[GWSG] Faster currents; systemic collapse?; EV sales boom in EU; threat threatens; Trump's sabotage; anti-solar cells

[Tilley, Al]

1. Ocean currents are increasing faster than had been expected before the end of the century, probably as a result of growing heat and therefore winds. Thanks to Tom Larson for the story. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/02/05/worlds-oceans-are-speeding-up-another-mega-scale-consequence-climate-change/?itid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-hse%3Ahomepage%2Fcard-ans



2. A team of over 200 scientists warn that multiple interacting climate hazards—heat waves, damage to ecosystems, droughts, and storms, for example—can interact to threaten a global systemic collapse. https://phys.org/news/2020-02-multiple-eco-crises-trigger-collapse-scientists.html



3. Electric vehicle sales are booming in Europe. France has seen a 25% drop in annual sales of fossil vehicles. https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/05/fossil-vehicle-sales-in-france-crash-by-25-as-evs-quadruple-to-11-market-share/?utm_source=CleanTechnica+News+%282020%29&utm_campaign=da572d8e51-Daily+Email+CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b9b83ee7eb-da572d8e51-331994013



4. Scary projections can stun us into dangerous inaction, warns a commentary in Nature. What we need to do is clear. We must stop burning fossil fuels, as soon as we possible can. https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/05/worst-case-climate-change-scenario-is-scary-but-the-reality-could-be-even-worse/?utm_source=CleanTechnica+News+%282020%29&utm_campaign=da572d8e51-Daily+Email+CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b9b83ee7eb-da572d8e51-331994013



5. Trump is withholding almost a billion dollars of allocated support for renewable energy. House Democrats are investigating. https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-trump-administration-is-withholding-almost-1-billi-1841475959



6. “Anti-solar” cells generate about a quarter of the power of conventional solar cells through heat radiation. They work continuously, if not subjected to direct sunlight. While they are not close to commercial viability, I’m running the story because it is such a promising and surprising idea. https://www.ecowatch.com/solar-cells-energy-night-2645050297.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3

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