**Amazon forest fires, deforestation and meat consumption in China - a need for out-of-the-box solutions?**
*by red_babun (<https://redd.it/fru3mx>)*


So, I'm sure most of us will recall the 2019 forest fires in the Amazon. I was googling this the other day and found this quite analytical article re the forest fires :

[https://towardsdatascience.com/an-analysis-of-amazonian-forest-fires-8fac...

**Coastal gas plant will shut down by 2023 as fossil fuels dry up in California**
*by Sammy_Roth (<https://redd.it/frva10>)*
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-03-30/redondo-beach-coastal-power-plant-closing-2023

**Trump Shuts Down EPA, Stops Regulating All Polluters**
*by jacksonhinklebtoc (<https://redd.it/frxov2>)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc1fbrST5WI

**Trump to Kneecap Obama-Era Fuel Efficiency Standards, Hurtling Nation 'Toward a More Dangerous Climate'**
*by stankmanly (<https://redd.it/fs151r>)*
**Trump to Kneecap Obama-Era Fuel Efficiency Standards, Hurtling Nation 'Toward a More Dangerous Climate'**
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/30/trump-kneecap-obama-era-fuel-efficiency-standards-hurtling-nation-toward-more?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=reddit

**This is coming from an environmental science major, BTW.**
*by CrayfishYAY (<https://redd.it/fs3l3o>)*
https://i.redd.it/hdqvhhwktwp41.jpg

**Every country should take turns doing a 15 day shutdown every year.**
*by hiphopnoumenonist (<https://redd.it/fs4fw4>)*

Have you seen the satellite images of smog and air pollution completely disappearing within a week?

Our rat race life we created is not essential to earth.

We should be taking breaks from the rat race for the sake of our long term survival.

We...

**Are CO2 emissions dampened by surrounding environment?**
*by MainAdvisor (<https://redd.it/fs531x>)*
I live in a very remote location in the middle of a thick pine forest.

We run a diesel generator sometimes to charge the solar battery, and we drive a car to town once a week or so.

I sometimes wonder whether being surrounded by trees for miles ...

**Has Anyone Thought Of Reverting To A Sustainable Society To Curb Climate Change?**
*by Angelo_Maligno (<https://redd.it/fs6f9i>)*
I see many problems in this world of ours. Namely the problems of industrialized society. All of which can be fixed by returning to a more simple time when each of us grew our own food and made our own stuff. It could solve a number of problems, i...

**U.S. to Announce Rollback of Auto Pollution Rules, a Key Effort to Fight Climate Change- The administration’s draft analysis concluded that the rule could actually cost the American economy between $13 billion and $22 billion.**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/fsblrs>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/climate/trump-fuel-economy.html?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

**Zero Hour: There's No Stopping Climate Change, But How Bad It Gets Is Still Up To Us**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/fsc5nc>)*
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/jeff-goodell-no-stopping-climate-change-966026/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

**Fascists Impersonate Climate Group to Say Coronavirus is Good for Earth**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/fsc60c>)*
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7jmmx/fascists-impersonate-climate-group-to-say-coronavirus-is-good-for-earth?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=85512699&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9TnQFT9IOkt35nyOxPXSRuSJwqXDtbDgymZetulBS_cXlrHMqtSrZT475dvF9PU4jxWBPsJq9wDXV-Rp_Kgl7RSfwlzw&_hsmi=85512699

**Global temperature oscillation 1961-2019**
*by datamaniac79 (<https://redd.it/fsc71a>)*
https://youtu.be/3NnKyTP59ZQ

**There are a lot of similarities between climate change deniers and coronavirus skeptics**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/fscchq>)*
https://www.mic.com/p/there-are-a-lot-of-similarities-between-climate-change-deniers-coronavirus-skeptics-22667016?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=85512699&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9TnQFT9IOkt35nyOxPXSRuSJwqXDtbDgymZetulBS_cXlrHMqtSrZT475dvF9PU4jxWBPsJq9wDXV-Rp_Kgl7RSfwlzw&_hsmi=85512699

**Climate-damaging products should come with smoking-style warnings | Graphic imagery should be used on petrol pumps and air tickets, experts say**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/fscddh>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/31/climate-killing-products-should-come-with-smoking-style-warnings?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

**Global temperature oscillation 1961-2019**
*by datamaniac79 (<https://redd.it/fscea3>)*
https://youtu.be/3NnKyTP59ZQ

**Antarctica has just had its first recorded heatwave**
*by stankmanly (<https://redd.it/fsdfij>)*
**Antarctica has just had its first recorded heatwave**
https://www.newsweek.com/heatwave-antarctica-recorded-first-time-1495206

**Coronavirus can help the world solve climate change: Bill Gates**
*by yasirabc (<https://redd.it/fsdxvt>)*
[https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/31/bill-gates-how-covid-19-pandemic-can-help-world-solve-climate-change.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/31/bill-gates-how-covid-19-pandemic-can-help-world-solve-climate-change.html)

**Report reveals ‘massive plastic pollution footprint’ of drinks firms**
*by aglagw (<https://redd.it/fsf7me>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/31/report-reveals-massive-plastic-pollution-footprint-of-drinks-firms

**From time to time I feel like posting something urgent on climate, but reddit bans or immediately deletes these topics**
*by tiddertwoone (<https://redd.it/fsff6d>)*
Like posting in /r unpopularopinion that we need to keep airports shut in order to keep emissions low. it was deleted without review.

**After laying off tens of thousands of teachers, the province of Alberta announces subsidies for the Keystone XL pipeline**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/fsg4zs>)*
http://priceofoil.org/2020/03/31/response-to-kxl-subsidy-announcement-from-alberta/

**We Need Communities That Are Climate Friendly And Sustainable**
*by Angelo_Maligno (<https://redd.it/fsg9cb>)*
What if we create climate friendly communities? Something to ease the burden of climate change. Refuse to use any technology that creates too much pollution and all that. Not exactly preindustrial but a step in the right direction.

**Right now, it is 4°C outside and snowing! We switched to Summertime Yesterday...**
*by KAAAAAAAAARL (<https://redd.it/fsg9uv>)*
https://i.redd.it/w92eyc47e1q41.jpg

**Germany’s Maxed-Out Grid Is Causing Trouble Across Europe**
*by molynj (<https://redd.it/fsgznz>)*
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/germanys-stressed-grid-is-causing-trouble-across-europe

**This Is What Climate Change Looks Like in an Era of Coronavirus**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/fsh048>)*
https://earther.gizmodo.com/this-is-what-climate-change-looks-like-in-an-era-of-cov-1842539967

**Green house gas emissions and global crises from 1900 to 2014.**
*by u_wot_ma8 (<https://redd.it/fshamr>)*
**[OC] Greenhouse gas emissions have risen since 1900. However, during global crises and geopolitical events, much like COVID-19, we often see declines. Based on an article from The Washington Post , here's my dataviz to illustrate it made in R using ggplot2 and gganimate.**
https://i.redd.it/8jbilr8bk1q41.gif

**Greta's World: How one Swedish teenager armed with a homemade sign ignited a crusade and became the leader of a movement**
*by Splenda (<https://redd.it/fsjdip>)*
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/greta-thunberg-climate-crisis-cover-965949/

**Is there a reason why South East Asia is so hot?**
*by LeGrandAmiral (<https://redd.it/fsu076>)*
Hello there,

I’ve noticed that entire region South East Asia is well known to be hot and humid through the entire year. Of course, some parts above the Tropic of Cancer are slightly colder, but their summers are still either hot and humid, orbit ...

**Nightingales at risk due to shorter wings caused by climate crisis | Environment**
*by FluidAttitude (<https://redd.it/fsudbg>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/01/nightingales-at-risk-due-to-shorter-wings-caused-by-climate-crisis

**Scotland's first floating tidal power farm to be set up in Orkney**
*by molynj (<https://redd.it/fsvl76>)*
https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/scotlands-first-floating-tidal-power-farm-be-set-orkney-2523859

**The Climate Brief: New Newsletter Dedicated to Climate Change Research**
*by LatestResearchNews (<https://redd.it/fsx4fb>)*
Hi everyone,

We have just launched a new monthly newsletter that is dedicated to climate change research.

**The first issue includes stories on climate change's impact on:**

\- Coffee production in Brazil;

\- Wheat production in the UK; and

\...

**Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry and help save the climate? | Environment**
*by Taucher1979 (<https://redd.it/fsydr3>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/01/the-fossil-fuel-industry-is-broken-will-a-cleaner-climate-be-the-result

**Climate-damaging products should come with smoking-style warnings: Public health experts**
*by yasirabc (<https://redd.it/fsyhh1>)*
Warning labels are cheap but highly effective. [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/31/climate-killing-products-should-come-with-smoking-style-warnings](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/31/climate-killing-products-sho...

**We Can't Tackle Climate Change Without You | It's time to make a commitment to do more for the climate. Do what you're good at, and do your best.**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/fszgm5>)*
https://www.wired.com/story/what-you-can-do-solve-climate-change/?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=85577751&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ydYaLB-Z2NlApSN68LJ22c9vBJW0j216RUk_z4HjQ8AGzw9b_Vm1bPI9-fudYviLfwuXJgDFdhgxIdGnv4SJSxoArUA&_hsmi=85577751

**Trump’s Fuel Efficiency Reduction Would Be Largest Anti-Climate Rollback Ever**
*by stankmanly (<https://redd.it/fszjc2>)*
**Trump’s Fuel Efficiency Reduction Would Be Largest Anti-Climate Rollback Ever**
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31032020/fuel-efficiency-rollback-trump-administration-california-cafe-climate-change-tailpipe-emissions

**Climate crisis may have pushed world's tropical coral reefs to tipping point of 'near-annual' bleaching**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/fszkyk>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/01/climate-crisis-may-have-pushed-worlds-tropical-coral-reefs-to-tipping-point-of-near-annual-bleaching?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=85577751&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ydYaLB-Z2NlApSN68LJ22c9vBJW0j216RUk_z4HjQ8AGzw9b_Vm1bPI9-fudYviLfwuXJgDFdhgxIdGnv4SJSxoArUA&_hsmi=85577751

**Climate Enemies: CEOs, Oilmen, Politicians Who Sold the World - The CEOs, oilmen, financiers, politicians, and ideologues who are robbing us of a stable climate**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/fszwzd>)*
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-lists/climate-enemies-ceos-oilmen-politicians-975667/robert-mercer-mercer-family-foundation-975703/

**House Democrats blast EPA as agency suspends monitoring amid coronavirus**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/ft04cv>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/490449-house-democrats-blast-epa-as-agency-suspends-enforcement-of?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=85577751&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ydYaLB-Z2NlApSN68LJ22c9vBJW0j216RUk_z4HjQ8AGzw9b_Vm1bPI9-fudYviLfwuXJgDFdhgxIdGnv4SJSxoArUA&_hsmi=85577751

**The pandemic hasn't stopped Trump's rollback of Clean Car Standards**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/ft0bvo>)*
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/490431-the-pandemic-hasnt-stopped-trumps-rollback-of-clean-car-standards?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=85577751&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ydYaLB-Z2NlApSN68LJ22c9vBJW0j216RUk_z4HjQ8AGzw9b_Vm1bPI9-fudYviLfwuXJgDFdhgxIdGnv4SJSxoArUA&_hsmi=85577751

**Christopher Jones, head of the Cool Climate Network and environmental policy expert, talking about where the movement goes during the pandemic**
*by littlediggs (<https://redd.it/ft0hcd>)*
https://open.spotify.com/episode/18WLm9QkSkqCmKam3oyth0?si=XM8PnqqFSsyoace8QuaudA

**Interesting XR action: "Today Google stops funding climate change deniers"**
*by lighthouserecipes (<https://redd.it/ft17cw>)*
https://agreenergoogle.com

**Trump rollback of mileage standards guts climate change push**
*by jennyb001 (<https://redd.it/ft1z0k>)*
Trump eased mileage standards originally put in place by the Obama Administration as an incentive for electric vehicle production. The problem? More air pollution, more climate-damaging exhaust, and more social expenses overall.

[https://apnews.c...