{"id":50773,"date":"2024-08-11T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/?p=50773"},"modified":"2024-10-08T05:12:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T05:12:51","slug":"climate-news-august-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/climate-news-august-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate News August 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olympics and climate. <\/strong>Saint Lucian sprinter Julian unexpectedly bested U.S. favorite Sha\u2019Charri Richardson in the women\u2019s 100 meter final on Saturday. But the future of Saint Lucia is highly threatened by climate change\u2014and the country can\u2019t do much about it on its own. <\/strong>For Saint Lucia\u2019s ecological and economic future to be truly secured for future generations of athletes and enthusiastic spectators, it needs help and attention from other, higher-polluting nations that are causing their problems\u2014many of the nations Alfred beat in the Olympics this weekend. This is something Saint Lucia\u2019s president, Philip J. Pierre, speaks about frequently. \u201cWe still are constrained by some elements that are beyond our control,\u201d <\/strong>he said just last week<\/a>, reflecting on the anniversary of slavery emancipation in Britain, which formerly colonized Saint Lucia. \u201cAnd one of these elements is climate change.\u201d The need for attention and action from other countries is captured well in a short 2016 documentary<\/a> on Saint Lucia funded by the United Nations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hurricanes, wildfires and other deadly weather events forced an estimated 2.5 million people<\/a> in the U.S. from their homes last year.<\/strong> Though homeowners face their own challenges, a wide body of research shows that renters<\/strong> are more likely to be displaced after a disaster and for a longer period of time. In cases where tenants can stay put, they often don\u2019t get the support they need from landlords and insurers when facing climate-fueled flooding damage and sweltering heat waves.<\/p>\n

Speaking of waves…. <\/strong>Researchers from the <\/strong>National Renewable Energy Laboratory<\/strong><\/a> (NREL) discovered that tidal energy could play an important role in Alaska\u2019s largest power grid, the Railbelt.<\/strong> The study<\/strong><\/a> concluded that tidal energy could help decarbonize Alaska\u2019s Railbelt by 2035 and generate clean fuels like hydrogen, which could boost the state\u2019s economy. Learn more<\/strong><\/a> about how Alaska can accurately plan to incorporate their tidal energy resources<\/strong> into their decarbonization goals, grid systems, and economy.<\/p>\n

Installing rooftop solar panels will lower your electricity bill<\/a><\/strong>\u2014but by how much? <\/strong>The federal Solar Energy Technologies Office resources can walk you through your potential savings depending on how much electricity you produce, how much you consume, and how you finance your system. Check out<\/strong><\/a> this calculation guide<\/strong> and explore<\/strong><\/a> SETO\u2019s other guides and resources for solar energy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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