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Weekly Climate News

November 5, 2020

  • The Filipino government announced that proposals for coal power plants will no longer be accepted. The significant policy change is aimed to increase involvement in the renewable energy sector.

  • The United Nations summit stated that $700 billion will be needed to reverse human-induced destruction of the natural world. 

  • Gray wolves will no longer be included on the endangered species lists recognized by the United States government. Read this article on why. 

  • Hurricane Eta made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane. 

  • A decline in air traffic as a result of the pandemic has directly affected the quality of weather forecasts, as the amount of atmospheric data collected by commercial airliners has decreased. 

  • Check out these six climate-related art installations referred to as “Artivism.” 

  • A new research study found that the United States produces nearly five times as much plastic pollution as previously thought.  

  • The United States has been urged to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord by a coalition of international investors. 

  • A wind farm in Berlevåg, Norway is being used to produce hydrogen and green ammonia (renewable and carbon-free ammonia) which holds massive potential for renewable energy development.