PAKISTAN: Pakistani hospital overwhelmed as water-borne illnesses spread (Reuters), Pakistan out of money for flood recovery, UN boosts aid request- minister (Reuters, Reuters), Pakistanis save their town from floodwaters by building an embankment (NPR), Pakistan’s ‘End of Days’ 2022 monsoon season (Yale Climate Connections)
HURRICANE FIONA: What Puerto Ricans want to see happen after Fiona (Axios)
HURRICANE IAN: Hundreds of thousands without power in Florida as Ian death toll climbs (Axios, Yale Climate Connections), Florida residents reeling after late evacuation orders (Gizmodo), Far from coasts, flooding from Hurricane Ian devastates inland communities (Washington Post $), What made Hurricane Ian so intense: By the numbers (Washington Post $), Hurricane Ian’s remnants slosh the mid-Atlantic states as a nor’easter (New York Times $), Florida’s leaders opposed climate aid. Now they’re depending on it. (New York Times $, E&E News), Ian sinks Fla. 'dome home' built to survive hurricanes (E&E $)
- MIGRANT LABOR: NYC migrants pile into vans they say are headed to Florida for Hurricane Ian cleanup (New York Post)
- LOOMING, SECONDARY, COMPOUNDING REPERCUSSIONS: In hurricanes, more people die from indirect causes than the storms themselves (The Hill), After the storm, the mold: Warming is worsening another costly disaster (New York Times $), Americans tap 401(k) plans after hurricanes and natural disasters (Wall Street Journal $), Hurricane Ian closes some Florida schools indefinitely (AP)
- LET'S (NOT) TALK ABOUT RACE: Black and Hispanic residents criticize uneven recovery efforts (NBC), Floridians endure slow wait for power knocked out by Ian (AP)
- INSURANCE: Ian deals blow to Florida’s teetering insurance sector (AP)
- BIDEN VISIT: Biden to focus on hurricane victims in Florida, not politics (AP), Biden, FEMA head to Florida as survivors scramble for federal aid (Washington Post $)
- ANIMALS: What’s been happening with animals in Florida during Hurricane Ian? (Washington Post $), Rescuers flock together to save 275 parrots stranded by Ian (AP)
LIFE AND DEATH: Where defending nature can be deadly (New York Times $)
FOSSIL FUELED ENERGY CRISIS: Energy giants return to fossil fuels like coal as Europe braces for winter (CNBC), EU nations agree to tap CO2 permits in shift from Russian energy (Bloomberg $)Hungary aims to eliminate reliance on Russian gas by 2050 (Reuters), Protecting the peatlands of Ireland as fuel costs skyrocket (New York Times $), UK seeks 20-year gas deal with Norway to avoid winter Blackouts (Bloomberg $), German minister criticizes US over ‘astronomical’ natural gas prices (CNBC)
- UK FRACKING: Rees-Mogg’s neighbours fail to share ‘delight’ at back garden fracking (The Guardian), Rees-Mogg seeking to evade scrutiny of new fracking projects, email shows (The Guardian)
- NORD STREAM SABOTAGE: Nord stream leak is a climate disaster that oil and gas repeat daily (Bloomberg $), Sweden sends special diving vessel to area of pipeline leaks (AP), Sweden coastguard says Nord Stream leak still visible on surface (Bloomberg $)
COP27: African countries to push common energy position at COP27 (Reuters), COP27 climate summit’s sponsorship by Coca-Cola condemned as ‘greenwash’ (The Guardian), COP27 must address challenges of the developing world (Reuters), African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27 (Reuters), Israel, Lebanon near maritime border deal, opening up new gas source for Europe (Wall Street Journal $)
CLIMATE DIPLOMACY: Kenya’s Ruto breaks ranks, says Africa must leapfrog fossil fuel (Bloomberg $), Kerry: Western ministers dodged 'family photo' with Russian envoy at climate talks (Reuters), US asks congo to halt oil bids in one of world’s most important carbon sinks (Bloomberg $), US vows to supply green-fuel-laggard Japan with bioethanol (AP)
FLARING POLLUTION: Permian, Eagle Ford and Bakken methane cuts hindered by natural gas flaring inefficiency (Natural Gas Intel, Gizmodo)
DENIAL: Extreme hurricanes show time of climate change denial is over, Vatican says (Reuters)
TEEVEE: ‘This is part of our world now’: Can TV shows adequately reflect the climate crisis? (The Guardian)
POLLUTION IN YOUR KITCHEN: Is your gas range a health risk? (Consumer Reports)
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT: NextEra, PGE open US’ first wind-solar-battery project as Inflation Reduction Act ups storage options (Utility Dive)
SCOTUS: Fear of Black voting power is on the Supreme Court docket in Merrill v. Milligan (NewsOne), Justice Jackson blasts Alabama’s attempt to gut voting rights law (Black Wall Street Times), SCOTUS floats new Clean Water Act test. Lawyers ‘cringe.’ (E&E News, Grist)
AGENCIES: Federal agency to help pay for Mississippi flood control (AP)
DOI: 'I know folks are frustrated': BLM leader finishes first year (E&E $)
EXECUTIVE BRANCH: FDIC chief to bankers: We won't overstep on climate policy (E&E $)
WHITE HOUSE: Clip of Kamala Harris on hurricane relief and equity taken out of context online (Reuters, Fact Check), Joe Biden’s disaster presidency (E&E News), Biden pledge to make federal fleet electric faces slow start (AP),
- PUERTO RICO: Biden pledges extra $60 million to help Puerto Rico 'rebuild it all' (Gizmodo), Biden pledges to transform Puerto Rico’s power system as thousands remain without power (Utility Dive), Biden to announce $60M to bolster flood protections in Puerto Rico (Politico)
THE HILL: Pressley hosts CBC panel on Black immigration, calls ICE and border patrol ‘racist and rogue’ (The Grio), Europe made a mistake with Russia’s energy and now it needs to spend, Sen. Chris Murphy says (CNBC), Senate liberals press Biden for climate emergency declaration (The Hill)
ELECTIONS: Climate activists reluctantly back John Fetterman in tightening Pennsylvania Senate race (Inside Climate News), Biden boosts Democrat fundraising with James Murdoch event (Reuters), Conspiracy theorists and 16-hour days: Inside the stress elections officials face ahead of the midterms (Texas Tribune), Kemp suspends Georgia tax on gas until after elections (The Hill)
CITIES AND STATES: Cities are largely to blame for climate change. Could they also be part of the solution? (CNBC), Maine program aims to help small towns electrify heat in public buildings (Energy News Network), Virginia governor calls for easing clean energy goals, injecting competition into utility sector (Utility Dive), How California’s Salton Sea went from vacation destination to toxic nightmare (Grist)
FERC: FERC OKs $500K fine for ISO-NE over alleged violations of capacity rules with Salem Harbor power plant (Utility Dive)
IMPACTS: Climate change comes for the freezers, a key tool for Alaska natives (New York Times $), How climate change is likely to worsen inflation (The Hill), Personal responsibility in a new era of catastrophic flooding (CNN), South Asia's poorest city dwellers bear brunt of worsening floods (Context)
HEAT: Front-line health care workers need protection from heat, researcher says (Yale Climate Connections)
DROUGHT: What happens if Lake Powell runs out of water? (The Hill),
WILDFIRES: Wildfires are getting worse. Can scientists save California’s forests from going up in smoke? (LA Times $)
HURRICANES: Cone of confusion: Why some say iconic hurricane map misled Floridians (Washington Post $)
RENEWABLES: To boost support for renewables, focus on cost savings — study (E&E $), Wave energy machines on Australian south coast would slash renewable energy costs, CSIRO says (The Guardian), Wind and solar are booming, but emissions aren’t falling (E&E News)
STORAGE: Form Energy wins $450M to rust iron for multiday energy storage (Canary Media)
METHANE: Countries pledged to slash methane — but they’re still replacing coal with natural gas (Grist)
OIL & GAS: Oil and gas methane emissions could be solved this decade, experts say (Reuters), OPEC+ girds for contentious meeting over oil-production cuts (Wall Street Journal $), Saudi Arabia and Russia may find their oil pricing power limited (New York Times $)
NUKES: ‘Unproven’ small nuclear reactors would raise energy costs and delay renewable uptake, report says (The Guardian), Is nuclear energy poised for an ESG-fueled comeback? (E&E News)
PIPELINES: Help wanted: Carbon dioxide pipeline companies mark legislative wins by staffing up with lobbyists (Politico Pro $)
TRASH: A global revamp of waste management could significantly reduce emissions: report (The Hill), Report: Eliminating waste is a climate solution (Grist)
HYDROGEN: New York hydrogen-natural gas blending study offers mixed results to cut emissions (Natural Gas Intel)
UTILITIES: PNM proposes 6-year, $344M grid modernization plan including smart meters for all customers (Utility Dive), Utility: damaged power lines in area of California fire (AP)
A TO B: ‘Minimobility’ could fill the gap between micromobility and electric cars, analysts say (Utility Dive)
EVs: EVs add to electricity demand, but not as much as you might think (Bloomberg $, The Guardian)
STUBBORN HOPE: Hope amid climate chaos: ‘We are in a race between Armageddon and awesome’ (The Guardian)
BUSINESSES: Nestle pledges $1 billion to coffee sustainability plan (Reuters)
CARBON PRICING: Countries back rewritten EU plan to raise carbon market cash (Reuters)
CARBON REMOVAL: Occidental lands on 'Brown Pelican' name for carbon project (E&E $), Why $100 per ton is the carbon removal industry's holy grail (Protocol)
CARBON CAPTURE: This carbon capture startup wants to decarbonize the world’s biggest polluters (Protocol)
REDUCE, REUSE … : Carbon recycling company nabs up to $1B in financing (E&E $)
WILDLIFE: An Endangered Species Act celebrity, the snail darter is saved (E&E $), Swimming against the tide, a retired Connecticut official won’t stop fighting for the endangered Atlantic salmon (Inside Climate News)
INTERNATIONAL: Australia commits to zero extinctions with new plan to protect 30% of land (CNN, Axios), Japan companies to study making ammonia in Alaska for greener energy (Reuters), Japan moves to fill Asia’s $40tn energy funding gap in China’s stead (FT $), Paris joins big screen boycott of World Cup games from Qatar (AP), What does King Charles reign mean for climate action? (Context), Big Brazilian gold refiner delisted amid Amazon mining probe (AP), Power back in Bangladesh after grid failure causes blackout (AP),
Supply chain woes boost meat substitutes in Asia, and investors are biting (Washington Post $)