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   Crime of ecocide could transform fight against climate change   
      
   Pilita Clark, Financial Times via Carbon Brief   
      
   FT columnist and former environment correspondent Pilita Clark says   
   that the idea of "ecocide" has "inched a fraction closer to reality"   
   with a panel of lawyers from around the world unveiling a legal   
   definition of the crime. She continues: "It describes ecocide as   
   `unlawful or wanton acts' committed in the knowledge that there is a   
   high chance they could cause `severe and either widespread or   
   long-term damage to the environment'. If adopted, it would put severe   
   environmental ruin on a par with war crimes and open a path to putting   
   chief executives and presidents on the stand. And even if that never   
   happens, campaigners are banking on the mere legal existence of   
   ecocide to change the behaviour of large corporations, along with   
   their financiers and insurers."   
      
   In other comment, Tom Rees in the Sun Telegraph has a news feature   
   under the headline: "Counting the cost of going green as inflation and   
   climate change collide." Rees writes: "Going green could be expensive   
   for consumers. The 2 big challenges for the post-Covid economy,   
   inflation and the climate transition, are set to collide in the coming   
   years, potentially causing headaches for the Bank of England and   
   global rate-setters...Rises in the cost of living for families as a   
   result of climate change will be driven not only from the negative   
   effects of a warming planet, but also the policies and technologies   
   put in place to combat it. But who will pick up the tab?...In the coming   
   years, the climate crisis could compound inflationary pressures   
   currently causing jitters in financial markets. The transition comes   
   with a huge up-front bill, carbon pricing will hike costs for the   
   biggest polluters, and food and energy prices will become more   
   volatile as extreme weather events become more frequent. Yet some   
   forecasters expect green policies to eventually pull down prices."   
   Meanwhile, writing for BusinessGreen, Sam Robinson of the Conservative   
   thinktank Bright Blue says that "broad-based environmental tax reform   
   can drive changes needed to put the economy on a pathway to net-zero".   
      
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   9 Jul 2021		NOAA bn Dollar Disasters Q2   
      
   [Sooo Cooold!]   
   US cities set up 'cooling centres' as historic heatwave bakes Pacific   
   north-west   
   ABC News, 27 JunJune at 10:59pm   
   Daytime temperatures are breaking all-time high records in places where many   
   residents don't have air conditioning.   
      
   [Sooo Cooold!]   
   Brush Fire Off Interstate 5 in The Grapevine Grows To 1,200 Acres   
   CBS Loca, 28 Jun 2021 05:01Z   
   Fire crews battling the ShellFire are working from ground and air on the   
   1,200 acre fire that, so far, is only 2% contained.   
      
   [Summer!]   
   UK reports highest daily Covid-19 cases since Feb..   
   Greatandhra.com, 27 Jun 2021   
   Britain has reported another 18,270 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour   
   period, the highest since early Feb, according to official figures   
   released on ...   
      
   Green energy push 'the only positive from Covid'   
   Financial Times, 28 Jun 2021 03:55Z   
   During the summer in Michigan, when temperatures can surpass 32C and   
   humidity is high, energy demand often doubles as households crank up their air   
   ...   
      
   Structural Changes Identified in COVID Alpha and Beta Variants - Suggests   
   Need for Updated Vaccine Booster   
   SciTechDaily, 27 Jun 2021 17:00Z   
   Changes to the 'spike' protein explain Alpha's faster spread, and how the   
   Beta variant evades immune responses, suggesting the need for a booster with   
   an ...   
      
   At Least 59 People Were Sick From COVID on Everest: NYT   
   The Daily Beast, 27 Jun 2021 20:12Z   
      
   Last foreign scientist to work at Wuhan lab: 'What people are saying is just   
   not how it is'   
   The Hill, 28 Jun 2021 03:09Z   
   The last foreign scientist to work at the Wuhan Institute of Virology spoke   
   out for the first time in an.   
      
   BREAKING (28 Jun): NSW has recorded another 16 Delta cases, most of   
   them in the community. The Prem has called on the state to prepare for   
   case numbers to "increase greatly" in the next few days.   
      
   BREAKING (28 Jun): The NT govt has given a press conf discussing the   
   emergency covid measures in place as a result of the first outbreak of   
   the virus in the Territory. More Delta cases have been detected and the   
   lockdown has been extended until Fri. About 150 people have been ID-ed   
   as high risk contacts of an known infected person that visited the Buff   
   Club on the Stuart Hwgy in the past wk. All these people and anyone in   
   the same household has been ordered to get tested and then state at   
   home for 14 days.  Anyone visiting a list of other sites incl the   
   Darwin airport are advised to get tested and isolate if they show   
   symptoms of being infected.  Territory Day on Jul 1 has been suspended   
   until further notice.   
   [Daily covid cases in AUS-wide have risen from around 8/d to 16/d over   
   the past month. Small numbers, but exponential growth can get away   
   from you real fast, esp with Delta].   
      
   'We don't welcome Sydneysiders': NSW regional communities issue warning over   
   COVID outbreak   
   ABC Newcastle, 27 JunJune at 8:53pm   
   Regional businesses are adjusting to new COVID-19 rules and don't want   
   residents who are meant to be in lockdown to jeopardise the further spread   
   of the virus.   
      
   Older, working harder and carrying plenty of debt: Future Australians to pay   
   for pandemic   
   ABC News, 28 Jun 2021 01:59Z   
   Australia's population is not going to grow as quickly as previously   
   thought, meaning a smaller economy will be tasked with managing the burden   
   of a rapidly ageing population, the latest Intergenerational Report shows.   
      
   [Bugs!]   
   Will N.J. have a bad mosquito season this summer? Here's what experts say.   
   NJ.com 27 Jun 2021 20:02Z   
   We've already had cicadas, ticks and spotted lanternflies bugging us this   
   year. Do New Jerseyans now have to brace for another annoyance - a summer   
   with ...   
      
   Gottlieb says parts of US could see "very dense outbreaks" as Delta   
   variant spreads   
   [Which parts? Remember the posted numbers -- warm states with lower   
   pct of HS grads].   
   CBS News, 27 Jun 2021 18:00Z   
   Washington. As the US continues to navigate its way through the   
   COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the   
   Food and Drug ...   
      
   Not so foolish after all: 'fool's gold' contains a newly discovered type of   
   real gold   
   The Conversation AU, 27 Jun 2021 20:00Z   
   Fool's gold, or pyrite, is made of worthless iron disulfide, but can contain   
   tiny amounts of the real thing. Using an 'atom probe', research has   
   uncovered a new ...   
      
   Tesla Model S Plaid wins Pikes Peak's Exhibition Class in dominating fashion   
   Teslarati, 27 Jun 2021 20:57Z   
   The excitement was palpable at the base of Pikes Peak as this year's   
   racecars lined up for their attempt at conquering the treacherous mountain.   
   The mountain ...   
      
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