Climate notes for September 15th 2023

The weather has cooled down a good bit, which is a relief. But still, the sense of dread of what we just experienced in September is palpable. And as kids go back to school, traffic just builds up. So many cars sitting idle on roads all over Dublin, pumping fossil fuel farts into the atmosphere. And where those emissions depart a vehicle is about head-height for a child. It's grotesque.

Tabs

• Green capital strike. Public power should be public utility.
• Scientists Devise Method to Upcycle Lithium-ion Batteries from Expired Solar Panels
• Group of 20 countries agree to increase clean energy but reach no deal on phasing out fossil fuels. Another damp squib.
• Commission is starting to hit farmers. Farmers have had an unusual amount of power to date, but that seems to be shifting.
• Galway Bay buoy heating up
• What's the gameplan?
• Shadow network to harm climate protestors
• Worst year on record for billion-dollar+ disasters
• Fabulous analogy for climate change. We are frogs boiling ourselves.