Green Lights Sept. 13: Top stories this week
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. . . . Welcome back to Green Lights. Here’s our weekly roundup of the best of Callaway Climate Insights. David Callaway assesses climate issues in the presidential debate, and reviews Mario Draghi’s cleantech goals for Europe: Build a tech sector, then decarbonize it. Plus, this week we have a special report analyzing the 12 most important elections of the 27 this year around the world, looking at which countries advanced, which fell back, and which are still at a hopeful stage in the fight against global warming. Thanks to our loyal readers. Please subscribe.
. . . . Someday, David Callaway writes, climate change will rate more than a throwaway question in the last few minutes of U.S. presidential debates, but that didn’t stop clean tech investors this week from seizing the day after the Harris/Trump slugfest to drive one of the better rallies in renewable stocks this year.
. . . . While it’s important to focus on the U.S. presidential election, it’s not the only race to watch. In a special report for Callaway Climate Insights, Kai Peters analyzes the 12 most important elections of the 27 this year around the world, and rates which countries advanced, which fell back, and which are still at a hopeful stage on fighting global warming.
. . . . We’re joining The Independent for a special event for climate investors and advocates later this month at New York Climate Week in Manhattan. We’ll be unveiling a Climate 100 List of the most passionate climate advocates from business, entertainment, academia, fashion, and travel, among other industries, and many of Callaway Climate Insights’ top sources will be on the list. The event, which you can register online here to watch for free, will feature former British Prime Minister Theresa May, interviewed by Independent Editor Geordie Greig. For more info or to register for free, click here.
. . . . A “vicious cycle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution” is having a spiraling negative impact on human health, ecosystems and agriculture, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization.
. . . . When Mario Draghi put his name to a controversial report this week on how to rebuild a competitive economic bloc from the ruins of the Russian energy crisis, markets paid attention, David Callaway writes. Central to his goals were spending €800 billion ($882 billion) to create an innovative tech industry and decarbonizing it in a way that is heavy on innovation and light on regulation.
. . . . Many Californians are moving inland in hopes of finding affordable housing and more space, CalMatters reports. But the move has consequences: dangerous heat driven by climate change and costly utility bills.
More greenery . . . .
Attention, leaf peepers: Fall foliage season is right around the bend, check out the map! (Travel+Leisure)
We shudder to think: What caused the Earth to shake for nine days? Euronews
Save the chocolate, save the world: Chocolate’s complicated. But there’s an alternative. (NPR)
Risks rising for the rich: Low-income folks still most vulnerable to climate change, but the wealthy will be hit harder, faster (Bloomberg)
Artificial cooling: U.K. to Fund ‘Small-Scale’ Outdoor Geoengineering Tests (The New York Times)