Climate Change

A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning Climate change is driving inflation and instability, which harms climate action. But it’s not too late to escape the doom loop. The Conversation

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Climate change is an international problem requiring international cooperation, the possibilities for which are determined by geopolitics. But this year, something more unsettling is emerging: climate change is itself beginning to impact geopolitics.

Extreme heat-related deaths may be affecting the young more than the old: Study Young people may be at much greater risk of dying from climate change-induced extreme heat than the elderly, a new study has found Those under the age of 35 years old made up about 75 percent of re… aneklason The Hill

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A North Carolina town is suing utility Duke Energy over climate change A small North Carolina town is suing Duke Energy for costs from climate change, claiming the utility knew its fossil fuel power plants were heating the planet and deceived the public. NPR

The small town of Carrboro, North Carolina is suing one of the country's largest electric utilities, Duke Energy, over climate change.