Weekend Reading - 22 April 2016

A selection of great reading on climate change politics, policy, innovation and science from Climate Reality Leader Andrew Woodward. @climatecomm and www.climatecommunication.net
 

Must see
ABC: Australia 'the most outstanding rogue nation' on climate change: Bill McKibben
ABC: Climate change has dropped off the political radar (and this is a big problem)
Grist: Extreme heat? Check. Ice loss? Check. Any other records we can shatter?
Renew Economy: Turnbull’s Jekyll and Hyde climate and clean energy policy
Renew Economy: Australia’s energy system is outdated and a shambles. It needs a reboot
The Conversation: Ideas for Australia: A six-point plan for getting climate policy back on track
The Conversation: Ideas for Australia: Let's retire the idea that Australia 'depends' on digging up coal and other resources
The Conversation: Australia's carbon emissions and electricity demand are growing: here's why
 
Signing Ceremony
Climate Change News: Dalai Lama, Archbishop Tutu sign interfaith climate statement
Climate Works (Australia): The road from Paris to a low carbon future
Climate Institute (Australia): Signing the Paris Agreement means Australia must take real action at home
EcoWatch: Interactive Map Sheds Light on Potential Impact of Paris Climate Agreement
GreenBiz: The 5 biggest shifts since the Paris climate talks
New Matilda: Greenpeace: Australia's Carbon Exports Are Killing The Reef
The Conversation: Signing the Paris Climate Agreement is easy – what comes next for Australia will be hard
The Independent: We have killed the Great Barrier Reef
United Nations: Paris Signing Marks Critical Next Step to Sustainable Future Climate and Sustainability
World Bank: Carbon Pricing: Building on the Momentum of the Paris Agreement
 
Great Barrier Reef
Climate Council: Climate change is destroying our reefs. We must phase out coal
Environmental Justice Australia via the Guardian: Coral vs Coal: if Greg Hunt faces the truth he can save the Great Barrier Reef 
Huffington Post: The Great Barrier Reef Is Screwed If Climate Change Continues
Science: Climate change disables coral bleaching protection on the Great Barrier Reef
Scientific American: Coral Crisis: Great Barrier Reef Bleaching Is "The Worst We've Ever Seen”
Sydney Morning Herald: Is this the end of the Great Barrier Reef?
 
Al Gore
Quartz: Al Gore is hugely optimistic when it comes to one thing about climate change
 
Other Climate Communication Publications
Responsibility Plus Bulletin
This Week in Climate Change
 
Economics
HBR: The Data Says Climate Change Could Cost Investors Trillions
Renew Economy: The tax that shall not be named
Renew Economy: South Australia: the frontier state for transforming an industrial economy
Tech Insider: One dramatic chart shows why electric cars are about to become mainstream
 
Energy
Business Green: Modelling shows move to 100 per cent renewable energy would save Australia money
Clean Energy Finance Corporation: What we do - Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Quartz: How Narendra Modi is getting India to save on electricity
Renew Economy: New report shows 100% renewable by 2030 can save Australia money
The Conversation: One day we won't need a Renewable Energy Target, because we'll have good climate policy
World Economic Forum: 4 charts that show the rise of renewables
 
Impacts
Climate Group: US states not well prepared for future climate change threats, study finds
New Matilda: "The Sea Walls Are Out In The Sea": World's First Climate Refugees Ask For Australia's Help
Outside Online: Climate Change Is Melting Everest
US News: Sustainability 101: Your Guide to Traveling Responsibly
 
Politics and policy
Climate Group: How Adelaide in South Australia is going carbon neutral with the help of LED street lights
New York Times: Liberal Biases, Too, May Block Progress on Climate Change
The Nation:  Can Markets Solve Climate Change? This Democratic Socialist (Bernie Sanders)  Thinks So.
 
Marketing, communication and advocacy
Nothing this week.
 
Opinion
e360 Yale: For James Hansen, the Science Demands Activism on Climate by Katherine Bagley: Yale Environment 360
Paul Gilding: Don’t be Fossil Fooled – It’s Time to Say Goodbye
The Conversation: US firms knew about global warming in 1968 – what about Australia?
 
Science
Guardian: Study: Humans have caused all the global warming since 1950
 
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