[GWSG] CC by county; guerilla planning; the urgency gap; America's Pledge; direct democracy; green roofs spread

[Tilley, Al]

1. A team has published maps analyzing the impact of climate change in the US by county. It is a spur to the imagination. Thanks to Cherrill Heaton for the article. https://paw.princeton.edu/article/geosciences-feeling-heat



2. Trying to plan and prepare for a future conditioned by climate change poses challenges when the government, supported by corporate interests, denies the reality of the risk. Yet US planners at all levels are making some headway. The article centers on FEMA's flood planning.  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/climate/fema-flooding-trump.html?emc=edit_tnt_20171109&nlid=43628374&tntemail0=y&_r=0



3. Natalie Bennett, former leader of the UK Green Party, comments on the "urgency gap" between the diplomats and the citizens associated with non-governmental organizations at the Bonn climate conference. http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2989451/a_message_for_the_planet_beware_the_urgency_gap.html



4. Jerry Brown and Mike Bloomberg have announced America's Pledge on Climate, representing twenty states, fifty cities, and sixty corporations. The pledge would keep the US Paris commitment. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/11/us-groups-honouring-paris-climate-pledges-despite-trump

The Rocky Mountain Institute provides an analysis of the pledge. https://www.rmi.org/news/new-face-american-leadership-climate-change/



5. We need climate action stronger and faster than our governments seem able to deliver it. An Irish experiment in direct democracy offers a possible solution: recommendations from a randomly selected Citizens' Assembly following expert presentations (excluding lobbyists and politicians). https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/10/can-direct-democracy-offer-a-third-way-to-meet-the-climate-challenge



6. Denver is joining San Francisco, New York, Paris, London and other cities in mandating that large buildings have either solar installations or gardens on their roofs. https://www.ecowatch.com/denver-green-roofs-2508372741.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=f555d8f011-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-f555d8f011-85965093 ?

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