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   Roy Spencer has announced the UAH LT6 for Sept will come in at +.57C   
   above the series avg (i.e. ~1980s avg temps) making it the 2nd-warmest   
   Sept on record after 2019 and just ahead of 2017.   
      
   The 20th cent's biggest El Nino year 1998 comes in at #5 at a   
   weak-looking +.44 above the baseline.   
      
   The top 10 warmest Septs according to UAH LT6 (i.e. avg atm temps 3-10   
   km above the surface) is now:   
      
   Year    Sept anom   
    2019  0.61   
   	<-- 2020 +0.57   
    2017  0.56   
    2016  0.47   
    1998  0.44    Looo-serrr!   
    2010  0.36   
    2009  0.26   
    2015  0.25   
    2005  0.25   
    2013  0.22   
    1995  0.22   
      
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   Upcoming events:   
   07 Oct 2020	Sept US Release SOTC NOAA   
   07 Oct 2020	2020Q3 Billion Dollar Disasters NOAA   
      
   Persistent collapse of biomass in Amazonian forest edges following   
   deforestation leads to unaccounted carbon losses   
   Science Advances   
   The Amazon lost almost a bn tonnes of carbon during 2001-15   
   through fragmentation of the forest at its edges, a new study   
   warns. Using remote sensing, the researchers estimate carbon losses   
   through the "edge effect" at 947m tonnes of carbon, which corresponds   
   to one-third of losses from deforestation. While carbon losses from   
   deforestation have dipped by 7m tonnes per year over the period, those   
   from the edge effect "remained unchanged", the researchers say, with   
   an average of 63m tonnes lost per year.   
      
   Burning peatlands is the British equivalent of destroying the   
   rainforest, charity says   
   Emma Gatten, The Daily Telegraph   
      
   Spread volcanic ash across seabed as cheap way to capture carbon, say   
   British scientists   
   Helena Horton, The Daily Telegraph   
      
   Australia's Santos wins state green light for $2.6 bn gas project   
   Sonali Paul, Reuters   
      
   Comment: The No DICE carbon price   
   Gernot Wagner, Project Syndicate   
      
   Eastern states sceptical of deeper greenhouse gas cuts at EU talks   
   Kate Abnett, Reuters   
      
   Comment: Government gigafactory support would do far more to protect   
   jobs than promises to retrain workers   
   Robin Pagnamenta, The Daily Telegraph   
      
   Nigeria's pioneering gas flaring plan risks going down in flames   
   Libby George, Reuters   
      
   Morrison rebukes NSW environment minister for calling Narrabri gas   
   project a 'gamble'   
   Katharine Murphy, The Guardian   
      
   Germany should protect moors, consume less meat to reach EU's new   
   climate targets, say experts   
   Philipp Grüll, EURACTIV.com   
      
   EU's carbon border plan likely to use emissions trading, study says   
   Kate Abnett, Reuters   
      
   'There's a lot of hurt': 4 years of fire take toll on California's   
   wine country   
   Vivian Ho, The Guardian   
      
   Despite socialist scepticism, Cuba shows interest in carbon trading   
   Joe Lo, Climate Home News   
      
   Wildfires reduce solar-power generation in California - EIA   
   Reuters   
      
   Comment: Europe's relationship with hydrogen will need to change over time   
   Thomas Boermans, Foresight Climate & Energy   
      
   M&S cuts soya from production of milk to curb deforestation   
   Rebecca Smithers, The Guardian   
      
   Extinction Rebellion: Campaigners target `dirty truth' of cruise ship   
   industry with protest in Weymouth   
   Harry Cockburn, The Independent   
      
   [Bottom Of The Market:]   
   BP plc   
   NYSE:BP - 1 Oct, 3:02 pm GMT-4   
   16.85 -0.60 (3.44%)			*** down 3.4% ***   
      
   Peabody Energy Corporation   
   NYSE:BTU - 1 Oct, 2:57 pm GMT-4   
   2.23 -0.08 (3.47%)			*** down 3.5% ***   
      
   Exxon Mobil Corporation   
   NYSE:XOM - 1 Oct, 3:03 pm GMT-4   
   33.07 -1.25 (3.64%)			*** down 3.6% ***   
      
   Suncor Energy Inc.   
   TSE:SU - 1 Oct, 2:47 pm GMT-4   
   15.54 -0.72 (4.43%)			*** down 4.4% ***   
      
   Victoria records 7 new coronavirus cases and 2 deaths   
   ABC News, 1 Oct 2020 at 11:09p   
   The 14-day rolling case average in Melbourne falls to 12.8, as Victoria   
   records 7 new coronavirus cases and 2 deaths.   
      
   Ticket reseller Viagogo fined $7 mn for misleading Australians on an   
   'industrial scale'   
   ABC News, 02 Oct 2020 02:44Z   
   Viagogo is fined $7 mn in the Federal Court for misleading Australian   
   consumers with Google advertisements, added fees and claims about the   
   scarcity of tickets.   
      
   Rare meat-eating plant under threat from poachers   
   ABC Great Southern, 1 Oct 2020 at 11:47pm   
   The Albany pitcher plant lives off a diet of insects, such as ants and flies,   
   but its uniqueness is attracting the wrong kind of attention.   
      
   How an old Commodore engine is helping platypus nest   
   ABC Radio Adelaide, 1 Oct 2020 at 11:37pm   
   Three years after private owners bought the neglected Warrawong Wildlife   
   Sanctuary in the Adelaide Hills, platypus are nesting in a swamp due to the   
   engine's pumping power.   
      
   Despite Billions in Fees, Banks Predict Meager Profits on P.P.P. Loans   
   The New York Times, 01 Oct 2020 19:16Z   
   Banks collected at least $13 bn in fees on Paycheck Protection Program   
   loans, according to a New York Times analysis. But the largest lenders say   
   that costs ...   
      
   Stock futures fall as House passes stimulus bill, but questions remain   
   CNBC, 02 Oct 2020 03:15Z   
   US stock index futures fell in overnight trading after the House passed a   
   $2.2 tr coronavirus stimulus plan on Thu night, despite Democrats   
   and the ...   
      
   Oil Industry Sinks as Exxon Brings on More Bad News   
   Investing.com, 01 Oct 2020 15:12Z   
   Oil-related companies traded lower after Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) said it   
   expects to post a quarterly loss from its production business for the ...   
      
   Tech stock boom pulls Wall St to a modest gain; ASX set to lag behind   
   ABC News, 1 Oct 2020 at 9:50pm   
   A strong rally for technology stocks pulls US markets higher, despite big   
   falls in the energy and mining sectors, which bode ill for trade on the ASX.   
      
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