RCAT Corner – January 2021 – Rotary Climate Action Team

This is the Jan. 2021 Climate Update.

I hope it will truly be a Happy New Year for climate action!

Climate in the News:

Here is a link to a great set of 5 short videos, about climate change and feedback loops.

After you have watched the introduction, look at the bottom of the same screen for tabs to 4 other videos > https://feedbackloopsclimate.com/introduction/

2020 ties 2016 for the hottest year ever recorded. It will keep getting hotter until we bring down CO2 emissions.
2020 climate change in 5 charts, paints a sobering picture of the trends
Natural disasters costing the insurance industry big money and big headaches
Sea level rise is underestimated. The rate of rise is increasing. It will be increasingly bad for coastal cities/economies/people.

Good Climate News:

Big batteries, with greater range, are coming! Will boost EV sales
Blackrock, the world’s biggest money mgr, tells companies to take action on climate change . . . or else!
GM ramps up its plans for 30 new EVs in the next 5 yrs, and to have prices the average American can afford.

Actions we can all take to make a difference:

Become better informed by subscribing to the free on-line The Daily Climate, which delivers an email with climate headlines. You can then click on those you are interested in, to get the whole article or research paper. See www.dailyclimate.org
Consider a New Year resolution to take more action on climate, for the sake of your kids and grandkids.
What can you do? Lots! Start with the ideas in the attached “Rising CO2 …” pc.

RCAT Corner – January 2021