This year's dramatic increase in record temperatures in the Atlantic and the fast retreat of the ice shelf might not be so much about human-caused heating accelerating post-covid but eliminating a source of human-caused cooling! Watch and learn.

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Prof C's Recommended Climate Resources:

What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You To Know 📺
Geoengineering and "clean coal" have been promoted by fossil fuel companies in the most disingenuous and fraudulent way (they have known for forty years or more that clean coal was bullshit). Here Al Gore pulls no punches (finally) about the lies of this industry.
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The New Map 📚
If Gore’s talk got you going, then this book will help you understand the enormity of the task of ending our fossil fuel addiction, and how entirely dependent we are on fossil fuels.
The New Map has many interesting stories to carry the reader forward, and I found it easy to read despite the geopolitical details (maps are included!). Yegin begins with the shale oil revolution in the US and then moves back and forth in time to describe the current energy landscape and how countries get their energy (or export it). The New Map is a fascinating book, and until I read this book, I did not understand the scope of issues around energy and climate change. The book also illuminates why certain countries align with other countries and why certain countries, such as the US, are putting sanctions on allies importing natural gas from sources such as Russia (Google “Nord Stream 2” for more info). The first 70% of the book outlines the geopolitical maps of energy: America’s map, Russia’s map, China’s map, and Maps of the Middle East. The last part of the book provides a roadmap to the future of energy, discussing topics such as automation, electric cars, self-driving cars, and the climate challenge ahead. If you are interested in the politics of climate change, I would highly recommend this book.
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Heated 🗞️
A sub-stack on climate change started by Emily Atkin. Lots of original reporting, but definitely with a perspective. For those of you in Tech, think of it like Kara Swisher but for climate.
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Dr Gilbz 📺
This YouTube channel is run by Ella Gilbert a polar scientist, who’s mission is to turn the research about the polar parts of our planet into more simple language that we can all understand.
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Termination Shock 📚
Stephenson has an uncanny ability to see where technology is going in his books and often predicts the future with great accuracy. It is no surpise that he has already written a book about climate change and geoengineering of the planet.

Stephenson provides historical and technical details on all places, technologies, and players in the story, so expect to learn a lot and go through several hundred pages of detailed descriptions of how the Dutch monarchy works, the biology of feral pigs, and many more topics. It also makes a good audio book.

Termination Shock is an informative imagining of the near future focusing on the geopolitics of climate change.

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