A new tax on fossil fuel companies based in the world’s richest countries could raise hundreds of billions of dollars to help the most vulnerable nations cope with the escalating climate crisis, according to a report.⁦The Guardian⁩ ⁦UN Climate Change⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…

We have the solutions we need to build a climate-friendly food system that can feed more people with more nourishing food. Now, we need to implement them.

Read the article to learn more about the scope of the work of Drawdown Food:
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#Climate Mayors and @C40Cities applaud the U.S. EPA’s final rule for power plants that will reduce carbon pollution & harmful pollutants in our communities. ⁦U.S. EPAMichaelRegan⁩
We applaud as well! 👏 climatemayors.org/statement-powe…

The honorable ⁦Helen Clark⁩ at #WHSMelbourne2024 highlighting today’s 3Cs, COVID, #Climate and Conflict. ⁦WHSMelbourne2024⁩ ⁦Monash University⁩ ⁦UW-Madison Global Health Institute⁩ ⁦UW-Madison Nelson Institute⁩

Legendary global health leader ⁦Ilona Kickbusch⁩ opening plenary #WHSMelbourne2024 loss of trust as a serious health threat itself. Also flagged #planetaryhealth essential- reminder today is #earthday2024 ⁦WHSMelbourne2024⁩ ⁦UW-Madison Nelson Institute⁩

The regional WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT #WHSMelbourne2024 now kicking off today. Appropriately on #Earthday a top concern/ theme includes the #climatecrisis ⁦WHSMelbourne2024⁩ ⁦UW-Madison Nelson Institute⁩ My plenary tomorrow.

Analysis: How well have climate models projected global warming? | Zeke Hausfather #CBarchive

Read here: buff.ly/3xyGJ2l

Earth Fest is here — and so is a special edition of the Commons! Grab a cup of coffee and page through the latest issue to meet some of the folks hosting, coordinating, and speaking at Earth Fest.

nelson.wisc.edu/news/the-commo… UW-Madison Sustainability

OMG Google, what ever happened to 'Don't be evil.'?
I hate to break it to you but helping to greenwash Canadian oil sands--the world's most polluting fuel--is evil!
desmog.com/2024/04/18/pat… DeSmog Geoff Dembicki David Suzuki James Hoggan @CAPE-ACME Dr Courtney Howard Global Climate and Health Alliance

“Clean-up of Indian coal-fired power plants ‘could have saved 720,000 lives’
Researchers say early deaths may have been avoided over 10-year period if technology installed. Excellent piece by ⁦Gary Fuller⁩. ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ ⁦ theguardian.com/environment/20…

Thanks President Biden for this decision to protect Alaska's unspoiled wilderness and our climate: cnn.com/2024/04/19/cli… The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Global Climate and Health Alliance

This is the second article that has showcased #ClimateRx as a tool to help clinicians communicate the #climateishealth connection to patients. Climate for Health ecoAmerica

How to communicate about climate change with patients bmj.com/content/385/bm…

What does it take to create a community event that moves climate solutions forward? Just ask @uwmadison undergrads Lulu Fregoso and Katie Wenzel, the outreach assistants behind Earth Fest and UW Energy Institute's Climate and Justice Teach-in.

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'The most enduring legacy of air-conditioning may be the divide it has created between the cool and the damned,' writes Jeff Goodell in The Heat Will Kill You First. But don't sweat; the book isn't a downer. Find out why at Earth Fest! earthfest.wisc.edu/goodell UW-Madison Sustainability

A 43-year-old lawyer banded together with a group of elderly women in Switzerland to take on the government's climate inaction. In a landmark verdict, on the #ClimateCrisis they won
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Green World Health Organization (WHO) Prof. Katharine Hayhoe Dr. Jonathan Foley

The top companies causing the #ClimateCrisis theguardian.com/environment/20…

Great way to learn more about #planetaryhealth

Poster abstracts for the 2024 Global Health Symposium are due TODAY! Don't miss your chance to learn more about the future of global health at UW-Madison. Event is both in-person & virtual.

Register and submit posters with links from our website: ghi.wisc.edu

Excited to be one of the keynotes on #ClimateCrisis and #Health . Please join me in Melbourne in 3 weeks!
World Health Organization (WHO) Prof. Katharine Hayhoe Ed Maibach Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health, LSHTM UW-Madison Nelson Institute UW–Madison Dr. Jonathan Foley

Great lineup next month - Earth Fest unites our campus over the one resource and interest we all share: our world. Learn more at
earthfest.wisc.edu.

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