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From the years 1998 to 2008 though, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_stats_fireUse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the last with data\u003c/a>, less than half of one percent — 0.4 percent — of all ignitions in the U.S. were allowed to burn. The rest were put out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Lions Fire would be no different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Delaying The Inevitable\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A stump burns in a swirl of flame on the eastern edge of the Lions Fire. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overgrown forests, the result of a century of aggressive firefighting, are one of the biggest contributors to the types of massive, catastrophic fires that are becoming more common in much of the west.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lesson we learn \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/08/06/635983535/photos-as-one-california-wildfire-ebbs-another-explodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/08/01/634696282/california-carr-fire-leaves-many-unsure-about-their-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/23/425519562/wildfires-in-montana-california-scorch-thousands-of-acres-trigger-evacuationshttps://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/23/425519562/wildfires-in-montana-california-scorch-thousands-of-acres-trigger-evacuations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time you get one of these big fires, it is the result of 100 years of management decisions where they went and put out lightning strikes, they limited or shut down prescribed fire. And those decisions eventually accumulate and bite you in the butt,” he says, between quick breaths, hiking up a rock-strewn trail in the Sierra Nevada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Miles back, North passed a sign declaring the trail closed due to a fire ahead. The sky is a muted blue and the jagged Sierra peaks to the west are fuzzy from a haze of drifting smoke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>North is hiking towards the fire — \u003ca href=\"https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5850/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Lions Fire\u003c/a> — because it’s an example of a different approach. It was, for a brief moment, the rare fire that forest managers decided not to smother, but to let burn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also a good example of just how difficult that decision can be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Rare Opportunity \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Lions Fire started the way a wildfire should, when lightning struck a tree-covered ridge in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, south of Yosemite National Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That already made it a rarity. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/27/517100594/whats-the-leading-cause-of-wildfires-in-the-u-s-humans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vast majority of wildfires\u003c/a>, 84 percent, are human-caused.\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also made the fire an opportunity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Forest Service has been talking about \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/01/05/508319075/forest-service-tries-a-different-approach-on-whether-to-let-fires-burn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letting more naturally-caused wildfires burn\u003c/a> for decades. There’s a recognition that wildfire is part of the landscape across much of America. Forests evolved with fire. They \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17147189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">depend on it\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The area the Lions Fire was burning hadn’t burned in a long time, and there were indications that fire was needed. Half of the trees in the surrounding forest were already dead, killed by beetles. A windstorm, years earlier, had downed thousands of trees to the east of the fire, creating a jumbled mess on the forest floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For forest managers like Denise Tolmie, a district ranger in the Sierra National Forest, the Lions Fire seemed like an opportunity to restore some health to the forest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It checked all of the boxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It started naturally, early in the season. It was far away from people and property. It was in an area that had seen fire historically but hadn’t burned in some time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Initially we said, ‘Yup. This fire is in a good place,'” Tolmie says. “Can we have positive effects from the fire? Yes we can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So the Forest Service allowed the fire to burn over a 2,000 acre area, she says. Fire crews were sent in to make sure the fire stayed in that area, but they didn’t go with the goal of stamping out every flame. They were there to manage the fire, not fight it.\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This decision is incredibly rare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a nail-biter,” Tolmie says. “You’re making a decision where — I usually do it as: Did I dot every ‘i’ and cross every ‘t’?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Forest Service stopped counting how many fires it and other agencies manage this way in 2009, as part of a larger policy change. From the years 1998 to 2008 though, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_stats_fireUse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the last with data\u003c/a>, less than half of one percent — 0.4 percent — of all ignitions in the U.S. were allowed to burn. The rest were put out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Lions Fire would be no different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Delaying The Inevitable\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A stump burns in a swirl of flame on the eastern edge of the Lions Fire. Smoke rises from downed logs and stump holes under a canopy of tall trees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The forest is quiet, apart from the occasional crack or pop of wood and flame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It almost seems peaceful,” North says. “It’s kind of nice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Lions Fire is burning through this area at a low-intensity, slowly creeping through pine needles, branches and brush on the forest floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Historically, North says, a lot of the forests in the Sierras saw fire like this about every 20 years. For the last century, the Forest Service has been aggressively putting those fires out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the conifers didn’t stop dropping needles. Trees didn’t stop growing or falling down. Without fire, that vegetation has built up over time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>North looks at that accumulation as a debt that society, someday, is going to have to pay off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time you put a fire out, you’re just postponing it. You’re just kicking the can down the road,” he says. “And not only are you postponing it, but you just increase the actual fuel load that is out there, so when it does happen you get these massive megafire events.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://science2017.globalchange.gov/chapter/8/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate change\u003c/a> is another major contributor to the those types of fires. And the effects of it are only expected to\u003ca href=\"https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0188486#sec006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> worsen the problem\u003c/a> going forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there has been more political attention on the issue of overgrown forests of late.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration is \u003ca href=\"https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-zinke-directs-interior-bureaus-take-aggressive-action-prevent-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calling for more ‘active’ logging\u003c/a> and thinning in western forests. The goal is to reduce fire risk and jump-start resource-dependent economies in parts of the rural west.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are logistical challenges to doing that though. 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It was now being fully suppressed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was welcome news to the residents of Mammoth Lakes, a resort ski town about seven miles from where the fire was burning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For weeks, smoke from the Lions Fire had inundated the town, driving away tourists and vacation home owners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nature has to do its thing, but there comes a point where it gets too close for comfort,” says Cruz Jonathan Valleflores, who works at a local car rental agency. “Tourism is a huge part of this community, so if tourism doesn’t come through, there’s no money. There’s no jobs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those concerns were shared by many in the community. Some wrote angry op-eds in the local newspaper. Others vented their frustrations on social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are all angry about the smoke,” says John Wentworth, a town councilman. “But personally, I know there’s no future in denial. 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"content": "\u003cp>Global warming could drive many small animals and plants to extinction, according to the first study to measure the impact of climate change on America’s national parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">Researchers found that the average temperatures in national parks increased at twice the rate as the rest of the nation.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Unless action is taken to curb greenhouse gas emissions, higher temperatures\u003ca href=\"http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aade09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> could virtually eliminate the habitats\u003c/a> of small mammals, such as the mountain-dwelling \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1915117/climate-change-spells-extinction-for-pikas-of-lake-tahoe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American pika\u003c/a>, according to the study, which appears in the journal \u003cem>Environmental Research Letters\u003c/em>. 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Increasingly, it won’t take a major tropical storm to shut down an airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2012, Superstorm Sandy spilled more than 100 million gallons of seawater into New York City’s LaGuardia airport, \u003ca href=\"https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/laguardia-to-get-37-5m-in-storm-protection-aid-1.6451288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shutting it down\u003c/a> for three days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we got hit by that, we could have flooding on some of our taxiways or runways,” says Ray Scheinfeld, who’s in charge of preparing for rising sea levels at Philadelphia International. “We could have problems with some of our infrastructure.”[contextly_sidebar id=”oU3nap8iRyiUm0Bd9PsEfnZNpJUHbBIp”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scheinfeld says if an airport shuts down, that not only leaves passengers stranded but also prevents delivery of crucial items like medicine or emergency services. It could cost millions of dollars in revenue for the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adding to the risk in Philadelphia, some of the most critical infrastructure is 15 feet underground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2013, a storm flooded a tunnel serving one terminal with three feet of water, shutting down baggage conveyor belts and inundating an electric substation. It knocked out all power, and resulted in about 12 canceled flights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After that, the airport installed stackable aluminum barriers that seal the doors to the substation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we know a storm is coming or there’s a potential problem, we can insert those,” says Scheinfeld, “and protect probably up to about 40 inches above the floor level.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scheinfeld says new facilities built at the airport will also incorporate future sea level rise. “We may put additional fill into a particular area,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Airports across the country are working to solve the same problems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.massport.com/media/2774/massport-annual-sustainability-and-resiliency-report-2018_lr.pdf\">Boston’s Logan airport \u003c/a>has \u003ca href=\"https://airportimprovement.com/article/logan-intl-heeds-warnings-prepares-potential-flooding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raised its electrical equipment\u003c/a> and purchased new flood barriers. San Francisco’s airport has runways that jut out into the bay. It’s already installed concrete berms and walls and is \u003ca href=\"http://www.adaptingtorisingtides.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/SFO_SanBruno_Colma-Resiliency-FINAL_Rpt_150820.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working with the Army Corps of Engineers\u003c/a> to do more.[contextly_sidebar id=”EP2tDLEXpOAirOBxNpi4QYVBaFAJ5u2n”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rob Freudenberg has \u003ca href=\"http://library.rpa.org/pdf/RPA-Upgrading-to-World-Class-Revisited.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studied\u003c/a> climate impacts on New York area airports for the Regional Plan Association. He says solutions don’t come easy or cheap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re talking about airports on the edge of the sea, the most likely thing you would think to do is build a higher wall around that airport,” he says. “But there is a point at which you can’t build a wall so high that an airplane couldn’t clear it. So this is a tricky thing with airports.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Freudenberg says the problem will only get worse as the planet continues to warm and seas keep rising. In a few decades, he expects some airports may even be underwater and in need of a new home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coastal flooding isn’t the only climate-related problem for airports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Extreme heat has \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/20/533662790/its-too-hot-for-some-planes-to-fly-in-phoenix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grounded\u003c/a> planes in Phoenix. 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Increasingly, it won’t take a major tropical storm to shut down an airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2012, Superstorm Sandy spilled more than 100 million gallons of seawater into New York City’s LaGuardia airport, \u003ca href=\"https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/laguardia-to-get-37-5m-in-storm-protection-aid-1.6451288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shutting it down\u003c/a> for three days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we got hit by that, we could have flooding on some of our taxiways or runways,” says Ray Scheinfeld, who’s in charge of preparing for rising sea levels at Philadelphia International. “We could have problems with some of our infrastructure.”\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scheinfeld says if an airport shuts down, that not only leaves passengers stranded but also prevents delivery of crucial items like medicine or emergency services. 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It knocked out all power, and resulted in about 12 canceled flights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After that, the airport installed stackable aluminum barriers that seal the doors to the substation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we know a storm is coming or there’s a potential problem, we can insert those,” says Scheinfeld, “and protect probably up to about 40 inches above the floor level.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scheinfeld says new facilities built at the airport will also incorporate future sea level rise. “We may put additional fill into a particular area,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Airports across the country are working to solve the same problems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.massport.com/media/2774/massport-annual-sustainability-and-resiliency-report-2018_lr.pdf\">Boston’s Logan airport \u003c/a>has \u003ca href=\"https://airportimprovement.com/article/logan-intl-heeds-warnings-prepares-potential-flooding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raised its electrical equipment\u003c/a> and purchased new flood barriers. San Francisco’s airport has runways that jut out into the bay. It’s already installed concrete berms and walls and is \u003ca href=\"http://www.adaptingtorisingtides.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/SFO_SanBruno_Colma-Resiliency-FINAL_Rpt_150820.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working with the Army Corps of Engineers\u003c/a> to do more.\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rob Freudenberg has \u003ca href=\"http://library.rpa.org/pdf/RPA-Upgrading-to-World-Class-Revisited.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studied\u003c/a> climate impacts on New York area airports for the Regional Plan Association. He says solutions don’t come easy or cheap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re talking about airports on the edge of the sea, the most likely thing you would think to do is build a higher wall around that airport,” he says. “But there is a point at which you can’t build a wall so high that an airplane couldn’t clear it. 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"content": "\u003cp>California officials quickly determined an arsonist started last month’s huge wildfire southeast of Los Angeles, and that two weeks earlier sparks from a vehicle produced a deadly wildfire in the far northern part of the state.[contextly_sidebar id=”x9SVs9J5Md3sNK5CZuctRNYzzcoR5sxD”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But causes for many of California’s worst blazes of the past decade remain a mystery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Associated Press reviewed state data on the 10 largest wildfires and 10 most destructive in terms of homes and buildings burned for each year dating to 2008. Lightning was the most common cause, accounting for about a quarter of those fires, followed by incidents involving power lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, investigators could not determine a cause for about a third of those fires. 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It also guides campaigns to change behavior, like avoiding mowing on hot afternoons when fire threat is high. And it leads to safety enhancements, like sleeves on power lines, which came about when it was determined that falling tree branches and birds cause sparks when they hit unprotected electrical wires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s estimated human activity — from untended campfires to sparks from vehicles — causes more than 80 percent of all wildfires in the United States, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far in 2018, wildfires have scorched more than 2,000 square miles (5,180 square kilometers) in California. 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Even as climate change extends the fire season and feeds record-breaking infernos, more homes are being built in rugged areas where fire danger is high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three times as much acreage has burned so far this year in California as last year, which produced the Tubbs Fire that was the most destructive in recorded state history and the Thomas Fire that, until this year, was the largest ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the most dangerous months for California wildfires are still to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Carr Fire, the deadliest so far this year with eight fatalities, started in July with a spark from a vehicle. Whipped by winds, the flames exploded into Redding, the largest city in far Northern California. More than 1,000 homes were destroyed.[contextly_sidebar id=”W46QqhdbxLoat50CyyG3OstxHgZm0r5B”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The driver immediately reported the fire so there was no mystery about how it started. Such quick confirmation is unusual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Trying to investigate any kind of fire is almost like trying to investigate a murder — except most of your evidence has been destroyed, and everything around it has been destroyed, by fire,” said Lynne Tolmachoff, spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If lightning maps show no activity in a burn area, the assumption is it was started by humans, and fire investigators immediately head to the spot to cordon it off and protect evidence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a painstaking process, even when fires are small.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Investigators look at how the vegetation is flattened to determine where the flames originated and track it to the ignition point — usually the coldest spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there are challenges, especially if the fire occurred along a road or other heavily trafficked area. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>When Celebrating the Solstice in Our Now\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\">\n\u003cp>I believe in time as medicine,\u003cbr>\nin night settling her quiet blanket over an open question, rearranging the matter in an unresolved heart,\u003cbr>\nI believe in cycle of light to dark;\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>in the way the season tastes at its center\u003cbr>\nand at its edge,\u003cbr>\nhow the light today reminds you of the light a year ago when the rose bush bloomed, your friend died\u003cbr>\nand you pledged to pay attention to each minute.\u003cbr>\nAnd whether you have done it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I believe in the crash of freezing rain\u003cbr>\nthat herds us indoors toward fire and warm lovers,\u003cbr>\nhow it feels when a whole neighborhood opens after the storm,\u003cbr>\nunveils pale skin, shoulder blades sharpened toward the air, wind flapping at a flimsy dress and the crisp definition of a crocus forming in the freshness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And I believe in heat,\u003cbr>\nin sun,\u003cbr>\nin the dry pocket of time between what has been and what will be done; colors deep and flat,\u003cbr>\nthe yellow hills of California, that slowed speech\u003cbr>\nand something uninspired about urgency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And I believe in the quickening that follows,\u003cbr>\nengine revved again for the cycle, leaves surging with potential\u003cbr>\nthat rises in the common buzz\u003cbr>\nand the busy people’s cheeks shine underneath wool hats,\u003cbr>\nhands working and progress zooming us back to the beginning of it all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But ‐ there is a lava catapulting toward this very airplane.\u003cbr>\nWe are flying through an ash cloud ‐\u003cbr>\nnot to mention the fifteen other rebellions the earth has staged since last summer, pounding on our clean, white doors, ignored and shouting\u003cbr>\nwhile we sit, sipping streamed television with our coca cola ‐\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>and I’m wondering\u003cbr>\nhow we forgot to save ourselves;\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How, when there is so much time for so much else ‐\u003cbr>\nso many carefully orchestrated group photographs, Amazon deliveries and dry cleaning ‐ do we shake our heads in mild and detached horror,\u003cbr>\nexclaim and come together only for a moment when our town is on fire,\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\">\n\u003cp>and still drive alone each day across the bay bridge, bemoan the traffic as if the two are unrelated,\u003cbr>\njust few thousand friendly half‐way harmonizers\u003cbr>\nblowing whistles from the comfort of the air conditioning\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>so I’m praying\u003cbr>\nfor the endurance of my favorite way of mapping time.\u003cbr>\nI’m praying that the grass does not dissolve out of the hills,\u003cbr>\nand that my someday daughter has a wild tree‐covered hill to climb, and that we do not arrange a future\u003cbr>\nwhere the history books have chapters for the 4th grade\u003cbr>\nabout what seasons were like.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem> Poet and choreographer \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annie Kahane founded the award-winning \u003ca href=\"http://www.aliveandwellproductions.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alive & Well Productions\u003c/a> in San Francisco. Becky Hoag recorded and produced Annie’s Moment.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED Climate Summit Coverage:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1931512/climate-summit-what-happened-and-what-it-means\">Climate Summit: What Happened and What It Means\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1931206/californias-a-team-on-climate-moonbeam-and-the-governator\">Believe It Or Not, A Republican Once Led the California Charge on Climate Change\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"Hundreds%20of%20New%20Commitments%20to%20Climate%20Action%20Bubble%20Up%20from%20San%20Francisco%20Summit\">Hundreds of New Commitments to Climate Action Bubble Up from San Francisco Summit\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"Governor%20Brown%E2%80%99s%20Biggest%20Climate%20Foe%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20Trump.%20It%E2%80%99s%20Car-Loving%20Californians\">Governor Brown’s Biggest Climate Foe Isn’t Trump. It’s Car-Loving Californians\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1930575/climate-cartoons-fiore\">7 Climate Change Cartoons From Pulitzer Prize Winner Mark Fiore\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Live blog from summit\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When President Trump announced last year that he was pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate deal, governors and mayors around the country resisted and promised to continue their efforts to slow global warming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, many of those lawmakers are convening with business leaders, subnational governments, and NGOs for the much-anticipated \u003ca href=\"http://globalclimateactionsummit.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Climate Action Summit\u003c/a>, a conference where participants are showcasing the progress they’ve made and strategies for taking further action on climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The conference, which runs from Sept. 12-14, will help lay the groundwork for 2020, when global leaders will once again meet to pledge deeper cuts of greenhouse gas emissions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED Science will be following the summit closely so be sure to check our page for the latest updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 2:20 p.m., Fri. \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Governor Jerry Brown is closing the conference, announcing that California will launch its “own damn satellite” \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2018/09/14/governor-brown-closes-global-climate-action-summit-were-launching-our-own-damn-satellite/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to track pollution. \u003c/a>California is working with San Francisco-based Earth imaging company Planet Labs to develop the satellite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With science still under attack—we’re under attack by a lot of people, including Donald Trump—and with the climate threat growing, we’re going to launch a satellite—our own damn satellite to figure out where the pollution is and how we’re going to end it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Planet, founded by ex-NASA scientists, operates the world’s largest network of satellites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea seems to be to catch major polluters red-handed, naming and shaming them. A Big Brother for good?\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Parting shot from \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JerryBrownGov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JerryBrownGov\u003c/a> at SF \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/climate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#climate\u003c/a> summit: CA will “launch our own damn satellite to figure out where the pollution is and how we’re gonna end it.” Uhh…okay (not his first mention of this). \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/QBIbtKdH7k\">pic.twitter.com/QBIbtKdH7k\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— voxterra (@voxterra) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/voxterra/status/1040716903579176960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 1:50 p.m., Fri. \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A representative for ING just announced that the banking institution is steering its lending portfolio towards keeping the global temperature rise to “well below two degrees Celsius,” in support of the Paris agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This makes us the first bank to commit to science-based climate scenarios in our business strategy,” she says, adding, “We will do this with pioneering science-based methodology.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 1:35 p.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now taking the stage is Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Costa Rica’s Minister of Environment and Energy. The country is striving to become \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/7/17/17568190/costa-rica-renewable-energy-fossil-fuels-transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the first carbon-neutral\u003c/a> nation by 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rodriguez says that Costa Rica is working on a massive decarbonization plan that will impact several economic sectors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costa Rica, which abolished its army in 1948, amended its constitution in 1994 to include a right to a healthy environment for its citizens. Today, the tiny Central American country gets nearly all of its electricity from renewable sources, with \u003ca href=\"https://e360.yale.edu/features/how_costa_rica_is_moving_toward_a_green_economy_renewable_energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">80 percent coming from hydropower\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vox reports that Costa Rica can power itself for months at a time relying solely\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/7/17/17568190/costa-rica-renewable-energy-fossil-fuels-transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> on renewables\u003c/a>, running for a record 300 days on clean energy in 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Minister of Costa Rica “we have a climate crisis AND a bio-diversity crisis” – protecting the land is a good investment – \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GCAS2018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GlobalClimateActionSummit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GlobalClimateActionSummit\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/stepup2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stepup2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/6IEEbsyHWb\">pic.twitter.com/6IEEbsyHWb\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Jairo Garcia, Dr (@Jairohgarcia) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Jairohgarcia/status/1040700595361861632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 1:19 p.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now speaking, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who just announced that New York City will invest two percent of its pension assets, or $4 billion dollars, in climate solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The signs couldn’t be clearer, we could lose our planet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He notes that in January, NYC became the first city to begin divesting its pension assets from fossil fuels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Bill de Blasio: “We will act when nations fail, including our own.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NYCMayor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYCMayor\u003c/a> Bill de Blasio leading the way- divesting NYC’s pension from fossil fuels and investing $4 billion in climate solutions. Asking other pension funds to do the same. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> . We’ll be Bringing this week’s messages back to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClimateWeekNYC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateWeekNYC\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/mMEukFy1ot\">pic.twitter.com/mMEukFy1ot\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Amy Davidsen (@AmyDavidsen) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AmyDavidsen/status/1040697728349626368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:50 p.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Internationally acclaimed primatologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall is discussing the importance of protecting rainforests. Goodall stars in the new NatGeo documentary “\u003ca id=\"related_article_link_jane\" href=\"https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/jane-goodall-virtual-reality-nature-reserve-1202833882/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jane\u003c/a>,” which has been nominated for seven Emmy awards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“It’s important to understand that each one of us makes an impact on the planet every single day. We have a choice when it comes to that impact—what we eat, buy & wear. Does it destroy forests? If it does, we have to be strong enough to not buy it.” \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JaneGoodallInst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JaneGoodallInst\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/jCt4VzCkLj\">pic.twitter.com/jCt4VzCkLj\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Global Climate Action Summit (@GCAS2018) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GCAS2018/status/1040691818126442496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“It’s desperately important for climate change to protect the rainforest… but for me, it’s more than that. It’s protecting something that is a great spiritual connection to the world.” — Jane Goodall \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/StepUp2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StepUp2018\u003c/a> /1\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Julia Scott (@juliascribe) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/juliascribe/status/1040689290097782785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:30 p.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A start-up from Stanford University won the California Climate Cup. The competition received more than 100 submissions for different climate-focused business plans. Solstice Energy Solutions took home the prize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company uses big data to analyze energy use, coordinating different energy sources like solar and energy storage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">10 transportation & city-focused startups you should know: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/wheeliofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wheeliofficial\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ecomedes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ecomedes\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/aclima?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Aclima\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LO3energy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LO3energy\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ev_match?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ev_match\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SolsticeEnergy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SolsticeEnergy\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AmpaireInc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmpaireInc\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/eveecars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eveecars\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/enzincinc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@enzincinc\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EP_Tender?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EP_Tender\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LACIncubator?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LACIncubator\u003c/a>: \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/RBHlIpGpws\">https://t.co/RBHlIpGpws\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/jc7Ot1HlnJ\">pic.twitter.com/jc7Ot1HlnJ\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Katie Fehrenbacher (@katiefehren) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/katiefehren/status/1039977717943361536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:18 p.m., Fri. \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A representative for a new initiative called “Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy” is speaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nine top law firms recently launched the project, which will offer pro-bono legal support to entrepreneurs and community-based non-profits to help advance their work in key climate and sustainability issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The firms have pledged to commit approximately $15 million of funding by 2020. Facilitated by Stanford Law School and Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy, the program will connect participating law firms with potential clients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 11:38 a.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking after Garcetti is Pasquale Romano, president & CEO of ChargePoint, operator of one of the world’s largest charging station networks for electric vehicles. Romano says that his company is planning a near 50-fold increase in its global network of charging spots by 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Romano: “The electrification taking place today is as fundamental as the internal combustion engine was.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company is planning to add 2.5 million loading stations to its network. Romano says the world of mobility is on the “cusp of a generational change.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 11:30 a.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now taking the stage is Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“Our reach must always exceed our grasp. The work in this Summit, the work in our lives is us reaching beyond our grasp. If not, what is this beautiful Earth for?” — Mayor \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ericgarcetti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ericgarcetti\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/StepUp2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StepUp2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/kCkLdF5t69\">pic.twitter.com/kCkLdF5t69\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Global Climate Action Summit (@GCAS2018) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GCAS2018/status/1040672637100351488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles plans to build 15 new transit lines for the upcoming 2028 Olympics. Garcetti says the city is pledging to buy only zero emission buses by 2025 in the lead up to the Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcetti: “The demand for 80,000 buses is a power signal to the marketplace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 11:20 a.m., Fri. \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al Gore is on the main stage, discussing the impact of warming oceans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al Gore: “Every night on the nightly news is like a nature hike through the Book of Revelations, and we’ve got to connect the dots between the cause and the effect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are putting so much heat into the oceans. We’re using the sky as an open sewer. This is literally insane.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gore says more than 90 percent of heat goes into the oceans. The cumulative amount of trapping that much heat energy is equal to “400,000 Hiroshima A-bombs, going off every single day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s why the temperatures are going up every year. Thousands of high-temperature records have been broken this year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/algore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@algore\u003c/a> writes off Trump as a transient setback to climate progress, says “political will is a renewable resource.” \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/YpVbyRlucd\">pic.twitter.com/YpVbyRlucd\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— voxterra (@voxterra) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/voxterra/status/1040669548783923201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Gore goes on to say that the Paris agreement “has pointed the way to a world that is united in taking action. All 195 nations of the world are committed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And yes, I know, Donald Trump made a speech and most of you know that under the law–and we are still in the United States, a nation under law as of right now and will continue to be– and under the law, the first day the US could legally withdraw, is the first day after the next presidential election.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And by the way, if there is a new president–excuse me for a moment [laughter]–then, a new president could simply give 30 days notice and we’re right back in the Paris agreement [applause].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For anyone who doubts that we, as human beings have the political will to meet our obligations that history is demanding of us, just remember that political will is itself a renewable resource.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 9:30 a.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The day kicks off with a discussion of oceans. John Kerry speaks on the main stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Nature_Climate/status/1040641726673608704\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a breakout session, a discussion of the role of gender equality in environmental justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/StepUp2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StepUp2018\u003c/a>; Unless gender division in labor is addressed, there won’t be a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/JustTransition?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JustTransition\u003c/a> (JT) to a climate friendly future, says \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bridiekatie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bridiekatie\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/WEDO_worldwide?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WEDO_worldwide\u003c/a>, giving credit to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RichardTrumka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RichardTrumka\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AFLCIO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AFLCIO\u003c/a> for raising women’s rights as a JT-isdue \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/ROY0GUFgMb\">pic.twitter.com/ROY0GUFgMb\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Anne-Beth Skrede (@LO_klima) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LO_klima/status/1040639825181859840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 2 p.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That wraps up today’s coverage of GCAS. Check out our live blog tomorrow for updates on the third day of the summit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:52 p.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A special video appearance by former President Barack Obama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Paris agreement was never going to solve the climate crisis on its own. That’s up to all of us,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can do something about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BarackObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BarackObama\u003c/a> quoting fellow U.S. leader on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/climateaction?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#climateaction\u003c/a> Jay Inslee during a special message at today’s Global Climate Action Summit \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/StepUp2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StepUp2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/DsnR9dG0Wd\">pic.twitter.com/DsnR9dG0Wd\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— UN Foundation (@unfoundation) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/unfoundation/status/1040328904400097282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:49 p.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1931314\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1931314 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actor Harrison Ford speaking at the Global Climate Action Summit. (Image Sheraz Sadiq/KQED.)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Actor Harrison Ford makes an impassioned speech about protecting the environment from climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Stop for God’s sake denigrating science [crowd applauds]. Don’t give power to people who don’t believe in science. They know who they are and we know who they are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ford goes on, “So long as the Amazon rainforest is slashed, burned, protected lands of indigenous people is encroached, wetlands are destroyed, climate goals will be out of reach and we will be s*** out of time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need nature now more than ever, nature doesn’t need people. So let’s kick this monsters a**.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:30 p.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka takes the stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“So I ask you: does your plan for fighting climate change ask more from a sick retired coal miner than it does from you and your family? If it does, then you need to think again.” — \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RichardTrumka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RichardTrumka\u003c/a>, (gently) laying into San Francisco’s liberal crowd \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AFLCIO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AFLCIO\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDscience?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KQEDscience\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Julia Scott (@juliascribe) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/juliascribe/status/1040321700317999104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Impressed by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RichardTrumka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RichardTrumka\u003c/a>, head of \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AFLCIO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AFLCIO\u003c/a>. At \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a>, he pointed out that he is a third-generation \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/coal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coal\u003c/a> miner by trade, but that “it is now time to build a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/sustainable?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sustainable\u003c/a> future” for workers. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/CleanTech?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CleanTech\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisAgreement?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ParisAgreement\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/Km523w95Z1\">pic.twitter.com/Km523w95Z1\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Patricia Espinosa C. (@PEspinosaC) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PEspinosaC/status/1040307975905148928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>_____\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner replies to moderator Van Jones’ question about what the “mayor of the energy capital of the world” is doing about climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can be the energy capital and recognize the need to do a lot to address climate change for our future,” says Turner. “The mayor of Houston believes climate change is real [crowd applauds]. We believe in the Paris climate agreement…over 400 mayors have agreed to fulfill the tenets of Paris…if you don’t lead from the top, mayors will lead from where we are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also touted Houston’s investments in clean energy and said the city gets 80 percent of its power from wind and ten percent from solar, saving the city 40 million dollars over the next 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:15 p.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protesters interrupt the event, chanting “Mother Earth is not for sale!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1931327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1931327 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters interrupt the summit to chant, “Our water is not for sale, our land is not for sale.” (Image Sheraz Sadiq/KQED.)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“Only in America can you have environmentalists protesting an environmental conference,” said former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, as protesters calling for more curbs on oil interrupt his talk at the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> on how local progress is making up for Trump inaction on climate. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/1rLPQUAqjX\">pic.twitter.com/1rLPQUAqjX\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Paul Rogers (@PaulRogersSJMN) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PaulRogersSJMN/status/1040318895402315776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[audio mp3=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Zoom3.mp3\"][/audio]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nUPDATE: 12 p.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nancy Pelosi at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/gcas2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gcas2018\u003c/a>: “Despite what is happening in Washington, I am ever hopeful.” \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/XRKJGOFP7a\">pic.twitter.com/XRKJGOFP7a\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Dan Morain (@DanielMorain) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DanielMorain/status/1040314424119123968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nUPDATE: 11:30 a.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1931271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1931271 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0645-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Image Sheraz Sadiq/KQED.) \u003ccite>(Sheraz Sadiq)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Salesforce’s Marc Benioff announced the company will reach 100 percent renewable energy by 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Benioff said “business of business is improving the state of our world and making the world a better place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I challenge CEOs to take action on climate” which he said gives companies like his “a competitive advantage” because more and more customers especially young ones expect it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a make-or-break moment. This is why we are here and this is why we must do more. We must act and we must act now,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Salesforce CEO Marc \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Benioff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Benioff\u003c/a> calls on all cloud computing cos to run net-zero carbon ops. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/fnu3OXp8Us\">pic.twitter.com/fnu3OXp8Us\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— voxterra (@voxterra) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/voxterra/status/1040307390459994112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nUPDATE: 10:30 a.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kevin Johnson, chief executive officer at Starbucks, speaking as part of a panel with NJ Governor Murphy and others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp lang=\"en\">“The pursuit of profit does not have to be in conflict with the pursuit of doing good,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Starbucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Starbucks\u003c/a> to operate 10,000 ‘Greener Stores’ globally by 2025, ceo announces \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/zk5r1SxTqX\">https://t.co/zk5r1SxTqX\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/DEBQkwek6T\">pic.twitter.com/DEBQkwek6T\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Starbucks News (@Starbucksnews) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Starbucksnews/status/1040299451112316928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp lang=\"en\">In 2018, there was\u003ca href=\"https://sciencebasedtargets.org/2018/09/13/surge-in-global-business-embracing-climate-science-to-navigate-low-carbon-transition/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> a 39 percent rise in companies\u003c/a> committing to align themselves with the Paris agreement, according to Science Based Targets, a group that seeks to guide companies in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nUPDATE: 10:15 a.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New Jersey Governor Philip Dunton Murphy speaking. In May, Murphy signed an executive order directing the state’s the Board of Public Utilities to put together a plan to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2050.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nUPDATE: 10:10 a.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to face my children someday when they ask me ‘Why didn’t you do anything?'” –Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s never been so much reason to be nervous, but there’s never been so much reason to be hopeful,” – Johan Rockström, executive director of the Stockholm Resilience Center and professor of environmental science at Stockholm University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rockström is best known for his \u003ca href=\"https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss2/art32/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2009 proposal\u003c/a> identifying specific limits to Earth’s various systems. He called these limits \u003ca href=\"http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v461/n7263/full/461472a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planetary boundaries\u003c/a> and warned that should we exceed them, we may no longer enjoy the life-sustaining balance between nature and human progress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nUPDATE: 9:40 a.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“We are in a fight for our own existence. We cannot afford to wait any longer.” — \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/miaamormottley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@miaamormottley\u003c/a>, Prime Minister of Barbados, urging the importance of taking \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/climate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#climate\u003c/a> action. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/StepUp2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StepUp2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/OEokkPgNjQ\">pic.twitter.com/OEokkPgNjQ\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Global Climate Action Summit (@GCAS2018) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GCAS2018/status/1040279814060396544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“We are all crew mates of the same ship” – \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASA\u003c/a> astronauts address the Global Climate Action Summit \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> in San Francisco\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/StepUp2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StepUp2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/td3bEwPPfM\">pic.twitter.com/td3bEwPPfM\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— UN Climate Change (@UNFCCC) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/UNFCCC/status/1040278328358227973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 8:33 a.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1931239\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1931239 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Image-from-iOS-1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters gather outside of the Moscone Center, where Governor Jerry Brown kicked off the Global Climate Action Summit. The demonstrators are protesting continued gas and oil drilling in California. (Image Sheraz Sadiq/KQED.)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A reporter asks Governor Brown to comment on the protests outside the Moscone Center, where he is speaking. The demonstrators are protesting continued drilling in California,\u003ca href=\"https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article218290565.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> a contentious flashpoint \u003c/a>between many environmental activists and Brown’s administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown: “There is no one off here. There’s no one thing … California, with the leadership of our Air Resources Board, has released a plan … the plan is an integrated plan built up overtime … and we welcome any suggestions people have. But I believe California has the most far reaching plan to deal with emissions … as well as oil… we have the actual method of getting there … but make no doubt about it, there is no place in the world that has a more integrated, comprehensive plan to reduce emissions from all sources.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 8:00 a.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1931244\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1931244 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/Browntalks-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Governor Jerry Brown kicks off the Global Climate Action Summit with a press conference at the Moscone Center. (Image Sheraz Sadiq/KQED.)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Governor Jerry Brown had some salty words for President Donald Trump at a press conference with Michael Bloomberg this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It borders not only on insanity but criminality. The only way we’re going to get global warming under control is the reduce the big pollutants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He singled out Trump’s\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1927865/trump-epa-ready-to-throw-down-gauntlet-on-calif-auto-emissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> recent moves to scale back\u003c/a> California’s CAFE standards and the latest announcement to roll back Obama-era methane emission rules. Brown pointed out that the most potent “short-term” pollutants, such as methane, black carbon and HFCs, are must-solve problems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Liar? Criminal? Fool? Pick your choice,” said Brown, when asked how he thinks Trump will be remembered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown and Bloomberg held the press conference to draw attention to \u003ca href=\"https://www.americaspledgeonclimate.com/fulfilling-americas-pledge/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the report they released\u003c/a> yesterday, entitled “America’s Pledge,” which lays out a “roadmap” of 10 strategies it says can help the U.S. get most of the way to honoring the emissions reduction targets it committed to in Paris in 2015. (That goal: to cut back on U.S. carbon emissions by up to 28 percent from 2005 levels, by 2025.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have market forces at our back and we have the public at our side, so I ike our chances,” said Bloomberg.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED Science reporter\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1931085/cities-states-claim-they-can-make-major-climate-gains-on-their-own\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Craig Miller writes tha\u003c/a>t the report “projects that despite a retreat by the federal government, a serious push from the bottom-up could put the U.S. within reach of its Paris emissions goals by 2025.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED Climate Summit Coverage:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1931512/climate-summit-what-happened-and-what-it-means\">Climate Summit: What Happened and What It Means\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1931206/californias-a-team-on-climate-moonbeam-and-the-governator\">Believe It Or Not, A Republican Once Led the California Charge on Climate Change\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"Hundreds%20of%20New%20Commitments%20to%20Climate%20Action%20Bubble%20Up%20from%20San%20Francisco%20Summit\">Hundreds of New Commitments to Climate Action Bubble Up from San Francisco Summit\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"Governor%20Brown%E2%80%99s%20Biggest%20Climate%20Foe%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20Trump.%20It%E2%80%99s%20Car-Loving%20Californians\">Governor Brown’s Biggest Climate Foe Isn’t Trump. It’s Car-Loving Californians\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1930575/climate-cartoons-fiore\">7 Climate Change Cartoons From Pulitzer Prize Winner Mark Fiore\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Live blog from summit\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When President Trump announced last year that he was pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate deal, governors and mayors around the country resisted and promised to continue their efforts to slow global warming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, many of those lawmakers are convening with business leaders, subnational governments, and NGOs for the much-anticipated \u003ca href=\"http://globalclimateactionsummit.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Climate Action Summit\u003c/a>, a conference where participants are showcasing the progress they’ve made and strategies for taking further action on climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The conference, which runs from Sept. 12-14, will help lay the groundwork for 2020, when global leaders will once again meet to pledge deeper cuts of greenhouse gas emissions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED Science will be following the summit closely so be sure to check our page for the latest updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 2:20 p.m., Fri. \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Governor Jerry Brown is closing the conference, announcing that California will launch its “own damn satellite” \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2018/09/14/governor-brown-closes-global-climate-action-summit-were-launching-our-own-damn-satellite/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to track pollution. \u003c/a>California is working with San Francisco-based Earth imaging company Planet Labs to develop the satellite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With science still under attack—we’re under attack by a lot of people, including Donald Trump—and with the climate threat growing, we’re going to launch a satellite—our own damn satellite to figure out where the pollution is and how we’re going to end it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Planet, founded by ex-NASA scientists, operates the world’s largest network of satellites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea seems to be to catch major polluters red-handed, naming and shaming them. A Big Brother for good?\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Parting shot from \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JerryBrownGov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JerryBrownGov\u003c/a> at SF \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/climate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#climate\u003c/a> summit: CA will “launch our own damn satellite to figure out where the pollution is and how we’re gonna end it.” Uhh…okay (not his first mention of this). \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/QBIbtKdH7k\">pic.twitter.com/QBIbtKdH7k\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— voxterra (@voxterra) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/voxterra/status/1040716903579176960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 1:50 p.m., Fri. \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A representative for ING just announced that the banking institution is steering its lending portfolio towards keeping the global temperature rise to “well below two degrees Celsius,” in support of the Paris agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This makes us the first bank to commit to science-based climate scenarios in our business strategy,” she says, adding, “We will do this with pioneering science-based methodology.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 1:35 p.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now taking the stage is Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Costa Rica’s Minister of Environment and Energy. The country is striving to become \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/7/17/17568190/costa-rica-renewable-energy-fossil-fuels-transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the first carbon-neutral\u003c/a> nation by 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rodriguez says that Costa Rica is working on a massive decarbonization plan that will impact several economic sectors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costa Rica, which abolished its army in 1948, amended its constitution in 1994 to include a right to a healthy environment for its citizens. Today, the tiny Central American country gets nearly all of its electricity from renewable sources, with \u003ca href=\"https://e360.yale.edu/features/how_costa_rica_is_moving_toward_a_green_economy_renewable_energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">80 percent coming from hydropower\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vox reports that Costa Rica can power itself for months at a time relying solely\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/7/17/17568190/costa-rica-renewable-energy-fossil-fuels-transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> on renewables\u003c/a>, running for a record 300 days on clean energy in 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Minister of Costa Rica “we have a climate crisis AND a bio-diversity crisis” – protecting the land is a good investment – \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GCAS2018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GlobalClimateActionSummit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GlobalClimateActionSummit\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/stepup2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stepup2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/6IEEbsyHWb\">pic.twitter.com/6IEEbsyHWb\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Jairo Garcia, Dr (@Jairohgarcia) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Jairohgarcia/status/1040700595361861632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 1:19 p.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now speaking, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who just announced that New York City will invest two percent of its pension assets, or $4 billion dollars, in climate solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The signs couldn’t be clearer, we could lose our planet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He notes that in January, NYC became the first city to begin divesting its pension assets from fossil fuels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Bill de Blasio: “We will act when nations fail, including our own.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NYCMayor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYCMayor\u003c/a> Bill de Blasio leading the way- divesting NYC’s pension from fossil fuels and investing $4 billion in climate solutions. Asking other pension funds to do the same. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> . We’ll be Bringing this week’s messages back to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClimateWeekNYC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateWeekNYC\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/mMEukFy1ot\">pic.twitter.com/mMEukFy1ot\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Amy Davidsen (@AmyDavidsen) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AmyDavidsen/status/1040697728349626368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:50 p.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Internationally acclaimed primatologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall is discussing the importance of protecting rainforests. Goodall stars in the new NatGeo documentary “\u003ca id=\"related_article_link_jane\" href=\"https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/jane-goodall-virtual-reality-nature-reserve-1202833882/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jane\u003c/a>,” which has been nominated for seven Emmy awards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“It’s important to understand that each one of us makes an impact on the planet every single day. We have a choice when it comes to that impact—what we eat, buy & wear. Does it destroy forests? If it does, we have to be strong enough to not buy it.” \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JaneGoodallInst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JaneGoodallInst\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/jCt4VzCkLj\">pic.twitter.com/jCt4VzCkLj\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Global Climate Action Summit (@GCAS2018) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GCAS2018/status/1040691818126442496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“It’s desperately important for climate change to protect the rainforest… but for me, it’s more than that. It’s protecting something that is a great spiritual connection to the world.” — Jane Goodall \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/StepUp2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StepUp2018\u003c/a> /1\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Julia Scott (@juliascribe) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/juliascribe/status/1040689290097782785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:30 p.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A start-up from Stanford University won the California Climate Cup. The competition received more than 100 submissions for different climate-focused business plans. Solstice Energy Solutions took home the prize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company uses big data to analyze energy use, coordinating different energy sources like solar and energy storage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">10 transportation & city-focused startups you should know: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/wheeliofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wheeliofficial\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ecomedes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ecomedes\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/aclima?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Aclima\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LO3energy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LO3energy\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ev_match?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ev_match\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SolsticeEnergy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SolsticeEnergy\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AmpaireInc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmpaireInc\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/eveecars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eveecars\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/enzincinc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@enzincinc\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EP_Tender?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EP_Tender\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LACIncubator?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LACIncubator\u003c/a>: \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/RBHlIpGpws\">https://t.co/RBHlIpGpws\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/jc7Ot1HlnJ\">pic.twitter.com/jc7Ot1HlnJ\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Katie Fehrenbacher (@katiefehren) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/katiefehren/status/1039977717943361536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:18 p.m., Fri. \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A representative for a new initiative called “Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy” is speaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nine top law firms recently launched the project, which will offer pro-bono legal support to entrepreneurs and community-based non-profits to help advance their work in key climate and sustainability issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The firms have pledged to commit approximately $15 million of funding by 2020. Facilitated by Stanford Law School and Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy, the program will connect participating law firms with potential clients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 11:38 a.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking after Garcetti is Pasquale Romano, president & CEO of ChargePoint, operator of one of the world’s largest charging station networks for electric vehicles. Romano says that his company is planning a near 50-fold increase in its global network of charging spots by 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Romano: “The electrification taking place today is as fundamental as the internal combustion engine was.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company is planning to add 2.5 million loading stations to its network. Romano says the world of mobility is on the “cusp of a generational change.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 11:30 a.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now taking the stage is Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“Our reach must always exceed our grasp. The work in this Summit, the work in our lives is us reaching beyond our grasp. If not, what is this beautiful Earth for?” — Mayor \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ericgarcetti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ericgarcetti\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/StepUp2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StepUp2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/kCkLdF5t69\">pic.twitter.com/kCkLdF5t69\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Global Climate Action Summit (@GCAS2018) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GCAS2018/status/1040672637100351488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles plans to build 15 new transit lines for the upcoming 2028 Olympics. Garcetti says the city is pledging to buy only zero emission buses by 2025 in the lead up to the Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcetti: “The demand for 80,000 buses is a power signal to the marketplace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 11:20 a.m., Fri. \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al Gore is on the main stage, discussing the impact of warming oceans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al Gore: “Every night on the nightly news is like a nature hike through the Book of Revelations, and we’ve got to connect the dots between the cause and the effect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are putting so much heat into the oceans. We’re using the sky as an open sewer. This is literally insane.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gore says more than 90 percent of heat goes into the oceans. The cumulative amount of trapping that much heat energy is equal to “400,000 Hiroshima A-bombs, going off every single day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s why the temperatures are going up every year. Thousands of high-temperature records have been broken this year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/algore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@algore\u003c/a> writes off Trump as a transient setback to climate progress, says “political will is a renewable resource.” \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/YpVbyRlucd\">pic.twitter.com/YpVbyRlucd\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— voxterra (@voxterra) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/voxterra/status/1040669548783923201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Gore goes on to say that the Paris agreement “has pointed the way to a world that is united in taking action. All 195 nations of the world are committed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And yes, I know, Donald Trump made a speech and most of you know that under the law–and we are still in the United States, a nation under law as of right now and will continue to be– and under the law, the first day the US could legally withdraw, is the first day after the next presidential election.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And by the way, if there is a new president–excuse me for a moment [laughter]–then, a new president could simply give 30 days notice and we’re right back in the Paris agreement [applause].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For anyone who doubts that we, as human beings have the political will to meet our obligations that history is demanding of us, just remember that political will is itself a renewable resource.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 9:30 a.m., Fri.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The day kicks off with a discussion of oceans. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>In a breakout session, a discussion of the role of gender equality in environmental justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/StepUp2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StepUp2018\u003c/a>; Unless gender division in labor is addressed, there won’t be a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/JustTransition?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JustTransition\u003c/a> (JT) to a climate friendly future, says \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bridiekatie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bridiekatie\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/WEDO_worldwide?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WEDO_worldwide\u003c/a>, giving credit to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RichardTrumka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RichardTrumka\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AFLCIO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AFLCIO\u003c/a> for raising women’s rights as a JT-isdue \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/ROY0GUFgMb\">pic.twitter.com/ROY0GUFgMb\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Anne-Beth Skrede (@LO_klima) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LO_klima/status/1040639825181859840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 2 p.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That wraps up today’s coverage of GCAS. Check out our live blog tomorrow for updates on the third day of the summit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:52 p.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A special video appearance by former President Barack Obama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Paris agreement was never going to solve the climate crisis on its own. That’s up to all of us,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can do something about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BarackObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BarackObama\u003c/a> quoting fellow U.S. leader on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/climateaction?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#climateaction\u003c/a> Jay Inslee during a special message at today’s Global Climate Action Summit \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/StepUp2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StepUp2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/DsnR9dG0Wd\">pic.twitter.com/DsnR9dG0Wd\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— UN Foundation (@unfoundation) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/unfoundation/status/1040328904400097282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:49 p.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1931314\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1931314 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0669-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actor Harrison Ford speaking at the Global Climate Action Summit. (Image Sheraz Sadiq/KQED.)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Actor Harrison Ford makes an impassioned speech about protecting the environment from climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Stop for God’s sake denigrating science [crowd applauds]. Don’t give power to people who don’t believe in science. They know who they are and we know who they are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ford goes on, “So long as the Amazon rainforest is slashed, burned, protected lands of indigenous people is encroached, wetlands are destroyed, climate goals will be out of reach and we will be s*** out of time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need nature now more than ever, nature doesn’t need people. So let’s kick this monsters a**.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:30 p.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka takes the stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“So I ask you: does your plan for fighting climate change ask more from a sick retired coal miner than it does from you and your family? If it does, then you need to think again.” — \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RichardTrumka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RichardTrumka\u003c/a>, (gently) laying into San Francisco’s liberal crowd \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AFLCIO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AFLCIO\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDscience?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KQEDscience\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Julia Scott (@juliascribe) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/juliascribe/status/1040321700317999104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Impressed by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RichardTrumka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RichardTrumka\u003c/a>, head of \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AFLCIO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AFLCIO\u003c/a>. At \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a>, he pointed out that he is a third-generation \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/coal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coal\u003c/a> miner by trade, but that “it is now time to build a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/sustainable?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sustainable\u003c/a> future” for workers. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/CleanTech?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CleanTech\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisAgreement?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ParisAgreement\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/Km523w95Z1\">pic.twitter.com/Km523w95Z1\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Patricia Espinosa C. (@PEspinosaC) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PEspinosaC/status/1040307975905148928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>_____\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner replies to moderator Van Jones’ question about what the “mayor of the energy capital of the world” is doing about climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can be the energy capital and recognize the need to do a lot to address climate change for our future,” says Turner. “The mayor of Houston believes climate change is real [crowd applauds]. We believe in the Paris climate agreement…over 400 mayors have agreed to fulfill the tenets of Paris…if you don’t lead from the top, mayors will lead from where we are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also touted Houston’s investments in clean energy and said the city gets 80 percent of its power from wind and ten percent from solar, saving the city 40 million dollars over the next 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE: 12:15 p.m., Thur.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protesters interrupt the event, chanting “Mother Earth is not for sale!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1931327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1931327 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/09/IMG_0659-2-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters interrupt the summit to chant, “Our water is not for sale, our land is not for sale.” (Image Sheraz Sadiq/KQED.)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">“Only in America can you have environmentalists protesting an environmental conference,” said former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, as protesters calling for more curbs on oil interrupt his talk at the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GCAS2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GCAS2018\u003c/a> on how local progress is making up for Trump inaction on climate. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/1rLPQUAqjX\">pic.twitter.com/1rLPQUAqjX\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Paul Rogers (@PaulRogersSJMN) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PaulRogersSJMN/status/1040318895402315776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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