Climate News: Pasifika activists: climate inaction is a violation of human rights; $Billions for power grids, but it's inadequate

Climate activist Cynthia Houniuhi (pictured) wants Australia to take firmer action to reduce emissions - "Pasifika activists say climate inaction is a violation of human rights";

"Saleemul Huq, climate change ‘revolutionary’ from Bangladesh, dies at 71";

"Window for Meeting Key Climate Goal Is Even Narrower Than Thought";

"Energy Dept. Pours Billions Into Power Grids but Warns It’s Not Enough";

"Scientists have found a ‘sleeping giant’ of environmental problems: Earth is getting saltier";

"Deforestation has big impact on regional temperatures, study of Brazilian Amazon shows";

"Licences offered to dozens of North Sea oil and gas projects";

"This old-school building material could take over city skylines";

"Report into Beetaloo Basin exposes 'flat-out wrong' estimation of greenhouse gas emissions";

"This old-school building material could take over city skylines";

"Storms or sea-level rise – what really causes beach erosion?";

"Six days of 80-degree weather so late in year is very rare in D.C.";

"Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition";

"Santos permitted to start works on underwater Barossa gas pipeline";

"Tony Abbott says ‘climate change cult’ will be discredited";

"Former Australian PM Tony Abbott says climate warnings are ‘ahistorical and implausible’";

"Carbon budget for 1.5°C will run out in six years at current emissions levels – new research";

"Extreme weather causing more injury, hospitalisations and deaths";

"El Niños Are Predictable. We Should Prepare for Their Possibly Disastrous Consequences.";

"El Niño and La Niña, Explained";

"Experts Urge Dramatic Shift on Flood Insurance";

"Federal Court rules against Santos in Tiwi Islands push to stop gas project";

"Millions of Baby Birds Are Dying from Extreme Heat";

"Australia could miss emissions targets without drastic change";

"Cardiovascular deaths from heat to increase over 40 years";

"Great Lakes Fish Are Moving North With Climate Change, But Can They Adapt Fast Enough?";

"Meat tax: no UK politician is calling for one – but maybe they should";

"Climate change caused catastrophic East Africa drought, scientists say";

"Eat green to save the environment, says IPCC – how to tell if that really means you";

"Why wildfires are at their deadliest in more than a century";

"New calculator helps motorists weigh up costs of driving an electric vehicle";

"Meet the novelty songwriter producing viral hits about climate change";

"Wild spring weather swings hurt New York’s fall apple harvest";

"Air pollution raises risk of type 2 diabetes, says landmark Indian study";

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