Climate change impacts "national security, it affects supply chains, it affects daily life," Chris Sacca, founder of Lowercase Capital, said at the Axios BFD event Wednesday.
What he said: "It's bad," Sacca said on the state of the climate. "What's worse is that it's exposed how climate just isn't hippy sh*t."
A new advocacy group staffed with climate movement vets just launched with a laser focus on big U.S. industrial sources — think metals, cement, chemicals, paper mills and more.
Driving the news:Industrious Labs intends to work with "labor, impacted communities, elected officials and industry to find solutions."
Nearly all of the children on earth will experience more frequent heat waves by 2050 as the earth's climate crisis ramps up, according to a new UNICEF report.
Why it matters: Heat waves pose a threat to children because they are less capable of regulating their body temperatures than adults.
Leaders will head to the COP27 summit in Egypt in less than two weeks with marginally more ambitious emissions commitments compared to COP26 last year.
Driving the news: A new UN report, released Wednesday, starkly shows the modest momentum towards meeting the world's climate targets during the past year.
From mashed potatoes à la Monet to cake thrown on a wax-imitation of King Charles and tomato soup splashed on a Van Gogh, protesters are targeting famous artworks with food to drum up action on climate change.
Why it matters: The highly publicized protests have spurred conflicting responses across the climate activism community, with some warning that the tactics are counterproductive while others respond with a careful silence.
Fossil fuel "addiction" is rapidly worsening climate change as the related effects of extreme weather leave 98 million people facing severe food insecurity and heat-related deaths surge, a new report warns.
The big picture: The burning of fossil fuels including coal, oil and natural gas that cause toxic air pollution kills some 11,800 Americans and about 1.2 million people globally every year, according to the report, published in the medical journal The Lancet Tuesday ahead of next month's UN Cop27 climate summit in Egypt.
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Seven Trees, California near San Jose on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Driving the news: The USGS said the quake was 4.2 miles (6.9 kilometers) deep and that it struck around 11:42am local time roughly 8.7 miles (14 km) east of Seven Trees, a neighborhood of San Jose.
Climate change is among Latinos' leading concerns heading into next month’s midterm elections, according to an Axios-Ipsos Latino poll in partnership with Noticias Telemundo.
Why it matters: Latinos in the U.S. are especially affected by the consequences of climate change, with many living in areas prone to heat waves, floods and air pollution.
Why it matters: The penguin will be listed as a "threatened" species. Fish and Wildlife said "climate change on sea-ice habitat" was the "primary threat to the penguin."
Paul Ryan entered the SPAC market in mid-2020, alongside a slew of other big names from the power corridors of politics, business and entertainment. The difference is that he's stuck around, while so many others ran for cover.
Driving the news: Ryan on Tuesday will help ring the New York Stock Exchange bell, as the SPAC he chairs completes its merger with portfolio assets of Grey Rock, a Dallas-based oil and gas private equity firm.
Companies that make faux burgers and other meat substitutes are laying off employees and staring down weak sales, amid what Beyond Meat describes as "ongoing softness in the plant-based meat category."
Why it matters: The biggest fast-food chains and meat producers have raced to cash in on fake meat, sensing consumer appetite for sustainable and animal-friendly alternatives. But high prices and flattening demand have dogged the industry.
