knowledge management tools like the Toolbox are critical to climate progress. yourclimatetoolbox.com

Despite some claims to the contrary, the consensus of the climate science community is that surface warming halts when carbon emissions reach zero. I recently summarized the most comprehensive & authoritative study by the leading scientists in the field: livescience.com/planet-earth/c…

There is a lot happening in the news these days, but it seems like we should be paying a bit more attention to the fact that the world just saw its hottest day on record (in absolute terms), coming on the back of 13 straight record setting months:

We need to explore ways of overcoming the “information paradox” so as to get the “right” information to decision-makers when they need it. Your Climate Change Toolbox is our newest initiative, an ultra-easy-to-use source of actionable climate knowledge. yourclimatetoolbox.com

Our climate change tool, Your Climate Change Toolbox, can help you come up to speed on important topics and explore insightful books and reports. You'll find resources on a slowing AMOC, potential global food shocks, and much more. Learn more at toolbox.theclimateweb.com !

A year of record breaking global temperatures

🇪🇨 Historic news today - a court in Ecuador rules that pollution ‘violates the rights’ of the river running through Quito. Ecuador is one of the few countries that recognises the rights of nature not to be degraded or contaminated… UK, take note 🙏🏼 euronews.com/green/2024/07/…

In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, with more than a million people without power in Houston and heat index forecast to hit 101 degrees in coming days, I'm re-upping this piece I wrote last month about the dangerous confluence of blackouts and extreme heat. nytimes.com/2024/06/03/opi…

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If you work with students, check out our book list in our affiliate store at Bookshop.org, “Teaching Climate Change.” We think you will find some good books there. #education #information bookshop.org/lists/teaching…

Why are carbon offsets so controversial? In part, because they're simply hard to get right. Before buying offsets, it's worth a couple hours of your time to understand them. That's where our offsets course can help. climateriskschool.climatographer.com/course/buying-…

Rare event! Competing heat domes in the Southeast and Southwest US crank out two huge all-time record highs. Palm Springs 124 and Raleigh=Durham 106 with a heat index of 118! Las Vegas is forecast to break their all-time high this weekend and even Death Valley may come close.

Wisconsin Republicans spent like 15 years talking about how no one would ride a train in the Midwest and it would be an expensive boondoggle...and then a new route was added and it turned a profit in less than two weeks. bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news…

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We need to find ways to get the “right” information to decision-makers, recognizing that there is no universally “actionable” climate knowledge. That’s why we created Your Climate Change Toolbox as an easy-to-use source of actionable climate knowledge. yourclimatetoolbox.com

At our bookshop.org affiliate store, we have books for children, books on climate fiction, best books to get started on climate change, and more. theclimateweb.com/climate-change…

Systemic climate risks - how big, how soon? Is it the elephant in the room of climate risks? Learn more with our short video-based course. climateriskschool.climatographer.com/course/systemi…

Who is playing climate chess? For better or worse, we're ALL playing Climate Chess, the ultimate planetary boardgame. Either as part of Team Climate Urgency or Team Climate No-Urgency. Check out our companion website, climatechess.com, for our thoughts.

Users of the Climate Web have seen some of our useful Climate Dashboards. Our new Climate Toolbox is the result of several months of work -- worth checking out, contact us for more info, too! toolbox.theclimateweb.com

Wow the heat across #Australia is relentless over the next few days. What will this part of the Earth look like at 2°C over baseline, which could happen within 20 years? The interior will become an oven. Coastal areas may become uninhabitable also for long periods due to wet bulb temperatures.