Had an interesting conversation recently, where someone was saying that the proportion of water is the mass of wood in a temperate rainforest is typically 35-60%, but right now in southern BC it’s about 11%. #climatedamages #fireweather

"“The report employs an array of fallacies to give the impression that #climatedamages are small relative to other trends that are unrelated to the impacts of #greenhousegas emissions on public health and welfare.”"

And … we’ve returned to “smoky September” in Vancouver #climatedamages

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying

#climatedamages Widlfire fighters, working without face masks, getting smoke related diseases decades before they should, if ever www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...

So if you like to spend time in the woods #climatedamages are now a thing for you directly apple.news/A8d_ZsaS7Soa...

‘People are paying too much’: Coalition could break up big insurance companies, Dutton says Opposition leader says more competition needed as growing numbers unable to afford home and car insurance

‘People are paying too much’: Coalition could break up big #insurance companies, Dutton says This will not resolve 📈 insurance driven by climate damages. Coalition policies on nuclear, coal and gas, and slowing renewables exacerbate #climatedamages.
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Institutions ‘will invest more in the UK if #ClimateRelatedRisk is cut’

Our investor research is in The Times yesterday. After the hottest year on record (with some $320Bn in #ClimateDamages), our investor survey links climate related risk and #Investor decision making.

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The fires in Los Angeles have not only destroyed property and lives, the ash has turned the area around Los Angeles into a hazardous waste dump. A threat to future generations like a nuclear power plant accident.
These are #climatedamages and costs.

E&E News: US hurricane damage soared to $500B in 2024 AccuWeather estimates that this year's storms could "wipe away" 2 percent of the nation's economic growth.

Jesse Jenkins: promote #shale like your paycheck depends on it, ban #hydrogen like tomorrow never existed, and disregard the $500 billion in #climatedamages that just one year of these policy prescriptions serves up
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What Am I Bid for Your Loved Ones’ Lives and Safety? We’ll get faster climate action and deeper emission cuts when decision-makers conclude that it costs more to do nothing. Aren’t we there yet?

What Am I Bid for Your Loved Ones’ Lives and Safety? #ClimateCrisis #infrastructure #ClimateDamages open.substack.com/pub/energymi...

Back in the ‘90s I drove, hiked and climbed across BC & the Rockies through all seasons. I just drove across BC for the first time in 10 years, & the Fraser & Thompson rivers are the lowest I’ve ever seen them, & ~1/3+ of the trees are dead from pine beetle, just waiting to burn. 😔 #climatedamages

World’s Poor Nations Need $500 Billion of Climate Cash Per Year The world’s developing countries need around $500 billion of climate finance per year, according to a new report from the United Nations, which will pave the way for tough talks at this year’s COP29 c...

Look for some pocket change in the world's billionaires pockets and this would be taken care of: The world’s developing countries need around $500 billion of climate finance per year, a new UN report shows #inquality #ClimateDamages #ClimateChange www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Supreme Court Architect Demands Justices Shield Big Oil From Historic Climate Trial The Supreme Court architect’s dark money network is publicly campaigning for justices to quash Honolulu’s climate-related damages case.

Just remember, if it ain't #BigOil paying for #ClimateDamages every cent of it is on YOU the taxpayer. Call yourself whatever you like but one thing you're not is a "small c conservative." You're as big a spender as has ever lived www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
#abpoli

Supreme Court Architect Demands Justices Shield Big Oil From Historic Climate Trial The Supreme Court architect’s dark money network is publicly campaigning for justices to quash Honolulu’s climate-related damages case.

Just remember, if it ain't #BigOil paying for #ClimateDamages every cent of it is on YOU the taxpayer. Call yourself whatever you like but one thing you're not us a "small c conservative." You're as big a spender as has ever lived #abpoli www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Après Sunak (parfois lent), le déluge. Fossil fuel-backed US pols aren't waiting for Trump 2.0. They're trying to defeat climate attribution science in the Supreme Court right now.

Republicans aren't waiting for Trump 2.0. 19 Red states trying to get #SCOTUS to block #climatedamages #litigation by California and others.

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Après Sunak (parfois lent), le déluge. Fossil fuel-backed US pols aren't waiting for Trump 2.0. ...

19 GOP attys gen asking #SCOTUS to block California (& other states) suing #BigOil for #climatedamages.

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Nobel Prize-winning economist calls for climate tax on billionaires And she called for the money to be sent directly to the world's most climate-vulnerable people.

NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING ECONOMIST CALLS FOR CLIMATE TAX ON BILLIONAIRE
Economist Esther Duflo is the youngest person ever to win the #NobelPrize #Economics.
She recently proposed a #tax on the #rich to pay for #climatedamages
#superrich #climatecrisis #Corporations

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#UCLA Professor Aradhna Tripati testified at CA Senate Environmental Quality Committee about bill holding fossil fuel companies accountable for #climatedamages.

SB1497 passes 5-2 & advances to Judiciary Committee. #ClimateAction