Angry Wolf Society: The Climate Weekly #021

Corporate pushback against climate action is getting desperate

As climate action has become more widespread and more rigorous?–?moving from university endowments and pension funds to globally systemic financial institutions?–?the pushback has become more desperate.

Fossil-friendly politicians now decry sensible corporate transition planning as “woke capitalism,” as if the basic economic realities of climate risk were just a point of view, not something rooted in the global scientific consensus and hard-nosed economic analysis.

More nefariously, but perhaps predictably, given the existential threat they face, opponents of decarbonisation are seeking ways to twist the basic rules of the economy to delay climate action. More...

Hurricane Ian shows once again the grid isn’t ready for climate change

It seems every month we’re reminded that our infrastructure is no match for climate change. This month, we’ve had two examples: Hurricane Fiona, which knocked out the entire grid in Puerto Rico, and now Hurricane Ian, which plowed into Florida as a Category 4 monster on Wednesday. Utilities are scrambling to restore power to regions devastated by Ian. What’s really needed, though, is a total grid overhaul as extreme weather worsens. More...

Whaling in Norway: A brutal tradition that still exists today

Among the countries where whales are still hunted for commercial reasons, Norway ranks first. The highest amount of whales are killed here every year and the number has been increasing?since 2017. While Norway proclaims that whaling is an old cultural tradition that should be preserved, environmental and animal rights groups have said otherwise over the years in response to its inhumane treatment of whales and more broadly to its disruption of the natural environment. More...

King Charles III decides not to attend climate summit

King Charles III has decided not to attend the international climate change summit in Egypt next month, fueling speculation that the new monarch will have to rein in his environmental activism now that he has ascended the throne.

The Sunday Times newspaper reported that the decision came after Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss objected to Charles attending the conference, known as COP27, when she met with the king last month at Buckingham Palace. More...

Demanding that our leaders take action on climate change is about a lot more than polar bears and ice caps; it's about safeguarding our health, preserving our prosperity, and protecting the future of our children.

-?Tom Steyer