The Green Elephant

Podcast Episode 61

In this episode: The intersection between population growth, economic growth, and the climate and environment is complex. We simplify it for you.

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Also: NEWS OF THE FUTURE

— THE FUTURE OF The Human Climate Niche

— THE FUTURE OF Air Pollution Laws That Help Wildlife

— THE FUTURE OF PETROLEUM FACILITIES: Little Guys Fight Big Oil and Win

— THE FUTURE OF PLASTIC: Proposed Tax on Virgin Single Use Plastic

Exceeding the Human Climate Niche by 2050

Future of the human climate niche

Will three billion people really live in temperatures as hot as ..

May 6, 2020 — At the centre of this thought experiment is the concept of the human “climate niche”, or the environmental range in which modern humans thrive.

A Tale of Humanity and Habitability — GlobaïaA short film created in 2020 about the shifting human climate niches over the next 50 years.

The Arab Spring and Climate ChangeThe consequences of climate change helped ignite a volatile mix of underlying causes that erupted into the revolutions that have shaken the Arab world over the past two years.

Human Climate Niche - 2020 and 2070 - Science On a Sphere

Climate change could bring near-unliveable conditions for ...

Oct 31, 2021 — Map animation showing human climate niche, the suitability of land for habitation. In 2020. Up to 3bn out of the projected world population ...

Air Pollution laws aimed at human health also helps birds

Wildlife and Pets are Affected by Air Pollution TooHow do pets, insects and other wildlife fare when it comes to dealing with the negative effects of air pollution? Spoiler: It's not good.

Clean air policies are for the birdsOzone regulation helped North American birds

Conservation cobenefits from air pollution regulation: Evidence from birds

How a Landmark Environmental Law May Have Quietly Saved a Billion BirdsNew research reveals a previously uncounted benefit of the Clean Air Act—at a time when the Trump administration is weakening its protections.

How Air Pollution Regulation Can Affect Bird PopulationsAlthough we have strong evidence that air pollution poses significant health risks to humans, how air pollutants affect plants and animals is not well studied. Birds are especially susceptible to…

Air pollution is animal cruelty. Time to hold polluters responsible for all their victims.Nonhuman animals live their entire lives outside, breathing the air that we pollute. There are no air purifiers in the wild.

Small Washington Country Takes on Big Oil - And Wins!

An Oil Industry Hub in Washington State Bans New Fossil Fuel Development - Inside Climate News

Whatcom County Becomes First U.S. Refinery Community to Ban New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure - The Energy MixWhatcom County in Washington state has become the first U.S. refinery community to ban new fossil fuel development.

Cascadia Weekly: Whatcom County Council approves landmark policy to regulate fossil fuel industry

How One Washington County Took On the Fossil Fuel Industry—and WonWhatcom County is the first in the US to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure

PDF: ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE WHATCOM COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WHATCOM COUNTY CODE RELATING TO FOSSIL FUEL FACILITIES, RENEWABLE FUEL FACILITIES, PIERS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Sen. Whitehouse Proposes Bill to Tax Virgin Plastic for Single-Use Products

Whitehouse Unveils REDUCE Act to Tackle Plastic Pollution | U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode IslandThe Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island

Senator proposes 20-cent-per-pound virgin resin fee - Plastics Recycling UpdateA national virgin resin surcharge would help improve the economics of using post-consumer plastic, according to a proposal introduced in Congress this month. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., on Aug. 5 introduced S. 2645, the Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants …Continue Reading→

National Plastic Tax Proposal Follows The Enactment Of New State Level Plastics FeesThe national plastics tax unveiled by congressional Democrats in early September follows the emergence of new state legislation, which has thus far been enacted in Maine and Oregon, that drives up the cost of consumer goods by imposing new fees on plastic packaging.

Senator “It’s Time to Wake Up” Whitehouse drops his climate change mic - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Infographic: Worst Plastic Polluters in 2020This chart shows the number of countries in which plastic waste was found and pieces of waste recorded in 2020.

US Senator introduces bill with 10-cent tax on virgin plastic

The intersection between population growth, economic growth, and the climate and environment is complex. We simplify it for you.

Will economic growth always rely on population growth? - MarketplaceIn theory, the ingredients of economic growth are capital and investment. In practice, not so much.

For the first time ever there are more people over 65 than under 5Economists warn that ageing populations have consequences for productivity, inflation, and global growth.

Climate changePopulation and climate change are inextricably linked. Every additional person increases carbon emissions — the rich more than the poor — and increases the number of climate change victims – the poor more than the rich. Having smaller families and ending population growth are vital tools in the fight against climate change.

There Is No Evidence that Population Growth Drives per Capita Economic Growth in Developed Economies

For richer, for poorer: The economic impact of population changes | FocusEconomics

WORLD POPULATION CLOCK - MUST SEE!

World's wealthiest 'at heart of climate problem'The so-called “polluter elite” must change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, a report says.

Opinion: 2020 census portends a population disasterThe nation’s population grew by only 7.4%. While that may sound strong, it was only one-tenth of a percent better than the slowest growth rate on record, which occurred during the 1930s.

How Climate Anxiety Is Shaping Family Planning (Published 2020)The notion of forgoing children as a means of fighting global warming is entering the mainstream.

China's Former 1-Child Policy Continues To Haunt FamiliesEven though the limit is now three children in China, parents still carry the painful experiences they endured when officials aggressively enforced the one-child rule.

How do countries fight falling birth rates?As Russia's president announces new plans, what have other countries done to tackle falling fertility?

How far will global population rise? Researchers can’t agreeThe United Nations forecasts that nearly 11 billion people will be living on Earth at the end of the century, but other demographic research groups project that population will peak earlier and at a much lower level.

Why rich people use so much more energyIt’s mainly all the traveling, says a comprehensive new study.

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