[GWSG] N FL ADAPT; personal moves; solar <2 cents; retiring the fossils; shrinking Ant. sea ice

[Tilley, Al]

1. WJCT, North Florida’s Public Radio station, has launched the website ADAPT to carry stories relating to the region’s adaptation to sea level rise. https://adaptflorida.org/?contact-form-id=993&contact-form-sent=1862&contact-form-hash=28d840f258a30bed4ea2c024a8df316a6f68b4f2&_wpnonce=53acd35724#contact-form-993
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ADAPT<https://adaptflorida.org/?contact-form-id=993&contact-form-sent=1862&contact-form-hash=28d840f258a30bed4ea2c024a8df316a6f68b4f2&_wpnonce=53acd35724#contact-form-993>
adaptflorida.org
Northeast Florida adapts to sea level rise.

So far there have been no significant stories I have noticed on the two completed vulnerability assessments in the region—of St. Augustine and Atlantic Beach—and their implications.

2. Climate professionals describe how they have changed their habits as climate activists. Some are familiar (go to a plant-based diet) and some are new to me (cut new clothing acquisitions to three a year). Two links at the end of the article will allow you to estimate your carbon footprint and the impact of various actions.  https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/29/no-flights-four-day-week-climate-scientists-home-save-planet
[https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4baae4df0e106a5aa908ee09bf6e32dbb841ffda/9_79_2453_1471/master/2453.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=05d025f4dd5e8feddda0c7a42569cbfe]<https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/29/no-flights-four-day-week-climate-scientists-home-save-planet>
No flights, a four-day week and living off-grid: what climate scientists do at home to save the planet | Science | The Guardian<https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/29/no-flights-four-day-week-climate-scientists-home-save-planet>
www.theguardian.com
Month after month, there is research showing that climate change is happening faster than we thought. We’re in a car hurtling towards the edge of a cliff, we’ve got our foot on the accelerator ...


3. Los Angeles is about to enter into a 25-year power purchase agreement for 400 megawatts of solar energy at less than $.02 per kWh, a US record. Battery power storage to ensure even power production and eliminate the need for peaking methane plants will add another $.015/kWh. The agreement significantly accelerates the city’s renewable power conversion target to 55% by 2025. The city is drawing up plans to develop other similar solar resources.  https://cleantechnica.com/2019/06/30/los-angeles-8minute-solar-announce-25-year-ppa-at-under-2-cents-per-kwh/?utm_source=CleanTechnica+News&utm_campaign=d91743650e-Daily+Email+CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b9b83ee7eb-d91743650e-331994013
[https://cleantechnica.com/files/2019/06/Eland-Solar-Storage-Center-LAWAP.png]<https://cleantechnica.com/2019/06/30/los-angeles-8minute-solar-announce-25-year-ppa-at-under-2-cents-per-kwh/?utm_source=CleanTechnica+News&utm_campaign=d91743650e-Daily+Email+CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b9b83ee7eb-d91743650e-331994013>
Los Angeles & 8minute Solar Announce 25-Year PPA At Under 2 Cents Per kWh! | CleanTechnica<https://cleantechnica.com/2019/06/30/los-angeles-8minute-solar-announce-25-year-ppa-at-under-2-cents-per-kwh/?utm_source=CleanTechnica+News&utm_campaign=d91743650e-Daily+Email+CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b9b83ee7eb-d91743650e-331994013>
cleantechnica.com
Los Angeles will partner with 8minute Solar to create a new solar power plant that will supply electricity to the city for 25 years at a price of 1.997 cents per kWh -- the lowest price ever in ...


4. Fossil-fuel burning infrastructure will have to be retired early if we are to avoid catastrophic heating. That includes internal combustion vehicles as well as methane plants. https://phys.org/news/2019-07-committed-co2-emissions-jeopardize-international.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
[https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/gfx/news/hires/2018/1-climate.jpg]<https://phys.org/news/2019-07-committed-co2-emissions-jeopardize-international.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter>
'Committed' CO2 emissions jeopardize international climate goals, study finds - phys.org<https://phys.org/news/2019-07-committed-co2-emissions-jeopardize-international.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter>
phys.org
The nations that have signed agreements to stabilize the global mean temperature by 2050 will fail to meet their goals unless existing fossil fuel-burning infrastructure around the world is ...


5. The area covered by Antarctic sea ice has been falling precipitously since 2014. The cause is unclear. With more open sea exposed to the sun, the region should incur faster heating. https://phys.org/news/2019-07-antarctic-ice-high-lows.html
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Floating Antarctic ice goes from record high to record lows<https://phys.org/news/2019-07-antarctic-ice-high-lows.html>
phys.org
The amount of ice circling Antarctica is suddenly plunging from a record high to record lows, baffling scientists. Floating ice off the southern continent steadily increased from 1979 and hit a ...


6. A two-minute video considers the loss of an area of Antarctic sea ice larger than Mexico. https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2019/jul/02/antarctic-sea-ice-plunges-from-record-high-to-record-lows-video
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Antarctic sea ice plunges from record high to record lows – video<https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2019/jul/02/antarctic-sea-ice-plunges-from-record-high-to-record-lows-video>
www.theguardian.com
The sea ice circling Antarctica has plunged from a record high to a record low in just three years according to a new report just released by the US space agency NASA.


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