2016 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #53

A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.

Sun Dec 25, 2016

Government to outline climate change risks facing UK in new report by Robin McKie, Observer/Guardian, Dec 24, 2016
Two charts show how UK coal use is collapsing by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, Dec 22, 2016
Spiking Temperatures in the Arctic Startle Scientists by Henry Fountain & John Schwartz, Science, New York Times, Dec 21, 2016
The environmental movement grapples with social justice in the age of Trump by Natasha Geiling, Think Progress, Dec 23, 2016
Typhoon Nock-Ten (Nina) Makes Landfall on the Philippines on Christmas Day by Linda Lam and Jon Erdman, The Weather Channel, Dec 25, 2016
Why China Is Dominating the Solar Industry by John Fialka, ClimateWire, Dec 19, 2016
Donald Trump and the Triumph of Climate-Change Denial by Clare Foran, The Atlantic, Dec 25, 2016
The US is the only country that hasn’t signed on to a key international agreement to save the planet by Gloria Dickie, Quartz, Dec 25, 2016

Mon Dec 26, 2016

2016: Obama's Climate Legacy Marked by Triumphs and Lost Opportunities by Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News, Dec 26, 2016
How Tillerson Created The (False) Impression He Supports Climate Action by Elliott Nagin, The National Memo, Dec 25, 2016
Earth's temperature to dip but still sizzle in 2017 by Alister Doyle, Reuters/Inforum, Dec 25, 2016
Mothers unleash their organizing power on climate by Katharine Wroth, Grist, Dec 26, 2016
New Project Aims to Lure People Away from Meat, to a Climate-Healthier Diet by Georgina Gustin, InsideClimate News, Dec 22, 2016
States Will Lead on Climate Change in the Trump Era, Opinion, Editorial Board, New York Times, Dec 26, 2016

Tue Dec 27, 2016

From the mountains to the sea: Coastal geologist speaks his mind by Sammy Fretwell, The State (Columbia, SC), Dec 24, 2016
Fake news is old news to climate scientists by Katie Herzog, Grist, Dec 26, 2016
Major flooding in UK now likely every year, warns lead climate adviser by Damian Carrington, Guardian, Dec 26, 2016
2016 was the year solar panels finally became cheaper than fossil fuels. Just wait for 2017 by Michael J Coren, Quartz, Dec 26, 2016
US Brig Gen Stephen Cheney: Climate Change Could Lead To Humanitarian Crisis Of Unimaginable Proportions by James Ayers, CleanTechnica, Dec 26, 2016
Scientists just ran the numbers on how much Trump could damage the planet by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 27, 2016
Facts matter, and on climate change, Trump's picks get them wrong by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Washington Post, Dec 27, 2016
State renewable energy mandates are producing enormous benefits by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Dec 26, 2016

Wed Dec 28, 2016

Ohio Gov. John Kasich just saved his state’s clean energy standards by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Dec 26, 2016
California, at Forefront of Climate Fight, Won’t Back Down to Trump by Adam Nagourney & Henry Fountain, New York Times, Dec 26, 2016
California Wants to Go Its Own Way on Climate Policy. Will the GOP Let It? by Ed Kilgore,Daily Intelligencer, New York Magazine, Dec 27, 2016
The Search Is on for Pulling Carbon from the Air by Annie Sneed, Scientific American, Dec 27, 2016
2016: Exxon vs. Climate Change, a Battle With Many Fronts by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, Dec 28, 2016
Canada Can Make Huge Climate Gains by Cleaning Up Transportation Sector: Experts by Derek Leahy, DeSmog Canada, Dec 25, 2016
It wasn’t entirely bad news. Here are five positive environmental stories from 2016. by Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 28, 2016
These Are the 10 Most Important Climate Stories of 2016 by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Dec 28, 2016

Thu Dec 29, 2016

China to cap 2017 energy consumption at 4.4 bln tonnes coal equivalent by David Stanway and Meng Meng, Reuters, Dec 28, 2016
Canada Can Make Huge Climate Gains by Cleaning Up Transportation Sector: Experts by Derek Leahy, DeSmog Canada, Dec 26, 2016
Democrats press EPA pick Pruitt on energy sector ties by Elana Schor, Politico, Dec 27, 2016
The agony of Earth's hottest year: 'I miss that cold-cold weather' by John Sutter, Two^o, CNN, Dec 29, 2016
2016: Canada's Oil Sands Downturn Hints at Ominous Future by Nicholas Kusnetz, InsideClimate News, Dec 29, 2016
5 Things To Do About Climate Change, Just In Time For The New Year by Neil Leary, Huffington Post US, Dec 28, 2016
Withdrawing Obama climate plan would ‘lead to more litigation,’ AGs warn Trump by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 27, 2016
How to revolutionize climate change storytelling by Anya Khalamayzer, Green Biz, Dec 29, 2016
The U.S. isn’t the only big country at risk of falling behind on climate change. Meet Brazil by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 27, 2016

Fri Dec 30, 2016

Solar Farms Expected to Outpace Natural Gas in U.S. by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Dec 27, 2016
Accepting the Reality of Climate Change is Good for Business by Maryam Zaringhalam, Scientific American, Dec 29, 2016
How Is Climate Change Denial Still a Thing? by Jacqueline Ronson, Inverse, Dec 29, 2016
Four Critical Energy Issues to Watch in 2017 by Bobby McGill, Climate Central, Dec 29, 2016
This one weird trick will not convince conservatives to fight climate change by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Dec 29, 2016
With enough evidence, even skepticism will thaw by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 27, 2016
To Truly Fight Poverty, Hunger and Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture Must Go Global by Nigel Sizer & Andre De Freitas, AlterNet, Dec 29, 2016
Climate Change 2016: The Year the Future Arrived by Bruce Melton, Truthout, Dec 29, 2016

Sat Dec 31, 2016

2017: Trump Peddles Climate Doubt in a World Sold on Action by Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, Dec 30, 2016
East coast low and record heat: It's 2016, a year of weather extremes for Sydney by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning News, Dec 31, 2016
Don’t kill US climate plans, 15 states warn Trump by Ed King, Climate Home, Dec 29, 2016
Tillerson climate-change testimony scheduled before Trump swearing in by Kartikay Mehrotra, Bloomberg News/Boston Globe, Dec 30, 2016
Looking Ahead to 2017: What to Watch For, Weather- and Climate-Wise by Bob Henson, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Dec 30, 2016
Top Ten Tropical Cyclone Events of 2016 Potentially Influenced by Climate Change by Jeff Masters, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Dec 27, 2016
Wildfires as a Fact of Life: Can the Southeast Learn to Live in the New Normal? by Sami Grover, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Dec 28, 2016

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 31 December, 2016

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